Jack Parkman

I hope you're right but you never know with Uncle Jerry. The reported 7/210 is borderline insulting. It cannot be true. An offer of less than 30 AAV is definitely insulting.

It is exhausting because the franchise has nearly always been run as a Mickey Mouse organization. If I knew that they were actually making serious offers, of course I'd feel excited. OTOH, there is the distinct possibility that they're claiming to be in the running but never really were because their offers were insulting or a joke. Not only do we have to wait on a decision, we have to decipher whether or not they're actually making serious offers. That is where the exhaustion lies. If we knew they were serious, it would be a lot of fun. Because there is the distinct possibility that they were stringing us all along and are going to pull the "Awe, shucks we tried" bit, even though they were never actually making serious offers, that is where it goes from pure fun to exhaustion, frustration and annoyance. Even if the Sox do end up landing him, I won't even be excited until Opening Day. I'll just be relieved that it is over. To put it this way: If we were fans of most other teams, we'd all be having fun. Because it is the White Sox, we're not.

Bob Nightengale is about as credible as Bob from Niles right now, or any other caller named Bob that used to call in to Boers and Bernstein. There used to be a running joke that they wouldn't take a caller if his name was Bob, and gee whiz, Nightengale certainly fits the bill. OTOH, if there is any truth to his report, that means that the Sox never made a serious offer, and they might as well be committing franchise suicide as we speak. You want to know a way to alienate what is left of your fanbase? Claim that "the money will be there" and prove to everyone that you're lying through your teeth. I want to ignore baseball until this bullshit is over and done with. I really do. I know myself too well to think I could stay away for the next month or so, but maybe I'll just check in on Friday nights to fill my weekly baseball quota and then be done with it. Congratulations, MLB. You got a diehard to quit paying attention for a while because it is too aggravating.

There aren't enough likes for this post. Very nice, CWS.

Russo is a NYC asshat. Don't give him ratings. The very definition of a NYC meathead fan.

Lmfao Darren. You win the interwebs.

Was a joke.

No guys, the offer is 220/7 and he's just waiting to sign it on March 14th.

BTTF is a classic movie franchise and is awesome. There is never a bad time to discuss BTTF.

QFT. LMFAO. Do you mean the character or Thomas F. Wilson? The above comment was about the character.

Really, 220/7 isn't awful, as it is still roughly 31.4M AAV.(it isn't good either) 200/7 IS awful, because IMO anything below 30M AAV is insulting. It would have to be at LEAST 7/210 to get his attention. I'll be shocked if Machado signs for less than 30M AAV. I'm just shocked the offers aren't closer to 35M AAV.

Avi sucked with the Sox, other than his BABIP fueled 2017. I'm just glad they didn't bring him back. Wish him luck in Tampa, but Good riddance to bad rubbish. It was beyond time for the Sox to move on from him.

LMFAO. POTW.

Not true.

If the offer is 7/220, he's not signing it until March 14th. (I hope there are other nerdy people who get this joke)

That doesn't change the fact that what Bruce and Bob are reporting, is, in fact, an insulting offer.

Agreed, which is why I tend to think that Bruce and Bob's eyes are brown. They're full of so much shit.

If this is true, then the Sox aren't getting either guy and they should already move Hahn into witness protection and cancel Soxfest. Fans will be out with their torches and pitchforks, and will be throwing vegetables at Hahn should he take the podium.

Disagree completely. Sox would be out if their reports were anywhere close to accurate. That supposed offer is insulting to Machado.

That supposed offer is almost insulting.

That's not a serious offer, IMO. No wonder Machado hasn't signed yet if there is any truth to this.

Bruce continuing to Parrot Nightengale. Says the AAV is closer to $25M than 30M, I refuse to believe this because that isn't a serious offer, IMO.

QFT. Kaplan belongs on the Score now BTW. He'd fit right in with all of the verbal fellatio the hosts at that station give the Cubs.

He's under contract, I'd say keep him through training camp and capitalize on an injury to another team's RB if Yeldon looks good in Nagy's offense.

Yeah, I wouldn't be shocked if they dropped 50 on the Chiefs.