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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 27, 2014 -> 11:15 AM) The fact that we are talking about players from a generation ago kind of makes the point for me. The NBA Developmental League hasn't really done its job. Hardly anyone comes out of there except as a 10 day contract.

Anthony Mason was pretty good too.

Man... I really wanted Beasley over Rose in that draft... What was I thinking?

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 01:49 PM) Adrian Beltre is awesome. He's also one of the first human beings to offer me dip. I was the bat boy for the Mariners during a Mariners/Sox spring training game and he offered me dip and I looked at him like he was crazy because I was so shocked. I was 12 or 13 at the time. He started in the minors at like, 15 or 16. I would bet that he was dipping then.

Franklin hit for power and overall OPS in the minors. They just rushed him up. He's only 23 and has time to get better.

Franklin is a given if they trade Alexei.

What players would they have that the Sox would want?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 11:20 AM) Adrian Beltre has brought much fun to the game over the past 17 (!) years. Easily one of my favorite all time players. He's getting really close to 3,000 hits.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 10:25 AM) I'm assuming you mean other posters and not Scott Boras? Well it certainly isn't Warren Newsome or Don Wakamatsu.

How about everyone stick to sports and back off of the personal attacking?

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 02:30 AM) Eli Wallach, 98. He was excellent in the Spaghetti Westerns with Clint Eastwood.

QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Jun 24, 2014 -> 03:36 PM) Who's the one person who voted for Tyler Flowers? I voted for him. Until there's a better option - he's the best that they have.

*Kurt Suzuki - C Jose Abreu - 1B Gordon Beckham - 2B Marcus Semien - SS Connor Gillaspie - 3B Dayan Viciedo - LF Adam Eaton - CF Avasail Garcia - RF *Adam Lind - DH Chris Sale - LHP *Jake Peavy - RHP Carlos Quintana - LHP Hector Noesi - RHP John Danks - LHP Carlos Rodon - LHP (Closer)

I don't really have a need to keep any of them past this year except Viciedo and maybe Beckham. Abreu Quintana Sale Eaton Av. Garcia

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jun 23, 2014 -> 03:28 PM) Also to the mods: you guys locked the s*** out of this thread, I was going to post in it, but when I saw it was locked I was like "f*** yeah we're opening the Trade Winds Forum!!!" but then I come back and you guys haven't done s***. What gives? Seriously, we need that forum!!! My phone did it on accident. My bad.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 23, 2014 -> 04:18 PM) Rose-scrap heap-Anthony-Love-Noah. Still have to wonder if the bench would be good enough. Would Butler be the scrap heap or Augustin?

He isn't coming to Chicago.

The more I hear about it, the more that I think that the Bulls are going to be used as a tool for Melo to get paid by the Knicks. He loves New York.

Trading Quintana is not a good idea, but trading Ramirez is actually a good idea if Johnson can play SS.

QUOTE (daggins @ Jun 23, 2014 -> 12:43 PM) I wish I wish I hadn't killed that fish. What's a donut?

If Melo opts out, wouldn't the Bulls be hesitant/unable to offer max money? They are cap stuck and need to move guys in order to get another big contract.

Carroll needs a knuckleball.

Went and saw Rio 2 with the fam at the dollar theater on Friday. Pretty clever - nice to see so many celebs doing voices in it. I'd say it was a solid 3 out of 5 stars. Not memorable, but worth seeing at a discount. Never saw the first Rio movie so I hope that I didn't miss out on anything exciting.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jun 23, 2014 -> 10:07 AM) If you could get Price for what Bowden is proposing, you do it and then flip him for more long term pieces in the off-season or a you get an extra first round pick next season to put into the long term plan. Why would Tampa trade him away for scraps and lose their opportunity at the 1st round pick?

Yes, he okayed it.