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Too bad Schriffen isn't a GM. He'd pick up Nicky in a hearbeat. He said last night he's really settled into the leadoff spot.

It's amazing how someone as analytically inclined as you could still fall for the fallacy of my personal experience means this isn't a problem because I'm fine.

No kidding. In trying to not waste a year he probably ended up wasting 3+ years. The decision to hand over control to an in house unqualified GM has set this organization back so far its not even funny. Its likely that JR never sees a winning Sox team again in his lifetime. And its no ones fault but his own.

This is literally the funniest thing about the entire debacle that has been the 2 seasons.

There's a long history of society deciding "how other people should raise their kids". If you believe the studies that show these results are BS, then you probably have no real credibility to evaluate your own reactions or your child's to "punishment". Why is there embarrassment? And are you so sure the first reaction is a logical connection to one's behavior? I got hit with a strap, bare-assed as a kid, and yes, I consider that sexual abuse. Because it is. Not that my Dad was a molester; he was a great guy, I trusted and still love him. But A + B = C. It's abuse that's sexual in nature, therefore, it's sexual abuse. Because sometimes the "spanking" was enraged, disproportionate, and seemingly random, I went a long time, as a kid, not understanding why I was always in trouble at school, and around authority. It was beneath my parents to explain themselves to me, because a parent doesn't have to explain themselves; the kid should respect the parent, and it's nobody else's business, anyway. Sound familiar? I think a big part of this disagreement is crossing the line of "if this is abuse, then my parents were abusers". One can still admit that one's parents did something unhealthy (which was/is accepted and legal), and still love, understand and respect them. There is no dichotomy. If you give your kid a swat or two because he won't stop acting out, sure, that's still legal. It's also legal for some of us to think that's very unhealthy, express that, and try to change the law to reflect current, societal thinking.

The Sox are the most peaceloving team in the history of baseball, because they are all about no WAR.

Generally, utility players can field the ball.

Pallette was better as a reliever in college than he was as a starter. It's possible the routine fits his body better. That is not an unknown phenomenon. Plus, Pallette is possible the most valuable member of a solid top group of relievers along with Adler, Coffey, AHT, and maybe Cousin. As a starter, he's behind at least Thorpe, Cannon, Adams, Davis Martin, Nastrini, Bush, Schultz, Smith, and Taylor. You could argue Carela, Batiste, Schweitzer, and Gowens are ahead of him as well. Point is, maybe he's better off as a multi-inning reliever who could make the majors at some point next year.

The problem is it’s obvious the Sox need to trade Robert to bring in prospects for the future when they could possibly be competitive but he is completely tanking his trade value.

One thing that needs to be done, no matter what his supposed role is, LaRussa needs to go away. Since his managerial career ended the first time he helped run the D Backs into the ground, went to Boston, Dombrowski got fired. Went to Anaheim, they haven't been above .500 in 9 seasons. Then helped the White Sox reach depths the likes you have never seen. Seems to be a pattern.

You think it's OK to hit your children? Can someone please show me one piece of evidence or data that viable supports spanking as anything more than a way to teach your child violence? Add in the fact he doesn't have primary custody and the mother clearly is against it, and of course this is child abuse. Hilarious that people think spanking or using a belt on your kid is different than punching them or other forms of physical violence. “The findings are one of the last pieces of evidence to make sense of the research of the last 50 years on spanking,” says researcher Jorge Cuartas, a Ph.D. candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, who coauthored the study with Katie McLaughlin, professor at the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. “We know that spanking is not effective and can be harmful for children’s development and increases the chance of mental health issues. With these new findings, we also know it can have potential impact on brain development, changing biology, and leading to lasting consequences.” The study, “Corporal Punishment and Elevated Neural Response to Threat in Children,” published in Child Development, examined spanked children’s brain functioning in response to perceived environmental threats compared to children who were not spanked. Their findings showed that spanked children exhibited greater brain response, suggesting that spanking can alter children’s brain function in similar ways to severe forms of maltreatment. https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/21/04/effect-spanking-brain

Just saw the catch. Schriffen's call in GIF form:

And the tenth pick in the draft. Sickening.

I get angry just looking at the box scores now. Look at those FUCKING SLASH LINES FROM OUR DH AND 1B AND OUR BIG NEW ADDITION. God damn man.

Veras is so fun when he's on.

Pretty solid outing there for N²

You do know this is the Chicago White Sox we are talking about, right??

Definitely, no takers.

Can the owner be put on waivers????????????

Can we get baseball to ban Chris Getz? Can they resurrect that old story about Beckham and drum them both outta baseball??

He really seems to be a guy Soxtalk will bring up in 15 years...."remember when they played Nicky Lopez almost every day that season? Boy did he suck!!!"

4 wins their last 41 games. Sorry, that's clean house time.

Am I correct that the Sox are 4-41 since the just before the AS break? That’s a .097 winning percentage. That’s impossible. Four fucking wins since the AS break! Four! Seriously. How does a team do that?

Man, another day where the starting pitcher does more than enough to give you a chance, and your offense is balls.

If they do beat the 62 Mets record it's all Get is going to hear the entire off season. How could you let things get that bad when you were supposedly competing? And didn't trade either Crochet or Robert.

Everything makes sense when you realize he likes players that profile like him.

I'm feeling pretty confident here, in both our record in games after 6 when trailing, AND...just our ass team.

The Sox are so weird right now. They straight up won't play certain guys... until they become a trainwreck, and once that happens, they play every single dang day.

So, why can't you punch your kid in the face? Raise your kids how you want is a wild statement. We abide by plenty of other laws. If you read the studies, this creates a similar response in the brain as sexual assault which I doubt you'd justify as raising your kids how you want.

Matt Foster:

I'm sure Getz will manage to get 50 cents on the dollar. POS needs to be fire before he can make more horrific moves.

garbage in, garbage out.

Right, but the parents both have to be on the same page about this.

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

Huh? No one wanted clevinger which is why he ended up here.

I don’t like him one bit but what’s being shown here? Seems like nothing. People are so quick to jump aboard allegations but as a target of false claims which still are causing damage that I am contending to finally bring justice to, it important to let reason win out over emotion. You don’t really know just how hard it is until you live it and learn what it’s like to try swimming up stream.

Poor guy already had cue the fireworks and say it with me, South Side staaaaaand up. It was going to be like they won the World Series.

I don't see how these schmucks win 6 more games....I'll take the under.

Yeah, it’s kind of like one of @Downtown Brown’s family members buying a Jeep. Did his family member really choose a Jeep over other SUV brands because they thought it was the best choice, or did they simply buy a Jeep due to peer pressure and a cashback factory rebate and family discount from @Downtown Brown?

Chris Getz will have the worst win percentage of any GM in the history baseball and we'll keep hearing about how it's definitely not his fault.

Well remember he "saved" the organization a year and speeded up the rebuilding process. 😆

A .231 winning percentage. On pace for a 37-125 record. Simply amazing.

Going to hurt people’s feelings but I agree.

it kills me to say this but Robert is nothing more than a average baseball player. i’m starting to think his “slump” is nothing more than who he is. Turn on Yankee game and watch Judge or Soto, a Royals game and watch Witt or an Orioles game and watch a few of there players and you see true Superstar type players. Robert is no where close to being like that!!

The biggest Chris Getz apologist on this board told us he built a lockdown bullpen.

Of the 9 relievers that started the season, exactly zero are currently in the 26 man roster. This organization from top to bottom simple cannot adequately evaluate players.

Meaning no offense, but it’s my understanding that you report on the Sox in some capacity? Given that, I understand why you would take a more conservative approach to criticizing any aspect of the team as that can play into access to the team. The rest of us don’t have that issue. We can let loose and blow off some steam. The guy sucks. We don’t want him making decisions anymore.

Why though ? Everything happening is just the way Crochet wants it. Getz' pitcher wants to pitch. It's his job to pitch.Youre paying him to pitch. He can still throw 99 when he wants to. Maybe him getting hurt again is inevitable or maybe it's not. If he does it's because of his own choices.