Other Chicago and General Sports Thread XXII - Cubs/Sox/Bulls/TEAM USA

[MurrayBannerman]

A guy you hope can be CF and leadoff hitter

Also a guy with very weak fielding ability I may add ,, Get ready for Nick Swisher caliber CF defense

lol. God forbid a young guy struggles a bit when he comes up to the majors.

Eaton is, at the very least, a league average defensive CFer in the majors with the potential to be a good one.

You also traded a guy you hope can be more than a #5/swingman.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine
White Sox determined to get catcher at these meetings .

Good....good.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

The White Sox needed an OF they could actually play in the OF. Good trade for them. Do like Santiago though. Young arm that can eat some innings.

 

[clydesdale line]

Like that deal alot for the sox. Couldn't even touch Eaton two years ago (one of the better prospects in baseball) and now they got him. Sox have got a good, young, cost controlled core already in Sale, Garcia, Eaton, Viciedo (if still here), Semien, Abreu, Quintana, Reed, Johnson etc. I liked Santiago's arm (even better person off the field), but I see Oliver Perez written all over him. (when he's on, he's dominant, but will be wild and inconsistent especially repeating his delivery)

Really like this deal for the Angels especially too.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Team looks halfway watchable at this point.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Uh, they're going to have to get rid of/bench Viciedo this year with Eaton, de Aza and Garcia.

I guess if there's one player Garcia should play above, it's Viciedo.

 

[Illinihockey]

Mark Feinsand ‏@FeinsandNYDN 42s
Sandy Alderson says MLB rules committee has decide to eliminate collisions at home plate.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Mark Feinsand ‏@FeinsandNYDN 42s
Sandy Alderson says MLB rules committee has decide to eliminate collisions at home plate.

That is an absolute joke ,, What a disgrace

 

[Illinihockey]

Homeplate collissions are dangerous and unnecessary. I'm glad they are gone

 

[Illinihockey]

Sahadev Sharma‏@sahadevsharma14m
Theo says team has offers out on a reliever, a starter & trade offer on a position player.

 

[Gootie]

David Murphy
‏@ByDavidMurphy
Amaro: “Kendrick has 64 wins. You know how many wins Garza has? Sixty-seven.”

 

[MurrayBannerman]

David Murphy
‏@ByDavidMurphy
Amaro: “Kendrick has 64 wins. You know how many wins Garza has? Sixty-seven.â€

How that man has a job is beyond me.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Mark Feinsand ‏@FeinsandNYDN 42s
Sandy Alderson says MLB rules committee has decide to eliminate collisions at home plate.

Good. Completely unneeded.

That is an absolute joke ,, What a disgrace

 

[MurrayBannerman]

If he's blocking the plate, I don't have a problem with it, but I guess that's out the window, too.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Its part of game and always has been

If a catcher doesn't want to get run over then don't block plate ,, If Catcher wants to take risk then go ahead

 

[Illinihockey]

Its part of game and always has been

If a catcher doesn't want to get run over then don't block plate ,, If Catcher wants to take risk then go ahead

You can't block a runner from getting to any other base. It's stupid you could once do it at home

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Mark Feinsand ‏@FeinsandNYDN 42s
Sandy Alderson says MLB rules committee has decide to eliminate collisions at home plate.

Nothing positive to say on my end.

 

[madgoat33]

You can't block a runner from getting to any other base. It's stupid you could once do it at home

home isn't a base....

also you can't run through second or third, why should you be able to run through first?

 

[MurrayBannerman]

I agree with madgoat that it's a faulty argument, but home is still a base.

But, I still see this as a big gain for the catcher's positional life, as well as adding more emphasis on versatile athletes in the game. Those two things justify this on their own.

 

[madgoat33]

I agree with madgoat that it's a faulty argument, but home is still a base.

But, I still see this as a big gain for the catcher's positional life, as well as adding more emphasis on versatile athletes in the game. Those two things justify this on their own.

The catcher can protect it because touching it scores a run. That said, I don't care about this rule either way.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

The catcher can protect it because touching it scores a run. That said, I don't care about this rule either way.

It's still a base, it just had different rules attached to it.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Hawks shot 30.4% tonight... the Bulls shot 33.3%.

 

[madgoat33]

bulls are unwatchable gutter trash.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

bulls are the NBA is unwatchable gutter trash.

Fixed that for ya.

 

[Gootie]

bulls the NBA Basketball is unwatchable gutter trash.

Fixed that for ya.

Fixed that for both of ya