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1. Robertson is great 2. Eaton stays healthy 3. Garcia has 23+ HR's and hits .280.

Someone earlier in this thread said this signing makes the Sox lineup average, but I totally disagree. If Eaton can stay healthy and Garcia progresses, they have the potential to be very good.

I have watched this team and been disgusted for awhile now. There are rumors they had a cheater on their 2005 team not named Ozuna. Cabrera proved last year that he's a good player without PED's. I'm ready to watch a winner.

I have a friend who works for the Bears who told me that Cutler is literally the definition of "first one in, last one out" in terms of work ethic. Anyone who says he doesn't care is going strictly off of body language.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 05:33 PM) 5 /$120 for Shark is too much. $25 mil is ace money, and you are talking about a guy some of you are saying isn't better than Q. Essentially, we'd be paying him 6/$130 for the next 6 years. That would be close to what Lester gets, and Scherzer would end up getting around 7/$175 this year. I'd much rather have a superior pitcher for a little bit more without giving up Semien and a cost controlled young pitcher like Bassitt. I was thrilled when the initial report last night was Semien, Thompson, and Beck being dealt. Was definitely upset to see Bassitt go. Losing Ravelo hurts, though getting Ynoa back sweetens the deal. After hearing a suggested extension figure now, this deal now becomes less and less of a steal for us and may actually be great value for the A's. 5/120 is $20, not $25, a year.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 02:14 PM) The Sox didn't give up anything really special; but they shouldn't for 1 year of a player. They also didn't give up a bunch of chumps either. Ravelo is a high OBP guy that will be able to play 1B for some teams (who have power elsewhere). Semien is a nice infielder. Bassit was really improving. I wouldn't have done this deal for 1 year of Shark. But they've certainly done worse trades. The pitcher they got back is the type they've been loading up on - high K, but no control. These guys you're speaking of were practically nobodies in a system that is horrible. I'm really not worried. I think Samardzija signs an extension, and with the Oakland does things, Semien will be with someone else in 4 years. QUOTE (woods of ypres @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 02:30 PM) I want to be excited but I am a bit troubled by him moving from the NL, and a pitchers haven to the Cell.... He actually came from the AL, technically.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 09:31 PM) He does. Then sign an extension.

I have, let's just say, a source inside 87.7 who is one of many getting fired. Long story short: the station isn't making the money they expected- except Kap and Haugh- so they're going to be all of their resources into that. It may move to 720 or move to TV permanently.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 02:03 PM) That homer he hit off Guardado was awesome. I remember freaking out in my living room at the time. Thomas came up the next inning, hit a long one foul and then hit a long one fair. I don't recall the year but I remember they were losing something like 10-0 after the first few innings against the Cubs. Wood or Prior hit Konerko in the head, he stayed in, and ended up hitting 2 homers. They ended up winning 15-11 I believe.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 8, 2014 -> 04:12 PM) Defensive end might be weak, but even there Austen Lane is better than most of the crap we had at DE last year. In DT, if rookies suck, Nate Collins has shown a lot already. I'm just not worried at all about the dline. The LBs on the other hand...mercy. Briggs is good, Williams is good (if he's healthy), and Bostic can't be as bad as last year.

Sandow is great

Let me start this by saying I'm not a huge NBA fan or a Bulls fan, but one of the best teams in any four year span (Miami) just broke apart. Indiana lost their best player to a gruesome knee injury and is out for 2014-2015 (maybe longer), and the Bulls aren't going to make a play for Kevin Love? Obviously, they could be under the radar but every analyst has Love going to Cleveland. Shouldn't the Bulls make a better attempt for Love? If Cleveland gets Love, they pretty much become the new Miami, but the Bulls could become the new Miami, too. Ok, rip me to pieces.

This guy is unf***ingbelievable.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 09:05 AM) He saw yaz there. And Catfish.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 26, 2014 -> 11:23 AM) Sale has the better record, WHIP, more complete games, walks less people, gives up less hits, doesn't throw a s*** ton of wild pitches. Felix has the better ER numbers, strikes out slightly more, and has pitched 7 more starts due to Sale's DL trip. There's certainly an argument to be made for Sale but the numbers are all very close except for starts made. And Sale pitches in a park that is a hitter's park while Safeco is a pitcher's park.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 11:23 PM) I love football

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 04:39 PM) Sox have some key pieces who are still young. But they need about 3 more starters besides Rodon, a couple of infielders, 2 outfielders, a catcher, and a couple of bullpen pitchers better than they have now. Some answers may be in the minors, they could sign a couple of free agents, and they could probably upgrade 2-3 positions if they trade Danks and Alexei. But this is a 75 win team right now. They would go to a 6 man rotation?

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 12:21 PM) The little sports talk I listened to, I've put them on just to hear something different. You almost forget Jared Payton is on, because, well, he doesn't talk much. Just like you forgot how to spell his first name

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 09:24 PM) Was hoping they'd eventually go that route. Awesome. There had been rumors about Kofi going heel. I wonder if this is it. By the way, is Steph fake? That cleavage was nasty.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 06:25 PM) Should have unloaded him, cancer on the team. Get Ryan Miller for him.

QUOTE (OilCan @ Jul 19, 2014 -> 03:21 PM) You can never heave enough talent in your pipeline. If he can help both offensively and defensively, why not "poke the tires" and see what you can do? Poke the tires, like, spin the tires?

And yes, Rusev-Swagger is awesome. They gave them the 8:00 hour and they killed it.

Last week I said I don't buy that he is coming back, but now, I have to believe Punk is coming back eventually. Another thing that makes sense is that he would never see AJ if he stays retired and she keeps wrestling. Yes, I know a lot of guys have wives that aren't in the business.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 07:11 PM) So Cena and Reigns sit there while Dean gets murdered. Nice job being faces I'd guess it would be too far of a run to save Ambrose. QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 07:16 PM) Sheamus trying to get "fella" over is amusing I don't even know what "fella" means, honestly.

Ambrose is a bad face, IMO. He plays the bad guy role so much better.