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Yeah before long every pitcher will go 1-2 innings max. More boring baseball as the pitcher will have an amazing fastball to go with the sweeper/slider as the out pitch. Lot more lefty/righty matchup b.s.

Could an opener start two or three games in a row in a playoff series? If he works just one inning? I wonder if we'll ever get to that point.

I see. Thanks ... Interesting we have a smart manager who thinks of such things. Even my guy, Ozzie, wouldn't mess with such minutia. I like it. To Lip ... I haven't watched any games. Are they deathly boring compared to even last year cause of the 3-run stat you've mentioned?

Two tough losses in the three game series. Does the fact the Sox have gone to openers mean the Sox starters are historically bad and can only go 3 max?

Frustrating. Maybe we'll at least spend as much as KC and Minnie.

At some point he's gonna be as beloved as Salvy in KC. So the new owners will keep him IMO. Jerry's family can't hold onto this team forever.

Sox are on their way. Quero is the next Salvy Perez. He's only 22 and raking. He ain't going anywhere for 10 years. Now we got a SS in Workman. This Cannon guy turns in a performance. With Quero's emergence this team is already better than last year's wretched squad. When Elko comes up, another bat.

Good point about all the guys who have gotten in trouble legally. Seems to be a lot of them in sports allowed to compete.

I was thinking about Sanders. The NFL made its point in overlooking him this long. Tomorrow, the first team that needs a QB or a good backup/potential starter someday should take him. Why? Well if he goes undrafted he'll still get an offer to go to somebody's camp as a rookie free agent. So if somebody's gonna work with him at all, which will be the case if he's a free agent acquisition even, might as well draft him in case, uh, he's special. I will say this: If I were a head coach and wasn't convinced Shadeur is the next big thing, I sure as hell wouldn't want to have to deal with him. Not saying he's a bad kid/guy, but he definitely has a HUGE ego and I simply wouldn't want to deal with him. I'd beg my GM, "You're not gonna stick me with Deion's kid are you?" But again ... somebody's gonna sign him whether he gets drafted at all, so a team in need might as well get him drafted. He's got to be at least worthy of 4th round.

That's pretty good progress. Don't think they are gonna lose 120. More like 101.

Tough loss actually. That last at bat, by Robert, was typical of his career. Wave at the slop. A contending team would NOT want Luis Robert IMO. He can't hit, folks.

Maybe our manager is better or the fact we've already tried a lot of different players this year but Sox seem better than last year. Quero and maybe Palacios look intriguing of late. And like somebody said our division appears worse.

I haven't followed their stories yet. Still can't believe we only have five wins so far. Seems like the team has played better than that. You have to admit, however, this pitching staff is way worse than last year's which is kinda scary in terms of total wins cause our starters are limited to about 4 innings and change.

Is this Palacios guy a good acquisition? How the heck did we acquire him. He got on base two of four times tonight. Nice.

I once had a bowling teacher at KU named Mr. Boozer. He had a deal. If you agreed to a three game series head to head against him he would give you an A for the course if you beat him. If you lost you had to take he and his wife out for a steak dinner. Legend has it only 2 people tried. Both lost and had to feed Mr. Boozer and Mrs. Boozer. Addendum to story: My grandmother died as finals approached. Popular excuse but it happened to be true. I had to go to Chicago for the funeral of course. All my teachers believed me and let me reschedule final or they just gave me an A. Only one who didn't believe me was Mr. Boozer. I said: "Sir bowling is fun. Why in the world would I lie to get out of a bowling final?" He said, "Good point. I believe you. Your A will stand but I would feel better if you brought me back proof you actually were at a funeral: i.e. the funeral program." Peace out. I am rooting for the Sox Booser in memory of Mr. Boozer.

Pity the Royals. They haven't been able to feast on Chicago, hence their record in April has been abysmal. The Sox really do affect the pennant races depending on who they play and when.

Beni is our only good hitter (even tho he's around .240). I don't believe in Robert. He's another flop like Moncada and Eloy. I'd like Beni to be my leadoff hitter if I was a contending manager. Yeah a bit overpaid but the guy's gonna hit between 20 and 25 homers, knock in a lotta runs if he bats sixth. Maybe his arm blows and will cost u games there. But Beni is the only guy on this team I currently like cept for Mr. Meidroth of course. Each and every pitcher is a LOL to me. Maybe Quero will be likeable soon. p.s. Eloy has one HR in 88 at bats in Durham this season. Yikes.

Do the Sox beat the Twins or officiallly let them end their losing ways against us again like last year? Sox like to give Central teams hope.

Nice play by Buxton. I think Beni has proven himself to be a productive big leaguer. Surprised some of the trade fanatics on here aren't talking more about trading Beni. He's really a good leadoff hitter, folks. He could play for anybody. I'm convinced.

Nobody wants to watch that wretched team play apparently. When they gonna get good again? That was fun when they won 3 titles in 6 years.

I'm thinking as the season progresses our "starters" are gonna go 3 innings max. If ever a team screamed for "openers" it's the 2025 White Sox.

Lip has class and the ability to look at the bottom line. He knows the team reeks. Some of us get excited when it looks like the team might be better than last year. In reality we should be Lip-like and realize when all is done the team will have about 45-60 wins.

All of a sudden the bullpen is great and Vaughn is raking. 3 HRs now for Vaughn.

I forget how I found out about it. I would like to thank the founders for a place to discuss my lifelong team, the Sox. I will say on a personal note, I think I got suspended twice for short periods and one long six month period which took up the whole winter. I haven't been disciplined in a long while. I'm glad I never got a permanent boot for my tendency to repeat myself and ostensibly ruin threads. My favorite moment as a fan: Wrapping up the sweep in 05. Favorite manager: Ozzie. Fave player: Gary Peters, Big Hurt tie. Best Sox player in my tenure as a fan: Buehrle. Most obscure favorite player: Claudell Washington. Kidding, it'd probably be Bill Nahorodny cause of the way Harry freaked out at how much he liked his name. My favorite posters: Caulfield and Fathom. Tex and the Brother Rice guys would be next.

Fans that get all excited about unknown players and rebuilding are also content it seems to me. I'm old school. How long have the Bulls been rebuilding by the way? Rebuilds can last oh 15-20 years.