January 25, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Buehrle>Wood said: The reaction at the opening ceremony to the announcement of the Kenny Lofton signing was bonkers. It was awesome. Never will forget that. It is fun! It makes people feel good. It is a thank you to the die hard fans. The national media will piss on it no matter what. It would be for the people who attend Sox Fest and stalk Soxtalk.
January 25, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Orlando said: This is also a non football weekend. This would dominate sports news. If they knew Wednesday or Thursday, that is 2 more days they could have been dominating sports radio and TV in Chicago.
January 25, 20197 yr All I know is this: If the Sox pull this off, it will inspire fans to believe again. They will be able to say that a new era of White Sox baseball is here and they did it on their own terms. This fan base has taken so many Ls. The idea, as far fetched as it is, gives me chills. Edited January 25, 20197 yr by Orlando
January 25, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Dick Allen said: If they knew Wednesday or Thursday, that is 2 more days they could have been dominating sports radio and TV in Chicago. I see your point here as well, but I still think there is a great benefit in holding it until Soxfest.
January 25, 20197 yr It is very easy to schedule a physical for Friday morning and plan on hoping that they can announce this evening. If it doesn't work out and has to drag through the weekend, Management can just be giddy in the direction the club is heading and fill diehards with hope. That being said...I doubt it goes down without several leaks first. So...leaks, where are you?
January 25, 20197 yr 25 minutes ago, Jake said: U.S. Cellular may have asked them to announce it that way during negotiations in order to get a little attention boost. Very possible. Or they may have offered during the sales process. Either way, that’s a situation where both parties care about the same thing. The dodgers don’t care one bit about soxfest, and Machado doesn’t even care about the fact that his signing will be covered as news.
January 25, 20197 yr I think the Sox want excitement for Soxfest, but I think holding off on Machado is unreasonable. I compare it to something like Comicon. For the most part everyone knows what they are getting, but they also keep a few surprises so that people buy tickets hoping for the "unknown."
January 25, 20197 yr It's gonna be like a wwe ppv contract signing. There will be table on a stage, Rick will come out of one side with a briefcase, sit down at the table, Jim Ross will start screaming "OH MAH GAWD ITS MACHADO" and Manny will walk out of the other side of the stage and sit down and sign the contract. SURPRISE HARPER RUN IN AFTER THE CONTRACT IS HELD HIGH
January 25, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Eminor3rd said: Machado doesn’t even care about the fact that his signing will be covered as news. Not that I think anything is happening, but I would definitely disagree with that part.
January 25, 20197 yr It wouldn't be as hard as people think to get Manny there without anyone knowing, WWE does it all the time. Use of the delivery area makes it easy. The weather helps, he could be wearing a ski mask. It's been awhile since i've delivered there but if I remember correctly it's closed off and you need ID to get in. I would imagine people who are there would want to be in the opening ceremony area somewhat before show time. Just have him chill in a car in the dock area until after the ceremony starts. Now the question of why? Multiple reasons. It's a moment! Not only that how many tickets are sold tonight if they announce it?
January 25, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Kyyle23 said: It's gonna be like a wwe ppv contract signing. There will be table on a stage, Rick will come out of one side with a briefcase, sit down at the table, Jim Ross will start screaming "OH MAH GAWD ITS MACHADO" and Manny will walk out of the other side of the stage and sit down and sign the contract. SURPRISE HARPER RUN IN AFTER THE CONTRACT IS HELD HIGH Someone has to go through the table.
January 25, 20197 yr Holding off on Machado isn’t unreasonable if they had a SoxFest deadline for their offer. Lozano had until now to get more if he could. Perhaps it became evident even a few weeks ago that no one would beat Sox offer (which I believe is more like 8/250) and everyone prepped for the inevitable. It’s not holding off announcing a deal, it’s just finalizing and delivering the inevitable news
January 25, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Buehrle>Wood said: Someone has to go through the table. Clearly it's Engel
January 25, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Mooseman said: It wouldn't be as hard as people think to get Manny there without anyone knowing, WWE does it all the time. Use of the delivery area makes it easy. The weather helps, he could be wearing a ski mask. It's been awhile since i've delivered there but if I remember correctly it's closed off and you need ID to get in. I would imagine people who are there would want to be in the opening ceremony area somewhat before show time. Just have him chill in a car in the dock area until after the ceremony starts. Now the question of why? Multiple reasons. It's a moment! Not only that how many tickets are sold tonight if they announce it? I would say very few. Most of the people there tonight either already have season tickets, or are people that would but cannot due to life schedules or living out of town...and their ticket office will be closed. Also, individual game tickets are not yet available.
January 25, 20197 yr Just now, Kyyle23 said: Clearly it's Engel It would definitely be more contact than a months worth of at bats...
January 25, 20197 yr 10 minutes ago, Orlando said: This is also a non football weekend. This would dominate sports news. Thought about this earlier today. For the first weekend since Labor Day, they don't have football to compete with and have a chance to dominate the sports news cycle. And video of a surprise signing would go viral in a heartbeat.
January 25, 20197 yr 4 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: It's gonna be like a wwe ppv contract signing. There will be table on a stage, Rick will come out of one side with a briefcase, sit down at the table, Jim Ross will start screaming "OH MAH GAWD ITS MACHADO" and Manny will walk out of the other side of the stage and sit down and sign the contract. SURPRISE HARPER RUN IN AFTER THE CONTRACT IS HELD HIGH RIP Spanish announcer's booth
January 25, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, TomPickle said: RIP Spanish announcer's booth Ozzie and Kenny are going to hug and act like they're best buddies now....once Ozzie turns his back, KW is going to choke slam him through the table. As the show goes off the air, he's pointing to the 2005 World Series banner and the camera focuses on his World Series ring.
January 25, 20197 yr 22 minutes ago, IowaPG said: Dont they have a hole at 3rd? https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/josh-donaldson-signs-with-braves/c-301107128
January 25, 20197 yr 11 minutes ago, Buehrle>Wood said: Someone has to go through the table. Dear God! Stop the damn fest!
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