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QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 6, 2016 -> 04:48 AM) With how poorly he pitched last year for us in big games, I don't want to see it. He wouldn't last five innings. Cubs would bash Samarjia.

Giants have no chance. It will be a sweep as a matter of fact. San Fran does not have the team. Anemic lineup. Cubs have bruisers. Cubs roll. Sweep.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 08:02 PM) Of these issues, I believe the highlighted is the only one he actually is in control of - and I have no idea why you think the economy is down. Cause everybody is hurting. I don't know many people who are not living paycheck to paycheck. There is a crisis in the economy. There are the poor. There is the middle class, which is really hurting. And there are the one percenters. The economy blows, folks. I don't know anybody with any money. Health care is exactly like Bill Clinton said. Expensive as hell and reduced benefits. QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 08:18 PM) The economy is still pretty bad for segments of the population, and we seem to be trending towards a bigger split between haves and have-nots with not as much of a robust middle class any more. So for those people, the economy still sucks in ways that the DJIA or GDP or baseline employment numbers might not reflect. Amen. The economy blows. Nobody I know has any money. QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 08:24 PM) LOL Violent crime is less than half what it was 15-20 years ago, we're seeing inroads on "social" freedoms like marriage, the economy has done nothing but improve (albeit slowly, that's certainly true) in the last 7 years or so, and far more people have access to real health care now than did before (though prices do continue to skyrocket - that's true). GREG IS HAVING NONE OF THIS!!!!!!! Also as others have pointed out, situations in Korea, China and Russia are not really under the control of the USA, let alone the President themselves. BUT IT'S ALL OBAMA'S FAULT!!!!!!! Seriously, Obama has made some bad decisions and I am all about discussing those. But you watch way too much screamer TV or something, because your idea of what America is today is just not backed by any sort of reality. I simply disagree. Pick any part of America. How bout race relations? We're close to having a civil war over this Black Lives Matters situation. Close to having a war against our police, who are killing people at an alarming rate. Overseas relations? Obama is despised by Russia, China, even the Philippeans. Economy? Please.

Maybe Conor and Beckham can prevent the Cubs from advancing. Too bad Madison can't pitch til Game Four.

Gillaspie smashes the Familia fastball. I hated him as a White Sox. Maybe it's our coaching cause Conor nailed that pitch.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 07:28 PM) I think things are pretty damn good right now and getting better. Hillary wants to continue the Obama presidency. Would you vote for 4 more years of Obama? I sure as s*** hope you would. If that's the case, vote Hillary. If not, burn your vote and vote for a guy who can't name one foreign leader or write in someone not running. Your call. I can't believe so many intelligent people want Hillary Clinton. Would I vote for 4 more years of Obama?? Are you kidding me? Our country is in the worst shape imaginable. Social issues, overseas issues with Russia, China and Korea. The economy? My gosh it is AWFUL. And health care??? Give me a break. He is the Robin Ventura of the USA. he has to go and he's going. That said, I love his personality and the fact he's a big Sox fan and fan of all things Chicago.

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 07:07 PM) Anecdotally, I don't know a single person from Kansas who approves of Brownback. He won reelection less than a year ago cause of the R by his name.

QUOTE (Tony @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 06:56 PM) Kneeing during the anthem is harming the military...how? It makes a mockery of their solemnity during the playing of the anthem. They are standing at attention, respecting the flag and the anthem and others are protesting. It belittles those who consider the anthem sacred.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 04:50 PM) My best friend and mentor at work is voting for Trump, even though he hates him, has consistently called himself a libertarian, etc but he hates Hillary at a Greg-level. I just don't understand how he isn't going to vote for Johnson, but man party lines are so strong. I honestly don't know who I'm voting for yet, it won't be Trump or Stein, that much I know. Party lines are strong but this will be the second election in a row I don't vote my party, Republican. Greg haters still won't give me props for voting my conscience over party. I despise Hillary of course, but can't vote for Trump. And like I told u I voted for Obama cause, well, how could any sane person vote for Romney. I guess eight years of this means maybe I am not a Republican anymore. I don't know what I am, cause I certainly didn't vote for the Republican idiot running the state of Kansas, Brownback. I don't know anything about Johnson. I guess I could learn.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 02:59 PM) You seriously don't live in the same world as the rest of us. It's absolutely incredible. Well, there are organized protests that get messages out. Some people on here who are blasting me seem to be up for spontaneous protests. If you want yourself or your kid to get arrested and never hold a job again, go ahead and encourage that. Why is kneeling during the anthem an effective protest? Like I said, you are harming a group, the military, that has nothing to do with this. The anthem is their solemn song. If you doubt that, look at them during the anthem. What's wrong with a legal protest. Again, if you do otherwise you may never work again with a big fat blotch on your police record. No employer is gonna give a good job to somebody with a record.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 06:06 AM) And the loser might get interested in Quintana (though you'd hope the Dodgers would as well) There's no way in hell the Sox are trading Sale or Q. The Sox have always valued starting pitching and trading those two would assure the Sox a 45 to 50-win season. We'd lose literally every series we play in. Reinsdorf is not getting any younger. A lot of his friends have already moved on to the next life. He knows he's aging and doesn't want 50 win seasons, folks. He wants rings!!! I wish they'd just release Shields, by the way, before they are tempted to give him a shot in spring training, etc. The Sox are going to do what they always do, try to piece together a contender. They have to avoid signing worthless players while keeping their good ones. Why in the hell do they insist on signing mediocrity like Melky, Lawrie, Rollins and horrific catchers?. If you are gonna sign guys, make sure they are good players. Uh, can't scouts scout anymore??? Shields? Give me a break. Everybody should be fired over that move. Ditto Rollins. He was done.

Are Illinois fans mad Kansas got a commitment from Markese Jacobs? He's supposed to be the next Sherron Collins.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 4, 2016 -> 01:07 PM) Pray tell... what is the correct way to protest in greg's world? The idea of protest is to get attention to your cause so that change can happen. Well, I'm OK with organized rallies to protest. Get the permit, tell the police you are doing it kinda protest. Why go after the national anthem when the military is so solemn about the anthem?

I wish we could start over here and all praise Robin. He's one, class act.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 4, 2016 -> 01:48 AM) Greg, you are gonna love the NBA season It's not the right way to protest. So the message is pretty much going to be a majority of NBA players hate the USA. Beautiful.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 3, 2016 -> 11:54 PM) Reports out that HRC put a 10M bounty on journalist Assange. If this is the bombshell it won't hurt Hillary at all. a.) nobody will believe it. b.) nobody likes Assange and will figure he made it up. Hillary in a landslide.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 3, 2016 -> 08:19 PM) My brother pointed something out to me. When Robin played, I really wasn't nearly the fan a lot of others were. We called him the Boy Wonder, and on occasion the Boy Blunder. I liked him, but I really didn't appreciate him as a player all that much. The weird part is many of those who just loved him as a player, hated him as a manager. I didn't love him as a player (although looking back, he was better than pretty good) and had no problem with his managing. I was a big fan of Robin the player. He was pretty damn good.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Oct 3, 2016 -> 05:45 AM) He led the team to the worst winning pct in franchise history. The criticism is well deserved. There were plenty of mistakes he made he never learned from. I'm not about to go back through every game thread to find poor in game decisions he made but they were common. Navarro dogged it plenty of times. Lengthy DL stints by certain players. He was a big part of the reason those two situations became issues that ended up being covered by the national media. Too passive to take charge and put guys in their place. It's why all the players will always say he's a good guy. He wouldn't tell them anything they don't want to hear. This was a Robin appreciation thread. We couldn't make it through two pages without criticism? Hey our front office blows chunks. Robin had to go to war every day with a bunch of bums (in baseball sense). Like we pointed out he had to be let go, but there are plenty of good things to say about Robin. As far as the good guy thing, he followed Ozzie, who basically had no supporters at the end except greg.

I wonder if Missouri's major sports will ever be good again following last year's campus eruptions and it continuing into this school year.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Oct 3, 2016 -> 04:13 AM) I have no idea his motivations, but he seems to also be insanely narcissistic. His hatred for Hillary makes no real sense, since Trump is also against everything he believes in. I don't think there's any rational logic or explanation to his decision making. So either that means he's just a whack job, or it means someone's controlling him. And with Putin already having hacked the DNC, literally anything is possible. Good post, Reddy.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Oct 3, 2016 -> 04:14 AM) When you say she's running on her husband's legacy, that's sexism. She has created a massively impressive legacy on her own. I don't care if you can't see it. It's normal that people who are sexist don't realize they're sexist. But systemic misogyny colors your opinion of Hillary. Cmon. It's easy to play the sexism card here on people. Did you watch Sat. Night Live's hilarious opening skit Saturday? The fake debate? On Kate McKinnon's closing argument she said, "I get it people. You hate me. But if you elect me I'll hide in the basement four years. You won't hear from me. If I lose, you'll still see me because I will run for President until I DIE or I get elected." Look, a lot of us 'hate' her. And it has zero to do with her sex. She's a very unlikeable person, some say crooked. We despise her just as we despise Trump and he's a male. Now Jesse Ventura or Bernie? We like!

Here it comes. An announcement Tuesday supposedly means Hillary is done as a candidate. What do you Hillary backers and apologists think of this story? Are you worried or think it's hogwash? Please be honest. Any tinges of nervousness bout this? http://www.bizpacreview.com/2016/10/02/wed...l-finish-396507

Here's one: James Shields cannot be on this team. Please get rid of him.

Robin is a class act. I still think he can manage, but unfortunately he failed in Chicago and that's that. It's very unfortunate and sad because it's not all his fault. Things snowballed on him and some devastating patterns set in that are out of control. Had he returned, with the Sox's current talent, he'd have been unable to correct his squad's inability to compete in the Central, lousy play on the road, inability to avoid long stretches of bad play (losing streaks) and inability to bunt. Again, it's too bad. It's not all his fault. He has nothing to be ashamed about. Renteria may be just as bad or worse, who knows. But Robin had to go only because this crap would have repeated itself next year as well. Thank u Robin for trying. You never embarrassed the club like my guy, Ozzie. You are one great great White Sox. I'm not saying this to just suck up to him when he's gone. You all have to agree with me that Robin is CLASS. Please please post something nice about Robin Ventura in this thread. White Sox fans are known as being classy (except for those kooks who ran on the field that one year and tackled the KC first base coach). Surely you respect Mr. Ventura.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 2, 2016 -> 01:33 AM) Does anyone planning to vote for Trump really believe he can change his habits? Does Trump actually have any supporters? He's going to lose in a landslide. The sad thing is some Americans think Hillary is just as bad as Trump and I am one of them. She is no better. Our country couldn't come up with better candidates??