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<blockquote data-quote="ILL in IA" data-source="post: 1280718" data-attributes="member: 85347"><p><a href="http://www.espn.com/blog/mlb/rumors/post/_/id/31506/mlb-rumor-central-white-sox-gm-hahn-wont-rule-out-dealing-with-cubs" target="_blank">http://www.espn.com/blog/mlb/rumors/post/_/id/31506/mlb-rumor-central-white-sox-gm-hahn-wont-rule-out-dealing-with-cubs</a></p><p>I don't think he ever said it is the thing. It was always lazy reporting and no quotes. I remember hearing an interview from the Cubs front office saying that a deal with the Sox would be hard because the Cubs would end up paying a "tax" for making a deal in the city and the sox needing to win the trade to help with the fan base. On top of that I think trading Sale to the Cubs is different than trading Q now. Sale being the first move and basically announcing a rebuild, and sending the face of the team to the Cubs would have hurt a lot of fans at the time. Now a few months later, most fans on board with the direction, a trade with the cubs would go over a lot smoother in my mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ILL in IA, post: 1280718, member: 85347"] [URL]http://www.espn.com/blog/mlb/rumors/post/_/id/31506/mlb-rumor-central-white-sox-gm-hahn-wont-rule-out-dealing-with-cubs[/URL] I don't think he ever said it is the thing. It was always lazy reporting and no quotes. I remember hearing an interview from the Cubs front office saying that a deal with the Sox would be hard because the Cubs would end up paying a "tax" for making a deal in the city and the sox needing to win the trade to help with the fan base. On top of that I think trading Sale to the Cubs is different than trading Q now. Sale being the first move and basically announcing a rebuild, and sending the face of the team to the Cubs would have hurt a lot of fans at the time. Now a few months later, most fans on board with the direction, a trade with the cubs would go over a lot smoother in my mind. [/QUOTE]
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