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QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 09:53 PM) or maybe most naive but I'm OK with that as well because major baseball is just a game which I am able to put it in context. OK, my favorite baseball team was awful this season but I am reasonably happy, healthy, am doing well in business . I have good family and friends and I am still going to enjoy a couple of beers this weekend. I'll tolerate the rest of the season and will then look forward to the off season to see what moves are made. For some reason I tend to get very mad when we suck. I wish I could change.

QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 08:17 PM) Understanding and also patience. The Sox have had a lot of bad luck, bad breaks and bad timing. There is a plenty of time until Opening Day 2017 to improve the team. Hey, with this attitude you are battling El Rockin for "best fan ever" award.

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 09:09 PM) Greg....really? While whites will only be a plurality, and not the majority soon, they are not even close to being eclipsed by a single other minority group. Thank u for the clarification. I thought I read or heard on O'Reilly that whites were no longer a majority in terms of numbers.

I picked embarrassed even though our record isn't THAT bad compared to some historically bad seasons. Explanation: I feel like we've had way more than a couple amateurish losses in which no way we could lose that game but YES indeed we lost that game. I feel like we trot out some HORRIFIC relievers and spot starters. I feel like almost all our recent acquisitions stink (Frazier has been productive at least despite the .200 batting average). I feel like our highest paid players don't care/and or suck. I feel our manager is one of the worst in team history. Second to Bevvs. I feel like hiding in a closet whenever we play a Central Division team. I feel like we laid down and died after winning the first two vs. the Cubs. And I feel our front office is close to clueless. Sorry Mr. Hahn if you read this. You seem like a nice person.

Read this and tell me you support Colin. I know. I know. It's made up. It's not true. This story is made up by the media. Blame the messenger, Colin is a hero. http://conservativetribune.com/cop-shot-mi...nds-kaepernick/

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 02:52 PM) Lifelong Republicans crossing the aisle is equivalent to the Grand Wizard of the KKK's endorsement?.....ummm, no. I'm a lifelong Republican and I gladly voted for Obama last time. I vote for the best candidate and Romney to me was a clown. I could never vote for Hillary Clinton, though I do still like Bill. For the life of me I don't understand how she has 90-95 percent of the African American vote. It's not like she is going to help ANY particular cause of anybody. Is there some kind of false hope going on here? p.s. Just for clarification those who are calling African Americans a "minority" now are grossly incorrect, right? African Americans outnumber whites by a significant amount in the census now, isn't that correct? Whites should be considered a minority now.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 04:40 AM) The national anthem is a song for the entire country....all citizens, It is not a military song. Yes. But when Colin and others protest by sitting during the anthem, it's really a direct slap in the face to military men and women.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 03:30 AM) 11 hits and two walks in the first five innings and they only score two runs. It's really laughable and pathetic. Mark It's hard to believe and this against a team that's lost 13 in a row. QUOTE (harkness @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 03:53 AM) He has a complete inability to get his team to relax in clutch situations. Maybe with a different manager these players might do the same choke jobs again and again. But I have a gut feeling they wouldn't I hear you. I'm not sure either these pathetic players who come to Chicago to collect money while trying to hit every pitch out of the park would fare any better under a new manager. Any pitcher that throws off speed slop out of the zone seems to confound our wealthy, lousy hitters. But Robin's resume as manager is so poor we need to see if the next manager can get us 10 over .500 or not. We will find out if Robin was the problem, that's for sure. The saddest thing about this season is many of us knew it was over when we blew that one game when we were 23-10. I can't even remember the particulars now but we lost some crushing game in typical Ventura fashion and voila, just as expected, the season was over. The team laid down and once again you could point to one game as the one that sent us reeling.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 04:23 AM) 1) Overpaid for Hughes/Nolasco/Hughes 2) Bullpen injuries...just not nearly as good as their 2001-2010 versions 3) Mauer has just been a "decent" hitter for the last five years in outdoor stadium, and you need superstar at his salary and position...went from surefire HOFer to a bit questionable 4) Dumb trades, like Wilson Ramos for a reliever or JJ Hardy for a reliever 5) Farm system has been highly rated, but guys like Buxton and Berrios have hit road blocks...nevertheless, Kepler has looked good offensively, and Sano has a ton of potential as well for his age (compared to the likes of Avi/Viciedo/Beckham) 6) Ryan's time came and went as GM...just wasn't nearly as effective after replacing the inept Bill Smith, who was a great farm director but terrible GM 7) In general, lack of pitching development over the last 5 years has really hurt the Twins....plus they can't take advantage of speed/defense/opponents' mistakes like they did in the HHH Metrodome to the Sox and others Good answers! I wouldnt mind you listing reasons why the Sox organization has become one of the laughingstocks the last 9-10 years.

LOL. Even my guy, Saladino stinks. Four losses in a row. This month is gonna be brutal. I say we win seven games max. Bye bye Robin. You were a colossal failure. p.s. Jerry thanks for the WS title. Please sell the team.

The Sox are a very unlikeable baseball team. Renteria will be a poor choice as our next manager BTW.

Avi got one cookie in that sequence. Why the hell didn't he swing at it? Dumb, Avi.

LOL. It's like whenever there's an at bat that matters even our good hitters fail miserably. Abreu and Morneau made that pitcher look like Warren Spahn.

Remember when the Twins were good every year? What happened? Were they so gawd-awful cheap they simply let any good players they had go? It seems to me you shouldn't even have a franchise if you are not willing to spend as much as the other teams in the AL or at least in your division. What happened to Minnie? They had one of the best teams every year.

Jose's having such a great night and yet that at bat was so bad it's laughable. Weird.

Maybe the Sox will lose 13 in a row. Nobody would be surprised if we drop all four in Minnie would you?

QUOTE (Deadpool @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 02:25 AM) Sitting down during the national anthem is more patriotic than standing during it. DoD paid $53 million of taxpayers' money to pro sports for military tributes, report says Playing the anthem is a tribute to our military. It seems to me most Americans are very supportive of the military. Some of those tributes at games are pretty nice. Colin K is taking a stand that is a slap in the face to all members of the military. If he doesn't mean it as a slap to the military then donate one million out of your 14 per season to Wounded Warriors, Colin. His stance is truly pathetic. Deadpool, do you have something against our fine men and women of the military? You know a lot of military have given their lives so we can remain free. A lot have lost limbs and have had to deal with s*** medical care here back home. Colin sitting during the anthem is such a punk move. If I were his dad I'd tell him to f***ing grow up and he's lucky I'm not disowning him. Pathetic.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 1, 2016 -> 01:47 PM) Trump's speech last night was one of his most disturbing and disgusting yet. It's really disheartening that he's still going to get ~40% of the vote. Some of us Americans think it's 'disheartening' Hillary Clinton is going to get at least 60-70 percent of the vote. IMO she is a despicable candidate. I can't sleep thinking about her 8 years and what's going to happen.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 12:47 AM) I'll give you credit elrockin, I'm not sure how anyone can still endure this frustrating team on a daily basis. Most of us have to take a break now and then for our own sanity, but you just keep on chugging. I may not agree with all your viewpoints, but there's no questioning your fandom. You definitely deserve respect on that front. Of course. He's the best fan ever. Good to see Avi show some emotion. Avi isn't very good.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 02:02 AM) The White Sox are the team to stop the Twins 13 game losing streak. And they will probably be swept. So embarrassing. The twins have 7 hits and 7 runs the sox have 11 hits and 2 runs. Give me a break. I feel your pain. That's the only word for this season again EMBARRASSING. QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 02:16 AM) What are the odds that Cabrera, Abreu and Frazier ALL actually hit the way they're capable of in April and May next year? Seems like we always have a key hitter (Melky and Eaton in 2015, Abreu this year) missing in action for at least one-half the season, and it completely debilitates our offense. Amen, brother. The odds are horrible they'll all hit the way they're capable of in April/May. Isn't it amazing Abreu has put together a season after all. .292 with 20 homers? You can make a lot of money doing that. Frazier has 34 homers? Yet the team blows total chunks. Very strange. I'd really like to see if a real manager can sleepwalk and still get this amount of talent to finish 10 over .500.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 1, 2016 -> 08:35 PM) My eyes tell me they suck. f*** the stats. You know what ... this is one of the best posts ever. I don't care about ANY stats right now. I really don't. I watch games and I'm saying this as fact: The White Sox bullpen is crap. Like krazy said, "They suck." The eye test does matter re. this subject. Folks, our bullpen blows and it's a huge reason the Sox can't beat a Central Div. team not named Minnie (once in a while). That bullpen needs to be blown up again. It is beyond horrible.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Aug 4, 2016 -> 01:08 PM) A week on the job and I already want to gauge my eyes out. I cannot sit for 8 hours a day making phone calls. I have applied for grad school and to be a GA through athletic administration (sports information work). Grad school is free, and I get a paycheck every week including summer. So, I might go get my MBA and practice something that I know I will love doing. How is your job going? Are you cold calling people out of the phone book or ? How do they sell insurance nowadays? Tell us how the business works. A lot of people have considered insurance sales.

I won't vote for Trump or Hillary, but I'd rather have Trump than Hillary. I'll write in Jesse Ventura I guess.

Coulter had a good piece today. When Hillary wins, that's it for the Republican party. Eight more years of Democratic reign buries the Republicans forever. And you all get mad at me, but after Hillary, it's Chelsea for eight more. I sure hope the Clintons have the magic button to fixing our world. Cause America is in trouble right now especially economically. The little guy is eventually going to revolt. The one percenters are sickening.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Sep 1, 2016 -> 05:22 AM) Was at Marist game at soldier field tailgate was very cool. Will probably hit a couple more. Their problem is they are not good enough to compete in 8A especially after a loss or two in the regular season. I hear you. Somehow Marist made the final last year though. if Marist can do it, maybe one of these years? I do think Dino will have to improve. You face a strong strong defensive team and they pick off some of those ill advised passes and you lose. Case closed.