Jose Abreu

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 28, 2015 -> 03:44 PM) Jason La Canfora Verified account ‏@JasonLaCanfora 10m10 minutes ago Can confirm @JayGlazer report Jared Allen has been dealt to Panthers. Bears in essence gave him $11M to leave for possible late-round pick.. I know he sucks now, but damn

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 28, 2015 -> 12:27 PM) Getting past the Cavs is a pretty large problem for the Bulls. Even if that happens, you have just as big of a problem with whomever comes out of the west. I can't see the Bulls going any more than 5 games with the Spurs or the Warriors. The Regular season is one thing, the post season is another. Yeah, getting past the Cavs is easier said than done. I don't think we'll do it this year, but if we do, I think we match up well with whoever comes out of the west. Why are you confident that we can't go 5+ with San Antonio or GSW? I think we match up very well with GSW, and we'd at least have a shot with the Spurs with our interior defense.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 28, 2015 -> 12:25 PM) On a sidenote, I'm sorry that I can at least appreciate the one pro franchise in Chicago, which during my lifetime, has been relevant outside of a ~5 year post Jordan era span. Bears / Sox have failed miserably at being consistent contenders and Blackhawks are great now but they had their own run of supreme futility. I'm a sports fan and the Bulls have been the one franchise who has routinely put a quality product on the court. Its a shame they haven't won the title, but you know what, after all the s*** I've seen from the Bears and Sox, I'm okay watching a team that has routinely had at least a chance (and has consistently been in the playoffs) and one of these years, this team will win a title. I agree that it's nice to have a team that has made the playoffs in what, 10 of the last 11 years? But as these years go by, and Rose/Noah age, I become less and less confident that we'll win a title with this core. If you asked me in 2012/2013, I would have guaranteed that Rose would win a title as a Bull. Now, I'm not so sure.

My guess for Gordon is 4/90. Yankees or Dodgers or some rich team.

If we can get past the Cavs in the playoffs, I am very confident we can win it all. We match up well with all of the Western Conference contenders, and we beat all of them last year.

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 28, 2015 -> 11:59 AM) This year we didn't shoot for anything big, but the LeMarcus Aldridge bulls rumors have been around for years. The Kevin Love rumors had always been around. Melo rumors. Lebron. Wade going home. Etc etc. All those players have switched teams now except Wade...and none ended up on Bulls. To be fair, while we have swung and missed at big-name players in the past (FWIW, Melo openly said he wishes he came to the Bulls last year), there was no way we could have signed Aldridge this year. Noah-Gasol-Gibson-Miroric-Portis is already a logjam. Say we get rid of Gibson to make room for him, we'd have an even bigger problem, as Gasol-Aldridge is the best duo, but Noah probably wants to start and Niko will develop best with starter minutes.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 28, 2015 -> 11:56 AM) Not even close. That's one of the most talented positions in the NBA right now. I think he's 8-10. Which 10 PGs are better?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 28, 2015 -> 10:28 AM) Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 19m19 minutes ago Don Orsillo won't be unemployed a single day. The popular #RedSox voice will be joining the #Padres broadcast team, per @GordonEdes Damn. Thought he was coming here.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 28, 2015 -> 09:43 AM) Not until he shows he has the old Rose explosion, and first step. He showed that in the playoffs.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Sep 28, 2015 -> 09:40 AM) Is Derrick Rose a top 10 PG? I'm not quite sure he is anymore. I think he's definitely in the 8-10 range.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 28, 2015 -> 09:20 AM) Yes, punching the NL MVP is a great idea, even better when he is your teammate. It's one thing to punch... but choking... jfc

Bulls media day is today.

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 28, 2015 -> 08:11 AM) Getting playing time, but struggling with the bat. 114 G 371 PA 37 R 84 H 23 2B 1 3B 5 HR 31 RBI 16 BB 78 K 2 SB 2 CS .226 BA .267 OBP .334 SLG .601 OPS Struggling with the bat, but much improved since he was called up. .184 average in his first 52 games, .260 in his last 62.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 03:59 AM) Over/Under on Bears sacks Sunday. 0.5. This was the biggest surprise from yesterday.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 12:22 PM) Alshon is out Sunday. Cutler is as well. Royal is questionable. Seahawks 63, Bears 3 Close enough.

FWIW, Dan Hayes, Tom Fornelli, and Scott Merkin conversed on Twitter last night about the Sox offseason. They speculated a signing of Zobrist, Cespedes, and they argued over whether trading Quintana could net a fair return.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Sep 28, 2015 -> 07:49 AM) Rizzo aside, the White Sox were geniuses for Quintana, but the Cubs are geniuses for their whole roster. That team is brilliant and the rest of the organization is stacked. *checks username after reading post to confirm that it's AustinIllini*

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Sep 27, 2015 -> 12:40 PM) Names officially on the cup. Notable omissions: Antii Raanta and Clint Reif. Just awful they didn't include Reif. Reif should be there. And didn't Raanta somewhat recently sound off on how much he hates us?

The moon was amazing tonight.

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Sep 27, 2015 -> 11:17 AM) Baseball Reference has them at 19th in Wins Above Average. So you can pick your stat to support whatever case you want. Regardless the pitching is pretty good. Lineup is horrific. Isn't fWAR considered better than bWAR?

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Sep 27, 2015 -> 10:52 AM) 1st??? Holy s***! And that is despite early Noesi, the Danks highs n lows, & Shark being pure toilet? Amazing if that's true. Yup, first. We have Sale, Quintana, and Rodon to thank for that.

This season flew by.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Sep 27, 2015 -> 12:05 AM) The Sox staff is 15th in team ERA. Middle of the pack. The Sox do have a playoff caliber pitching staff. I'm amazed that a Sox fan such as yourself would use ERA to try and prove that we have an average pitching staff after having watched games in which Sox pitchers allow "earned" runs that are clearly due to defensive miscues. The Sox are 8th in pitching fWAR and 1st in starting pitching fWAR. That looks like a playoff caliber staff to me.

DeWayne Wise

I like the Seabrook deal. For those complaining about its length- you know Hossa is signed through 2021, right?