Jose Abreu

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?

I wonder who the lone Fulmer voter is...

So far, I'm not impressed by 2K16.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Sep 26, 2015 -> 11:52 AM) Battlefront is 100% online. There are no offline modes, which really blows. Damn. I don't know if I'll get it then.

QUOTE (Sox Fan In Husker Land @ Sep 26, 2015 -> 09:09 AM) QO to Samardizja. He turns it down, we get a top 40 pick along with a top 10 pick Bring back Alexei for a year until Anderson is ready. Try to resign Soto and split with Flowers at Catcher because we have other major issues to address. Somehow acquire Todd Frazier for 3B, if the NL to AL curse of hitting pops in at least you have good D at 3rd and a deadline piece at a key position if we suck. Trade Micah Johnson, Avi Garcia, Tyler Danish, and another throw in if necessary for Frazier. Try to keep Anderson, Fulmer, Montas, Adams, Michalczewski out of any deals. Sign Jason Heyward to 8 year $180 million deal, with player option after 3 years. 1st 3 years worth 3 years $80 million. $ for Heyward is there if we can offer Samardzija the deal we did. We also lose Danks & LaRoche following the 2016 season. And Melky after the 2017 season. It is doable. I know it's a pipe dream, but it vastly improves 2 of our major holes in 3B and RF all without giving up too much. It also upgrades our defense in the OF drastically. It also keeps our young, cheap controlled rotation together. Adam LaRoche is just a wasted space as a 1B/DH against RHP and a pinch hitter in the latter part of games until the end of the year. Vs. RHP CF Eaton L DH Abreu R RF Heyward L 3B Frazier R LF Cabrera S 1B LaRoche L SS Ramirez R C Flowers/Soto R 2B Sanchez S Bench OF Thompson R UTIL Saladino R OF Shuck L C Flowers/Soto R Vs. LHP LF Eaton L 1B Abreu R RF Heyward L 3B Frazier R DH Cabrera S CF Thompson R SS Ramirez R C Flowers/Soto R 2B Sanchez S Bench 1B/DH LaRoche L UTIL Saladino R OF Shuck L C Flowers/Soto R Pitching Staff Starters Sale LHP Quintana LHP Rodon LHP Johnson RHP Danks LHP Bullpen Robertson R CL Jones R SU Petricka R Putnam R Webb R Duke L Jennings L You would have Tim Anderson, Carson Fulmer, and Frankie Montas waiting in the wings to provide a boost to the line up or rotation/bullpen if need be by mid season. Cincy would never give up Frazier for your offer. We'd have to include much better players than Avi/Micah/Danish.