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Shields must shake up the locker room! Bunch of overpaid selfish players is my suspicion. Shields turned around the KC Royals. Can he do the same for the Sox?? Maybe. If I were him I'd meet with Sale and discuss, cause Sale is a badass as well. The rest of 'em? Ha. Mental midgets at least IMO.

Does anybody else get the feeling Hawk kind of thinks Robin deserves to get the boot? Do you sense it in his reporting/commentary during games? It seems to me Hawk has seen a lot of bad baseball under Robin and knows Robin, though likeable guy, should be shown the door.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 11:50 PM) Anderson in t-minus 2 weeks. When he comes up they should just release Rollins. Sink or swim with Anderson/Saladino. This team has not shown any ability to compete vs. divisional teams not named Minnesota. I'd let Anderson play. I wish we had a young catcher in the minors we could sink or swim with as well. Avila and Navarro? Cmon. Get rid of 'em.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 05:23 PM) Agreed. Who's to blame for the 23-10 start? That was an anomaly, a fluke. This team is amazingly flawed. Robin does deserve credit for that I guess but it was a mirage. This team can't beat it's brethren in the Central. In fact is a laughingstock in its own division.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 01:05 PM) http://www.dailyherald.com/article/2016060..._medium=twitter The dude has been terrible and it just can't continue. Why is he horses***? He should be in the prime of his career.

Just say NO to Renteria. Give me Leyland. Go beg him for gawdsakes.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 08:27 PM) Let's win on Tuesday and start to climb to the top I wish I could be a fan like you. I just can't. I get too mad at our lack of hitting and Robin being a buffoon. QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 08:29 PM) If Shields can win that Wednesday start it could put a charge into this team How do you do it? I know sports aren't life and death and you probably see it as pure entertainment and backing your team. I see the prices they are charging and this crap team and get mad.

LOL at the White Sox. Five hits. Their record since the Texas choke job is that of a 100 loss team, right? If we play at this pace the rest of the way we'll get a top three draft pick like I said before.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 03:28 AM) I am a lifelong Republican and Clinton family hater. There is zero chance that Hillary is a worse person than Trump. ZERO. ZILCH. I saw incredible comedian Barry Trimmins' show tonight, the guy who will have a special on Louis CK, and he says Hillary is despicable. Also Trump. He really railed on Hillary, however, and also said he wouldn't vote for a Republican EVER for president if somebody held a gun to his head. He said yes you can hate both.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 01:21 AM) Ridiculous whining and expressing gloom and doom. We are in the first week of June and in the middle of a dogfight for the division lead and folks want us to fold El Rockin, this team blows. It just does. It had a good month and a week. That's it. You remain the best fan of all time to love them unconditionally. Trust us, though, this is a severely flawed baseball team (no offense, no bullpen, average defense, great starting pitching) with a terrible manager. Not a good combination. I'd suspect we finish about 6-10 below .500.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 11:02 PM) Hawk is miserable. It's his own fault only doing road games. Generally the Sox suck on the road and at least go .500 or so at home.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 11:01 PM) The next manager of the Sox is Rick Renteria. Just a matter of when. Why Why Why? I don't want that guy! LaRussa or Leyland. My gosh is it so difficult? Gardy would be OK too.

Does anybody know if Jim Leyland is happy in retirement? Damn it would be cool to bring him in tomorrow.

Damn our offense sucks. This may sound stupid but maybe we need a team nutritionist or weightlifting specialist. Guys like Rollins were great in ST. Rollins had five home runs. Abreu was RAKING. In the regular season we got off to a good start and now seem so dead. It's like our guys have no energy. When are we gonna have a team that can score some runs and win some blowouts? All our games are close and as of late we lose about 80 percent of them (since Texas meltdown). GIVE ME AN OFFENSE ONE YEAR PLEASE.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 10:41 PM) The only post I made on this trade from a White Sox perspective is to note that his fastball is down 2.4 mph from his last year with the Royals and at about the worst level of his career. Maybe there's a reason why. Maybe it's something other than him getting old and that is something that gets better for him as the season goes on? But for the Padres, this is exactly what they should be doing. Save some money, get players who have talent but need work. This could be the best deal ever for the White Sox, he could snap into a great season and lead them to the playoffs, and this would still be the kind of move the Padres should be making. Good post. Of course it's a smart deal for the Padres. Johnson's suckiness with the White Sox is hard to explain. He remains a very very good prospect. Give him 5-6 starts in a row and let's see what happens. I forget if he got several starts in a row last September or not. But I still think Johnson is a prospect. Throw in a 17 year old highly regarded shortstop? The trade totally makes sense for SD. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 10:42 PM) I'm not realistic. I genuinely dislike this team. I'm waiting to see them prove me wrong. Here's another shot. I'll be the first to admit I can't stand this team. Major move here from RH, he's now spent a lot of the money he saved on LaRoche. Shields better produce. Cool. I am OK with any negative posts about this team. That's neat you "dislike" the squad. At this point there's a lot to hate. Horrible offense with only one power hitter in Frazier. Ridiculously bad bullpen cept for the closer. And a great starting rotation which never seems to matter. An average defense. Horrid speed on the basepaths. OK maybe not horrid but below average to average.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 10:38 PM) That's not even related to his argument but I am sure Balta appreciates you bolstering his argument. You've done him a good service. Everything aside, I've always enjoyed your posting greg. Thanks Rabbit. I'm a zealous fan and I get tired of the losing. I was calm this year til the way the team reacted to the Texas meltdown game. It may have been just coincidence they started to slide, but I sensed mental midget-dom taking over again.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 10:37 PM) I just want objectivity. Maybe your background doesn't require it, but to be a good, contributing member of a sports forum, you should have a hint of it. Especially someone as intelligent as yourself. You stopped posting objective opinions years ago. Now you nag narratives. It's hard to be objective when the team is everybody's patsy in its own division. Until the Sox reallize you have to beef up the scouting department and do EVERYTHING you can to win division games, it will SUCK. Balta is realistic. The current setup sucks. Horrible manager and horrible owner and owner puppet in KW. Verdict still out on Hahn.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 10:33 PM) This is valid but I think Hahn may just being opportunistic here. Even if Shields gets wacked around a bit at the cell, paying him 9M a year to make 32 starts is still worth it here. Can't have enough pitching. I don't even want to think this way, but Shields is 10x more valuable the trade asset that he was with the Padres now that they're paying him. Sox could lose the next 20 games and turn around and trade him for a package better than EJ/Tatis Jr. Man if they do that the next team that gets Shields will get the Sox to pay some money and they'll really be getting him for cheap.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 10:33 PM) And this is one of the two reasons I haven't been posting. Because if you're not a fan of this team, its now personal for too many people. Keep posting. Some of us respect you and your posts. Right now this team blows and has allowed a manager to keep managing thru a fireable offense. It's ok to tell it like it is.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 10:25 PM) Tatis is 17. Nothing is a certainty with him at this point. Also, for the opt out to make sense, Shields needs to convince someone else to give him >$21 million the next two years. Not going to happen. Cmon Stryker, if he pitches well he'll get a better deal than that in this day and age. Now if he pitches s***ty, of course he'll keep the cash via the current deal. He's a great clubhouse guy obviously coming into a horrible clubhouse environment. Hope James takes over the clubhouse! Prolly won't happen. If Paulie couldn't do it nobody can.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 10:22 PM) Robin is gone Monday if we lose this series right? Guys ... we don't win road series in the Central Division. It's a moral victory to get one win. Until Robin leaves this is the case (cept in September of course when we sometimes sweep a series or two).

I hope Shields actually is the clubhouse guy everybody says he is. We've heard that before and guys come in our clubhouse and relax, loaf and collect paychecks. Maybe it's for real this time. He did a nice job with the Royals.

I will give the Sox credit for trying. Johnson may be a rising star but he blew chunks every time we brought him up for a spot start. I'm sure Tatis will turn into a star like Trayce now, but that's a different topic. I'm sure Jim Leyland would love to try to win a lousy division title with a big three of Sale, Q and Shields with Rodon by all accounts a nice No. 4. Still have one hack at No. 5. But my point is, I may happen to think our everyday lineup is putrid, but we do have "name" everyday players in Melky, Abreu, Lawrie Jackson and a nice prospect in Eaton. My point is ... the blame now shifts to Robin more than the front office. Can't Robin win a measly division title with Sale, Q and Shields for gosh sakes?? p.s. He'll probably opt out after this season if he has any success. If he blows chunks he'll obviously stay.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 3, 2016 -> 05:27 AM) Ditto. And then again at 28. It's not a joke out here and I'm glad both my parents (although divorced) have that kind of compassion. There's a guy I know who is 33 and still lived with his parents. I think his culture is a bit different too. Were they disappointed you moved back in?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 3, 2016 -> 10:48 PM) So everyone out to get Trump in the future...since 99% of Americans have "non pure" blood due to migration from another part of the world in their genealogy. "out to get Trump!" And, of course, that other 1% is those pesky Native Americans who are also "out to screw over Trump" on casino deals "hiding behind their political correctness and still expecting handouts from the government because our ancestors made their life a wee bit difficult back in the day." I really think everyone needs to watch that documentary "You've Been Trumped." 83% at rottentomatoes.com. (This is where Greg will state everyone's avoiding reading all the anti-Hillary books and right wing "think tank" mockumentaries on the Clintons that make "COLLAPSE" look like an SNL skit.) The bottom line is the media wants Hilary to win badly and is doing all in its power to make it happen and will continue to do so. Trump is an evil jerk, we all know that. Hillary is just as bad a person, actually probably worse. The choices are stupifying. They are beyond belief. We are voting between Donald Trump and Hillary CLinton?? Thank goodness presidents have very little actual power.