Jose Abreu

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 24, 2015 -> 02:11 PM) NL Wild card game at 7:08 PM on October 7. Blackhawks home opener and banner raising at 7:00 PM on October 7. My buddy that I'm going to the Hawks game with is a huge Cubs fan and season ticket holder. Should be interesting (especially if they somehow catch the Pirates, which I doubt) Ha, even when the Cubs win, they lose

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 24, 2015 -> 01:51 PM) Where do the Bears have solid, young talent right now? The only name that comes to mind is Kyle Long. Alshon?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 24, 2015 -> 12:24 PM) Not really. Not at all actually. It might mean they think he is innocent, or it might even mean they think he is guilty, but it can't be proven enough to take a PR hit for playing him. How? (bold)

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 24, 2015 -> 12:22 PM) Were Blackhawks front office members in the room at the same time? If not, they don't know anything for sure. Allow me to rephrase. It tells me that they know he cannot be proven guilty.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Sep 24, 2015 -> 12:19 PM) Cutler is the best QB in the history of the franchise. That really doesn't mean what it should mean though. It's really sad to think about at first. Then you realize we've had guys like Sayers, Payton, and Forte to carry the offense. We've never been a team with a top-tier QB.

All of this talk on the Kane case has me thinking- Why have we not heard anything about the Rose accusation? I know it totally seems like a money-grab, but nobody has talked about it in a while.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 24, 2015 -> 12:18 PM) how would the blackhawks know that Kane is innocent? They certainly know more than we do. Kane's legal team is surely filling them in on everything. They must know that there's no way he can be proven guilty. The Hawks are smart and are very concerned with their image- they wouldn't let Kane play in the preseason and then take heat for it once he's proven guilty.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 24, 2015 -> 12:16 PM) But once again, for what? He is not charged with any crime at the moment. There is literally no way they can suspend or sit a player forcefully without actual charges. The Hawks could simply not play him if they wanted.

The fact that the Hawks are playing him in the preseason games tells me they know he's innocent. If he were actually guilty, there's no chance they would even put him on the ice.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Sep 24, 2015 -> 12:09 PM) What? He's still young as f***. That's not what he meant...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 24, 2015 -> 11:56 AM) I continue to think it's also very smart to get him throwing extra innings at this time of year to stretch his arm out on the off chance that he is needed in a playoff run during these next couple years. This is endurance training. Agreed. Shutting down pitchers should only be a thing when they're sore and the team is out of the race, they're recovering from a major injury and the team is out of the race, they're rookies not used to throwing so many innings. As far as I know, Sale isn't sore or pitching through an injury, so we should let him pitch. Endurance training, like you said.

I personally think Sale should finish #2 at the worst in the voting. Sadly, ERA is weighted too high by the voters for that to happen. The advanced stats are all in his favor.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Sep 24, 2015 -> 11:42 AM) Anyone else not have a good feeling about Sale tonight? I hope he puts on his big boy pants and doesn't fall apart against a good offensive team I recall a big start in 2012 where he straight-up dominated the Yankees. IIRC he's pretty good against better teams. That being said, he hasn't been nearly as sharp lately as he was earlier this year, so I don think it's fair to not have a good feeling about him tonight.

*Sees the word "Cuban"* *eagerly waits for news of us signing him*

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Ruxin was far too restrained in The League last night. He makes 5+ Pete/Kevin dick jokes per episode,

Good old Michael "Pine Tar" Pineda.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Sep 24, 2015 -> 12:11 AM) Last year both teams were garbage. This year, we're garbage and the Cubs are great. Whatever it takes, right? Yeah, bringing cheetahs to games is why they'll make the playoffs

Just so we're all clear here, Geovany Soto is hitting .227. edit- .223 actually. my bad. and Flowers is at .224.

Joe Maddon brings cheetah to cubs game!!!!11 Another amazing example of Joe keeping the clubhouse loose!!1! This is truly revolutionary managing!!!!111!!!!!11!

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 05:43 PM) And how do the 17 million dollar man's numbers stack up? Who?

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Sep 23, 2015 -> 04:20 PM) This has nothing to do with Sale, but would you guys do a Quintana for Seager deal? I think I would. I love Q, but Seager looks like a stud and he plays third base, which is a black hole for the Sox. I would, but the Dodgers wouldn't although it is pretty fair.

Wtf happened today? Sincerely, someone who hasn't had internet all day until now

This was the bump of all bumps.

I love Sale as much as the next poster, but there's no way he finishes top three in Cy voting.