Jose Abreu

QUOTE (Saufley @ Aug 29, 2015 -> 02:28 PM) So, who do the Sox get to make those savvy signings? I don't know. Obviously not Rick Hahn. Dombrowksi would have been nice.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 29, 2015 -> 02:26 PM) Excellent post. Melky is a big-time problem. Got to somehow get rid of him. If anyone on this team is a "big-time problem", it's John Danks, not Melky.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 29, 2015 -> 12:10 PM) Someone wil be glad to take Laroche. He has a good hitting history before 2015 and has a gold glove defense. We took a chance on him and I am sure someone else would too. Now saying that if we keep him that's fine with me too They'll be glad to take him... if we pay at least 90% of his contract.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 29, 2015 -> 11:29 AM) 141st out of 155 qualified hitters in terms of fWAR. He's sucked this year. That's because of his s***ty first two months. He's had a fine year.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 29, 2015 -> 10:27 AM) Seriously. I'm not too worried about Melky going forward. Think his 1st half was just one of those bizarre stretches that can never be explained but ultimately mean nothing in terms of future performance. Agreed.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Aug 29, 2015 -> 10:25 AM) Sure it was. More money more years, gave up a draft pick. People act like he's producing offensively. He's not. He is also a lousy defender. Laroche is a good defender but the Sox aren't using what little value he has. We're done with Laroche after one more year. They could cut him in the spring. More years and more money because he's a better player. He is a lousy defender, but we knew that when we signed him. Melky had a terrible first couple months, but that was an anomaly. He had a rough start to August, too, but he has bounced back. He has produced offensively, LaRoche has not. We signed them both solely for offense, and Cabrera has provided more of it. Thus, Cabrera signing > LaRoche signing.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Aug 29, 2015 -> 09:49 AM) The problem is Laroche and Melky were very likely to Decline. Melky was the worse signing. More money more years, gave up a pick, bad on defense. Melky was a worse signing than LaRoche? Lmao ok.

boring game for us

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 09:29 PM) How can you possibly look at this team and think they can make a run? They're pathetic. Year in year out. At this point, they're done. 30 days ago, I wouldn't blame anyone for thinking we could make a run. We had the same record as the now likely-playoff bound Rangers

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 09:20 PM) I have no idea why you'd do a rebuild when you have a potentially elite rotation locked up cheaply for the next four years. It honestly makes no sense to me. I do find it humerous that many on here cite the Cubs' rebuild as proof that it's the correct strategy. However, people fail to acknowledge that only two of their important major league players are a direct result of sucking for multiple years (Bryant & Schwarber). Rizzo was stolen in a prospect for prospect trade. Russell was given up in one of the most mind-boggling trades in recent memory (for a guy the Cubs wanted to sign to a long-term extension). Soler was an amateur international free agent signing. Arrieta was the result of an incredible trade deadline deal. Lester & Hammel were free agent signings. Hell, Fowler, Coghlin, & Montero, three of their top 5 position players based on fWAR, were savvy pickups. Point I'm trying to make is the lengthy rebuild route isn't the primary reason for their success. Shrewd trades and signings have provided them much more value this season. Given the talent we already have in place, there is absolutely no reason to blow things up and start from scratch. More often than not, rebuilding doesn't work out. Good post. With a better FO, this team could be so much better. We have the pieces. We just need those savvy signings you mentioned.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 09:25 PM) We've sucked for a number of years. Where are our Bryant and Schwarber? They're named Chris Sale, Carlos Rodon, and Carson Fulmer. I would say Quintana, but he was a FA.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 07:12 PM) k Post of the year. I think the most surprising thing about this thread is that Ryan Sweeney has a 6.5 career WAR.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 06:14 PM) The national media thinks of us as a bunch of Cub hating, umpire attacking losers who become relevant once a decade. Glad that makes you happy. And even IF the AL and NL are comparable, the Cubs are 20+ games over and the White Sox are certified trash. Jeez man, I know you're a Sox fan because I've seen your posts in Pale Hose Talk, but some of your posts are oddly pro-Cubs... yeah, I get it, they are much better than we are right now. There's no disputing that. But the way you've been talking about them in the last few pages of this thread make it seem like you're actually a Cubs fan, which, as I said, I know you aren't

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 04:24 PM) This is sort of off-topic, but do you guys think that Danks will get into the HOF when he retires? My friend said that he has a shot. I was laughing hysterically, but I was wondering if anyone thought the same. lmao

Just another reason to dislike Robin. Trayce is hitting .286 against righties... but no, he has to be over .500 against them to start. smh

“In May 2013, according to the lawsuit, the woman said she traveled to Chicago with Rose and that they went to dinner with a friend “at his house after the game he played in ended.” Rose, however, missed the entire the 2012-13 season with an injury and, consequently, did not play in May.”

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You could, perhaps, use the Lo-Fi version of SoxTalk.

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 07:59 AM) Is there a way to block/hide user avatars? Some of them are decidedly NSFW. Your office's WiFi doesn't block potentially "inappropriate/unsafe" images? That's surprising. That being said, I don't know. I know which avatars you're referring to, but I don't know how you could block just the avatar and not the poster.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 08:18 AM) The NL is better than the AL overall, though. They have the hardest division in baseball. They'd be 30 over in the AL Central. The AL is 138-120 vs the NL.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 08:11 PM) I just looked up Trayces' full name because I thought it would be cool if his middle name started with and N so he can be called TNT but thinking it wasn't very likely. His full name ? Trayce Nikolas Thompson TNT !!! He knows drama!!!

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 07:12 PM) Would you guys shut Rodon down after this start? Nah. 2 more after this one

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 05:37 PM) I thought this said, "How much is a good slut." And I was going to say, "whatever you're willing to pay." the mind sees what it wants

thompson

QUOTE (aryzner @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 10:57 AM) I think the point he is trying to make is that he's of the opinion that the Cubs stuff should just be put in the MLB Catch-All thread and not have that thread and then this one dedicated to the Cubs. I can't say I disagree with him if that's what he's trying to say. Yup, this is what I meant.