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QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 30, 2016 -> 03:31 AM) I read an article yesterday that said quite the opposite. Shuck said that the early April energy is back and players are as loose as they were then Man I don't see it in their play. Shields pitching better will probably help in that regard a bit, but ...

our team mindset is not a good one. We definitely lost all swagger that we had early early early on.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jun 30, 2016 -> 04:22 AM) Been saying it for awhile. Just rebuild and get great young impact prospects. Even many of our victories conclude with a "what the f*** was that?" walk to the car.

That was kind of embarrassing ninth inning. Please folks, it's time to sell. I've seen what contenders look like. Soxtalk.com people ... This is no contender.

Plouffe is a Sox killer as I recall.

Last year was crazy. After acting like a contender at the deadline, the team promptly went in the tank, as if on cue. Nothing like a hit batsman with the fans on their feet cheering for the final out. Horrible pitch.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 30, 2016 -> 03:00 AM) At 2 1/2 out you don't give up I think you have to give up cause we're not a playoff team. I'd at least get rid of Lawrie soon so Saladino can play every day. Call up Davidson see what he's got.

I wonder if that had an effect on the Over in Vegas?

Sox are .500 again. If it wasn't for the weird way they've gotten there (23-10 followed by 10-23) Robin would be beloved.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 30, 2016 -> 03:52 AM) Lol they pulled purse after 2 batters. And that's the last you'll ever see of him. Purse must be purged from the roster asap.

Saladino is an MLB caliber hitter. Time to play him EVERYDAY! Look at the spark he gives the team.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 09:04 PM) Not really. If you don't want to take an unpaid internship in exchange for real world work experience which looks nice on a resume...there is this insane idea I have: DON'T TAKE IT. I'm surprised you don't see anything wrong with putting people to work, benefitting from them and not paying them anything. A lot of companies used to expect to pay 1-2 interns a summer, but then jumped for joy when colleges came up with this plan to give a couple hours credit for work. To me, it's just more of what America has become. Not many opportunities to make $$$ for the little guy.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 08:49 PM) The petition was most certainly the wrong call. They obviously made a mistake but I definitely think the company probably should have explained to them why it was inappropriate rather than firing them. They are f***ing kids FFS. Thing is the petition thing is pretty juvenile. Again ... those things never work. Every once in a while somebody thinks it's a good idea to pass around a protest and have everybody sign it, then you deliver it to management and wait for the bombs to fall. It's like "you had time to organize this protest when you could have been working?" Etc. This did scream entitlement though, the workers comparing one person's footwear to another. All in all probably a good idea to get rid of them all.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 28, 2016 -> 08:55 PM) I still disagree. Why should the company lose money to take college students on internships? From our view, many of the hospitals couldn't afford to take them if they had to pay them as well. The company should lose money because it is putting them to work. If it's just the interns observing, fine, college credit is OK. But many companies have them doing work. It's really not classy to make people work for free even if they get a couple credit hours. I remember summer jobs were important to me when I was in school. It was a way to make spending money at college and gas money, etc., since my parents paid the big three - tuition, books and room and board. I also had internships in which I did get paid. One summer I stayed in my campus town and worked for a company 20 minutes away in my field but got paid.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 03:44 PM) GREG!!!!! This post is for you, since i recall on at least ore than one occasion you (and me as well) have complained about our youth of today. I actually laughed after reading this. Welcome to the real world, Class of 2017! http://www.askamanager.org/2016/06/i-was-f...dress-code.html I really love this line from her letter" We were shocked. The proposal was written professionally like examples I have learned about in school, and our arguments were thought out and well-reasoned. We weren’t even given a chance to discuss it Thanks. It's almost like they thought they were at a college where they could issue a protest. Kind of a stupid story but I agree with you that it's funny. Never a good idea to write out a protest and sign it. That stuff doesn't work well in the workplace.

Somebody put he has cerebral palsy. Does he use a cane? I really respect him after reading his bio. Must be a special guy.

QUOTE (Footlongcomiskeydog @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 03:54 AM) Killed whatever trade value he might have had. Dude should honestly start looking for another career. He is not going to make it in the show. What is Brian Anderson doing now? Seriously. QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 03:54 AM) You characters are like a comedy routine. This team is 38-38 and if playing a board game or fantasy baseball would Have been torn apart at least 38 times already cause that's how we build a winner you know El Rockin, the Sox are 38-38 which actually wouldn't be that bad if not for the way they've gone about being 38-39. Patsies to the Central, lousy at home again, going 23-10 and basically ending the season shortly after. Can u imagine attending tonight's game? It must be a morgue in the Cell. Except for the great food and beer my god I call it agony. QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 03:57 AM) We were due to lose to Minnesota just awful that they're gona be shut out I don't buy the "due to lose" thing considering all the losing we've done against the Central. Lot of ground to make up.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 03:51 AM) He can't be that bad after what he accomplished in high minors. Probably pressing. He'll get sent down and who knows, might get it together and be a solid player. He seems like a good prospect but I loved Brian Anderson at one point as well.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 03:49 AM) Is this the real White Sox team? I never wanted to believe it, but I think what we see tonight is ultimately what we get. How do you lose 4-0 to the worst team in baseball, against a starter who is 0-5 with an ERA over 6? How is one of your best hitters hitting under.200? I had so much faith in this team, but after tonight, that faith really is gone. I am so tired of seeing someone get on base and the next two or three hitters doing nothing to get the guy in. So awful. I've said it before the guys do not care. White Sox players not named Sale count their money while not getting down and dirty. If they cared you damn well believe they'd do something about this Quintana thing. They'd be fired up the entire f***ing game trying to get him some runs. I despise the Royals but at least them seemingly care from their heckling of other teams in the dugout to their bulls*** soaking each other in gatorade after every win. The Sox are too cool for their own good (except for Sale).

Coats is the anti-Anderson and Trayce. Those were the only two guys I can remember who did well from the get-go in a Sox jersey. Coats seems like he's as bad as anybody who has graced a uniform. Does he have hope?

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 02:24 AM) @whitesoxdom After tonight, Jose Quintana will be 120th out of 122 MLB starting pitchers (60+ IP) in run support per game (2.65 runs per game). Sigh. Quintana has been one of my favorites on this team since he came up a few years ago. Painful to see the run support he gets. There's no reason to subject him or the fans to this any longer. Trade him for 4 prospects NOW. If we need a replacement pay Buehrle the minimum. right now you'd have to be an idiot to pay good money to go to a home game in which Quintana pitches. You are guaranteed to be bored senseless.

Please White Sox, do the right thing and trade Quintana. It's just obscene how the team can't hit for him. Just trade him ASAP for mercy''s sake. And for gosh sake we don't need Morneau unless he's integral for next season. Just let Saladino DH. Time to blow it up.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 28, 2016 -> 01:28 PM) I did an unpaid internship in college but I received course credit for it. Gave me a bit of exposure to the job market and everyday life in the IT market...so it wasn't the worst thing I've ever done. It also taught me something...the world doesn't owe you anything...including money. I understand the course credit is nice, but didn't you ever feel like the place you were interning were cheap bastards? I mean getting all that free work ... did they ever take the interns to lunch at least? Let me answer that ... nah.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 28, 2016 -> 06:23 PM) Because even though his coach cancelled the rivalry, Greg wants to keep kicking Mizzou while we're down to stoke some rivalry I guess / push whatever Rush Limbaugh says. Missouri fans are damn happy with the SEC. They remain ecstatic they are in the SEC. So why do they want to play KU? There's no reason to have one KU-MU game in Sprint Center every year. The excitement of the rivalry was in Hearnes Center, Mizzou Arena and Allen Fieldhouse, not some neutral site. As far as football, Missouri will win 9 of every 10 games there maybe all 10 so even MU fans probably don't care about that dog of a game being off the schedule.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 28, 2016 -> 04:21 PM) As an Illini grad, I love to dig on Mizzou as much as the next guy, but damn kick them while they are down, why don't you? That's been known for months and posted earlier in this thread. The hate in Lawrence is still strong. I do not hate Missouri. I am appalled by the tactics of the group that verbally assaulted students over that "white privilege denouncement thing" and the rich kid who had a hunger strike, fooling the damn football team. It was all a scam. I especially loathed them for verbally assaulting some students in the library who earlier had fricking marched with them. If that group was out to ruin a fine school, they did a good job starting in that direction. If they in the future yell at people to denounce their white privilege I wonder if there will be big-time violence on MU's campus. Leave people alone.