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Yet in this world of tanking this is seen as a very important thing. Those who like the tank/rebuild just love flipping players. The minute we got Herrera and Colome people were salivating about flipping them at the break. In Greg's world, you go ahead and trade Q and Sale and Eaton and acquire some damn fine prospects (as we did) and that's it as far as worrying about losing. Then you spend some money and start winning the free agent wars the minute Eloy and Yoan and Timmy are ready for the bigs! They did a nice job of acquiring stars with those 3 trades. That's all the rebuilding moves you needed. After that, free agency baby!!!

Hopefully not OK with the fans. I hope our attendance plummets and our TV ratings suck.

I preface this by saying Moncada, Timmy and Eloy will all be stars, maybe even all stars this year, but I have pointed out to those who love tanking and the draft, that sometimes the fact our team blows can affect performance. Remember our young guys are thrust into meaningless baseball games and I'd think on many occasions they just go through the motions. I mean why draw a walk the nights our team blows chunks? I can see why several at bats would be wasted hacking at everything, trying to hit the ball a mile. What good is drawing a walk or battling in an 8-1 rout??

I'll read the thread after posting this. Just caught up on the game/box score. Wow, if there was ever any question we're still tanking, just look at tonight's game. We pretty much conceded it by pitching the guys we pitched. And on the nights we lose, our lineup still looks so flawed. I do think Ricky has done about the best anybody could do with what he's been given to work with. Minnesota really spanked the Sox tonight. Boring, horrific outing for Chicago. Now I'll read the thread! Go Sox! Tornadoes go away!

This is the difference between you and me. 100 percent difference. I disagree with everything you say here. It's all minutia. Who cares about the LaRoche saga? The guy was a horrific hitter by the time we got him and this sped up his leaving which was a blessing. Who cares if the kid shook up the locker room? Not me. Who cares if Sale cut up the jerseys? Many of you worry and rightly so about pitchers getting injured. Sale was mighty uncomfortable in those monstrocity uniforms. he said he didn't want to pitch in them. They did it anyway. he cut them up. I consider it hilarious and proper. Who cares??? This is a multi million dollar organization. Get out a new box of uniforms. Sale was a superstar for gosh sakes. Finally you probably also hate Ozzie for "quitting on the team." Again who cares?? The team was done; Ozzie was finished as a Sox. He sped the process. Big deal. I'm more concerned about the tank era (though I do love Eloy, Moncada, Timmy).

I get the feeling the Sox are not adding anybody this season. Just the draft picks. I can't believe the rebuild people in baseball got their way and this is an acceptable way to build contenders. Of course the Sox should sign free agent pitching. They are in nobody's way and would help us win games, heaven forbid maybe even contend. I read another story about baseball attendance sucking so hopefully that will continue to plague this wretched sport of teams that try to lose in order to someday win.

Bevington. Also, Rick this season is doing an amazing job. I still expect this team to lose a zillion games but as of tonight, this team has overachieved big time. And that is partly because of Ricky. Bevington had no highlights. Ricky also is better than Robin.

The man has six home runs. If he can stay healthy the next five weeks he could have a lot of HRs and RBIs by the time they pick the reserves.

Is his style of pitching changed? Somebody was mentioning his high school coach? I don't remember last year's Gio. But I will say his delivery is very good for such a tall guy. I feel like it's perfect pitching form for somebody so tall. If his high school coach ordered this ... I like it!

Nice win. I liked it. This is not hyperbole. The eye test tells me Eloy (if he can stay healthy) could emerge as single handedly the greatest hitter in Sox history. If he stays healthy he has a shot. Giolito if he can stay healthy is a Verlander type career. Obviously in this era health is the No. 1 concern. Eloy hit a cannon tonight. If Tilson keeps this up, he has a place on the contending team. He will make up for Rutherford being a flop. Tilson can erase Rutherford. I know we are all rooting for lifetime Sox fan Tilson. Gio like Tilson and Eloy is strong in the eye test department. Moncada's one hit was very nice. He's for real too. Hahn is going to have a couple of these trades saving his career. The Eloy trade may prove to be one of the best in Sox history; one of the worst in Cub history. I'd take 15 years of Eloy excellence over Q, whom I also loved. If Cease is as good as they say ... ouch (the Cub needs a bandaid).

Right now. Giolito and Moncada are locks. Eloy and Abreu may make it also. Forget McCann and Colome. Anderson also might make it.

I decided to look at the standings tonight for the first time in a long time and it made me mad. That's all. Sox have trained me well to not look at the standings. I did and now I'm FURIOUS! I want to contend. ... I'll leave now to cool off.

Glad Stoney didn't respond to that ridiculous Jason observation that the run differential vs. Houston is much better this year. Who cares? Our team is 11 out and it's not even June.

Say this for Leury. He does hustle his butt off.

We'll be 11 games out if we lose tonight. 11 games and there's still a week to go in May. So once again, the kids just get out of school and we're out of the race. I'd laugh if I wasn't crying so much. "Wait til next year!!"

Did the Twins ever have to tank to get this good? If so how long were they crap? I don't recall a long tankjob but I could be mistaken.

Eloy. Also Tilson. I enjoy watching the replay of that grand slam. Man he pounded that baseball.

Nice win. Eloy baby. Tilson baby. Nova was bad but coulda been way worse. We win.

It's obvious he, Eloy and Tim have panned out and will be stars. But we need 3 more starting pitchers, 2 more reliable relievers and many more reliable hitters to win another WS. Lot of work to do. Gonna have to spend a lotta money to go with a few of our prospects who are can't miss like Cease and Robert.

If you are a mediocre pitcher and pitch like Buehrle you have a chance to make it in baseball. His style should be THE ONLY way to pitch.

That was on a tee for Bregman.

I wish we'd hire Buehrle as pitching consultant. Nova works too slow.

Abreu is special.

How did you know? Surprised they didn't appeal.

Nine homers ain't bad and more are coming.