13 minutes ago, Baron said:

Think you quoted the wrong one there mate. Well this has been entertaining. 

No, I wanted to quote the one where you said you were perfect.  Immediately after you made a 2nd grade mistake.  

3 minutes ago, turnin' two said:

No, I wanted to quote the one where you said you were perfect.  Immediately after you made a 2nd grade mistake.  

See the problem is I was asked how I felt. Not if I make no mistakes. But glad I could help correct you. I'll bill you for my time. 

Edited December 27, 20187 yr by Baron

maltiple spources telling me the wite sox sign bice hopper 10 yeer 400 jillion

19 minutes ago, daggins said:

maltiple spources telling me the wite sox sign bice hopper 10 yeer 400 jillion

Still more reliable a report than some.

A couple of the leads came from posters who have been long time members with no history of trolling, not sure why there is a need to mock them like trolls.

5 minutes ago, TheTruth05 said:

A couple of the leads came from posters who have been long time members with no history of trolling, not sure why there is a need to mock them like trolls.

I think it's especially magnified because of all the misinformation in the media over the least 2-3 weeks.  It's been way too speculative leading to a lot of cynical responses.

36 minutes ago, Baron said:

See the problem is I was asked how I felt. Not if I make no mistakes. But glad I could help correct you. I'll bill you for my time. 

Well, I don't feel corrected.  You should have said you feel perfectly.  Fun times though mate.  Your check is in the mail.  Though I'd bet you're going to be waiting a while.  I think I should be billing you as a English tutor, ah well, charity cases are often done pro bono, so this one is on me.  

Edited December 27, 20187 yr by turnin' two

15 minutes ago, TheTruth05 said:

A couple of the leads came from posters who have been long time members with no history of trolling, not sure why there is a need to mock them like trolls.

Seriously. This isn't a Peavy44 situation (or even Ron if you think he's full of shit). B>W is a hell of a poster. I definitely back with what he said.

1 minute ago, SoxAce said:

Seriously. This isn't a Peavy44 situation (or even Ron if you think he's full of shit). B>W is a hell of a poster. I definitely back with what he said.

Not only that, but look around the majors. There’s been one major league deal announced over last 3 days.  It’s just a quiet overall period.

19 minutes ago, TheTruth05 said:

A couple of the leads came from posters who have been long time members with no history of trolling, not sure why there is a need to mock them like trolls.

Yeah....I presume there was legitimate truth to what was reported. Very long time poster who I thank for sharing the info. Whether it ends up happening or not...I'm not going to doubt the legitimacy of the source.  

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

Not only that, but look around the majors. There’s been one major league deal announced over last 3 days.  It’s just a quiet overall period.

I agree that things will break loose soon 

What do we know? Has the poster followed up with an update or responded to posts?

34 minutes ago, The Beast said:

What do we know? Has the poster followed up with an update or responded to posts?

Nope.

3 hours ago, The Beast said:

What do we know? Has the poster followed up with an update or responded to posts?

Last thing he said was  "All I got" so if that's all he got what else can he offer ? He's not obligated to repeat himself .

4 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Last thing he said was  "All I got" so if that's all he got what else can he offer ? He's not obligated to repeat himself .

This person doesn’t have an obligation to repeat himself, but threads that don’t have updates and just chatter are meaningless save for discussion until a move is announced.

41 minutes ago, The Beast said:

This person doesn’t have an obligation to repeat himself, but threads that don’t have updates and just chatter are meaningless save for discussion until a move is announced.

You have been a member of soxtalk long enough to not act surprised about what this thread is 

8 hours ago, turnin' two said:

Well, I don't feel corrected.  You should have said you feel perfectly.  Fun times though mate.  Your check is in the mail.  Though I'd bet you're going to be waiting a while.  I think I should be billing you as a English tutor, ah well, charity cases are often done pro bono, so this one is on me.  

So hostile. This has been quite amusing. 

Edited December 27, 20187 yr by Baron

18 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

You have been a member of soxtalk long enough to not act surprised about what this thread is 

Yep, it’s just a rumor until the news is posted.

Holy hell we need a rumor with a name attached.

4 minutes ago, Quinarvy said:

Holy hell we need a rumor with a name attached.

We need these guys to sign so we can just have finality. The rumors just perpetuate the emotional ups and downs. 

1 minute ago, maggsmaggs said:

We need these guys to sign so we can just have finality. The rumors just perpetuate the emotional ups and downs. 

I'm also cool with that.

9 hours ago, TheTruth05 said:

A couple of the leads came from posters who have been long time members with no history of trolling, not sure why there is a need to mock them like trolls.

No mocking, but I do question posters (of any history) claiming to have inside knowledge.

1 minute ago, spiderman said:

No mocking, but I do question posters (of any history) claiming to have inside knowledge.

Many years ago, I had a source. A guy I worked with was/is friends and did some business with one of JR's sons. He once gave me some info, and I was mocked. It turns out about a half hour after I posted who the Sox made their main target, he was traded to Atlanta. So I was a liar, etc. Later it did come out that the Sox did indeed make a serious effort at the player. 

So people do get random inside info. This particular poster doesn't appear to be hunting for recognition and doesn't appear to have a need to have everyone think he's an insider. We have had a couple of those. Someone who was right once, either on a guess or random info. Then decided to take their new "insider" status and run with it. Eventually, it's easy to spot. 

Mocking isn't going to encourage anyone who does have info to post it. I know I never would anymore. If I had anything juicy there are a few posters I would send a private message. But I don't work with that guy anymore, so that probably wouldn't happen anyway.

I just say this, if you don't believe the source then just don't bother with the thread.  No need to argue about the validity of the source to the point that you are trolling the thread

13 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

I just say this, if you don't believe the source then just don't bother with the thread.  No need to argue about the validity of the source to the point that you are trolling the thread

Right.  If you guys really need someone to mock, Kyyle is right here.