Bananarchy

QUOTE (shysocks @ Dec 16, 2015 -> 01:28 PM) Come on man, this is so intellectually dishonest. Trayce is not a .900 OPS guy. The fact that there are people here who believe TT is a .900 OPS guy is enough that we should move him. He's not very good at baseball but his value is very high.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 16, 2015 -> 12:18 PM) I LOVE this trade. Gave up three talented but flawed prospects for one of the best 3B in baseball. With two years of control, you can give him a few months and then possibly discuss extension, but if he's not interested you'll most likely end up with a comp pick when leaves and hopefully have Trey Michalczewski ready to replace him at that time (obviously not a sure thing). Having said that, we still need to add an OF to replace Avi. Do that, and this team can be serious contenders next year. Agreed. It's refreshing for Hahn to sell high on a guy like Thompson instead of sitting on him until he's no longer a viable bargaining piece.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 16, 2015 -> 12:16 PM) It really is amazing guys whose profession sort of requires they know some things, are totally clueless. Well, ever since the big Cubbie move to WSCR, you knew their focus would shift heavily.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 16, 2015 -> 12:13 PM) Spiegel speculating Courtney Hawkins as a 4th outfielder this coming season. Turns off radio... I don't mind S&G at all, but Spiegs has no business talking White Sox. CH as a 4th outfielder is nonsense.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 16, 2015 -> 12:13 PM) I wonder if we hear Hawk say "the strong arm of Lawrie" on every double play Well, at least it will only be every road double play.

I love this move. Good work, Rick. So excited for a change.

I'll take either, but I think the White Sox have a positive history with Cuban players and might have an easier time convincing Cespedes.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 09:56 PM) That Sharp trade looks really bad now. Hopefully Goose is up permanently now. Scuderi is slow as molasses. Horrible. You get a bad defenseman in exchange for your best prospect, trade him for a worse defenseman. Jim Nill completely exploited Stan Bowman.

This is the kind of trade you make when no other GM is going to help you out. Everyone knows where the Blackhawks are weak. No GM in this conference, let alone the rest of the NHL is actually going to help the Blackhawks solve their defensive issues without some massive return.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 01:46 PM) Guys, having Eaton allows us to have Laroche, don't forget that. /thread

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 01:41 PM) Contracts are the biggest parts of trades and signings anymore. It isn't about player comparision. I think everyone here knows Heyward is the better player, but if you have $23 million to spend, you are better off with Eaton and whatever else you can get with the balance. This is wrong. There's no limit to how much money teams can spend, so the Heyward money is play money. It's all about player value. Teams can sign guys and sit them if they want.

QUOTE (Baron @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 01:39 PM) Ofcourse they get a ton of credit. But if we're doing about player comparisons I'm not taking Eaton over Jason Heyward. I think comparing their contract status is silly. The circumstances are completely different for each player. Agreed. This is a reasonable, non-homer answer. In other sports with caps, contract status matters. Both the White Sox and the Cubs have enough money and there's no salary cap. You take Heyward.

The right answer is Heyward, but I still like Eaton a lot.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 01:30 PM) Why not? Because of the TV deals and attendance? You watch how that suffers the next couple of years as the cubs continue in this direction. Because Chicago is big enough to support two teams. There isn't an obviously better TV market that needs a team. And I get called out for being critical of the White Sox. They belong in Chicago.

3-0 Nashville with three minutes left in the first

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 09:54 AM) OK, when he starts beating his wife and driving drunk, somebdy PM me so I can get worked up about it. That's not enough to anger sports fans.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 10:21 PM) It was never in doubt. If only the rest of the league played the same way, it would be the early 80's all over again! If I were a real Stars fan, i'd be frustrated. As someone who only subscribes to the Blackhawks and gets the Stars for free, they're a lot of fun. They're just build like a first round exit.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 10:01 PM) Stars gonna Stars. 4-0 quickly becomes 5-5 Sharp scores. Stars win 6-5 in regulation. 21-5-2 on the season.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 09:42 PM) Teuvo with a nice game When he's good, he's special. Good to see him catch fire.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 03:48 PM) Did that really happen...? Wow. If it did, tough. There are so many layers representing the players, this should never actually happen. It's clear both parties miss each other.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 5, 2015 -> 12:40 PM) Wouldn't mind it. Bickell has been tearing it up in the minors. The Blackhawks look like they need some kind of infusion of something. Maybe Bickell has what the team needs.

JJ was good, but I echo both of the blacked out sentiments. Marvel is onto a good thing with their Netflix partnerships. Considering the budget, the DD and JJ efforts are IMO superior to anything else Marvel studios is doing.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 04:12 AM) I saw this and I listened to whatever song autoplayed on their website. I didn't find it very interesting, but I haven't really liked any FF tunes for a while now. It is indeed possible to not like free unexpected music. I haaaaaaaated that album U2 dumped onto my iTunes without my knowledge or consent. Blecch. You get the impression from Dave Grohl that Sonic Highways in general was a kind of "phone it in" thing. They toured all over the country and wrote cheap songs that sound like all their other songs about their experiences. It's too bad, too. Wasting Light was one of their better efforts in some time.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 12:59 PM) Holy Sh*t! A new 3 hour episode of Luther on Dec 17. Guess it aired in England as two separate episodes but BBC America is airing it as one big episode. I heard no Ruth Wilson. A bit disappointing, as she was brilliant in the show (and is also pretty good in season 1 of "The Affair").

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 09:17 PM) R.I.P. Robert Loggia. Feech La Manna RIP