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Works for me. I figured he'd try to get part of the Bulls at some point. I don't agree with everything he's done politically but jesus christ people. You wouldn't be a Sox fan anymore? Really? Jerry f***ing Reinsdorf is the current owner. Go read "The Game" with all the inside info from the owners' perspectives during the strike and late 90's and get back to me about how terrible it'd be. How could you root for them? You guys are as whiny as Cubs fans were when "they had to root for Chapman". Get over it, or don't and leave the fanbase. Either works for me.

QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 26, 2016 -> 09:22 AM) Wish there was an answer for how to treat Catholic football teams in the playoffs. IC has less than 500 kids so not sure 7A would be an accurate class for them. They have 300 kids in their school. They pull from a much larger area than Carlinville though.

It sucks for Carlinville that they were the best team in 3A but had to play a 7A school in the finals.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 24, 2016 -> 10:43 PM) Harry, good post as usual. Thanks for explaining that "if the QB is not under duress, you don't call the grounding." I did not know that. At first I was thinking, "How stupid of Fenwick to not just have the QB run a few steps back or to the side and then take a knee." Just out of curiosity, why is the rule that the QB can heave the ball downfield if he's not under duress? That seems like a creepy way to assure victory with five seconds left or so. It sure looks like grounding even if it isn't. I saw a quote in the Trib where the Fenwick coach was driving home and assumed he'd cost his kids a victory. Even he figured the grounding call was correct, cause it LOOKS like grounding. This is one, unfortunate situation. My take is the courts can't get involved and change an outcome of a sporting event and they did the right thing, simply because games are lost by refs calls and all sorts of blunders all the time. I do understand the sentiment of the poster saying PN should refuse to play the final because it's good sportsmanship. they didn't even rush the passer. However, they did win fair and square in OT after the bad bad call. Very sad situation. Would Fenwick have been favored in the final or expected to get mauled by East St. Looie? Neither team would be expected to beat ESTL. Even if it;'s deemed Intentional Grounding, the game is still over. It can end on an offensive penalty. The officials did a horrible job. I bet if Fenwick asked for a meeting immediately though they could have held up the outcome. I for one would not have sent my team out for overtime without an explanation but the coach didn't know. The judge should have told him to take the safety next time.

Keith Law and Crawford's 2017 Draft top 30: http://www.espn.com/blog/mlb-draft/insider...bdraftprospects

QUOTE (Ro Da Don @ Nov 22, 2016 -> 06:58 PM) From what I understand the Players Association wants teams in free agency to not forfeit picks for signing a free agent with compensation attached. Instead, they want the team losing said free agent to still receive a compensation draft choice, while the signing team wouldn't give one up. Manfred/the owners want to instill an International draft. It's kind of a tradeoff of one thing for the other. The players are fine with the changes to the compensation system. They aren't fine with the International Draft though and it's not a fair trade off. The QO affects like 8-15 guys per year that are staring at $17 million. THe International Draft keeps wages down for a huge segment of players.

Edge of Seventeen is very good. It's a mixture of Juno and a John Hughes film.

Some twitter rumors about Les Miles possibly being named the next head coach at Purdue. Interesting.

Cutler played the entire 2nd half with a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. Somewhere, someone thinks he's soft though.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 21, 2016 -> 07:34 PM) Dear Fenwick Community, In Saturday evening’s 7A state semi-final football game between Plainfield North High School and Fenwick High School, the IHSA officials instructed the teams to play after time expired and as a result awarded a win to the wrong team. Pursuant to the outcome of the game, IHSA invited Fenwick to submit an appeal to the IHSA. Early this morning, the IHSA Board determined that it would not hear the appeal. As a result, in an effort to protect the rights and rightfully earned opportunities of our students, Fenwick High School has filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois seeking declaratory, injunctive and other relief against IHSA. Please refer all media inquiry to Peter Groom, Principal of Fenwick High School. For anyone that isn't clear on the situation, this is what happened: Fenwick had a 10-7 with 3 seconds on their own 15. Fenwick's coach instructed his QB to take the snap and throw the ball deep down the field. Time expired and the officials called intentional grounding which is the right call. That should have been the end of the game. Fenwick goes to state. Instead, the officials gave Plainfield North an untamed time because of the penalty (that should only happen on a defensive penalty) and they kicked the game-tying FG. Then Plainfield North won in OT. Fenwick got screwed bad but I'm not sure there's anything that can be done. The IHSA doesn't overturn official decisions. Some people think that Plainfield North should forfeit or something and let Fenwick go to state. As a HS coach, I'd probably go with what the game officials said if I were on PFN staff. If I were on Fenwick though, I'd be livid. Not sure what you tell your kids on either side.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 21, 2016 -> 03:59 PM) Having Matt Barkley come in and turn this into a 5 or 6 win team would be the most Bears thing ever. They are 2-14 with Matt Barkley. He has 1 job at this point. Don't win a game.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Nov 19, 2016 -> 04:11 PM) A big reason to move Quintana this offseason is because he's the 3rd best available SP right now (After Sale and Archer). Next off-season, he will have to compete with Arrieta, Darvish, possibly Cueto, Pineda, Tanaka, plus the available pitchers for trade. And then in 2018 obviously it's the biggest FA class in MLB history. This is true. They should get as much for Quintana as they are for Sale though and it's probably not going to happen. Deciding you need to trade someone with 4 years of control isn't a prudent way of doing business.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 19, 2016 -> 03:47 PM) This week people had several convincing points about Eaton - not only is a lot of his value from last year on defense tied up in his throwing (so there's a chance of a step back in that), but you also have an attitude worry with him potentially not being able to handle having several of his buddies traded. I think I was mostly in agreement with you, but I found those points very persuasive. Rightfully so. What would you need to move him though? I'd need an awful lot. I just don't see that price being met.

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 19, 2016 -> 03:35 PM) It's actually the ideal plan IMO I agree. They aren't going to get "value" for Quintana and Eaton because of the years of control. They could always trade those guys later or the trajectory to winning changes if some prospects perform and those guys are still around on the next winning Sox team. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they move Sale, D-Rob, Melky, and Frazier. They could move Gonzalez in season. Guys like Jennings and Jones will have value in season. This isn't a one off-season thing. They are just looking at players with cost control instead of 1-2 year fixes. It makes perfect sense.

Jake KaplanVerified account ‏@jakemkaplan 48m48 minutes ago Hearing the Astros placed Jon Singleton on outright waivers, the first step to removal from the 40-man roster.

QUOTE (Tony @ Nov 18, 2016 -> 09:44 PM) Pence went to see Hamilton tonight..it didn't go great. https://twitter.com/dkipke12/status/799802254794571777 Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 1h1 hour ago Our wonderful future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing.This should not happen! Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 55m55 minutes ago The Theater must always be a safe and special place.The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 19, 2016 -> 07:14 AM) Mike Pence is a real piece of s***. So good. Yeah he's the worst. I enjoy seeing him unhappy.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 19, 2016 -> 01:24 AM) Just think. If we hadn't had Robin and we actually had a RELIABLE bullpen and a guy like Salvy Perez, we might not be mourning all but one year of the Robin era. Our bullpen has SUCKED. Now we think we need a total rebuild when we truly COULD contend if Jerry spent MEGA dollars on free agents this offseason. This team is like 15 wins out of first place. Where are those coming from? Their core is as good as the other teams' cores but the rest is s***. Rebuild time.

Dayton Moore, Jed Hoyer here: How about Soler, Happ, Clifton, and Carson Sands for Danny Duffy and Wade Davis?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 18, 2016 -> 01:16 PM) Wade Davis is still the likeliest to go...but went through injury in second half. You've got Moustakas vs. Cuthbert at 3rd. Duffy has a lot of trade value as a one year rental coming off last season. Dyson is also probably going to end up superfluous. Cain, Escobar, Davis, Moustakas, and Hosmer all free agents at season's end

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Nov 18, 2016 -> 12:33 PM) Martes will be at the top of your rotation with Carlos Rodon and Carson Fulmer in the near future. Colin Moran is your future 3B after you trade Todd Frazier. Moran hit 10 HRs and 69 RBIs last season at AAA from the left side of the plate, so he gives your lineup some much needed left handed power.. He has sure hands and is a good defender. You've lacked a good young 3B since Joe Crede left. Kyle Tucker gives you power in the outfield from the left side of the plate when he's ready in 2 years. To seal the deal I'll include Alex Bregman. His prospects status speaks for itself. Can I ask why the f*** you changed your stadium to Guaranteed Rate Field? As a fan here, not as Jed Hoyer, I'd take Bregman, Moran, Tucker, Martes, and Reed for Sale in a heartbeat.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Nov 18, 2016 -> 11:10 AM) Several players can move from Tampa. Let us know who you're interested in and we'll talk. - Matt Silverman Matt, Jed here. We have interest in Odorizzi and Archer. What do you think?

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Nov 18, 2016 -> 10:52 AM) Sources: #Rangers close to signing free-agent RHP Andrew Cashner. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/799655480188698624 Cashner gets a 1 year deal for $10 million.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Nov 18, 2016 -> 10:41 AM) Arrieta is in a Braves uniform, what a day! Anyone looking to sell offensive juggernauts should hit me up. I have a particularly interesting 16 year old prospect to discuss.. JC I'll take Huntington too. It shouldn't be a conflict. Cubs and Pirates.

I'd also like to trade with Al Avila.