Maybe he's just switching planes in Toronto.

Ohtani to the Saranac Lake Surge confirmed.

11 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

The plane has landed. This is so dumb lol.

Now how far is the stadium from the airport?!

22 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Geddy Lee's a giant baseball fan. He's probably super pumped if Shohei goes to Toronto

Ironically Shohei would be out of the limelight in Toronto

2 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Now how far is the stadium from the airport?!

45 mins. He should have flew into Billy Bishop instead of YYZ. 

 

1 minute ago, Quin said:

 

f*** yes…sad I’ll never no what signing a star in free agency feels like.

1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:

f*** yes…sad I’ll never no what signing a star in free agency feels like.

True 

Just now, Bob Sacamano said:

True 

I bet it feels like signing Andrew Benintendi without that gross “what did I just fucking do” feeling the next day.

I wonder if the deciding factor was their willingness to change their name to the Toronto Sho Jays

3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

I bet it feels like signing Andrew Benintendi without that gross “what did I just fucking do” feeling the next day.

Lmao. This has been the best thread of the off season. 

Just now, Chicago White Sox said:

I bet it feels like signing Andrew Benintendi without that gross “what did I just fucking do” feeling the next day.

It's like this but it actually happens

11 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

f*** yes…sad I’ll never no what signing a star in free agency feels like.

Today I feel Canadian. 

11 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

f*** yes…sad I’ll never no what signing a star in free agency feels like.

Not with current ownership anyway...maybe someday though.

6 minutes ago, Quin said:

It's like this but it actually happens

Remember when Jerry balked at $300 million and just 5 years later, we're getting $600 million deals. 

1 minute ago, chw42 said:

Remember when Jerry balked at $300 million and just 5 years later, we're getting $600 million deals. 

Oh yeah. We’re never signing a player like this. 

These guys are getting paid too much JR. It’s a bad business. Time to get out.

Would he get paid with Loons?

5 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Today I feel Canadian. 

I won't believe he is signing with TOR until I see Shohei use the word "eh" at the end of each sentence and pronounce the word about as "aboot"

2 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Remember when Jerry balked at $300 million and just 5 years later, we're getting $600 million deals. 

Jerry was nervous giving Michael Jordan $30 million. 

8 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Remember when Jerry balked at $300 million and just 5 years later, we're getting $600 million deals. 

Give Jerry a break. Giving Machado 8 years would have really fucked up the 2026 seasaon.

22 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

f*** yes…sad I’ll never no what signing a star in free agency feels like.

But remember how fun it was when they trade for injured Jake peavy?

Great day for baseball. Bad day for the Sox.

1 minute ago, Eminor3rd said:

But remember how fun it was when they trade for injured Jake peavy?

Maybe some old timers here can tell us how exhilarating it was when Jerry signed Albert Belle.

Just now, chitownsportsfan said:

Great day for baseball. Bad day for the Sox.

Is it really a bad day when we had no chance to begin with?

Just now, chw42 said:

Maybe some old timers here can tell us how exhilarating it was when Jerry signed Albert Belle.

It was quite exhilarating. And he remains perhaps the best FA signing of all time in Chicago. He put up 8.6 bWAR in two seasons, including one in which he led the league in OPS+ and hit a billion bombs with runners on.

It would be similar to signing Judge today.