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Can you explain why Saladino doesn't play over a .180 hitter like Shuck?

Saladino is one of our best hitters and never plays. Ridiculous waste.

I just read that Texas and California want to follow Britain and have a Texit from the U.S. These states don't know what they are doing. Once they secede they are going to lose about 1/2 the population just by people who don't want to renounce their US citizenship. Then they are going to be left with a state full of crazies who are their own country. They will need their own armies and nuclear weapons. Talk about morale killers. All these states want to secede now to follow Britain's lead. We do have a lot of problems as a nation at this time, though. They are thinking their economies will be better if they split from the USA. There will be all sorts of problems, however. I can't imagine the hordes of people who have moved to Dallas and Houston mainly for work would stay there if Texas secedes. p.s. This is another crazy offshoot of our political system. The Democratic candidate as we stand now is a lock to win every Presidency thanks to the system set up (media bias, etc) and some people are fed up with the blah outlook under Hillary the next 8 years. It's interesting but also embarrassing. Obama's tenure ends in states talking about bailing on the Union. Great stuff Obama.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 25, 2016 -> 02:02 AM) Slew of Chuck Garfien tweets: Spoke to Mark Buehrle. He's here at the White Sox game. He says he hasn't filled out his retirement papers. Buehrle said he'd think about coming back to pitch in the White Sox or Blue Jays bullpens. Seriously? Buehrle: "I might be. I might not be." Buehrle was thoroughly enjoying dancing around the issue of whether he'll come back or not. Buehrle says he is throwing--to his son's little league team. Please come back, Mark. He could be ready by August. Pitch the rest of this year then join the rotation next year. Bullpen the last five weeks of this season then rotation next year. If he did make a comeback with the Sox his first appearance would be one of the loudest ovations ever.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 25, 2016 -> 04:17 AM) Ventura won this game Ventura is a very very good manager ... outside of the Central Division. He'll have his Sox compete against anybody else all nine innings tooth and nail.

QUOTE (59th street @ Jun 25, 2016 -> 03:46 AM) Truer words were never spoken! Too many miserable whiners just want to complain about every single thing. SOX WIN. Are you crazy? The 'whiners' are happy we won! But we are realists. here are some facts to chew on as we AGAIN are out of the race in June. Have been out of it a while now. Get this: To win a division (we won't get either wildcard; that is a given; got to win the division to make playoffs) you have to win games in the Central and have to win at home. CLEVELAND is 23-12 at home, KC 25-9, Detroit 21-14. The Sox are a PATHETIC 18-17. That will never cut it. We are not built to win at the Cell again. In the division, SOX are 12-18 vs. the division compared to 22-10 for Cleveland, 21-11 for KC as well as Detroit's equally pathetic 12-14. So obviously we are not whiners but realists.

Nice win. Big crowd. This is what summer ball is supposed to be about. No need for those fans to watch extra innings. Good thing David got outta it. Everybody's happy. -- Sox should let Renteria manage the games against AL Central and Robin manage all other games. Robin is Earl Weaver against everybody but the Central. Scouts should be scouting Central teams HARD right now as we play others.

Sox get no respect. Shoulda called him out. Tagged him. but inconclusive.

Robertson must have a tired arm. He blows.

For the political novice, why did England do this? And why is it so bad aside from people fearing isolationist rise of somebody like Hitler? Can you explain Brexit For Dummies?

QUOTE (Tex @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 11:23 PM) I don't think you get shot. I'll bet $50 you make it to dawn alive. Maybe it will make national news if I go to the worst possible neighborhood for shootings with the goal of walking around from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m., and hanging out and see if I get shot. What are the odds I live? Something has to be done about the violence in Chicago. It is pathetic, embarrassing but worse than that, tragic.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 11:24 PM) Because $10 million a year isn't a lot in today's game. I thought it went up next year and the next year too.

I'm sure Saladino enjoys being on the roster, but he never plays. I'd DH Saladino over Avi at this point.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 10:28 PM) What in the hell are you doing that you need to walk the streets of any neighborhood for 7 straight hours in the middle of the night? Unless you are a drug dealer or prostitute? It was a hypothetical. I am upset about the murders in Chicago and wondered the odds of me being dead if I walked in that neighborhood alone all night.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 03:13 PM) Lol, Rosemont is not the west or south side. Jesus dude. I meant Roseland, sorry. Why can't people accept an honest mistake from Greg. I know where Rosemont is, the old Horizon. I picked up a chick in a Rosemont bar once. Sorry I screwed up. Roseland is no picnic right?

Sox finally get 15 hits in a game and lose. Pathetic. 3 of 4 is nice, however.

Why would the Sox take on so much money in Shields who is a No. 5 starter at best in the AL?

You can't really blame Robin for Albers being a horrible reliever/option. The only reason I wanted him gone is the 10-23 stretch in which the team played like total clowns. How would you like to have to put in a guy like Albers as one of your prime relievers? If you have a s***ty bullpen, it's very difficult to cover four fricking innings. Almost impossible.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 08:06 PM) It was just a matter of time. I thought there was no interest due to being .500. It seems there is quite a crowd that is way more interested in losing. Three out of four in Boston is a nice job. it's just disappointing you can't sweep when pitching a guy who makes as much money at "Big Game."

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 08:03 PM) For anyone who had any sort of optimism with this team... You see why you shouldn't. Not many became optimistic cause we won 3 vs. Boston. Realists know we can't beat KC, Det and Cleveland head to head.

Sox starters have to go more than Peavy, I mean Shields, did today. It's that simple. They don't have reliable enough relievers to get them 4 innings of work. Most of the time we lose when we have to use a ton of these stiffs from the pen. Now get to the eighth or ninth and we're talking about a possible victory.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 09:35 PM) Rosemont? No. Certain areas of the south and west sides? Yes. See, somebody agrees with me. QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 02:58 AM) f***ING ROSEMONT GREG? KING f***ING TROLL I thought Rosemont was one of the hotbeds. If I'm wrong sorry but Jenks agreed I would be dead if I walked on certain areas of the south and west sides from those hours on a weekend night. That's scary when you think about it. I'm sorry I meant Roseland.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 04:08 AM) Get ready for the tease if the Sox win tomorrow. Astros just moved to .500. Don't fall for it. Facts are facts and this year's White Sox team can't beat Cleveland, KC or Detroit.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 04:07 AM) You heard it here first- James Shields' line tomorrow: W, 7 IP, 2 ER, 2 R, 7 K, 6 H, 3 BB, strikes on 68 of 103 pitches Shields is catching Boston at a bad time. They don't want to get swept. So Shields 1 2/3 innings, 9 runs, 7 earned, 3 walks, 1 error. If Shields gets rocked again, put him on the fricking DL for a month or so. This is absurd. He can't get rocked again or DL must be instituted.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 02:53 AM) Can we petition the league office to only have non-ALC opponents the rest of the season? Exactly. The Sox abide by their A, B, Cs. That is, "Anybody But Central." Let's face it the proof is in. Teams outside the Central don't have time to scout us as well as the Central teams who know our every little weakness. The Sox actually are a wild card contender if you throw out Central games, which we can't do. No matter how many games we win outside of division, I'll not believe because those Central team will kick our ass again and again, but I do enjoy winning and 3 in a row over Boston is nice. I also insist its the baseball gods slapping those smug Red Sox announcers in the face. Every time I've tuned in they've been mocking the White Sox. The baseball gods are saying, 'Shut up and quit being such homers and talk about the game, don't just mock Shields and Ventura and Putnam and Robertson et. all."