SonofaRoache Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 15 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: Maybe not, but I am sure his agency makes up for that with lawyers and tax guys. It might be better to have a street smart guy who won’t flinch doing the negotiating. He has a pretty impressive client list. Fair point. But I wouldn't be one of his first few clients. I guess at this point he's built a brand so it's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saufley Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 For God's sake, can this please end. Rick Hahn, sign him and I for one don't care if you overpay! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 11 minutes ago, Saufley said: For God's sake, can this please end. Rick Hahn, sign him and I for one don't care if you overpay! We'll all be dead by the time he makes a decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 28 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: First off, the 7 year old Deadspin articles sources were people upset the lying, cheating, despicable Lozano left their agency and created a new one I don’t know where you come up with desperate for cash. According to Forbes, he made $27 million the first 9 months of last year.. And with the White Sox being used, it had to do with Bowdens comment that he was never going to sign with a team that wouldn’t contend in 2019. If that is true, how were they not used? Because it's an excuse after the fact for signing with a team he stated earlier he didn't want to sign with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justinsettle Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 41 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: First off, the 7 year old Deadspin articles sources were people upset the lying, cheating, despicable Lozano left their agency and created a new one I don’t know where you come up with desperate for cash. According to Forbes, he made $27 million the first 9 months of last year.. And with the White Sox being used, it had to do with Bowdens comment that he was never going to sign with a team that wouldn’t contend in 2019. If that is true, how were they not used? So back to the White Sox being used- it would be offensive as a fan for the White Sox not to make a run at a high profile free agent that fits on the team. Regardless of if he said he doesn't want to play for us. I assume that Hahn tried his best to sell Harper on the advantages of coming to play here regardless of what he is up against. If Harper had absolutely no chance of playing here he probably wouldn't have met with us. I'm sure if we offered something ridiculous like 10/500 Harper would have already signed regardless of if he wanted to win now because no team is going to come close to such a ridiculous offer. Because we are trying to get both of these guys at the cheapest contract possible it naturally allows other teams more opportunities to match or come in better. So I don't see how Boras used us at all- we made our best offer and pitch and soon we will see if it was good enough. Same with Machado. If anything it would be easier for a team to use the player. For example if we never really wanted Harper and Machado was our #1 the whole time then Hahn should have leaked to the press how we were closing in on Harper to put pressure on Machado to sign. Its all a game. I just don't see how Boras used us because had we offered more of whatever Harper wants he would have already signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 52 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: First off, the 7 year old Deadspin articles sources were people upset the lying, cheating, despicable Lozano left their agency and created a new one I don’t know where you come up with desperate for cash. According to Forbes, he made $27 million the first 9 months of last year.. And with the White Sox being used, it had to do with Bowdens comment that he was never going to sign with a team that wouldn’t contend in 2019. If that is true, how were they not used? Well, I read the article in which they discuss how he lives very lavishly and depends on his contract signings to support his spending habits year to year. I actually read the article which is where I came up with desperate for cash. Weird, huh? What were they used for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justinsettle Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Orlando said: How can people dispute that the Sox leaked that when Merkin and Garfein and a bunch of Chicago news paper nobody’s reported it? I realize who reported it. But again it makes no sense at all for the White Sox to purposely leak that we had an extremely low ball offer on the table. If fact if they did purposely leak that whomever did should be fired because it didn't help at all- see Padres as in the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) You can discredit the piece all you'd like Dick, but just like everything else... provide me with a source of rebut if you're going to say it's a lie. Just dismissing things because you want to doesn't really make it right. Here is the piece about Lozano spending and living check to check: From the moment he was hired, Lozano was never more than just barely out of debt, living contract percentage to contract percentage. He told colleagues he hadn't put a dime into retirement accounts. He borrowed against his pension. When he tried to buy his house in 1997, his credit was so shot that he had to borrow money from Jeff Borris, a senior partner at BHSC, to make a down payment. Borris made sure that the entire office knew he had lent the money and made sure he was repaid with interest. There was no single demon sucking up Dan Lozano's money. He was doing well, making high six figures annually according to a co-worker's estimate. He just lived beyond his means: a home steps from the beach, a new Range Rover, a tailored suit. It was always something new. "As soon as he made money, he spent it," recalls an acquaintance, who says Lozano would think nothing of dropping thousands of dollars on dinner, most of it on wine, and would think even less of dropping thousands of dollars on women for himself. Lozano often entertained prospective clients by bringing them to porn shoots, a co-worker says, but gradually he began dating adult film stars and escorts. There was Alisha Klass, the former fiancée of porn mogul Seymore Butts. There was Julián, the androgynous Filipina. But these flings never lasted long. One of his steadier relationships, lasting a year, was with a pretty blonde named Kristen, who told at least one person in Lozano's circle that she had been a call girl. She was now trying the sugar-baby route: A source familiar with Lozano's finances says he spent $50,000 a month taking care of her. By the way, his networth was listed at 27 million... one site listed it at 7 million. Maybe he changed his ways, but it seems incredibly unlikely that's the case. Edited February 17, 2019 by Look at Ray Ray Run 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Whitesox27 said: We'll all be dead by the time he makes a decision. People probably laughed when I posted this back in the beginning, but how true it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 The Patriots insider guy is back 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Waffleson Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, Moncada said: People probably laughed when I posted this back in the beginning, but how true it is... I think your great 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said: The Patriots insider guy is back Edited February 17, 2019 by hi8is 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 minute ago, hi8is said: 095ef921-c9e7-4192-8a7c-fba28f1bfd70 is the most sensible thing anyone has written in this thread yet. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Balta1701 said: 095ef921-c9e7-4192-8a7c-fba28f1bfd70 is the most sensible thing anyone has written in this thread yet. Speak brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 17 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said: The Patriots insider guy is back But that's not a White Sox Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 This guy has the best twitter profile: https://twitter.com/DidMannySign 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 31 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said: The Patriots insider guy is back I’m starting to think this guy just may be legit. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote4Pedro Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I’m starting to think this guy just may be legit. Why? What leads you to this conclusion? I want to believe him just like everyone else, but I just don’t know why a person from Boston would have any insight into Whitesox dealings and know that both are going to be signed of all things Edited February 17, 2019 by beckham15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, beckham15 said: Why? What leads you to this conclusion? Stockholm syndrome. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 If false, I wonder why that guy would choose the White Sox fan base to troll like this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Orlando said: If false, I wonder why that guy would choose the White Sox fan base to troll like this. Maybe he is trolling the Phillies fanbase. They are mad that they don't get any top tier FA and he gets revenge for last years' Superbowl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooseman Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Orlando said: If false, I wonder why that guy would choose the White Sox fan base to troll like this. Its just so odd and weird, he has 2 tweets in the last 11 months and their both about the Sox signing both...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooseman Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Just now, GermanSoxFan said: Maybe he is trolling the Phillies fanbase. They are mad that they don't get any top tier FA and he gets revenge for last years' Superbowl. But he hasn't tweeted anything in year. I would've thought the regular season ass whooping the Saints gave Philly or the Saints playoff comeback would've been strong chances to troll them if thats the case lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I have endlessly searched “Manny Machado” and “Bryce Harper” on Twitter. You rarely see people “breaking” signings for any other team. All these fake insiders (hopefully some are real) all “break” Manny to Chicago or both to Chicago. It’s so odd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooseman Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Completely random and off topic but I think i've fallen in love with Allie LaForce tonight during NBA All Star Weekend... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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