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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 9, 2017 -> 04:51 PM) Sure. But not now. Maybe not even after next off-season. You see what you have first before spending money you might not need to spend, and that doesn't help you now. And bullpen arms can be so volitale, you could sign a stud reliever this off-season and he might be worthless when the Sox are trying to compete in 2020.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Dec 9, 2017 -> 03:11 PM) MLB is soon going to have the same issue that the NBA is now having. Three or four "super" teams...Dodgers, Yankees, Indians, Astros. A small number of very good teams...Red Sox, Cubs, Nats and all the rest mediocre at best or tanking / rebuilding with ZERO CHANCE to win anything. Not good for the fans and not good from a business standpoint when fans stop watching or going to games because there isn't any point. And I'd argue just the opposite, on a point. Miami actually has Stanton over a barrell. The guy wants to play for a winner and doesn't want to go through a rebuild. Fine. Miami should have said, 'you go to the Cards or the Giants or we'll trade everybody in the f***ing lineup and you'll be out there alone with no protection in last place. How would you like that?' I'm willing to bet he'd change his tune mighty quick. Instead Miami acted like Miami even with new ownership. Baseball won't be like the NBA simply because of how random the playoffs are. In the NBA, the best teams almost always win their playoff series, which is how you get CLE vs GS 3 times in a row. In baseball, anyone can win a 7 game series, and that will mix up the finals and World Series winners. It also gives hope to lower level teams, just get in the dance and anything can happen.

For real though, the Marlins should be contracted or moved. It never fails, they spend some money, then a few years later sell the players off for pennies on the dollar.

Cubs just shredded their biggest competition for Bryce Harper

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 03:51 PM) Cardinals officially out That's a win for the Cardinals ownership. Don't have to pay Stanton, but you can show the fanbase that you tried.

Jon Morosi‏ @jonmorosi #Cubs fans, know that Theo Epstein and his staff did all they could to impress Shohei Ohtani: Their presentation included a Virtual Reality experience of his possible life as a Cub. @MLB @MLBNetwork https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/939240097077190656

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 01:30 PM) The Mariners front office must be getting drunk right now. The Mariners are the White Sox from 2007 until the rebuild started. Trying to be a major competitor, but never close enough.

QUOTE (Sleepy Harold @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 01:04 PM) Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1 9s Ohtani is going to the #Angels Wow. That's like picking the White Sox over the Cubs.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 7, 2017 -> 06:29 PM) Yeah. must've had a fracture to vertebrae in his lumber spine. He should be fine health wise as they aren't reporting any paralysis but who knows. i don't think he'll be playing again. Fusion for disc injuries is one thing. This is in a different league. Thanks for the knowledge ptac, always very appreciated!

Trading away top prospects for a guy who will likely be a free agent in one year sounds as counter productive as it gets. There is zero fit for the Sox to trade for him.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 7, 2017 -> 09:37 AM) I don't know if I would call it panicking or not, but the dynasty portion of the Hawks is done for. Yeah, that's for certain. I Just always figured that a playoff berth at minimum would be a lock every year, but even that's a question mark nowadays.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 7, 2017 -> 03:48 PM) He had to have surgery, its looking like his career is over. I'm not even thinking about his career right now. Usually these updates start talking about movement of his extremities and recovery, but it's all just been that he switched hospitals or had an operation. Hopefully it's nothing that will affect his everyday abilities off the field.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 5, 2017 -> 06:55 AM) http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/ryan-...kf1l386xaxy45zl No surgery needed, I have seen it described as a spinal concussion on Twitter. He should be ok The silence about the injury is a bit concerning, every update is so limited and vague.

With 3 straight home games against the 3 worst teams in hockey coming up, the next week will tell us if it's time to panic yet.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 5, 2017 -> 05:50 PM) NBC Sports Chicago‏Verified account @NBCSChicago 51m51 minutes ago Bears shutting down Kyle Long for the season: http://bit.ly/2iqttms If the Bears can become a playoff team in the next few years, he is supposed to be a key building block. But I feel as if you cannot depend on him at all anymore, he's already 29 too.

The New York Times @nytimes Breaking News: Russia has been barred from the 2018 Winter Games for systematic doping. It’s a punishment without precedent in Olympic history.

My bigger money league I am completely dependent on the Seahawks passing game with Wilson, Graham, and Baldwin. Of course, they now face the league's top pass defense in round 1 of the fantasy playoffs.

@Jeff Passan Mike Minor has a multiyear deal with the Rangers and is expected to start, as sources confirm @Ken_Rosenthal report. And this may be the signing that breaks the free agent dam. There’s a lot of movement in the pitching market happening now, and it may start to move quickly here.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 06:04 PM) Actually I went and decided to look and it appears it is actually based upon last seasons record. Which means we aren't as "screwed". I don't think that's right, it looks like it is reverse strength of schedule this season. https://operations.nfl.com/the-players/the-...s-of-the-draft/

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 05:30 PM) If it is based upon prior year schedule, we were 19th. Niners / Browns / Texans / Colts are notable teams with worse records than us. I assume it's based on this season. Like if two teams are tied, the team with the easier schedule was "worse" and gets the better draft picks. The Bears are screwed in that tiebreaker, given how good the NFC North is and they matched up vs the NFC south.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 04:31 PM) 670 The Score‏Verified account @670TheScore 10m10 minutes ago #Bears may need another kicker after Cairo Santos re-aggravated his groin injury. http://cbsloc.al/2jMU518 via @CEmma670 Hey Rock, the Bears signed Mike Nugent!

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 02:59 PM) This can't be good. He is just another recycled ex-Sox person. Loyalty to a fault is one of the biggest problems for this organization. The JR is screwing it up again! Too funny!

2nd time in 3 seasons Robbie Gould helped the 49ers beat the Bears. I still remember being at this game, it sucked. I think it was one of reasons he was cut the next season. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxs...01512060chi.htm

QUOTE (danman31 @ Dec 3, 2017 -> 11:54 PM) Only problem with that is how would conference title game losers be rated? That's always the problem with conference title games. The team that won to get into the title game (Auburn) is punished for beating the team it knocked out of the title game (Alabama), which got a bye. Auburn was still in the top 8 after losing to Georgia, but that scenario happens quite a bit. Auburn is the one that had the worst luck out of everyone. They can't get in the top 4 with 3 losses, but their two regular season losses were against #1 and #17. Then they beat #3, then beat #4 and were rewarded with a re-match against #3 only 7 days later. Without the conference championship games, they seemed to be a clear top 4 team, but couldn't win again. I think the top 4 system is great. Nobody got shunned this year, OSU, Bama, and USC all had major flaws in their resume, Bama just got the luck of the draw. the 4 team system keeps the regular season exciting, but still makes sure all deserving teams get in. There some potential kick ass matchups on New Years Day. Plus, my college will never be considered for the playoff so I never have to worry about getting the short end of the stick.

With the Yankees out, I'd bet Greg's entire real estate portfolio on the Mariners.