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QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jun 27, 2017 -> 01:32 AM) Should change in about 5 weeks when we field the Knights You guys are dreaming. Who the hell is going to take Melky and Frazier? I assume you are counting on them leaving.

Uh oh. Avi is 0-for-3 after a 1-for-12 series vs the As. Ah baseball is such an unforgiving sport. that's 1-for-15.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Jun 26, 2017 -> 11:51 PM) Goes to show that prospects are lottery tickets. Your comments sum up why I believe this whole people wanting the Sox to lose to get better draft positioning is stupid. Sorry if you're one of them, but some of the best players have come from very low rounds in the draft...look at Buehrle. All I can say is I agree. The draft is a ridiculous crapshoot. The best way to win is sign guys like Abreu and (hopefully) Robert. I'm in favor of that cause I could give a s*** about how much money Jerry spends since the chairman and his peeps do not care about us spending 9 bucks for a hot dog and whatever it costs to park at a game. Add to signing guys like Robert SMART drafting when your pick comes up as well as FREE AGENCY, you know, signing guys who have already done it and proven they can do it. You can't change people's minds. Draft-niks won't admit it, but they are part of the sports cliche -- you know, the one that always is more interested in future names than current ones. I won't change my opinion; they won't change theirs. So be it. But there are so many busts out there who are deemed "prospects."

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 26, 2017 -> 08:47 PM) No greg, the rising taxes are not making people consider leaving. Good.

There's some Chicago pride going on here with nobody willing to discuss the demise of Chicago and Illinois. I ask a simple question if the rising taxes are making u all consider leaving ASAP and I get no responses. Hey I admit Kansas is the worst state in the union. I'm just trying to get educated on my home state and its woes.

Was this thread written to hike greg's blood pressure? I gave it a 2.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 26, 2017 -> 03:28 AM) Greg, I think you are right, we might have actually been able to compete for the division this year without trading Sale. But rebuilding will allow us to hopefully compete for a lot more than that over a sustained period. That is the hope and the argument for rebuilding. Who knows if it will work. Good post. QUOTE (juddling @ Jun 26, 2017 -> 04:59 AM) If we kept Sale (and Eaton) , we wouldn't have Moncada or a few stud prospect pitchers. I am holding my breath on Rodon. Good post.

Would Ozzie come back?

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jun 26, 2017 -> 03:16 AM) The ball club's continued pitiful attendance has nothing to do with a rebuild and everything to do with a pitiful string of fielding a non-winning team year in and year out. It's pretty expensive (if you want a decent seat lower level) to go to a game. And with this team the past few years, you never know if you are going to get a ridiculous stinker like the Buehrle game or a game when they get shut out. Good thing we won it all in 05 cause without that we'd definitely be considered one of the worst franchises in sports.

But just think if we'd just have lost 10 more games we could have gotten somebody so much better than Burger and Rodon and Fulmer. Damn, if we'd just lose more often our great front office would come through.

The Royals are .500 and they are a couple games out and believe they can win it. This is why I get so upset. That Royals team has one, pathetic starting rotation. I mean it's Sox-like it's so bad. True they have sensational players in Cain, Hosmer and Salvy but that's really about it. They've got Merrifield and several stiffs impersonating contending ballplayers. That's why I get mad. If we kept Sale and Eaton, cmon. Arguably with some tinkering (like bringing Moncada up, bringing up a stud prospect pitcher or two and get Rodon healthy) we have as good or better team than that crap KC team that's contending. And we have a closer. This is all ridiculous. All we don't have in my scenario is DEFENSE and the Sox aren't planning on fielding a good defensive team during the rebuild, either. So that nullifies itself. I think we should clean house in the front office and owners box. Get rid of everybody and get a clue, White Sox. We could have won this crap division.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 25, 2017 -> 09:21 PM) Defense has been a struggle at times Defense is supposed to be in vogue. Sox in trouble. Horrid defense, bad bullpens mean years of ineptitude.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Jun 25, 2017 -> 01:03 AM) I don't hate Avi at all. As a matter of fact, I want him to be of the White Sox future when we win our next World Series. However, you can't offer someone who wins the league batting title and finishes in the top 3 of MVP vote getting only $6 million dollars per year. That's insulting and would guarantee his exit from the South Side. You have a talent to blast a player through your sarcastic writing. This line: "someone who wins the league batting title and finishes in the top 3 of MVP vote getting only $6 million dollars per year" is priceless on the sarcasm/troll scale.

QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Jun 25, 2017 -> 05:57 AM) Tim Anderson had some personal challenges dealing with the death of his best friend. He boots an occasional ball, but he also makes plays that some other shortstops can't. The team is not competimng this season, so let him work out problems and learn to hot major league pitching rather than sending him to the minors. He is still hitting over .250, I believe isn't he? I think the Sox may cut bait with Shields. Renteria did not look happy when he went out to the mound to pull him and I am sure that Sox brass was not all too thrilled with Shields laying an egg on Buerhle day with 38,000 in the stands. Too bad some guys like Anderson don't see the value in walks. His approach to hitting will eventually turn him into a mendoza line hitter. Too many at bats. Law of averages are the ball ends up in somebody's glove that more often. QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 25, 2017 -> 02:44 PM) And they shouldn't be. But as they say, the brass has no one to blame but themselves. Exactly. Sox brass should be ashamed they wasted time on guys like Shields, Holland, Pelphrey.

QUOTE (InTheDriversSeat @ Jun 25, 2017 -> 08:02 AM) Let's win this game today, Go SOX! Starting pitchers: Derek Holland (5-7, 4.48) vs. Sonny Gray (2-3, 4.84) Stadium: guaranteed Rate↓ Field, Chicago Game start time: 1:10 PM Central Daylight Time Broadcast Information Announcers: Steve Stone and Jason Benetti (television), Ed Farmer and Darrin Jackson (radio), Hector Molina and Billy Russo (Spanish radio) Broadcast time: Television – 1:00 PM Central / 2:00 PM Eastern * Radio – 12:35 PM Central, preceded at 11:00 AM Central by 'White Sox Weekly' hosted by Connor McKnight including re-air Mark Buehrle Number Retirement Ceremony from yesterday 9 over-the-air TV stations: Chicago WGN-TV, Channel 9 (Independent) South Bend WMYS-LD, Channel 69 (my network TV) * Indianapolis WISH-TV, Channel 8 (The CW) * Marion, IN WNDY-TV, Channel 23-3 (The CW) (WISH-TV simulcast) * Springfield, IL / Decatur / Champaign WBUI Decatur, Channel 23 (The CW) Peoria / Bloomington, IL WAOE Peoria, Channel 59 (my network TV) Rockford WIFR Freeport, Channel 23-3 (Justice Network) Quad Cities WQAD-TV Moline, Channel 8-3 (my network TV) Cedar Rapids / Waterloo / Iowa City KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids, Channel 9 (ABC) Radio: Chicago AM 890 WLS / FM HD 94.7 WLS-FM-HD2 (using HD capable radios) And the 'WLS White Sox Radio Network' http://mlb.mlb.com/cws/schedule/radio_affiliates.jsp Satellite (USA and Canada) Sirius Channel 145, XM Channel 180 Spanish Radio: Chicago AM 1200 WRTO (Univision Deportes Radio) / FM HD 105.1 WOJO-HD3 Evanston (using HD capable radios) / Channel 9 WGN-TV Second Audio Program (by pressing SAP button on remote or TV) . When Holland gets roughed up Sunday for a sweep by the lowly A's, do the Sox release him? I'd definitely make up an injury and sit him 2 weeks. He's that bad. Whoever recommended signing him should be suspended without pay a couple weeks.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 24, 2017 -> 09:17 PM) There were less than a handful of posters here who actively "loved/supported unequivocally" Hillary Clinton. Wrong. I got reamed over the Hillary thing. I had maybe 1, 2 people half-assed support a position or two of mine on her. Aside from that, there was mass hysteria all over me. I was told to quit calling her Hilly. I was attacked whenever I attacked her. If I mentioned her upcoming coronation I was lambasted. Any time I cited a book or article on how mean she was, they blasted the author. Hillary should hold a Soxtalk convention to reward her supporters. Even my love of Bernie was thrown aside because Hillary was the choice.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 24, 2017 -> 06:55 PM) Why did it have to be James f***ing Shields pitching on Buehrle day?! Buehrle should have started. He could have trained for a couple months and done a better job than most of the hacks in the Sox rotation/bullpen.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jun 24, 2017 -> 11:52 AM) When was the last time you were with the majority in any thread? Probably health care. I don't want the new law to pass and cause many of us to be homeless someday. And pretty much ruin the lives of those with pre-existing conditions. Also I agree with most that the bunt is bad and Robin was a bad manager. I'm really not a big fan of anything the big league club is doing right now and I am pretty horrified regarding social issues so I am at odds with most in most threads. Trump could have been a common ground. I'm not a big Trump supporter like most say I am, I've pointed out I think evidence shows he's a pretty rotten one-percenter, but that hasn't gained me brownie points with the board for some reason. Even my love of Bernie doesn't please the Democratic portion of the board, cause they loved Hillary.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Jun 24, 2017 -> 04:11 PM) Double that and you might be close. Obviously you have something against Avi with your troll statements about what he's worth, etc. So what guys on the team do you like? You've been here since 2005 so you must be a Sox fan.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 24, 2017 -> 05:57 AM) Bernie and Jane Sanders, under FBI investigation for bank fraud, hire lawyers http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-and-jan...d-hire-lawyers/ Pretty sure we can relate this to the other thread and why bipartisanship is dying....depending on which side of fence, it kicked into full gear with Nixon and then Clintons. Bank fraud?? I love Bernie. I wonder if I was mistaken in my fandom of him.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 24, 2017 -> 04:57 AM) Yup. Get rid of gerrymandering and it'd go a looooooong way. Greg. You've been overwhelmed with the information available to you now since the days of you taking a train from Chicago to Lawrence. Because you can see more now (including the atrocities and hate) in the world, you think there is more. It has always been there, it was just hidden from you. I'm just responding to a post. Why don't u guys go after the initial post person and their view of life?

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jun 24, 2017 -> 03:37 AM) Simple: fans wanted a rebuild, the team listened and started rebuilding, fams showing a sign of appreciation and support. Also was a nice night to do something. The fans were cheering like crazy in the ninth wanting to WIN tonight's game. I watched it. I disagree they attended the game tonight as a sign of support for an alleged rebuild. Come on.

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jun 24, 2017 -> 03:21 AM) How does that make you less naive? I'm not naive. I've been chased by gangs on the South Side. I've seen it all. I know suburbia. I know the city. I didn't start this thread by the way. Read the initial post. I just responded to it like not many did.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jun 24, 2017 -> 04:03 AM) I really doubt these guys are going balls to the wall in minor league rehab starts, probably just seeing if he can control his pitches and make it to 100 , no reason for them to stress over the results My gosh, all the excuses for some players and not others. Not trying to pick on you, but Rodon just didn't care that much probably tonight so he had the bad outing. Geez. p.s. That was a horrible game against a bad team. Sox come home on a warm June evening and get shut out? That sucks. Had the good hitters up in the ninth but they couldn't come through this time. Tough break on the pop up. Woulda been nice to have a pinch runner in there. He might have made it to second. I still don't know how fans pay for this bad baseball. Sox are lucky 25,000 fans came to see that crap.

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jun 23, 2017 -> 09:44 PM) Greg is so naive, it's makes me want to vomit. Must be nice being a white dude living in Kansas. I grew up on the South Side of Chicago. 103rd Street. I know the city.