Jose Abreu

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 09:30 PM) f***ing damn right b****in s*** As long as you're not attacking a poster or a player with language like that, f*** it. Light it up. Freedom of speech, cuz. oh

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 08:31 PM) Thats not insight, thats just not being marginally retarded. Is this kind of language really allowed here?

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 07:28 PM) Yeah but how many of those are Red Sox fans trolling? I'd say about 2735.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 07:25 PM) Nyy fans message board has 2735 posts And we have 1890. We can get there!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 06:23 PM) I can't help but not see the White Sox as the favorite. If you think about the various factors that have been at play here, the White Sox lead in none of them. -Most money? Maybe Cubs? Maybe Yankees? For sure not Sox. -Biggest Japanese communities? LA by far. Sox lead only Arizona among leaders, I would guess. -West Coast oriented? Better than NY, but still not LA. -Winning World Series? Pretty much everyone except the Cubs are ahead of Sox. Maybe they can put together some sort of a package that weaves things together, but I am just not convinced Let's take a more in-depth look at this. Of course, some of these are speculation. -Most money: NYY + 5, CHC + 5, LAD + 4, CWS + 3, ARZ + 2 - Japanese communities: LAD + 5, NYY + 4, CWS/CHC + 3, ARZ + 2 - West Coast: LAD + 5, ARZ + 4, CWS/CHC/NYY + 1 - World Series: LAD + 5, NYY/CWS/ARZ + 3, CHC + 2 - (Added) Pressure/How He'd Fit In/Fan Racism CWS/ARZ + 5, LAD + 2, NYY/CHC+ 1 TOTAL 1. LAD with 21 2. ARZ with 16 3. CWS with 15 4. NYY with 14 5. CHC with 12 OK, now fix my ratings so that this can be more accurate. 1-5 scale.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 07:05 PM) I have not been following too much on the Tanaka sweepstake, but all I know that's confirmed was that we met with Tanaka in L.A. So do people really posted 125 pages of speculations when no one outside of south Chicago see us as serious contenders? This is the point I'm trying to make, all anyone knows for sure is that we're interested in and have met with Masahiro Tanaka. That's all.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 06:58 PM) I've yet to see any MLB writer state that over the last 4-5 days. As SS2K just stated, it makes little sense for why Tanaka would choose the Sox. MLB writers don't know s*** about Tanaka, he and his camp have been silent this whole time and every "source" that has been cited so far is just the writer's excuse for making up bulls***.

QUOTE (dayan024 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 06:55 PM) Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 44s Gut feeling on this one: Three most likely spots for Tanaka seem to be #Dodgers, #Cubs, #Yankees. Things could change though. So he pretty much eliminated us and the D'Backs, even though I think that we're the two most likely spots for Tanaka.

QUOTE (dayan024 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 06:45 PM) Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 7m Consensus from some league sources is that they don't expect Tanaka to end up with #DBacks. "Market not big enough", said one. So down to 4 teams? I don't buy it.

QUOTE (dayan024 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 05:52 PM) Dan Hayes coming up on sportstalk live to talk about Tanaka Update us! Oops, you just did haha

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 05:46 PM) Who WOULDN'T want to live in LA?! I moved out here from Chicago 2 years ago, and I love it. I totally see why she'd want to live here. BTW I'm wearing flip flops and shorts today, and it's actually hot in my office. How's the weather in Chi-town? A beautiful 29. Better than the -8 we're getting tomorrow.

SN: Updated my signature. It's legit.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 05:33 PM) But Mrs. Tanaka is still uprooting her entire life to come overseas and support her husband. I still think that's the biggest thing. Who says she isn't overly excited about this opportunity? Besides, who f***in cares. Masahiro san is the one making decisions & this is exactly why he was so recently at the party of the honorable Mr. Tazakazi. What does the party have to do with it?

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 05:17 PM) If we get Tanaka and thus remember this thread fondly, this is a good POTY candidate You bet it is

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 05:18 PM) Yes it was. And the flight is only 1.5 hours longer. In first class, that is nothing. No, it was just a rumor. Nobody really knows why she (supposedly) wants to live there.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 05:16 PM) Its an easier flight home... Yes, there's that, weather, attractions, and many other reasons that would make her want to live there. It has nothing to do with her career.

It was never said that she wants to live in L.A. because she's a Japanese pop star.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 05:11 PM) WE OUTLASTED COWLEY b****ES! We should meet up at a 711 and have some Snickers to celebrate.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 05:08 PM) What is the need for Japanese pop stars are ther in LA? I am guessing none. Who said she wants to live there because she's a Japanese pop star? Maybe she just enjoys the weather or something.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 05:01 PM) Play by play guy for Long Beach State Basketball. This is his opinion. A great example of why blue check marks next to your name mean nothing.

QUOTE (dayan024 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 04:46 PM) Dodgers Nation ‏@DodgersNation 50s Wayne Graczyk of the Japan Times says on @MLBNetworkRadio he doesn't think Tanaka will necessarily take the highest bid. Thats what I asked someone to listen to. I knew something would come out of it!

QUOTE (dayan024 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 04:42 PM) Troy Renck ‏@TroyRenck 5h Tanaka derby nearing finish line.. #Cubs, #Dbacks, #WhiteSox, #Yankees among those seriously pursuing the right-hander. 5h? Thanks for the false hope!

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 04:39 PM) LOL. Either everyone but one person is wrong or everyone reporting this stuff is just guessing. You pick. And does anyone think "White sox" when someone says "Chicago put up a big offer?" Maybe thats their problem. And does anyone think "Mets" when someone says "New York put up a big offer?" The White Sox and the Mets- daily victims of misconception.

QUOTE (dayan024 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 04:37 PM) Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 2m Asked 2 agents where they think Tanaka will go. 1) Yankees, Cubs or Dodgers. 2) Yankees, Dodgers or Blue Jays. #speculation Blue Jays???!!!

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 04:12 PM) I think that Hahns next move is to play "99 Problems" on his itouch 99 problems but pitching ain't one