ChiSoxFanMike

I really hope Machado doesn't ever see this thread because then he would realize how fucking crazy all of us are.

If you combine the 3 other main Machado threads that have been closed with this one, we're at about 11.5k right now.

So this is now the longest thread in SoxTalk history, right?

428 is my guess.

I don't think this is true at all. If anything, JR would have to be involved if the Sox were to sign one of them because he's the guy writing the checks.

You win the internet for today. Bravo.

Machado to the Sox and Harper to the Phillies seems like the most logical conclusion, but of course that won't happen as these things never go according to plan.

Jerry Reinsdorf is probably not going to be alive in 10 years. I would have to assume that his children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and several generations beyond that are all taken care of financially. Go out with a bang and sign Machado.

I mean, it doesn't have to happen by then, but it would be in their best interests to have him there.

If this is going to happen for us, I agree that it would have to be sometime this week as they would certainly want him to be at SoxFest.

That 07 team was awful. Especially the bullpen.

Remember Jerry Owens? Lol.

Why are the Sox trying so hard to dispel the rumor that they are willing to go 8 years? What do they gain from that?

I really thought today would be the day. Sigh.

It's because we've been conditioned as Sox fans to expect the worst.

$1 million per page. We're at 270 right now. 30 more pages or so and we should be good to go.

The "heavily leaning" part is encouraging, but that tweet doesn't really say anything we didn't already know.

I'm sorry but I'd rather deal with longer lines and pay more for tickets if it meant that the team was actually good.

If they don't land him, good luck getting more than 10,000 people to show up per game next year. It would make the fans even more pissed off than they already are, and deservedly so. They can't fuck this up.

This is so mentally exhausting.

Thank god!

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It's only 2:32 PM right now. Lots of time left for them to announce it today. #PositiveThoughts

I love the idea of adding performance based incentives like SonofaRoache said. It gives him a lot more motivation to not "mail it in" after securing a long term deal

Used? By who? Machado's camp to try to get more years/money out of the Sox?