The Critic

It's an easily singable chant, to the tune of "Here we go, White Sox, here we go" "Sell the team, Jerry, sell the team!" [clap clap]

I would be using the intros to these songs, I'd be at the plate or on the mound before the lyrics kicked in: Batting: Killed By Death by Motorhead Pitching: Trust by Megadeth (it's a longer intro, so it would fit the walk from the bullpen better)

Hey, if you're going to be stupid about extra-inning games, at least be NHL-stupid and give the losing team 1/2 a win or something! Don't let hockey be the only sport that rewards a losing team!!

So far I'm going to a game on my birthday and that's it. I'm sure I'll end up at a few more games because it's baseball, but I'm not too motivated to lock in for any more yet.

Buerhle, McDowell, Wood, Alvarez, Stone and Floyd for spot starts

The way MLB can screw anything up, we'll end up with a Robot Joe West and a Robot Angel Hernandez. I'm all for whatever it takes to get the calls right. There should be no "pitchers' umpires" or "hitter's umpires" or fluctuating zones. A strike is a strike and good on whatever gets us there.

I am convinced that if TLR remained healthy, Jerry would have kept him on until he got managerial win #3,000. No matter how long it took.

I hope they're not limiting the shirt/jersey sizes again this year. That made the giveaways worthless to me.

If he wasn't so close to 3,000 managerial wins, I would be more confident that he won't be back. I WANT to be wrong, I would LOVE to be wrong, but my feeling is he sticks around until he gets #3,000 and then he rides off into the sunset.

And the 2022 Sox left all of them on base.

Changing The Game...Into Something You Don't Want To Watch.

It's originally from The Thing, from the Fantastic Four.

YOUR 2022 White Sox - watch your fingers, the window is closing!

My chip dip is thoroughly blended to a delicious orange concoction. I find your wife's method very curious.

The ketchup/mustard mix is my favorite dip for potato chips. Also, ketchup is the only must-have condiment for my hot dogs, and sport peppers are trash.

Barring some kind of major controversy or complete collapse, Tony's not going anywhere. He's 133 wins from 3,000 and he's going to get there, mediocrity be damned. If he is anywhere close to 3,000 when his contract is up, he will be signed to another deal to reach it.

Some of my sister's in-laws are related to Nicky and THEY don't talk this much about him being from Chicago!

I'll take the XL flask over the medium one!

This is such a tough question. I would really like to see the Sox make the playoffs for three straight seasons, but I would REALLY LIKE to see Tony gone for good. I guess I'd have to go with the capital letters and sacrifice this season if it meant TLR goes bye-bye.

I've been lurking here and there, but haven't had too much to say. I'm trying my best not to be too negative, but negativity is my native language and my default setting!

I would say to get there as early as you're comfortable with waiting. There have been lines outside of every gate for giveaways. The last time I went to a giveaway game was the Abreu bobblehead and the line was insane. Keep in mind as well that the only sizes of jersey being given away are medium and XL, so unless you wear a small or large t-shirt, these jerseys won't fit you very well.

I went to Tuesday night's game by myself and they sold the seat right next to me to a total stranger. That was the last thing I expected after the big to-do and the self-backpatting they've done about their social distancing, sectioning off the crowd, and zip-tying of seats. I won't be going back unless I go with others, I don't want to be made uncomfortable like that again.

QUOTE (Sonik22 @ Jul 26, 2017 -> 11:13 AM) The past two years I've taken a two week vacation by myself in July. It's pretty freeing if your comfortable by yourself. It's always great being able to do whatever you want at any time so I can't recommend it enough. The last two years I've done solo Vegas vacations, and I love it! I miss my wife and daughter, no doubt, but it is so great to not worry about anyone else's schedule or being ready or being tired (or if I get tired or want to cancel something). There are pluses and minuses to traveling solo, but for me there were more pluses.

QUOTE (iWin4Ron @ Jul 23, 2017 -> 11:02 AM) Critic, I like your storyline much better than what WWE laid on us. Tonight is "battle ground" more like rematchamania. Not a single match up excites me. Aj Styles vs. Owens should be good, and there should be some decent wrasslin' going on, but my God, there is not a single feud on that PPV that is worth my time. Worst one might be Cena/Rusev part III. Is it possible that the Mahal Experiment ends tonight? As little as I like Orton, this Mahal thing has been beyond boring.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 18, 2017 -> 05:08 AM) Angle playing the proud dad has won me over already. Finally something for him to do outside the scripted GM stuff. I'm going to fantasy-book for a second. If they were going to do the son storyline, I thought it might be a better long story if Angle became American Alpha's manager on SmackDown (to avoid conflict of interest on Raw). Eventually, they start losing some matches and Angle places blame more and more on Gable. Then it comes out that Angle is Jordan's father. The story can then go a few different ways - Gable fumes over the favoritism and turns on Jordan, Jordan agrees with Kurt blaming Gable and turns on him, or Jordan rejects Angle, which leads Kurt to keep trying to win him over. I would have avoided the fake dad story entirely, but we'll see where it goes and if it can possibly be any good.