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QUOTE (FT35 @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 08:45 PM) Sup Greg! I can't speak for the Royals' broadcasts--I am not familiar. Totally agree about Steve. He is brilliant but Jason dumbs him down a lot. I remember the days where Steve sat with Harry Carry and was the only resemblance of cohesivness you would hear. Harry was tanked by the 3rd inning and Steve salvaged air-time value with his knowledge. I'm glad he's here--he's great...but Jason brings him out of genius land and into candy land by baiting him into mindless banter and it's a waste of a great talent. It forces Steve to dumb things down because he's trying to explain himself to the guy who asked the question...it's why his explanations seem like he's treating us as first-time baseball fans. I don't think the problem is Steve Stone. I think it's Jason. The guy sounds likeable, everyone speaks highly of him and his work and I think that's great! I personally don't like the light he places our team in. We aren't trendy, we aren't twitter, we aren't selfie stick--and if we're those things off the field, so what...on the field, we're the White Sox--we win ugly, we are grinders, we will compete and lay it on the line every night. You know that's closer to the message our guys are hearing from Ricky before they take the field--so embrace it--let that show up everywhere. All things associated with the White Sox brand need to be consistent with who we really are. I'm not calling for Benetti's head...I'm calling for his involvement! Lose the cute, limit the silly, focus on the things the team does that makes them the White Sox--that will draw in the viewer--give us a DOSE of the White Sox baseball we all know and love--that's coming back after a 10-year wait! Great post FT. I like what you say here.

I don't like Moncada leading off and Avi batting second but my argument could be crushed in a debate cause the Sox run production hasn't been a problem in this 3-3 start.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:25 AM) Yeah, it's especially funny to me that right when it started to unravel, 3-4 known trolls came out of the woodwork I wouldn't overreact. People aren't acting that pissed or that out of line. It was a lousy loss. The reax on here hasn't been that brutal.

Let's tie this baby up.

QUOTE (Richie @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 01:08 AM) I blame myself. I made my first post on this forum precisely at the moment Leury doubled in Davidson to make it 7-3. It was all downhill from there. Don't.Blame.Yourself. You are on a great message board. QUOTE (Scoots @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 01:09 AM) This game is going to be a big test for this team. How are they going to come back from a debilitating and embarrassing loss such as this one. You may be right. It is pretty cold out, though. Easy to say it was the elements. Poor Leury though. He's the goat. QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 01:10 AM) So....what was the point of this pen that Rick assembled? Demoralizing the team as much as possible? I think it was to keep the tank alive one more year. The common thought in sports is if you can't win, might as well lose as many as possible. It's been a popular thing the past couple years obviously. Cubs, Astros, Sixers, etc.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:02 AM) I love how they try playing matchups with our bullpen stiffs like it will make any difference. Just trot any random guy out there, let them give up their 1-2 runs, then move on to the next. Good post.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:01 AM) No way to frame it, this is a bad loss. Real bad I dunno about that. With the White Sox bullpen what this is, is a reality check more than a bad loss IMO. I agree it's a 'bad loss' cause of Leury's mental blunder on that ball that skipped by him but in my world all losses are expected for this final season of lousiness.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:53 AM) If Anderson, Yolmer and Davidson are all legit...we’ll be fine. Just have to weather the Soria rants until he’s gone. No reason to rant. Just assume he blows and if he has a good game give it the nod of approval or slow clap. QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:56 AM) Dude, we are more in the mode of trading pen guys if they get good than acquiring them at this point. We arent there yet I meant in the offseason, grab a couple good relievers since the payroll is so low. We're not arguing. Sounds like you agree with me this is another year of losing to grab the best possible draft pick again.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:50 AM) Semantics. This is more of a "development" year than a "tank" year. I can buy that. I was calling for signing some good relievers in the offseason BTW. I don't like another "development year" or tank year but it is what it is. Very high draft pick this year and another in May of 2019 seems to be in the cards.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:47 AM) Sadly... no he's serious. BlackSox you think Sox are trying to win this year? I don't see that in the roster at all.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:44 AM) Sarcasm? Not really, only because before the site went down, we were getting in a lot of arguments about when the team would be competitive and the thought was this was another tank year. One of the reasons is the team made no attempt to improve the bullpen in the offseason. Soria doesn't count. Find the thread where I wrote about how all the fans in KC were rejoicing at Soria leaving town. He is horrific and fits into the one more season of tank theory. I mean I love fans rooting for us to win in the game threads but it hasn't been that way last season at least. Rooting for losses was huge. I just assume we have one more year of tanking in our team.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 11:41 PM) Clean house with this bullpen it’s utter trash. Nate Jones should be the only one still here by year end. Some bad decisions made by staff with assembling the bullpen. Don't forget we're still trying to tank. I picture Hahn nodding in privacy saying, "Just how we planned this." Lot of highlights but let the bullpen blow it.

QUOTE (Capn12 @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 11:40 PM) Bullpen has surrendered 18 runs in 19 IP....pretty amazing. Yikes. I'd rather we win it with a double and single. HRS ... it's pretty cold out.

Somebody gets to be a hero. Hope the leadoff man gets on base, though.

I'd prefer after today we trot some younguns out there as closer(s). Not sure who the candidates would be. The experts can give me a list of 3-4 guys I hope.

Leury messed up mentally. It happens when it's 20 degrees out. Thanks, MLB for letting us play today.

In the past I'd be freaking out. Not this year. I'm trained to think we will stink and anything that happens on the positive side is gravy. Although I do not like Soria obviously. What will be will be.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 10:25 PM) Those things happen in warm weather, too. You do know that right? Yeah but it's too cold for baseball.

It's too cold for baseball evidenced by all that snow. Hope nobody pulls a hammy or rips an achilles.

Davidson certainly looks like a professional hitter.

If it keeps snowing, it's going to stick on the field. Five innings and call it?

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 10:00 PM) so what does engel have to do to get benched? Can Leury play cf? No more Engel. That said, nice sac fly. Good speed outta Timmy. Go Sox!

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 09:59 PM) He also forgot about the best- Alex Rodriguez He said it like u better not argue with him.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 09:55 PM) Miguel Cabrera is one of the best hitters of his era and an unquestioned first ballot Hall of Famer. But to say he had a chance to be the greatest hitter of all-time is indefensible. Hmmm the best four hitters in the last 50 years. Hawk says it like u better not dispute it. I dunno. Four players is not many and there have been a ton of good hitters/

How could the ump call him safe? The ball beat him which used to be ruled an automatic out. And the replay shows out.