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Getting rid of Stone would be so dumb. He's a legend on the mound and in the booth.

I miss posts like this with my inability to log into the site cept when I'm at a library or place of business when my soxtalk link works. The mean tone posts. That said, with greg being gone an entire season basically have you been a.) glad he's been gone. b.) sad that he's gone. c.) so much happier not reading his weird takes. d.) nostalgic remembering he always stood up for Dwyane Wise and Dye and Konerko when he was done and people were on him to retire. Ralph Garr forever! Go Sox.

Praying for assistance sounds good ... I remember riding my bike to my Mt. Greenwood Little League games (parents didn't come to their kids' events back in the day so we rode ourselves) with my cleats tied over the handlebars, and as a 10 or 11 year old (I was not as nervous as a seasoned 12 year old) praying, 'Please God let me make all the plays at third base. If you do I'll (fill in the blank, pray more, go to church more, be nicer to my sibs, etc).' ... Seriously folks, I see no way the Sox can win game five. Our pitching staff is mediocre to begin with and now is out of gas; the Guardians fans will be beyond loud (meaning our pitchers will prolly walk a lot of hitters and throw meat); our manager has been doing dumb stuff like starting Pham. ... If Sox do win remember my pick to click: Vargas. ... I may be guaranteeing a Cleveland victory but I sure hope for a White Sox victory. If we win I will be kind to all for a week.

How the heck is this stat available? AI? What a world when a stat like this can be unearthed.

Bet the house on the Guardians. Has greg applied a reverse curse? Go Sox but bet the former Tribe, the current Guardians.

Wasn't the key to the game when Braden failed to come thru against the lefty with the bases loaded? Woulda been nice to bust a hit right there. How do you K against a lefty there?? It's bad karma starting Tommy Pham. Me not a fan of Pham. Well, by Saturday my hope is the team returns to the lovable grinders they are and they pull out a win in game five. Cleveland has all the mojo and if the Sox win they are truly a team of destiny. I'm not a fan at all of using so many pitchers in a given game. I can't think of any scenario in which the Sox hold Cleveland to say, 1 or 2 runs on Saturday. That said I believe in the grinders. Hopefully Peters will inspire the team. He never should be off the field or out of the lineup. Go Sox.

Rice is finally a powerhouse in football. Good coach. Good recruiting obviously. Superstar quarterback. Stud defensive end. 4-2 isn't a bad record. Beating Mt. Carmel was amazing. How is your son playing up in WIsky?

This is one of the greatest stories in sports history, especially if we somehow make the ALCS. ... 100 loss teams, what was it three years in a row? General manager comes in from the lowly Royals. Strikes out a bit on pitching (which is not as important in this era of 4-5 inning max starters). And he brings in some grinders who love baseball and it shows, Murikami from Japan in a master stroke, good catchers, and a slugger at 3B. No matter what happens Getz deserves genius status and our manager obviously works well with the front office and must be great with players. No drama, just a young and dumb team that embarrassed the Astros. Good job White Sox. I contend u just might be a team of destiny. Reinsdorf should be ecstatic after those 100 loss seasons. Bring back Hawk to do the rest of the postseason games, baby.

A friend of mine is an employee of the Sox. He said Stone is a very nice guy in real life. He wasn't as glowing about Ozzie. I think this guy could get me tickets for free (not for postseason tho) if I ever get back to Chicago.

What a great season. Manager of the year is Sox's manager. GM of year is Getz. Everyday lineup full of power as well as grinders. Rightfielder with a cannon. Third baseman who emerged after coming here in a great trade. The Montgomeries showing a lot. Colson's strikeouts will improve in future. We still made playoffs with all those K's. Front office must be good cause a lot of guys Sox acquired came through. This last pitcher acquisition was a bomb. Stuff happens. Muni was a great decision by Jerry to allow management to sign him. Yeah he's hitting about .200 or .210. Big deal. Perfect for lift and pull era. Banana Ball man is one of the great stories of baseball this season even tho he's hit a slump. Teel is back. ... I have nothing to say about the pitching. Am no expert. Seems in the era of four-innings max we have enough pitching. Would love to win the division and get the bye. Hopefully nobody will freak if Sox lose a game or two to the pathetic Rockies. They are in the playoffs and still could get the bye and win division. As Harry would say: The Sox are winners tra la tra la."

Uh oh. History. Remember 1967 when the KC team ruined our Sox season? Horlen and Peters were going in a DH in KC before a couple thousand fans. Sox lost both games and totally fizzed. WIll anybody pick up on the historical significance of this series? Is it 1967 revisited? Sad I can only log in at the library. I've basically taken a year off the board with no way to log on. That said I love this team. The grinders never give up. I even like Muni despite the BA near .200 now. Fave player is Banana Man tho. I like Meidroth a lot and Antonucci. And Vargas is simply amazing. This team has done so well with one of the worst pitching staffs in Sox history. I'm thinking in this era of lift and pull u really don't need dominant pitchers. Guys who are trying to hit it out at all times sometimes frankly miss on the launch angle and the quality of pitch really doesn't matter. How many batting practice homers are missed off fat pitches? A lot. I'd say our pitching staff is ridiculously ordinary. And yet we win.

Hi haven't been able to log on. Am wondering how good Br. Rice is this year. I think we are 2-2. Haven't been able to watch any games yet on Br Rice TV. My general feeling is this team will peak late once the state title glisten wears off the kids and they realize they are in a dogfight. Don't like the way Loyola killed our defense late. TD after TD. I doubt we'll beat Mt Carmel. Are the playoffs in jeopardy? Thanks for the link on the Rice youtube stuff. I will watch and try to get a feel if everybody's fat and happy after the state title. I know it's changed my attention a bit. We finally won state so I am not stressed about my high school team. I like Q's program.

I wish they'd sign him. He's a good fit with this team. Nice to have a big bat at third base, too. If Sox are a postseason surprise team he'll be so beloved. For us to win playoff games, he's got to be Vargas. Love this bat and range.

For some reason my machine connects to soxtalk tonight at my place. prior to tonight only when i go to the library does the connection work. Since I've been gone basically all season who has been the hated poster on here? Interesting to me that nobody really noticed I've been gone: u'd think caulfield or my brother rice brethren would have noticed no more greg.

I am going to London to see a football game at Wembley in a couple weeks. Would like to be close to the stadium and not too far from the airport. Please give me some travel tips. Do you have a flight itinerary from KC International to London that you've heard of I must take? Early plan was to stay at Hotel London Wembley Park. Is that place OK or a dump? Am I close to their version of Broadway and is it a must to go to a show or two. Also do I need their money or are my credit cards OK to use. Do they take US currency or no way? Do they have Uber and Lyft? Is it dangerous in London? Is the food acceptable? And will I be able to handle cramped coach for 8 hours? Thank u in advance. Some folks here prolly have been to London a lot. Please advise me. Thank u and go Sox.

He's magical. He's everything and then some. He even has a decent batting average in this era of not caring about batting averages. I love this guy. He's like Posednik times 3. He's like Rowand times four. Love this guy.

Talk me off the ledge. Everybody in KC has the Royals continuing this sizz and making the playoffs. Is it possible? Likely? It would be annoying to have them continue this domination and make the postseason.

Hopefully this Castillo guy can find the lost magic. He's likely to be the guy that opens the playoff series. Can't afford him to get rocked.

Sox are amazing this year. Man it's hard to believe the sadness of the tank years has faded away. Sox have so much talent it's incredible led by my grinder faves: Antonacci, Meidroth and Banana Ball Man. Peters is such a breath of fresh air. Who the hell is responsible for bringing him aboard. Getz is GM of the year; our manager is manager of the year. I still say Sox-Cubs WS is finally coming.

What's the early word? Is he enjoying football up in Wisky? Best wishes to him. It's different playing at the level he's at now. You really have to love the game.

Oops. I was afraid of the "year after the amazing state title season blues" hitting the program. Then I read the story. We got beat on a flea flicker and late field goal on the road. Team will show if it still has the eye of the tiger next game or if it's gonna be a down year. All that excitement after winning state ... we've not been a football school in the past so the boys might need some time to want to dominate year by year. Then again ... a flea flicker won them the game and that's a gadget flukey play. Champs aren't dead yet.

St. Norbert College ranks #5 for best college food in America and #1 in Wisconsin. I bet the brats are amazing.

Meidroth and Antonnaci are going to be fitted for WS rings at some point as South Siders. Ditto Colson. Bet the house on it. Love those three.

I liked all the speeches. Konerko and AJP said some things about Ozzie that were precious. Ozzie went slowly, thanked a lot of people. As an Ozzie lover, I savored every word. ... He's probably my No. 1 Sox of all time with Gary Peters No. 2, Big Hurt prolly No. 3, Konerko 4, Buehrle 5. So glad the team retired his 13. Ozzie deserves criticism for things he's said as a manager but hey, it was his flaw. The mouth that roared couldn't help himself. Like Konerko or AJP said, one of the two, Ozzie took the spotlight off the players by his outrageous statements and that ultimately helped the guys play ball. Ozzie forever.