Bob Sacamano

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 20, 2017 -> 02:39 PM) Rizzo had a very good year. Is there a player more consistent? He hit 32 homers, 109 RBI this year; 32 hrs, 109 RBI also in 2016; 31 homers, 101 RBI in 2015 and 32 homers, 78 RBI in 2014. No way the Cubs will go for Hosmer if they have Rizzo. Wonder who wants Hosmer desperately? What?

Is it really considered fired if his contract expired?

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Oct 20, 2017 -> 09:41 AM) I'm so happy the Tigers hired Gardy. He sucks and I hope detroit sucks for a long time too. They will suck for a while. No farm system, no huge trade pieces (unless they paid over half of Cabrera's contract down).

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Oct 20, 2017 -> 09:46 AM) Will be interesting to see who Seagar replaces. I think its an easy call: Granderson, Utley or Farmer. Any of those 3 is a good call. Edit: I wonder if they will use Seager to DH during the AL-hosted games. Then you can have Culberson at SS against lefties.

QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 19, 2017 -> 01:23 PM) I'm not sure 24, 25, or 26 makes the product better or worse...but here's what they could do... Get creative when it comes to service time and using your own 40-man roster throughout the season, and submit a daily 22-man roster. The term "September Callup" needs to go away forever. The product needs to be consistent from Day 1 to Day 186. Teams would just leave off the previous game's starter, the next game's starter, and the starter not scheduled to throw a side day that day.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 20, 2017 -> 09:28 AM) Some thoughts: - I'm happy Granderson ended up striking out after the foul ball debacle - Culberson probably played better than Seager would have - Cubs fans should be pissed about Bryant's statements about being drained - Cubs have a much better shot at getting Otani than most think - I love Q but that was awesome last night. Way to continue to be a Sox legend It's the combo of Culberson and Granderson though as Taylor went back and forth between outfield and infield when with Seager, both aren't starting.

Still hoping Astros make it. Will cheer for them if they make it or Dodgers if Yankees win it.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Oct 19, 2017 -> 08:40 PM) Cubs Twitter is pretty pissed. What a grade trade by Hahn. Wish Q the best but man he has not had the impact they hoped. They wouldn't have gotten this far without him.

Imagine if they had a healthy Seager with Taylor in CF.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 19, 2017 -> 02:17 PM) I actually still think I feel more negative to the trade than I actually am. But what killed me about that deal was the fake one that was "reported" just before the real announcement that had Mateo, Florial and Adujar going back to Sox. I was at the game and got duped by it and nearly spit out my beer I was so happy. It was an infusion of super athletic position players. SO when it came back Rutherford, Clarkin and Polo, especially with Clippard basically just being a dump for cash, it was super disappointing. The road to development is long and winding, but I really want some production out of this group, from that trade. My post wasn't a take on if people thought it was negative or positive and I wasn't taking a position on it. Just a question I felt like tossing out since I have seen a lot of posts saying we didn't get enough (it does feel a little light but not really negative to the deal).

What do people think would have been an acceptable deal with the Yanks? Subtract Kahnle and Rutherford from the deal and its close? Replace Rutherford with a lower prospect than even Polo and Clarkin? Then we make Kahnle the closer post-trade and beginning of next season to flip at deadline?

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Oct 19, 2017 -> 11:37 AM) That's debatable, you could say one more higher priced position player instead of a higher priced SP/RP. If teams free up money at one position they are going to spend it elsewhere to try and compete. That's true, but whichever player you are signing can likely sign with a lot of teams for a high price regardless. In the AL, there are 10 starting players in the lineup giving more opportunities for regular playing time (higher earnings through arbitration as well especially if they have good numbers) as opposed to 9. Edit: not sure if I explained this correctly, but it made sense when I was thinking about it lol

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 19, 2017 -> 11:21 AM) I was gonna post the same thing, but I had a differing thought. DH or no DH, the roster is 25 players. While removing the DH would cost certain sluggers their jobs, doesn't the existence of the DH take away a job from either an extra reliever or light-hitting defensive specialist? The same amount of jobs would be there, it would just take away a job from one type of player and hand it to a different type of player. Obviously the PA won't see it that way, but it didn't seem that cut and dry when I thought about it longer. It would be another higher-priced starting player in the lineup though as opposed to a 5th outfielder or extra infielder.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Oct 19, 2017 -> 10:32 AM) What does Utley bring to the table? I was going to say experience and veteran leadership...which he would still bring to the table if he is left off the roster so I guess I don't know.

QUOTE (Latilleon @ Oct 19, 2017 -> 09:36 AM) Getting rid the American League and the National League would be foolish. Baseball is about history and it is the granddaddy of major leagues. The different conferences in the NHL and NBA are meaningless. When teams from the same big markets play either other in basketball and hockey, it's nothing special. The worst part about going to the proposed realignment, the World Series goes from being a special event allowing the best of the different leagues to play either other for the championship of baseball, it's just a team from the East versus a team from the west. I like the current separation. I like that the Sox and Cubs compete in different leagues. I don't want the Sox and Cubs to be divisional rivals. The Sox have three trips to the Pacific time zone two out of three years. Is travel really that big of a deal? They don't play one game on the road trip and head back. How about instead of 4 divisions of 8 teams, cutting each division in half to 4 teams creating 4 divisions in both leagues (teams in each)? Example: Midwest: Both Chicago franchises, Colorado, Houston, Kansas City, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Texas. Midwest AL: White Sox, Astros, Royals, Rangers. Midwest NL: Cubs, Rockies, Brewers, Cardinals.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Oct 19, 2017 -> 09:12 AM) Earlier in this thread it said he could replace an injured player but then said replaced player would not be allowed on to a world series roster. Utley, Granderson and 3 catchers makes for an poorly constructed roster. Granderson is terrible. Yeah plenty of guys they can get rid of. I would think it would probably be Culberson or Farmer though.

QUOTE (ron883 @ Oct 19, 2017 -> 08:43 AM) Stopped after reading #2. Sigh Move on.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 18, 2017 -> 08:34 PM) Is it just me or does Contrearas look like Miguel Cabrera up there? His stance is really similar. Thought the same as well.

Interesting. Another article quotes Schwarber and Rizzo as saying they aren't drained while in the same article, Bryant says they are.

QUOTE (35thstreetswarm @ Oct 18, 2017 -> 08:31 AM) What a different vibe this year. I live near Wrigley and the buzz of last year has been gone for months -- it's been so much more subdued than last year, even when things were going well for the Cubs. Even these threads, full of Cubs haters, seem dead with the Cubs on the brink of elimination. I obviously knew the first WS win in 108 years would be a once-in-a-lifetime level of hype, but I didn't expect this much of a drop-off. It's like a fever broke for everyone when they won it. There was a school of thought last year that Sox fans should want the Cubs to finally win it already to kill the hype machine, and become "just another team." I despised that logic at the time. But maybe there was some truth to it, because this year has been so much more bearable. I 100% agree. It really has been nothing compared to last year.

Shoulda walked Judge.

Don't see why the Dodgers would just give him away honestly. More likely he's the backup.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 17, 2017 -> 02:49 PM) Just call them the New Jersey something or others. Hockey has 3 teams in the NYC area, I'm sure baseball could do the same. Isn't it for you if you count the Devils?

Nashville is the fastest growing city currently. Would Nashville be a plausible location if you are talking about in the next 5-10 years? Edit: I have no idea so this is a serious question haha

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Oct 17, 2017 -> 10:28 AM) I get that cubs fans want to shake things up but that's swinging the pendulum too far the other way. For tonight's game against Dervish I would shoot for something like Heyward RF, Jay CF , Happ LF, Rizzo 1B, Zobrist 2B, Russell SS and Bryant 3B. Too me, that shakes things up just enough without going to crazy. That said, Joe Maddon is gonna Joe Maddon so I expect to see the usual suspects tonight. Which is a good thing. Yeah that's about as left-handed as I think it will get. Darvish has bad splits against lefties. Maybe Schwarber in LF and Happ at 2B.