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QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 02:18 PM) Agreed. One of the things I've always admired about the Lakers (even though they are screwed now), for the best example, or maybe also Yankees, is how they totally behave with the attitude of "if you are the best in the league, you are going to be a Laker". And things just kind of fall in line. There is no reason a flagship franchise like the Bears should not have that attitude, except they've been a bumbling, poorly performing franchise for 25 years and 25 years before that. But they have the resources to say to DeCosta "we will give you whatever amount you want, and the power to create the franchise in your image with 100% support. Go". If he turns down, fine, but why not go after that? He's clearly the creme de la creme. I definitely agree. With a guy like DeCosta, you can't just offer him the GM job imo. He has done such a great job with the Ravens that I think you would have to offer him a presidency role along with high money to sway him out of Baltimore.

TCU showing people why they should of been #4. Spanking Ole Miss 42-0 early in the 3rd. I'm one that thought they definitely did not deserve to lose their 4th spot before that last week. TCU would definitely put up a better fight than a 3rd string QB Ohio State team.

I think a DeCosta (Ravens GM) and Kubiak (Ravens OC) would be best case scenario for the Bears GM & HC job. I have always been a fan of the Ravens drafts, hence why they are consistently good. And Kubiak brings HC experience who is dedicated to the run, runs 2 TE sets and a lot of play action.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 01:20 PM) Well that sucks. Yeah I wanted him as a 4th OFer. Cubs only got him for 2.5 million. I would of loved to match that deal.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 01:04 PM) I don't even care about his glove, but his bat has been worse than Leury Garcia's to this point. Yeah, I'm pretty sure I can hit better than this guy.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 11:18 AM) I like 10 minutes from Medieval Times, and I have never been there lol Same lol

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 05:00 PM) Bar is set pretty low for him, I see. Well when his main job is to come off the bench, distribute to others, and run the offense, it was a good game for him. Rice, Nunn, Egwu, and Starks were awful today.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 04:53 PM) I'm covering Pontiac so not able to watch. If Michigan outage lost with Tate contributing, I'd have been irked. Tate played 25 minutes, 7 points on 3/3 from the field, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 0 turnovers. He had an excellent game.

Well Brandon Maurer finally got traded, but not to the Sox. He's going to SD for OF Seth Smith.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 03:39 PM) That sounds like every Michigan game ever Sounds like what happens against Illinois every game.

QUOTE (Boogua @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 03:28 PM) I've only been watching since the start of the second half, but I swear 90% of the shots I've seen Michigan take have been 3s I feel. They are 5-18 from 3. Hitting their last 2.

Illinois up 32-26 at half

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 02:14 PM) That is not a charge, bad omen B1G Ten refs are awful. Just like Egwu's "illegal" screen offensive foul call. Awful.

Michigan making everything they throw up so far. Only have 1 miss early.

Huge Illinois fan, and even though Michigan has struggled this year, I do not have great confidence in this game. Michigan 68 Illinois 60

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 11:26 AM) He's an incredibly versatile player who is a very good hitter and is incredibly cheap. It'll be interesting to see what it takes to get him, but I think there are a few teams, notably the Cubs, who could cash in a couple prospects to acquire him. Suggesting something crazy here, but if the Cubs gave up Javier Baez and Pierce Johnson right now, how on earth could the Sox logically top that? They could give up Anderson and Montas for sure, but that's not logical (and I'm not sure it would top the Cubs offer anyway). The Sox are going for it, but they are doing so with an eye towards the future. Trading for Ben Zobrist at this point is not making a move with an eye towards the future, it's making a move with an eye towards now. That is not in their agenda. See, I don't see a fit for the Cubs. They already have a glut of MI prospects and with one year left on his deal and at 33 years old, I think he would be the wrong type of player for the Cubs because I think they are still at least year or 2 from competing in a playoff spot. Whereas the Sox could definitely use him this year, and if he does produce well, you can resign him to a 2 year deal similar to the LaRoche deal. QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 11:43 AM) Here's what Jeff Sullivan suggested Zobrist's value would be: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/jeff-sulliv...hs-chat-123014/ I read that and see "Tim Anderson or two of Montas/Danish/Micah Johnson." I say no to that. With that said above, I would not pay that price for Zobrist for the reasons you have stated previously.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 11:14 AM) So that's 2 disappointing prospects and a guy whose upside is that of an average player for a sabermetric god and a fallen prospect who was still very recently considered to be one of the best pitching prospects in the game. They'd hang up. You are giving up Montas/Danish plus another couple of good prospects at the very minimum for Zobrist alone. If you want Montgomery it's probably going to be Montas and Danish plus prospects for a total rental player. Beyond that, they could easily be asking for Tim Anderson in return too. This is just not a move that fits the Sox agenda right now. I was definitely wrong in the value in Zobrist, but he is 33 years old with only 1 more year left on his contract. QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 11:14 AM) Ben Zobrist would be a nice fit for White Sox, who currently see 2B as competition between Micah Johnson, Carlos Sanchez & Leury Garcia. https://twitter.com/philgrogers/status/549972921670963200 Key for White Sox w/Zobrist lies in Rays' interest in Dayan Viciedo and CWS willingness to deal significant prospects. Serious talk likely. https://twitter.com/philgrogers/status/549975570692702208 Rogers better be right on this one, Zobrist makes a lot of sense for the White Sox right now.

Could be available now that the Rays have signed SS Asdrubal Cabrera. Zobrist is in the last year of his contract at 33 years old. I think he would be a great platoon at 3B with Gillaspie, playing 2B giving Sanchez/Johnson time to develop and can platoon with LaRoche at DH. What do you guys think? I would offer Beck, Thompson, and Sanchez for Zobrist and Montgomery.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 29, 2014 -> 10:07 PM) Seth Rollins is absolutely anazing. This crowd is horrendous. Rollins is a bum, Bryan is great and going to win the Royal Rumble.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 29, 2014 -> 01:52 PM) Pretty sure Gruden is locked down until 2021 with ESPN. When he announced it during the Bears MNF game a few weeks ago, Tirico made it a point to say he will not be coaching until the contract is up I don't get all the hype with Gruden either. He wanted to pick Johnny Football #1 overall last year lol.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Dec 29, 2014 -> 08:21 AM) @ProFootballTalk League source says word is tricking out of Chicago that G.M. Phil Emery has gotten the axe. Good. QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 29, 2014 -> 08:22 AM) It was probably time for him to get out of NY, but I think Ryan is a top flight coach. The rosters he was given were just pretty much close to the worst in the league every year he was there. Even his first two years those rosters weren't great. It's amazing he won as much as he did. I'd love if Ryan was the next Bears HC

Mauricio Rubio Jr. ‏@MRubio52 2h2 hours ago The White Sox are doing a tremendous job of retooling their minor leagues, big fan of their 2014 draft. System is recovering well.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Dec 28, 2014 -> 01:11 PM) Cutler. Blows. Bad throws and keep missing wide open targets. Doesn't help that there has been only 1 play that a route was ran farther than 10 yards...

http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?ymd=2...&vkey=stats According to this, Sox also have signed 24 year old RHP Brett Marshall to minor league deal. Was with the Reds last.

I really hope we see the entire coaching staff and Emery tonight/tomorrow morning.