Jose Abreu

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Oct 8, 2015 -> 12:23 PM) Battlefront Beta downloading right now. It's a little under 8 GB, yet I have 15 more hours to wait!!! I hate my f***ing WiFi.. I tried downloading the Black Ops III beta whenever it came out (August?). The estimated time was 114 hours. And my WiFi is pretty good... sometimes I just don't understand PS4 downloads.

Earlier, "Go Cubs Go" was blasting at an extremely high volume 5 feet from me. On a loop. For 25 minutes. So that was nice. Then, I'm playing lacrosse, and during a break, this guy who was running on the track on the perimeter of the field stops, runs towards the field and at me, and says "Did you like that game last night? Are you a Cardinals fan now?" I haven't talked to this guy in 3 years. I guess that's the price I pay for being known as the diehard Sox fan. These were just 2 of 10+ instances of me having to take s*** today Please, Cardinals, sweep them.

One team that is a potential trade partner is the Diamondbacks. Like Colorado, they have offense- and a lot of it, and they need pitching. Off the top of my head, they have Goldschmidt, Pollock, Peralta, Inciarte, and Tomas. All of the above players had great offensive seasons- Tomas was average, but he has great potential and didn't get much playing time. Obviously, Goldschmidt and Pollock would be off limits- but could Peralta, Inciarte, or Tomas be acquired by us? Peralta (LF/RF) hit .312 with 17 HR, 78 RBI, and a .371 OBP. Fangraphs is blocked for me right now, but I believe he plays slightly below average defense. Tomas (RF/3B/LF/1B), like Abreu, signed to a 6/68.5 contract, only appeared in 118 games, but hit .273 with 9 homers and 48 RBIs. Lots of potential there. Inciarte (OF), my favorite of these three, hit .303 with 6 HR, 45 RBI, and 21 stolen bases. Reminds me of Eaton offensively but with a bit more speed fewer walks. He also plays elite defense. What would the price be for one of these three?

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Oct 8, 2015 -> 07:30 AM) Is it just me or does it seem like the Hawks have been screwed on very similar plays an inordinate amount of times the last couple years? Not just you. I've noticed it too.

"Go Cubs Go" is being BLASTED literally five feet away from me. On a loop. I'm listening to my music but it's so damn loud I can barely hear it. FML. AustinIllini, I wish I lived in Austin this month. This is terrible.

QUOTE (Coach @ Oct 8, 2015 -> 07:31 AM) Here's whats wrong with your statement. For one thing, you don't even mention an alternative. The second thing is the 2015 Sox did not have a good enough DH but they kept putting LaRoche into that role. So putting Shuck into that role after the break would not have produced anything worse. So why not shake it up some and see what happens because for the most part, LaRoche was an automatic out anyways. You don't put a decent defensive OF at DH when you have two other outfielders who play bad defense.

Royals over Astros in 4 Blue Jays over Rangers in 5 Cubs over Cardinals in 4 Mets over Dodgers in 5 Blue Jays over Royals in 7 Mets over Cubs in 6 Mets over Blue Jays in 6

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:39 PM) What a shot in the arm it was getting him back after being out all season. Quite the choice of words there, considering he's replacing a guy who barely finished the season and received 4 shots in the arm

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 10:04 PM) I agreed with your post. Just saying Cubs winning wouldn't make JR decided to spend 180 million on Price. You say you agree but I sense sarcasm. Anyway, yeah, there's Price/Cueto/Heyward, but I highly doubt we go after them regardless of how the Cubs do.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 10:04 PM) No point in having replay if they cant figure this s*** out. Sound familiar? Anyway, Hawks got robbed of a point in the standings.

Yeah, these wild card games were such a letdown compared to last year's. The KCR/OAK game was incredible.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 10:00 PM) Great post, it's not like Cubs winning would cause JR to spend a ton this offseason. Spend a ton on what? You didn't get the meaning of my post. This is a very unattractive FA class.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:57 PM) Honestly, with how bad things have gotten...maybe some additional suffering in the form of the Cubs winning the World Series might finally wake up someone at 35th and Shields to the reality of the situation. Short of making a Donaldson-esque trade, there's nothing the Sox can do to drastically become a 2016 WS contender. The Cubs winning the WS may make the FO more determined, but it's not like there are that many available players who could actually improve our team.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:44 PM) What's your Twitter username? I'd like to follow you lol. You already do. This game sure got interesting!

Ozzie Guillen FND ‏@OzzieGuillen 1m1 minute ago joe is on point whit his team omg

Yup, Teuvo Time

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:34 PM) We need automated strike zones. It makes no sense in this generation balls and strikes are called by a guy who can't see the strike zone. Yup. We have instant replay, clocks to regulate time between innings, and all this new tech, yet we don't have a fair strike zone. In any game, not just this one

Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 29s29 seconds ago Surprised the TBS crew hasn't mentioned the generous strike zone tonight for both pitchers. Some pretty obvious ones.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:24 PM) We are so much alike that it is crazy. My friends are exactly the same way. We might have been separated at birth.

It's the 5th inning and I'm already getting s*** from Cubs fans. And the Hawks are down 3-1. What a night!

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:22 PM) Here's something we can all agree on. Pitchers batting is just stupid. Agreed. My friends who are fans of NL teams love it though. I have no idea why. It's basically a free out- 11% of an NL lineup is pointless. And then they gloat about how NL pitchers always have lower ERAs than AL pitchers...

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:14 PM) I don't like the Patriots but I admire Tom Brady? I'm a lifelong Bears fan. You need to readjust your definition of fandom. Lmao, you admire Tom Brady with everything that's going on right now?

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:11 PM) Don't wear anything Sox related. I'm not sure why you'd put a target on your back. Gonna take a lot of s***, might as well own it I'm known as "that Sox fan"... the crazy diehard, you know? So even if I didn't wear anything Sox-related, I'd still get lots of s***

Schwarber HR was 449 feet

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:06 PM) Already preparing for all the s*** I'm gonna get tomorrow. This being said, should I go with my Abreu jersey, Quintana shirsey, or a 2005 World Series shirt? Can't wear my Sale jersey, as I did so today. I'm thinking the 05 shirt.