He 'thought' he asked me!

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That's still my favorite part. I really want to believe him, because that means some anonymous CSFMB'er gave him permission to post it, which is

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Hell of an off-season, so far. Sox are the feature story.

Can we sacrifice FarveFan to BigFan for Frank's return.

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Did you not watch the last half of the season? Shark was BAD with oakland. He went 5-6 for OAK. If he is the ace you guys are making him out to be, then Oakland would have gone to the playoffs. He is a big reason why they didn't make it. His record the last three seasons is 7-13, 8-13, 9-13. 13L x 3 is not a good omen. If you think a sub .500 pitcher is going to take you to the playoffs, then good luck with that. Hope springs eternal.

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I have yet to read one person say that Shark is an ace.

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We never made him out to be ace though. We have a legit ace. He just needs to be a solid 2/3 starter, which he will be.

Oakland sucks too.

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Hahn just couldn't land his guy, I guess.

@SteveGilbertMLB: #Dbacks GM Dave Stewart says he discussed Montero with #Dodgers, #Padres, #RedSox and #WhiteSox before deal with #Cubs

FarveFan, "Terrific job this offseason. I'm so glad we don't have to purposely suck for years on end to build a contender. The AL Central is ours to lose now!"

"maybe the Cubs will be able to afford someone significant by 2017."

Boilermakerrick, "No wonder that Kenny is such a hot commodity with other organizations."

"2005" If Sox fans wanted to hurt Cub fans, they should be typing 2003. 2005 doesn't mean shit to us, however 2003 is like a dagger in my chest.

GD, "Two years worth of great Hahn jobs."

Do Sox fans normally get this excited about average players. You could argue that Shark is below average. Right, JORR? How many games will Shark win for the Sox, JORR?

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In exactly zero of those statements, does anybody say Shark is an ace.

It's not just about Shark. LaRoche, Duke, and Robertson were nice FA signings. Hahn gave up nobody, to get Shark for $10 million. Throw a healthy Nate Jones in the mix, a full year of Avi Garcia, and possibly Rodon at some point, and things are really starting to look up.

Dunn and Konerko were lead anchors. Addition by subtraction.

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2005.

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94 actually.

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So scooping up the players NO ONE ELSE WANTED is going to make you a contender?
What do you want to bet: Hammel's/Montero/Rondon have better years then Shark/Laroach/Robertson? Keep it board related and we have a bet.

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Nobody else wanted Shark, Duke, LaRoche, and Robertson?

Stretch!

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Shark as Cub = Great asset to be admired and exploited.
Shark as Sox = Piece of shit.

Got it.

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I'll take the shifting of the gears, as an admission that the Sox fans think Shark is an ace comment, was nothing more than a red herring.




This has nothing to do with your false claim that Sox fans believe that Shark is an ace. More shifting.



Board related?

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Man, we really have some upset Cubs fans running defense over here in the Subdivision.

I guess when you finally realize that the Cubbies prospects have been busts, a good picture that had a great year will may now be their "ACE" and PLAN THEO has been aimless in its feeding of Cubs fans with cheap, generic and stale cookies.

I demand more from my trolling.

Classic SomeGuy.

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Is that good or bad?

I don't even know anymore.

What have I become?

I said panic last night.

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Worlds are colliding.

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Good to see you coming around on the importance of W/L record, Juiced!

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First of all, Samardzija was acquired via trade. There was no deal signed.

There isn't a single White Sox fan on this board, that has acted like the Sox signed Jon S. or Max S.

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Or guaranteeing we are the Bobby Cox Braves.

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Exactly. The White Sox are a lot better than they were last year. It can't be stressed enough what losing Dunn and Konerko means. Two dead weights have been lifted. Hold your heads high, Sox fans.

Now, if we could just get rid of Viciedo.

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I thought Seattle was after him last year.

They signed Nelson Cruz. I doubt they want another DH.

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Bump


This probably deserved more than 8 hours of attention

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Yup. He's done a pretty amazing job in a short period of time. Hopefully more to come.

Only issue is that Robin is still the coach.

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