MeanJoeCrede Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, fathom said: Rick Hahn is having his annual pre-soxfest press conference around 2:40 today This should give us our answer. Which is most likely? If Hahn's there, he A. Is the source of the rumors and did it to increase the Soxfest Surprise. B. Was the source of the rumors that pissed Manny's Superagent off last week and the Sox have been out of the running since then. Ifs Hahn's not there, he C. Is on the phone screaming at Manny's Superagent for leaking the San Diego rumor right before Soxfest D. Is on the phone begging to sign Manny for a record contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Quote For now, the Padres remain a “longshot” for a major strike, according to one source familiar with their thinking. Two other sources said they would be “shocked” if either Harper or Machado landed in San Diego. From Rosenthal ^ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSexy23 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 We are about an hour and a half away boys start prayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Jose Abreu said: From Rosenthal ^ No Sox blew it already, you can't convince me otherwise!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockin Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 FWIW Dave is saying there’s not going to be a Machado SoxFest announcement. https://www.barstoolsports.com/chicago/soxfest-2019-starts-tonight-heres-all-you-need-to-know-on-the-event/?_branch_match_id=617436380472542349 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centerfieldsixers Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, TheTruth05 said: No Sox blew it already, you can't convince me otherwise!!! explain how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect Vision Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Manny will go to the team that offers the most. Same as it ever was. The Padres are checking in. They are interested if the 7/175 amount is true, and the price doesn't go up much from there. Which means they are not a true threat to actually sign Manny IMO. If anything, the Padres being unveiled as the mystery team is a good thing. This potentially gives the Sox more certainty in what they are up against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSexy23 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Does anyone who has Twitter notifications on for all the baseball beat writers excited to turn them off once this all plays out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Manny Machado will be at Soxfest like Sting.was during all these Nitros where you weren't quite sure which side he was on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ123 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Just now, fathom said: ugh Welp. There’s the ‘tampering of expectations’ we’ve been expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mqr Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, fathom said: ugh Not sure what else you'd want him to say, unless you were looking for "Oh that? yeah we wrapped that up an hour ago" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, fathom said: ugh What's he supposed to say? "we got em in the bag guys, just hold on" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Just now, aeichhor said: This sounds like opposite of tampering expectations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockin Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, aeichhor said: I HATE this line of thinking. Just because they’re being considered doesn’t mean progress. It means agents saw they had a lot of money and could get a better deal for their client with the White Sox involved. There won’t be progress until they actually convert and get someone of significance. Only then will general opinions change. Edited January 25, 2019 by Sockin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL1 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 What out! This thread is about to hit 600 pages after everyone is done analyzing Hahn's quotes today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, TheTruth05 said: What's he supposed to say? "we got em in the bag guys, just hold on" "If we don't convert on one of these guys we are screwed. Sorry everyone" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ123 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Just now, Sockin said: I HATE this line of thinking. Just because they’re being considered doesn’t mean progress. It means agents saw they had a lot of money and could get a better deal for their client with the White Sox involved. Their won’t be progress until they land some of significance. Absolutely agree. I think they might be surprised at the level of disappointment if they don’t ‘convert.’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisox05 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Sockin said: I HATE this line of thinking. Just because they’re being considered doesn’t mean progress. It means agents saw they had a lot of money and could get a better deal for their client with the White Sox involved. There won’t be progress until they actually convert and get someone of significance. Only then will general opinions change. Yep, it's an infuriating comment. It doesn't mean much now, but they better not say something like that if the guys go elsewhere. This isn't college recruiting where you're a MAC team trying to get into the top 5 for a 5 star recruit. This is a money issue where every team has the same opportunity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, aeichhor said: Give Hahn his participation trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vote4Pedro Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Pitchforks unite!!! C’mon guys, nothing positive will come out of this unless it was a oh hey we signed this guy named Machado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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