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Ozzie will never manage again cause of his mouth, but as some on here may remember I love him. Back in the day it didn't help Oz that Mariotti was in town. Those two were in a personal war it seems and Oz seemed to be even more outspoken those days. Of course his worst bit actually was in Miami over his statements on Castro. If Oz could master the English language a bit better ... he'd be the most outstanding/funny/controversial MLB announcer maybe in history. As it stands now it's kind of hard to understand him. I love him though.

Eloy's coming. He good.

There are going to be so many new cases starting in August when colleges report. The kids are not going to stop socializing and partying. Closing the bars for good will help but they figure to go to their own parties in that case.

LOL at "b****" about fans. That's a great characterization of what I was doing. You would make a great attorney BTW. Hopefully that's your field. You'd make a lot of money as a trial attorney. First game on TV without fans is a big topic of discussion. I made a comment on it, lol, suggestion a couple thousands fans would be a threat to nobody in such a huge stadium with no concessions.

That was very enjoyable even with no fans. Looks like the quality of baseball will be excellent. The guy that started for the Sox looked awful. I love Eloy and Robert of course. Grandal looked great. And once again Leury was fine. Now I feel better about letting him start over Madrigal. Leury is a pro. Is there any reason to not let 2000 fans go to games? Have no parking attendants, no concessions available, make 2 men's bathrooms and 2 women's available for the 2000 fans. It's silly to not allow 2000 fans in a 40000 stadium.

My arm hurts just thinking of that wacky pitching motion of his. During the stoppage I forgot about the large group of relievers who are ineffective.

Geez I can be a dope, a moron, a jerk, but those are not going to be among my last words. I will be pissed if the reason I die is corona, though. Obviously it could cause my death, God willing against it I desperately hope, but I hope I don't die of something as awful (in a physical, societal, blame game sense) as corona.

It's certainly been No. 1 reason we've become (much worse anyway) a country full of angry people. Boy oh boy do Americans hate each other.

Madrigal has a quick bat, at least did there. I wish he'd start at second. Nothing to lose in a 60-game season. But I realize he won't make the team.

He has zero chance of working again in baseball cause of his mouth that roars. It's all about PC and he won't play.

I didn't bump any post for gawd sakes. It was sitting there and I responded to it. It wasn't my bump that put it there. Geez. Not demanding it but u should apologize. Not fair to accuse and let it go.

Are the Sox scouts serious? How? Why?

Kansas City and Douglas County/Lawrence Kansas are surging with new cases and deaths. Seriously, folks, what is going on and can we curb this? Please just don't crack a one liner and say wear a mask. I mean is this the end of the world? We are being swamped with new cases and the students aren't even back yet. I'm thinking we're doomed since it's not even virus season. I'm also started to get bored and restless again. Day after day month after month only drudgery. Folks, WTF is going on with Covid?

problem is in 2020 some of the students that are untrained at day care could harm the kids. And not be patient. Also there'd need to be testing on a regular basis to protest both the students and kids. Where are all these tests going to come from?

I used to be for the owners before the teams were sold for incredible sums of money. I should have always been against them cause they are the ones who paid so much for players in free agency it created an era in which baseball games were unaffordable cause of parking/ticket/concession costs (unless you wanted a bad seat or were willing to get creative and take the L or park far away and walk or get tickets on special days and be willing to have lousy seats).

Hey Just, out of curiosity why was there so much pushback? Here the people are scared to death and don't want grade school, high school and colleges to open. Why are parents wanting school opened when COVID is rampant? Is it the fact online option was/is a joke or the fact parents need to work and be out of the house?

29-31. Team is cursed one final season and misses playoffs. This season is a crapshoot. Nobody knows what will happen as the current Moncada situation proves. There's absolutely no way of predicting. Sorry to say I have little confidence in RR and Coop. I think until they are gone we're not ready for prime time. Also I think the defense will be lousy. Pitching could go either way. We have bodies that's for sure. Prediction: Vaughn makes team and is the real deal. I have no idea who the new manager will be and that's scary, too. I'd really like it if we were one of the teams to shine during the season of corona. Somebody will click during the 60-game run; will it be the White Sox? p.s. i wish Madrigal was handed the starting job. This is the sort of season you CAN rush players, cause there's a built in excuse if they stink. I'd have Vaughn and Madrigal start from Day One baby. If it doesn't work out, you just tell 'em after the season you were getting them some experience since there are no minor league schedules. Absolutely nothing to lose. Their confidence won't be shot if they stink for reasons just mentioned.

I love those two guys; they were so polite. I feel sorry for my fellow conservatives. They come across so angry at the mere mention of a mask. I mean those guys are giving em away free. Lot of places are demanding u wear 'em. These jerks should take advantage and grab a free mask.

Yes I realize that. I just heard I might be a negative on this board sometimes so I am trying to be polite while stressing I truly believe what I say. Thanks.

Not a bad post. I read it. I respect your takes. I know it's not your main point but as a side note here ... some of us Americans do feel like the barber is treated as the enemy. Why? Cause the protestors in our autonymous zone were allowed to break the law for a week (defacing some property; breaking a few windows; verbally assaulting people; physically assaulting a car; busting curfew by being in the zone 24/7; trashing up the zone; painting messages on the street without city hall approval). Meanwhile the barber can't open a shop with masks, pristine cleanlliness, him willing to discuss his plans for cleanliness and very few people in the shop with the government. Instead, he's warned go ahead and open up and you will be ticketed every day, maybe arrested. Yes some of us consider the barber the enemy of our governor and mayor when others can break the law in the name of protesting and it's ... oh well, people do things (Nancy's line). Please accept my comments in the nature they were intended. Honest.

For some reason I expected a dialogue since I voted for them or against them at the polls at least. These government officials were holding daily news conferences for a while and in my opinion (that's all an opinion) they set the tone of defiance and them against us (not working with us) early. They still won't even address the subject of protests in the streets nightly versus having 20 people at a funeral. When a crisis hit like Covid, they decided to be bold and unrelenting. Their call; I think it was the wrong one when they've taken such a passive attitude toward violence of protestors. Americans aren't dumb; they get upset at bossy public officials and inconsistencies. Don't freak out if you disagree with me please; life is short and maybe my brain works differently than yours. At least I'm honest about my feelings.

I didn't like their refusal to consult business owners for calm discussion, didn't consult regular people, wouldn't answer my emails. You don't have to puff your chest out say JUST DO IT MY WAY to be an effective leader. Disgusting behavior of power hungriness. My barbershop is pristine. You should see how good the owner is. Different barbers work at different times. He doesn't want to get Covid, doesn't want to give it to anybody. But he was the enemy to our governor and local officials. I was and am disgusted at the leadership and will vote against all of them. I will add that despite my fury I've obeyed all rules and limited contact with people a LOT.

Why shorten the day til 12:30? What do parents do if both people work? 12:30 is early to have the kids at home unsupervised. Maybe in this new normal we just pretend the kids will be OK without supervision and let them be home alone or go to a neighbors house in which one partner doesn't work cause of layoffs.

Yes, which doesn't bode well for college basketball. Wonder when all the events are going to get canceled like Maui and Champions Classic and all those other holiday tournaments.

Thank u turnin. Regarding this issue: I've always pretty much had the same opinion: Obey my authorities here even if I personally wanted to scream in their face at their being bullies. I'm often considered a bad citizen/person on here even though regarding corona I a.) never violated any rules .b.) wore a mask the instant it was demanded of me; and at church when that was the recommendation. c.) wrote 4 letters to my government bullies who never responded to one of them. Nice. My point? I've always been a law abiding citizen on this. Do I disagree with some things? Of course.