Bob Sacamano

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 10:54 AM) You just have to squint really hard. Lol figured someone would say that. That was more of a "teaser" or "teaser trailer" than an actual full trailer correct? Seems like trailers are usually around 4-5 minutes long.

QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 09:37 AM) In trailer, no Hawkeye and no Spidey in that big battle scene or Iron Man, but War Machine is. Didn't see Ant-Man either.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 09:28 AM) The cosmic cube was in Captain America, they already knew where they were going That's true too.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 10:29 AM) If you offered him that and he said no, would that make you ready to trade him for the best available offer? It would for me. I think so.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 10:21 AM) I’d give Abreu something like 4/$80M with a 5th year team option and call it a day. He can anchor the middle of the lineup for a big chunk of our window, serve as mentor for Moncada, Robert, & other young LatAm players, improve our sales pitch to free agents next offseason, & further establish our status as the team to sign with for future Cuban amateurs (which becomes important with capped spending). All those factors combined make him worth more to us than other teams IMO. That contract would be perfect.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 09:37 AM) I just wonder if it really is attempted much. Switch hitting has been something every kid who has every played in a playground has tried. If you really trained to switch pitch, obviously it wouldn't be easy to be major league quality on one side, not mentioning both, but you figure a few would have made it. It would really help a bullpen out, and speed up the game. It would be fun to watch Darvish do it. When he was missing the whole season due to whatever surgery he had, he said he could pitch left-handed (who knows how well that would have gone though). Speaking of Venditte, I think he signed with the Dodgers the other day. It's basically like carrying a 26th man which is kinda how it would be like having Otani DH and pitch.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 09:21 AM) Supposedly this guy will make about $20 million a year in endorsements, so that will ease the burn a bit. I still think he's foolish for not waiting. I hope he can do both hit and pitch. It would really be fun if he was successful at both. One freaky thing I still don't understand why we don't see more of is switch pitching. Like...Pat Venditte type of switch pitching?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 09:08 AM) GOTG had nothing to do with choosing Thanos. The decision to start the Infinity storyline came way before they even decided to do GOTG An official announcement that they were making GotG happened the same weekend the first Avengers movie came out. I remember going to see it that Saturday and checking my phone and seeing a post about it on Facebook. Who knows when they actually decided to make it though.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 08:44 AM) The Cubs got Arrieta because Jesse Crain got hurt. Oh what could have been.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 08:47 AM) 2014, the year after the Sox took Nieto. He had just converted to catching, and didn't have a very big year in high A. He broke out the next year. He was the Cubs version of Magglio Ordonez, who the Sox once left unprotected. Well that's not really luck. That seems like a no-brainer to not take the guy who just converted to the hardest position on the field haha it seems more lucky that he was able to stick behind the plate than someone not taking him.

QUOTE (Tony @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 08:44 AM) Willson Contreras was the starter. David Ross was a pinch hitter. Yeah as his personal pitcher entered the game. He only caught once every 5th day unless it was necessary.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 08:31 AM) Yet game 7 of the WS, who was behind the plate? BTW, another thing the Cubs got lucky with, Contreras was available in the rule 5 and nobody took him. He had to be better than Nieto. I'm sure there have been a lot of teams that have gotten lucky with this. What year was this exactly? Was he only like, 20 years old at the time? Young enough to not warrant a 40-man roster spot all season?

QUOTE (GermanSock @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 08:11 AM) maybe if the sox eat 10-15M that could improve the package. the value of sluggers is a Little down due to the HR surge but I think last year was somewhat an aberation. I think the value will remain a Little down but EE and bautista who are often named as examples also were older sluggers. Hosmer will probably still get 150M for example and he isn't really a slugger. there still will be a Need for sluggers albeit the time when sluggers were given 200+M contracts might be over. Also a Team might prefer 2 years of abreu vs having to commit for 7 years to hosmer or 4 years to Santana. I think there is a market for abreu but it is limited of course. I actually think Santana on a 4-year deal would be fine. One of the guy's best traits is his walk rate, something that can hold up with age. There was an article I read somewhere recently that despite Hosmer likely being better during the duration of his next contract than Santana's contract, that Santana will likely be better than Hosmer over the next 3-4 years. Any team considering Hosmer should sign Santana instead.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 08:12 AM) The Cubs A. got very lucky. If Houston drafts Bryant, they are over a century without a title. Theo was second to SD signing Sheilds. He was second to Detroit for Sanchez. Arrieta trade was lucky. Rizzo trade was curious. Hendricks as a throw in worked. B. Spent a heck of a lot of money. The White Sox can't have a payroll anywhere near them. Unlike these other teams, the White Sox won't be able to spend $200 million a year "filling holes". Some luck is going to be needed, and the development team is going to have to do something it has struggled to do for years. Hopefully, it works, but eventually, they are going to have to sign expensive free agents, who may or may not work out. Oh I know that. They will sign guys eventually. Not all of our prospects will work out as much as we hope. I think that's a big thing some fail to realize. You can't just rely on your own system which is why it doesn't really work for teams like Pirates and the Rays who can never sign anyone and seem to constantly rebuild. I was just correcting a few things with the players you listed.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 07:56 AM) Yea - we're not getting what abreu needs to be worth for us to trade him IMO Yeah. How many teams need a 1B exactly? Teams could sign Santana, Hosmer, and even Morrison and Bruce just for money. And that doesn't even count the teams that could potentially convert corner outfielders to 1B and sign another outfielder. I've thought all season that it's more likely Abreu signs an extension for about 4-5 years buying out his last 2 arbitration years than the Sox getting a haul for him.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 07:49 AM) When they won the WS or pennant as your post referred. Fowler FA Heyward FA Zobrist FA Ross FA Pitchers FA. Yes. Half. Fowler: traded for from Houston so he's removed from this list. Heyward: was awful besides the defense. Any defensive-first 4th OF could have put up close to his numbers for a fraction of a fraction of the price. Zobrist: was actually good Ross: third catcher Pitchers: Lester and Lackey

A "good morning" to all.

X-Men approved.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Nov 29, 2017 -> 04:14 PM) If they trade JBJ (and Groome) for Abreu, the corresponding move they make is likely to go buy JD Martinez and move Benintendi to CF. Dor a team that didn't want to go over the luxury tax threshold a year ago, they're suddenly going to add about $45 mill next year to two players?

So be it

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 29, 2017 -> 03:04 PM) I guess. Infinity war is a pretty iconic storyline though I'm not disagreeing. I can't wait to see this.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 29, 2017 -> 02:15 PM) Well, they have been building towards Thanos since the first Thor movie, so they kind of did have to pick Thanos eventually. The MCU is based around the Infinity stones and Infinity War, Thanos is the only bad guy to pick for it. QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 29, 2017 -> 02:59 PM) Yeah. Curious who else could be the main villain for Infinity War? They've been hinting at him forever and was built up. I think he's just saying they could have built towards a different story this whole time and not the Infinity War story. Although, there are rumors that the Captain Marvel movie is going to set up a "Secret Invasion" story-line with the Skrull (possibly for Avengers 4 or beyond).

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Nov 29, 2017 -> 02:57 PM) I'd rather use our last great veteran trade piece to improve on our next core of players, not a guy who is going to be an impending FA next time we're good. While I agree with this, you could potentially have an even better trade chip if Bradley's season is anywhere between his 2016 and 2017 season since he plays a premium position.

Hopefully it's not as light-hearted as the Thor and the Guardians movies. Something this epic should have a more serious tone.

I love BttF!