Bob Sacamano

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 07:34 AM) Kluber is really the only starting pitcher for Cleveland that can do what he did last night. The rest of the rotation is meh right now. Gonna be a bullpen battle for two games and the Cubs have the advantage with how their lineup works pitchers. Still think cubs in five. I bet they only want 3-4 good innings out of Bauer or Tomlin before giving the ball to Salazar for another 3 or 4.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 07:20 AM) I seriously doubt the Yankees in the middle of their rebuild( obviously they will spend money) would go after Sale and give up the prospects they just traded for. They will most likely continue the trend and trade Gardner and Ellsbury for more young players. They're not in a rebuild. They traded expiring contracts (Beltran, Chapman) and sold high on a reliever.

I'm nervous for Allen

QUOTE (35thstreetswarm @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 05:32 PM) Tonight is so big. Take game 1 and suddenly Arrieta's recent struggles loom large. Indians need this game more than the Cubs do. Cubs have feasted on pitchers like Bauer and Tomlin all season. Indians need to win with Kluber games: 1 and 5 or 1, 4 and 7.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 03:26 PM) There are some here actively rooting for the Cubs. Whether or not they are all truly Sox fans is another question altogether. I know and I didn't say there wasn't. Just not "many".

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 02:17 PM) I liked that the Sox got Shields and even after how bad he was I like that the was aggressive to get him but I trade for one reason... the surrendering of Tatis Jr. I think that if you're taking on an older player, that's on a massive contract and someone who's team owner burned in the media, that you shouldn't have to give up anything of value to get said player. Tatis Jr got some high marks from his first instructs last year too and I think Jesse Sanchez had some nice things to say about him too during that J2 cycle. Hopefully the Sox scream murder and they're able to get Tatis back from the Padres. If the Sox took on most of the contract rather than having most of it paid for, I could see us just giving up Johnson. It really wasn't a pure salary dump type of move.

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 03:07 PM) Selling his tickets to Cubs fans? WTF If they're willing to pay a high price, why not? I actually signed up for the raffle to be able to buy tickets just to flip them for thousands of dollars.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 02:13 PM) I just don't get how any Sox fan could want the Cubs to win here. The long-term impact of the Cubs winning multiple championships could be catastrophic for our franchise, but apparently that's ok for some as long as one of their loved ones gets to end their "suffering". I just don't get that logic and I say that as someone who is married to a diehard Cubs fan. Sucks I have to root against her "well-being", but this is f***ing sports, not something important like her health. I don't like this participation trophy attitude our country has developed and watching good Sox fans on this site actively cheer on a direct & dangerous rival is really a sign of the times. I don't know if many are actively rooting. Just accepting that it can happen. And if it does? Oh well, life goes on. Like you said "this is f***ing sports, not something important."

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 07:07 AM) As I get older, I've gotten more responsibilities and jobs that keep me busy. I don't have the free time that I used to have when I was younger. That said, I don't have the patience or want to put in the effort, money, and time into a perpetually losing franchise. I have more important things to use my time and resources on, than a team that's going to waste 3 hours of my night every night because they are a poorly managed organization that is - frankly - a losing team. The 2005 season was great, but they truly lucked into it. There was no future and no plan for continued success. They've been this way since I was a child when I watched them lose in the '80s. I'm not going to stop being a fan... I just expect more out of them than I used to. Until they show me that they're serious about having a plan, what's the point? Well said.

QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 11:29 AM) I'm not losing any sleep over this series, but if the Cubs happen to win, I'd rather they do it in 6--in Cleveland. The city is going to be crazy either way. If you happen to live in Wrigleyville, I wouldn't imagine it being different than this past Saturday if they win on the road.

Whoever is going to win, I just want it to be put away in 4 games or ASAP (hopefully an Indians sweep brings the off-season on Sunday).

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 10:30 AM) Yeah but we had those too, and the Hawks have a s***load of them. Bad fans suck for everyone, the Cubs just happen to have a HUGE amount of them because of WGN and their stadium. You can say that again. I bet at least 60-65% of their fan base is bandwagon/post 2010 fans.

I think Fowler is making less than he did last year so if angle is that they spent money on him to bring him, its not really true. Got a really good discount on him and paying less on him than last year.

Fowler is in the second year of Cubs stint. Originally acquired through trade. He was brought in through trade and re-signed. Without being with the Cubs last year, he likely doesn't sign so cheap this year.

QUOTE (Carpe Diem @ Oct 23, 2016 -> 05:08 PM) Which of these 3 potential trades makes most sense for both teams? #1 White Sox acquire Lucas Giolito, Victor Robles, Reynaldo Lopez, + Nationals acquire Adam Eaton, Jose Abreu, Nate Jones #2 White Sox acquire Andrew Benintendi, Michael Kopech, Jason Groome, Eduardo Rodriguez Red Sox acquire Jose Quintana, Todd Frazier, David Robertson #3 White Sox acquire Julio Urias, Cody Bellinger, Yadier Alvarez, Austin Barnes, + Dodgers acquire Chris Sale and Melky Cabrera Red Sox package looks light for getting all 3 of those guys.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Oct 23, 2016 -> 05:03 PM) Yeah I heard the same thing. Possibly the most annoying thing about this Cubs season is this infatuation the fanbase has with David Ross. During the ceremony last night, he got by far the loudest cheer out of everybody. I could understand if he was a player who had been there 10 years and been through the rough times, but he's been with them two seasons. I could even understand it if he was there two years and never won a ring. He has though haha

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 23, 2016 -> 07:28 AM) What are their commitments to Anderson, McCarthy, Ryu and Kazmir after this year? Logically, they need to improve their offense more than their pitching. We'd be better off trading them Robertson and/or Nate Jones, as bullpen will be their second biggest need. Anderson is a free agent (he took the 1-year QO). The Puig anf McCarthy and prospects for Braun deal may re-surface since it was close to happening at the end of August (ran out of time).

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 23, 2016 -> 12:40 AM) I had people saying they waited all their lives for last year. So, reaching the NLCS. Or another started crying when she became a fan...three years ago. Which they did in 2003 lol

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 23, 2016 -> 12:32 AM) This is the best one yet. Girl who looked to be in her early twenties starts crying about how she has been waiting for this her whole life. I thought about the 80 year old who also has been waiting. Shut up lady. Haha Yeah its really not tears/crying, "been waiting my whole life" worthy unless you're at least in your 40s haha this girl hasn't suffered long like many.

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 23, 2016 -> 12:19 AM) This guy at the party I was at just confessed to me that he bought his Cubs Jersey 2 weeks ago and jumped on the bandwagon. I wanted to slap him haha I actually respect him for admitting it.

You learn it as a kid: don't take your eye off the f***in ball.

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 22, 2016 -> 01:58 PM) I have mixed emotions about tonight. Be happy if they win for my good cub friends or root for a melt down. Decisions decisions Whenever I watch around my friends, I don't cheer for either team but deep down, I want them to lose. If they win the whole thing? Oh well, life goes on.

Yeah Pete has been all over the place this post-season and always sounds about ten beers deep.

Cubs have struggled against lefties ALL post season (besides a 20 year old rookie with 77 IP under his belt). Dodgers hitters have a favorable matchup against the righties than the Cubs hitters do against the lefties.

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 21, 2016 -> 07:43 AM) Wishful thinking on my part but I think the Cubs shot their wad scoring 18 runs in two days and now the bats go cold again. We'll see but I kinda feel the same.