I've enjoyed the "this needs to end" comment. Like when does BR ever drop an argument? Caller Bob winning rounds against a legend.

Just admit that your entire premise was stupid and we'll move on. If not , well, Caller Bob will be here all year .

I don't think the premise was stupid. I'll always think it is fair to question the long term effects of a major injury like that in any sport. We only have to look as far as Derrick Rose to see that it can happen.

If a White Sox player ripped up their knee I'd have similar questions.

I've never seen someone rattle Brick like this before.

This could have ended multiple times.

1. He could have said "I said something stupid". It happens to the best of us. And we all move on.

2. He could have agreed with me when he said his quote was taken a bit out of context, the ultimate olive branch I offered.

It was a fair concern and there are several layers to that among other things Cubs related. I feel like there was an element of trolling implied in it. There is bitterness among the Sox fans because they trolled Cubs fans about the Plan and losing seasons all while contending many of the prospects would fail. For the Cubs fans, they have jumped on the Schwarber train full bore without a large body of work. So it's the typical back and forth that goes on around here where everyone inflates their arguments to make a point and backhand the other side.

I just like the Caller Bob train. It's a fresh scent in a stale room.

I just like the Caller Bob train. It's a fresh scent in a stale room.

Yes, because the impacts of a torn ACL are exactly the same for an NBA point guard as they are a chubby slugging corner outfielder in Major League Baseball. APPLES TO APPLES.

Can you expound a little further on this thought? I don't want to misquote you but it sounds like you are saying ripping apart your knee isn't a cause for concern for an outfielder.

It's a concern for his log term defensive prospects. Which is why I argued from day one he will never catch again, outside of an emergency role. And he's never going to be a GG defensive player in LF. His damage will be 100% with the bat.


It's certainly not a major concern for the power aspect of a player.

So now we are down to "not a major concern for the power aspect of a player". I'd say even a minor concern about the power of a player who also can't play the field well(according to Bob) would be enough to question a trade for Chris Sale. This means we are literally at a point where I said "something stupid" by considering it a concern while Bob thinks it was a minor concern. What a glorious day on the message board.

What's the difference between "not a major concern" and "minor concern"?

I never said "Minor Concern". Now that's a misquote.

A medium curry scented turd?

I predicted caller bob's ascent a long time ago. The guy is solid.

Fair enough. So is there any concern at all about how someone could hit after a significant knee injury? Has any player in history been a worse hitter because of a lower body injury?

If I misquoted you then you have to be making an argument that there is no concern whatsoever.

Didn't Jermaine Dye get a compound fracture and come back better than ever with MORE power?

Fair enough. So is there any concern at all about how someone could hit after a significant knee injury? Has any player in history been a worse hitter because of a lower body injury?

If I misquoted you then you have to be making an argument that there is no concern whatsoever.

My quote, there should be no concern for a major league baseball players "power potential" after an ACL injury. Full Stop.

My quote, there should be no concern for a major league baseball players "power potential" after an ACL injury. Full Stop.

Was that in another thread? In this thread you said it was not a major concern. That was what I took as a minor concern rather than no concern. My mistake if you didn't mean it that way.

So to be clear you don't think there should ever be concern for any hitter after a knee injury.

Who cares if there's a new bandwagon of fans? It seems to go along with being a title contender for more than one season. Please refer to the current Blackhawks, 90's Bulls, and 80's Bears. The White Sox have never been relevant or meaningful enough locally or nationally to have a bandwagon, and it fuels the inferiority complex of many of their fans on this board.

there should be no concern for a major league baseball players "power potential" after an ACL injury.

Yes, two people define all of us.