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QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 10:43 PM) America is doomed because of people like you greg. Why? Seriously. I am an American true blooded thru and thru. QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 11:49 PM) What did he say? Because I feel like I'd need 2 weeks straight of electroshock therapy to my testicles to cast a vote for Hillary Clinton. Nothing about that woman is presidential to me. Hopefully David Palmer swoops in as an independent. Well ... first he said he believes in capitalism not socialism, so no to Bernie. I thought Bernie was a Democratic socialist, but Howard believes in capitalism, so again, no Bernie. Then to a report that Trump and Hillary are tied, he said something to the effect of, "Cmon people. The choice is between somebody who has given her whole life basically to public service vs. somebody who is a celebrity who doesn't have much business being in politics." I felt a 'little' better that Howard thinks she'll at least be OK because of her experience.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 10:46 PM) You just don't get it man, these guys are being paid millions to play a kids game. All of them are vastly overpaid! Cmon chw ... nobody including you has ever commented on my assertion that GMs and owners are so stupid. How many times have you seen a team acquire a guy for gazillions of dollars only to try to dump him a year to year and a half later? It's obscene. Just don't sign them in the first place? Just don't pay that kind of money in the first place. Shields is a prime example. SD had to have him for mega millions ... SD had to dump him shortly after.

QUOTE (Deadpool @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 10:26 PM) Please explain. Renteria has been part of this bizarre dysfunctional team this season. Need I say more? He could have helped Robin get this team to compete after the Texas debacle. Robin seems easy going. Where's the Renteria influence? Is he just sitting on the bench waiting to be manager? No. He has a job and the team's results speak for themselves.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 10:16 PM) Who on the Sox do you find as "overpaid and selfish"? I have no proof of this. But because of the team's performance I would say overpaid and selfish are ... Lawrie, Melky, Eaton, Abreu, Frazier and Rollins. I think the bullpen guys are just bad, not selfish. Now I have no proof here, except for the Drake incident and how the "leaders" have done nothing to help this ballclub during it's struggles in losing almost every series in the last 8 series. Pathetic. Prove me wrong.

I feel a 'little' better about Hillary after hearing Howard Stern explain why he's backing her. But that's my only solace right now.

Guy$, Guy$, Guy$ ... Money talks. Flash 5 million or 6 million at Leyland and he'll f***ing come back. Do it now. 3 mill for the rest of this season; 2 years 10 million dollar deal to follow. Just for him to turn the organization around. He will take the money; they all do. If he won't do it, flash a bit more at LaRussa. 4 mill the rest of this season and two years 14 million contract. it's THAT important.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 06:08 PM) I don't understand your point here. You think firing Robin would mean the whole team wouldn't support Renteria as their new manager ? Please, fellow Sox fans, get off the Renteria bandwagon. Please. If he is the interim, keep Robin the rest of the season. Then quietly let Robin fade away with no new contract. Just say no to Renteria.

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.