I am pretty disappointed that Bummer didn't go to the White Sox. He probably wanted to hit and the word is that his wife liked Arizona a lot. Still, the price was right and he could have made a difference for this team.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Fuck him and his horse farm. I want a pitcher, not a fucking cowboy. I'm glad we didn't get him.

Not me. That is not the mark of a smart team. Nor one which wants to win a championship. They need starting pitching help and not just one guy either. They also need some bull-pen help. They have the money. They need to spend some money and not put this in the hands of inexperienced pitchers. NO EXCUSES.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

David Price makes a tremendous amount of sense for them but they wont do it unless Boston picks up most of the salary, and Boston picking up the salary defeats the purpose of such a trade for them. Its infuriating.

If you're forced to take that contract then Boston needs to send back a prospect. There are 3rd tier free agents who are better at baseball now.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Dolphin has been tearing it up in this thread.

The fact that Covey is still in the rotation right now is all anyone needs to know about the success of this rebuild right now.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

I made a post a few weeks ago about the Sox making moves on the 40 man to prevent players leaving via Rule 5. I remember thinking why the fuck is Covey still on this 40 man roster.

The Sox would have a better chance to win with Sir on the mount of the pile of shit that is Dylan Covey.

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They're paying him for what's he done. Not what he will do.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

There is nothing that guarantees he'll age like Scherzer. In fact there's enough historical evidence to suggest that he won't.

No pitcher is worth that money.

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GO BEARS!!!

Exactly.
MadBum wasn't ideal, but options are limited. They have no left handed starter at all and that was not stupid money.

It's all a problem

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It was. He's not worth $100M even if $15M is deferred. It's ridiculous to suggest that the Sox should just sign anyone regardless of how washed up they are just to say they did it. The Sox are about a year away from being a playoff team.

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GO BEARS!!!

Nas extremely concerned with Jerry's wealth!

I'll say this. Despite the team continuing the to suck and the fact that the Sox have trouble getting more than a few games a year with attendance above 25,000, the promo team continues to turn out good stuff. This is the May 16th giveaway;

https://miro.medium.com/max/2608/1*hhqb ... KqV3MQ.png

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Caution------

The greatest Sox attraction of all times liked the horses.

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"Change has come to Amerika."- TFG

They really used to suck at it and now they are pretty good. I like their t shirt giveaways

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

We owe an apology to Hahn and Jerry. They told us more moves would be made and they weren't lying.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

I love the "Low Low Rates" in the upper corner

That and a promo championship and the offseason is a W

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Looks like a plastic Mcdonald's toy.

Nicky Steaks is back??

World Series here we come!

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Not if they add two good starting pitchers and another decent reliever they aren't a year away. Their everyday line-up is as good as there is in all of baseball. It is an impressive team offensively. And who here has said that the Sox "should just sign anyone regardless of how washed up they are"?
You said that Bummer was not worth the money. I say he was. There are also some guys on the market that are proven starting pitchers that the Sox need to go hard afterward. There is no excuse for them to stand pat on their pitching. Cleveland will be much weaker next season and Minn. is also weaker. THe Sox will minimally be a wild card contender and a contender for their division. ITs going to be there for the taking.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Miley off the board. Reds looking much better. The Sox? Nah. Maybe Homer Bailey? He'll come cheap right?

Ryu
Teheran
Walker
Felix
Wood
Keuchel

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GO BEARS!!!

No way Ryu comes here as he will be getting paid. I doubt they pony up for Keuchel either. But yeah, plenty of arms left on the "clearance rack". But Reinsdorf wants to win. Just a shit period in Chicago sports right now.

Ryu is gonna get $20 million per for 5 years.

Sox should be able to pay that no problem but of course they won't.

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At some point here, you are gonna have to accept them not adding anyone of value.

Nas' renewed Sox fandom is a positive sign that they are about to be good.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Yep, he'll get what MadBum got.

Would be so easy to make this deal....

He didn't get 20 and neither will Ryu.

I expect him to get a similar annual average but less years. Bumgarner was incredibly affordable at 17 million per. 3 for 50 sounds about right for Ryu.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

He'll also age well.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!