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Same. Watching Rowand in the memorial video has me ugly crying. The Rockies taking a moment of silence had me tear up again. Dude overcame struggles to reach the majors, became a monster closer, struggled again, became sober and settled down and then had this horrific finale. The happiest memory I have of my dad is him dancing with glee at Bobby hugging AJ. Losing him hurts a lot.

I did not think this death would have me this emotional. I legit cried hearing about the news then I cried again when I saw the White Sox video on him. 2005 was one of the greatest years of my life. That championship was the amazing cherry on top. RIP Bobby. Thank you for everything you gave to the game and to this city.

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Gotta figure out how to get Teel in there. Ideally you bring up Lee so one of Quero and Teel can DH. Then you get rid of Noda and play Sosa/Vargas at 1st/3rd.

If the 1B gets PH for the C you don't need the 1B on the roster.

Surprised? No. Horrified? Yes. Would be a terrible idea for an offensively starved organization.

These are the type of posts that really convince me the "greg775" account has been parody this entire time, but if that's truly been the case, it would be one of the longest, most impressive bits in the history of the internet.

Noda is completely worthless. Would much rather screw around with AAAA Elko up here. At least there’s some what of an unknown with him. Noda looks like the worst player in the entire big leagues.

I'd rather see Lee at 1B than Noda or Rojas at 3B, at this point.

No Teel is lame. I’ll repeat what I said yesterday, I’d rather have a 3rd catcher on the roster if he means Teel and Quero are in the lineup together every day. If they’re worried about defense flexibility, hand Lee a 1B mit. Not like he doesn’t have experience there.

I don’t think there’s even much risk to them just carrying 2 and playing them both every day. So what. A catcher gets hurt one game and you have to pinch hit for the pitchers spot throughout the game after moving the DH to C. Not like these games matter much. So I’m on board with 3 catchers and launching someone useless.

Smith is an All Star....

You can’t tell me Elko wouldn’t have a homer or two this series

Boy would that be a foolish move.

I mean, f*** the Cubs, but the White Sox are in no position to worry about something this frivolous. If the Cubs have the best offer, you take it and run before they wise up. Taking a lesser return just to not help the Cubs is cutting off your nose to spite your face.

Nice start for him metric wise. He def pops as an athlete. He'll battle his swing his entire career at his height but when he's locked in he should hit for power.

Sweep these fucks. Would be great to see Smith get back on track after a rough June.

Colton? Dude. Please stop this act.

I'm speechless. Aside from Nancy adapting the Na Na song to White Sox baseball, I personally think Ozzie making the "hulk sign" when calling for Jenks is one of the funniest, coolest, most special things in Sox history. Makes me laugh to see Ozzie not wave his right hand but do the "hulk" when summoning Bobby. Rest in peace Bobby. You were a star closer. Very sad to hear of his passing. Enjoyed hearing Ozzie's take/memories.

Devastating news. I was such a Jenks fan that I custom made a jersey in 2005 when he was first called up. He will always and forever be a favorite of mine. RIP brother.

Rip - A total legend on the mound who overcame a lot of challenges in life.

Cool. Hopefully he doesn't pitch. Give him an extended break.

What do you mean by “getaway day before the all star game”?

Congrats to him. Probably would have gone with Houser but theres something to be said about being here all year.

Disappointing to not sweep the Rockies

We need to carry 3 catchers and DFA Noda. He serves no purpose on this team.

I have a hunch he’s gone after today.

I've seen enough of Noda

Gotta get Braden going again. This team needs outfield prospects badly.

Sox fan ptsd

Unless we get a solid offer, I'd keep him as a very nice bridge to Braden.

I am so sad for him, a life cut way too short. He lived an extremely hard life and I am hopeful that is he now in a place free of pain.

Isn’t Meidroth still out there? They are certainly not going to bench him if healthy.

We could have used him in the playoff years instead of sticking Vaughn and Sheets out in RF.

John, please stop saying Shane is a probable all star. He isn't anymore. Hopefully he gets himself right, but he ain't an all star.

Hell, have all the catchers learn first. It's not like they would block anyone.

It's chicken s%*# baseball. So what is best for the future of your franchise. If you're scared, get a dog.

Exactly - and if they can take advantage and get a possible long time first basemen for a journeymen who is hot - awesome.

My fiance' and I are heading to Fenway next year for a White Sox series with another couple who are Red Sox fans. Going to make the trip from North Carolina. I went about 20 years ago, I was at a wedding up there and it was the day Ted WIlliams died. Interesting day to be at Fenway, we had the worst seats in the house in the last row of the lower level of right field behind a big post in our sight line. It was still a lot of fun. Hope to have better seats this time.

Fenway is a “ballpark” as opposed to a “stadium.” For me and my love of baseball history, it’s a standout. Just realizing I’m standing in the place where so many all-time greats played is a profound experience. The sight lines are bad only in a tiny minority of seats. You’re close enough that you can see just what a giant Frank Thomas really was. And you can have Nomar Garciparra look you in the eye when he acknowledges your complementary cheer as he returns to the dugout. If you see old photos of ballparks, the outfield walls were covered with billboards. Not so any more. Just seeing the green of Fenway as you enter out of the concourse is amazing. It’s beautiful to look at, fascinating for its history, and the environment makes attending a game today extra special as it feels connected to the long historical lineage. It is unique, and represents the foundation on which the game was built. It also has a connection for me to memories of Comiskey, and as a park from the same founding era. Wrigley is the only other remaining park of this type, but it will never hold the same appeal for obvious reasons. I regret never having seen a game at Tigers Stadium (misnamed imho). I did see a game at Candelstick but I was so young I don’t remember much of it. Saw many games at old yankee stadium and Shea (Mets) as a kid, since we moved from the South Side. I’ve been to Camden which is nice, although I had a bad experience there – they made me remove my “Yankees Suck” shirt (the yankees weren’t even playing) – so I’ll never go back. I think I’ve seen a game at Citi field (Mets), but it was so unmemorable I can’t speak to it. New Comiskey is nothing special as a venue, except for its location. I understand progress and all that, but I have yet to get that same feeling at any other stadium, or be as excited at a regular season game since I was a kid. I’m really surprised at the disapproval of Fenway and old parks, but to each their own. Let’s go SOX!

That's probably the best 1-8 in the organization right now, so, Hooray!!

Sox don't do many things right as far as development, but promoting Colson to face (potentially) the worst team in MLB history was a brilliant move. Kid's confidence has to be sky high right now.

Maybe. He's R5 eligible

Saw a game there in 1978, it’s overrated and cramped with horrible sight lines down the right field line. They have really ruined it with all the advertising, for decades the only sign in the place was for the local Jimmy Fund. Back in the day both Fenway and Wrigley were each just another ballpark. The first guy I remember gushing over Fenway was Red Sox announcer Curt Gowdy who did the 1967 World Series on TV calling it Pinball Baseball, why people rave over Fenway and Wrigley now is because they’re old and represent a different era, neither come close to PNC Park which IMO is the best ballpark in MLB with Oriole Park a close second.

Colson

RIP Bobby. We loved you, big guy! Thanks for the memories. You will be missed.

He's 32, soon to be 33. He can be signed in the offseason, if Getz so desires. Trade him for the best offer before he turns into a pumpkin. Anything else would be insane decision making.

When did Colson Montgomery throw a ball into the dugout? Rojas bounced one into Vargas, who was looking straight into the sun at that point.