5 minutes ago, Tony said:

Still one of the most amazing sports stats of all-time. Maybe ever. 

clutch gene.

The annual "seat at the table" report is becoming as cliché as the "insert player here gained 25 lbs of muscle this past off-season!!!" ST fluff piece.  

7 minutes ago, Tony said:

Still one of the most amazing sports stats of all-time. Maybe ever. 

And the Angels still suck....congrats.

Just now, EloyJenkins said:

clutch gene.

Once again, I would like to point out that the suffering of Angels fans dwarfs our misery.

They've basically got modern era Willie Mays and Babe Ruth and nothing to show for it.

I wonder if the Ohtani offer was pending an extension negotiation period,  so it never was a real offer?

We would have happily given up Robert, Kopech etc if Ohtani was going to sign a 5 year 150 million dollar extension.  

Edited August 1, 20223 yr by GREEDY

Here's something I've come to figure out about the Sox FO.  They decide what they're willing to offer in a trade or free agent signing instead of offering what it takes to get the deal done.  They'll say we'll offer you this and when it gets turned down they'll say oh well we tried.  They want deals on their own terms and aren't willing to do whatever it takes to get it done. This "strategy" is one of the main reasons why they're fighting for their playoff lives instead of being one of the best teams in the league in year thousand of the damn rebuild.

13 minutes ago, fathom said:

Probably not, he wasn’t interested last time he was a free agent

lori will offer him soldier field this time thou.

1 minute ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

Here's something I've come to figure out about the Sox FO.  They decide what they're willing to offer in a trade or free agent signing instead of offering what it takes to get the deal done.  They'll say we'll offer you this and when it gets turned down they'll say oh well we tried.  They want deals on their own terms and aren't willing to do whatever it takes to get it done. This "strategy" is one of the main reasons why they're fighting for their playoff lives instead of being one of the best teams in the league in year thousand of the damn rebuild.

I think it's worse than that. I think sox start at "what are we willing to give up this offseason/deadline", then just shop that around until they find a match. Whatever this aggressive package was...I'm sure it will be the seeds of the next deal for a guy 50% as good.

Hahn also believes he would be a top choice if the Dodgers GM position becomes open 

Haha, no you didn't actually have a real shot Hahn, so shut up and please go away.

8 minutes ago, JoeCredeYes said:

The annual "seat at the table" report is becoming as cliché as the "insert player here gained 25 lbs of muscle this past off-season!!!" ST fluff piece.  

Ahh the he’s in the best shape of his life comments….?

 

13 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

Here's something I've come to figure out about the Sox FO.  They decide what they're willing to offer in a trade or free agent signing instead of offering what it takes to get the deal done.  They'll say we'll offer you this and when it gets turned down they'll say oh well we tried.  They want deals on their own terms and aren't willing to do whatever it takes to get it done. This "strategy" is one of the main reasons why they're fighting for their playoff lives instead of being one of the best teams in the league in year thousand of the damn rebuild.

You better stay out of White Sox Business. 

I tried to win the 1.3 billion dollar Powerball this past weekend but just could not quite win it.

By the same logic...I tried to trade for Ohtani too. 

lol, very typical KW move

trade away all of our young talent for 1 guy

that doesn't push the sox closer to a championship, not even remotely.  in fact it would move the team in the opposite direction

it puts asses in seats I guess, which is their number 1 priority

45 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said:

The Sox tried to trade for Ohtani much in the same way I tried to get a date with a supermodel. There was never really any chance to begin with.

Don't be so hard on yourself ?

I'm on the flip side here, I'm glad they tried to trade for ohtani. The angels did not trade ohtani, and that sucks. But the sox were 'sposeda use the benefit of having a young, cost-controlled core to allow big game hunting. Instead they splurged comfortably on depth and bullpen and are still starving for more depth and bullpen. 

 

14 minutes ago, 2Deep said:

I tried to win the 1.3 billion dollar Powerball this past weekend but just could not quite win it.

the winner was from Des Plaines though

Sox fans love to get worked up about worthless mentions of the Sox tied to elite talent. 

27 minutes ago, 2Deep said:

I tried to win the 1.3 billion dollar Powerball this past weekend but just could not quite win it.

I went up to Des Plaines and offered my White Sox Baseball Card collection for 50% of the winning ticket, but the owner passed on my offer.

I tried, though perhaps I should have thrown in my Comiskey Park and Chicago Stadium bricks.

17 minutes ago, bmags said:

I'm on the flip side here, I'm glad they tried to trade for ohtani. The angels did not trade ohtani, and that sucks. But the sox were 'sposeda use the benefit of having a young, cost-controlled core to allow big game hunting. Instead they splurged comfortably on depth and bullpen and are still starving for more depth and bullpen. 

 

I agree. Trying to acquire someone of his talent is never ever a bad thing. Besides the seat at the table jokes and the fact that people don't think we have enough to offer in minors I don't see a decent point yet posted here besides this one. 

50 minutes ago, HahnsKiddieTable said:

 

Kudos for surfing through Mike North's retweets to find this one. That ain't easy. 

33 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Sox fans love to get worked up about worthless mentions of the Sox tied to elite talent. 

Helps distract fans from the sub-par product they usually put on the field. 

If Ohtani stayed healthy, wow. I really love him as a player/pitcher. So do we all, right? However, if I were the Angels, I would have asked for Colas, Rodriguez and Vera, plus, yes, Robert. If I were the Sox I'd replace Robert with Grandal, Kelly and Graveman.

So Ohtani for Colas, Vera, Rodriguez, Grandal, Kelly and Graveman. Would u do that trade? Ohtani is pretty good.