103 mph screwball

Harper could be worth more than Machado for other reasons besides performance on the field. TV ratings, salvaging the PR disaster, and other marketing has value. They should have gotten Machado. They didn't. Learn from mistake and pay Harper.

Offer 10 years 350 million opt out after 5. Learn from the past.

They would downplay any involvement with Harper to prevent another disappointment disaster.

Not likely at all. But, Sox could put out a record breaking deal to try to fix this PR disaster. Plus, the TV deal people have to be concerned.

I'll move to Vegas with them.

I'm falling for this enough to keep checking this thread. Shame on me.

I found another Nostramachado prediction that I think pertains to us! ?814????????? ?19th????????? ?2019????????? ?305?????????? Guys I think it is destiny

This ends tomorrow page 814. I’ll be working where I won’t be able to follow all of the fun here at Soxtalk. Nostramachado wrote the following quatrain in 1574 Windy City South shall behold On 19 February 814 305 boys unite Conquering a Series of world rings

Attention Lozano. We have other options for 3rd base. We want Machado bad! But the San Diego stuff doesn’t scare us.

Fact the Sox are silent is good. They know we have lost our minds. If they were not still 100% in on Harper and or Machado, they would start dropping hints to ease the shock.

305 are family. We pay him he will come.

Exactly. We control how this makes us feel. I’ve been listening to Our Chuck interviewing Kopech. He’s into meditation and positive thinking. I’m cautiously optimistic. If it doesn’t work out, Jimenez was compared to Babe Ruth recently. We will be fine. Maybe even better off.

Some of the pessimism is people protecting themselves from disappointment. Good defense mechanism. But this looks positive to me. All this is to squeeze a little bit more out of Sox before both accept Sox offers. That’s what it looks like to me.

“Are you ready?” guy probably has Boras on one phone and Lozano on the other.

I’m starting to think all this media push for Padres for Machado and Philadelphia for Harper means the Sox are close on both. Agents squeezing.

No matter what happens guys, Harper and Machado can't hurt you unless you let them hurt you.

FLUFFY!!!

Could be a Sox signal that they don't have to sign Harper.

Cubs fan friend just Rick rolled me. Said congrats on Machado with exclamation points. Link to LA Times. I dropped my work to check. Rick Rolled. Got me good. He is still upset with me. The day I met him I had heard he was a cubs fan. So the first thing I said to him ever was Happy Anniversary. He looked at me puzzled. I said 100 years since the cubs won a world series. Somehow we ended up friends anyway.

Some are holding our breath frantically hitting refresh. Some are starting to believe but keep suppressing the thoughts so they don’t get disappointed.

I’m not an insider, but if I was, I wouldn’t say anything that would screw things up. But if insiders want to PM me... ?

They should let him break it on his podcast.

The announcement will come from Stadium or NBC Sports. If anything happens.

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