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QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Apr 5, 2017 -> 04:28 PM) I believe you are right. Wish I could remember for who though. Was it Dye? Dye was linked a lot with the Reds in a deal for Homer Bailey. Kenny actually thought he had it completed at one point. Mark

At least they called it early, which is good. And you know the way this work right? The Cubs will have perfect weather when they open at home next week. That's the way things roll. Mark

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 4, 2017 -> 04:20 PM) Who the hell are we going to beat with this pitching staff and this offense? And this defense? Not many teams... Which is the whole point of the exercise. I mean it's not like they were beating a lot of teams with the Adam Dunn's, Austin Jackson's, Tyler Flower's, Alejandro de Aza's and Dylan Alexrod's of the world were they? Mark

In the long run it doesn't really matter I guess but it was disappointing to see the same old same old when it came to Sox base running blunders and situational hitting. Left a lot of guys on base. One other thing that didn't change was a lack of run support for Q, surprised they got him two (not that he helped himself at all today). High draft pick here we come! Mark

Even if (when) the Sox trade away all their vets I still don't think they'll lose enough games to get the #1 pick. Some of those teams in the N.L. are so bad, some of the top college teams could probably beat them. Mark

Great feature in this Sunday's Parade Magazine. It's all their baseball covers over the years. Here is the web site to the gallery of their covers: www.Parade.com/baseball The Sox had three players who at one time or another were on them. Mark

Having sat in the CF bleachers many times when Harry was broadcasting from there during Wednesday afternoon home games I can tell you he usually drank a beer an inning. If the game went into extra innings...WATCH OUT! LOL. He'd always have a full pitcher right there since fans would by him beer and just pour it into the pitcher. Good times. Harry and Jimmy were quite a combo as well. Mark

Wish all Sox fans a safe and productive 2017 season. It won't be productive in the win column but if the veterans can be healthy and put up some numbers, it will be productive in the sense that they can then get traded for various degrees of younger talent. So let's hope that's the case. At least baseball is back and that's a good thing. Mark

64-67 since more trades will be coming. Mark

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Mar 27, 2017 -> 10:04 AM) Again, this is crazy talk. Yes, the capital gains tax will be less, but they are going to end up spending more in taxes due to inheritance tax if JR dies before the sale than they would pay on capital gains plus they will still have to pay capital gains on top of what they paid in taxes on the inheritance. Taxes will have nothing to do with the sale of this team, and even if it is a driver, it would drive them to sell sooner than later. Iowa: Not according to what tax experts have told me. I'm not a tax guy so I have no idea. Bottom line, he's not selling. For better or worse that's the reality. Mark

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Mar 26, 2017 -> 01:11 PM) Quick question. WTF does JR's ownership and the "conspiracy" rebuild have to do with Lucas Giolito's FB velocity drop and CB spin rate? I swear some folks complain for the sake of complaining and if there was nothing to complain about, they would complain about that too. Lighten up Sox fans and be glad baseball is back after a long winter. Nothing at all...just responding to a certain posters constant, as in every post, refrain about JR selling. He's not, dead horse...just hoping he'll finally let it go. Mark

WBWSF: Sigh....OK...for the 8,456th time. First off what any others investors want or wish MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING...repeat NOTHING. JR has day to day control of the operations of the White Sox. IT IS IN HIS CONTRACT. He has the absolute final say on all matters including a possible sale. EVERY other minority owner can say, "we want to sell" but if JR says "no." That's it...over and done. Also unless JR is guilty of some type of illegal activity or is judged to no longer be in control of his mental capacity (i.e. unfit to run the operation) HE CAN NOT BE REMOVED FROM THAT POSITION. Again that is specifically stipulated in his contract. With the money the Sox are making no one can even hope to make that claim. Second, based on what I've been told and from what I've read if JR were to sell before he passed away the tax could be as much as 200 MILLION DOLLARS on him and his family. 200 MILLION. JR isn't the sharpest baseball guy around but he is a brilliant businessman who STARTED AS A TAX GUY. NO ONE knows the in's and out's of the tax laws better than him. If you think he is going to inflict that kind of penalty on his family you are being delusional. If the team is sold after he passes on the tax hit is much MUCH LOWER. Like it or not, for better or worse he is going to own the franchise until it is time for him to leave this existence or unless the tax laws are changed. But if you want to continue to believe in a fantasy then by all means...go for it. Sorry, I don't mean to offend but this constant repetition of nonsense gets old. And in the interest of full disclosure I have been asked to co-author a book on JR, one of the most successful and controversial sports owners in Chicago franchise history. I researched for six months including a number of direct interviews and put together a 75 page outline / format for the upcoming publication. The other person involved in this is now doing much of the writing. Basically I did most of the research and he is doing the other part of the process. He approached me with the idea. I thought it was worth my time and found it interesting so I did what I could. Much of the info on JR is actually public record if you look hard enough. Mark

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Mar 26, 2017 -> 06:04 AM) I still think JR is going to put the team up for sale during the 2018 season and we'll have a new owner going into the 2019 season. I think this statement is entirely wrong. But feel free to keep repeating it every single time. Two words for you: TAX HIT if he sells before he passes on. That is all. Mark

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 13, 2017 -> 03:33 PM) This is a complete overreaction and gross simplification. Looking at his minor league career, he pretty much took the field every day. I don't think two fluke injuries change that, at least not at this time. Guess I'm complete and gross then. Not the kids fault but he's unreliable now until or if he proves otherwise. But it really doesn't matter anyway. Put a giraffe in center for all I care for the next few years. Lose games, get high draft picks, that's the M.O. for right now. Mark

Charlie Tilson = Brett Lawrie version 2.0 Mark

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Mar 12, 2017 -> 10:22 AM) I fully expect the team to be sold after the 2018 season. I'll make it easy for you so that you don't have to allow "time" to tell. He's not selling after next year because...for the 2,678th time, taxes would take a major bite out of any sale profit for him and his family. JR is a tax guy, that's how he got his start, he's a brilliant businessman, which is how he got enough money to buy the team in the first place, he's not stupid. The team will be sold after he has passed on...not before. Please, stop beating the drum on something that makes ZERO financial sense to a guy who is nothing but finance as you correctly point out. Mark

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Mar 10, 2017 -> 09:47 AM) "The perception within the game is Reinsdorf will step back as owner at some point soon, either handing off to his children or selling." JR will not sell while he is still alive because of the tax hit (which would be very large) on his family. He started as a tax guy, he knows the laws better than anyone. And it has been reported many times by many sources (including JR himself to Bob Sirott on Chicago Tonight) that his children are not interested in running the Sox and he has advised them against doing so. Mark

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 4, 2017 -> 02:31 PM) RIP ClassicMLB11 What happened? Mark

Best for all concerned. Guy couldn't stay healthy and just seemed like an odd-duck. Mark

Best for all concerned. Guy couldn't stay healthy and just seemed like an odd-duck. Mark

What you say Greg could be true however it could also be true that because of age, contract status, limitations with those two players and what the Sox could be asking that in reality no team in fact, wants them right now. Mark

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 26, 2017 -> 09:51 AM) https://twitter.com/ChiTribKane/status/8358...5835776/photo/1 I forgot we signed Cabrera. They are rebuilding remember plus having three guys who were going to be starters out with injuries doesn't help matters. It's OK. Mark

QUOTE (ptatc @ Feb 23, 2017 -> 06:47 AM) Isn't that a good thing in a season where they are rebuilding? edit: As long as it's not one of the young rebuilding pieces that is. True... although you never want to see anyone get hurt. Mark

Congrats to Mark, well deserved. Mark

The exhibition season hasn't even started yet and they have already had two guys go down. Mark