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Great win. So far our starting pitching except for Danks has been great. And at least in 7 games it seems like we simply have better baseball players this year. Looks like Robin can manage a lot better when his players actually perform. Even guys with lousy batting averages have done some good things. I could deal with the Sox winning five of every seven; that would be awesome and result in a Sox-Cubs WS.GO SOX!

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 10, 2016 -> 11:11 PM) It's probably not intentional sexism, but the entire persona that is Hillary Clinton has been born out of institutional sexism and misogyny in the media. Everything she does is scrutinized to an absurd extent. Could she have crazy wild hair, wag her fingers around, and bellow the way Bernie does without getting crucified? No, I'm not saying greg is sexist. I'm saying he's buying into the media-created persona that is built out of sexism. And those who are more inclined to believe that stuff, are probably more inclined to also hold (perhaps unintentionally or unmaliciously) sexist beliefs themselves. ETA: I'm pretty sure I recall greg commenting on her voice/"cackle"/etc in the past. I can't speak for others, but I despise her not because I'm sexist or it's a sexist thing. I feel there's been so much smoke around her in her adult life regarding breaking the law. I feel like she's elitist (paid all that money for her speeches), she's bizarre (saying she was poor that one time) and again, the smoke suggests she is one, ill-mannered, "mean" person if you will. I don't see any articles disputing the secret service agents who said she is rude, etc. If she was Mother Theresa I think we'd hear about it. Yes I despise her screaming at me on TV through the screen but I could give a flip if she is man, woman or alien. I can accept a woman president; I just despise Hillary. I've said I love Bill Clinton; I just think Hillary is evil if that is the right word. And I love the fact SNL gets it and has her parodied perfectly. She's entitled to be president by gosh. And for the life of me I don't understand why we're gonna vote her in. Today's Q: Can I get my hopes up at all now that Cruz has emerged? Can he beat her? I realize Trump had no chance cause of the woman and African American vote, what bout Cruz? Any hope?

SNL gets it about Hllary. There's so much truth and bite to Kate McKinnon's portrayal. Hillary the elitist/entitled lady. But for some reason we want her as president.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 10, 2016 -> 12:19 PM) One thing I have noticed the past decade or two is workers now basically want all other workers to earn less and receive lower benefits. Whenever a group goes on strike or there are other compensation issue it seems the popular opinion is suck it up, others have it worst. That seems dangerous to me and furthers to dissolution of the middle class. From auto workers to teachers we don't seem to mind seeing other people's real wages fall. I understand more the public sector jobs because those relate to our taxes. It seems that we are cheering more profits for owners and less money for our neighbors. I'm concerned about what that does to our economy. We already demand that the wealthiest Americans pay less in taxes so they can create more jobs, now we want them to pay those people less. That shifts both the tax burden and every other economic stress to the working class. We just went through a period of record profits for many sectors in the economy just wages remained stagnant and unemployment did not drop as fast. Are we really better off as a nation if wealth is concentrated and held at the top and not "trickling down"? I see this in Mexico all the time. People are either extremely wealthy or barely hanging on. The middle class there is razor thin. Excellent post. You are right. We're in trouble as a nation. The thing that really confuses me is tying sports into all this. Tons of companies have downsized and gotten rid of so many workers who used to make a good wage ... once these people leave the work force they find it difficult to get back in at a liveable wage especially if they are over 35 or 40 ... so many people have not had a raise in years, told they are "lucky to have a job," and so many people have worse benefits and have to pay way more for health care, etc. Yet with this decrease in money out there ... sports teams have no problem filling their stadiums, people have no problem paying 30 bucks for parking for a baseball game and spending 50 bucks for four beers and 50 more for hot dogs and snacks at games. Where are they getting this money? Is everybody maxing out 10 credit cards???

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Apr 10, 2016 -> 04:58 AM) What's surprising about this state is how well Hillary did in Wyoming, a state that she ceded to Bernie and didn't really spend any money in. She still got 45% and 7 of the 14 delegates. Your post reads like the media's coverage of Wyoming and the roll Bernie's been on. It's like "Bernie wins again" should be the headline and instead it's "Hillary continues to storm toward nomination" Saturday Night Live is the only organization that gets "it." They have the whole situation down pat.

I wanna play the cubs in the World Series. Bring 'em on. If Sox pitching can catch fire and keep burning all season ... we have a chance.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 10, 2016 -> 04:21 AM) I take that as a good sign for Hillary going forward - not that she needs it since she's got NY/PA/MD/NJ locked up. Yes, unless Bill keeps appearing publicly and fighting with the protestors. As long as he goes away for a while, she's definitely got it made. I love Bill's spirit, but he's not helping his spouse any. She's a runaway winner in states with a good number of African-American voters.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 10, 2016 -> 03:48 AM) Because Bernie is terrible at talking about anything except Wall Street. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/201...the-bern-213707 I read the article you sent me. It's sad that all those stories Hillary tells have sufficiently satisfied African Americans when the actual truth is she is everything to every group, just like the SNL depiction of her. "I'll be whatever you want me to be. Bernie needs to name an African American female for his VEEP now to ward off this perception he has no clue regarding race. Bill was so forceful to the Black Lives Matter demonstrators and it hasn't hurt Hillary at all. If the tension continues, she's going to have to order Bill to stay home til the Eastern primaries/caucuses are over. She obviously doesn't need his help in upcoming states where Bernie is considered evil.

Ho hum. Bernie wins again. Wyoming to Bernie. I think it's despicable that thanks to political media coverage, this is turning into a racial thing and that's ultimately going to bury Bernie in upcoming east coast primaries/caucuses. Why in the hell is Hillary considered so great by African Americans compared to Bernie?? For gosh sakes, Bill just took on the entire Black Lives Matter movement forcibly. If that had been one of Bernie's relatives ... boom, he'd have been buried more by the media. You tell me why the media like Geraldo laugh at Bernie's chances in New York and other Eastern states because allegedly he is so bad for African American voters?? With this turning into a racial thing ... Bernie truly has no chance. (As proof, the CNN article I read on Wyoming said "it follows Bernie's pattern of winning only rural WHITE states." WTF. I wish Bernie would present his case better to African Americans because it's not like Hillary will be that much better for African Americans than Bernie!! Chisoxfan? Weigh in on this?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 9, 2016 -> 01:24 PM) It's pretty easy to fix CPS actually but nobody wants to think about it. Raise taxes in Chicago. The rest of us pay a pretty penny where we live for good schools. My taxes in Chicago were 25% of what they are in a good school district. You want great schools? You have to pay. Interesting. Good post.

QUOTE (LDF @ Apr 9, 2016 -> 09:12 PM) and with out a full explanation. this sounds as a personal attack. Cause he's not going to hit for average, IMO. If he's good field, no hit, put him ninth in the order. I like the one game Melky was second cause Melky usually makes contact and his .270 batting average last year suggests he'll find holes on a relatively consistent basis. He's got no power anymore. I'd go with Melky second.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 10, 2016 -> 01:05 AM) Yes, delaying game time would have helped. Also - re allocating the workers who would have done concessions on upper deck and opened up all concessions on lower level. There were huge obnoxious choke points. We had outfield seats, I had to walk all the way to the covered concourse for a polish, and because so little was availble it was backed up to the wall so you couldn't walk, completely packed with people. To go to the ATM and stand in line for food I missed 1.5 innings. It shouldn't be so hard to pay $6 for a hot dog. After waiting in line for 40 minutes to get into the place, last thing I wanted to do was get in line for another 25. I should have left that game being pumped for sox baseball but I mostly left it wondering if I really wanted to see another game until July. Sounds horrible. Hot dogs should be 5 dollars, not six. Anybody paying cash is probably giving them a 10 or 20. Hope the Sox get their act together; sounds like they hired a bad concession company.

QUOTE (champagne030 @ Apr 10, 2016 -> 02:09 AM) I can't believe I'll finally pop my cherry and it's to post a complaint after this teams start. I've been a season ticket holder for almost 25 years and have attended 24 of the last 25 openers. I understand some quirks to be worked out and that large of a crowd, but service was horrible (off the charts bad on an opening day). I have Stadium Club access and noticed the shirts on the staff were different. When did Northern Delaware gain the concession contract? The staff was very apologetic and said it was a new management company and almost all new staff. They didn't do a "soft" opening and had no training. Food was cold (and awful), beer was warm, credit card machines didn't work and it was beyond awful. Vendors in the stands seemed normal, but when I left the seats to visit a concession stand I noticed the same Northern Delaware logos and again the service was incredibly slow. I've only attended about 10 games the last two years and maybe the contract has changed hands during that period, but it sure seems Delaware North is a last minute change or clueless. My ticket rep, who I'm tight with, actually knew I was there and was going to meet us at the seats and said they couldn't make it down and wanted to know about my service in the Club and concessions so there must have been numerous complaints. Sounds like the new company reeks. Keep us posted. As far as the game, I'm always happy when Avi does well and shows signs. He's an easy guy to hate because of his productivity, but he has his moments and keeps u hoping. I love his reaction to the homer. He seems like he enjoys playing the game, yet he's perilously close to being a Viciedo. I hope he makes it. He seems like a team player and likeable guy. If he's known as the biggest prick in the world and I'm mistaken let me know.

Play him all you want, but bat Rollins ninth. That is all.

QUOTE (ron883 @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 09:39 PM) I'm not entirely sure why Rollins is entitled to all this play time when he is coming off of an awful season and has very diminished range at SS. I simply don't support starting somebody his age at SS. The Sox have an above average defensive SS in saladino. He had a good spring and has had minor league success. Does anybody argue that Jimmy Rollins provides more on field value? Screw veteran entitlement. Play the player who helps the team more. Thought? Does Jimmy ride the pine soon? I was hoping Robin was going to use the entire roster a lot. No way Rollins should be the "everyday" shortstop. In a 4-game series he should play twice. In a three game series, OK, two times. Give him some time off. Until Sox acquired Rollins it was going to be Saladino over there all year. See if Saladino can produce. Give Rollins more at bats but not more than 450.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Apr 9, 2016 -> 03:18 AM) Part of the reason the Sox only scored one run is because the spent the entire game trying to score 5. This mindset of "score all the runs now now now" when its only the bottom of the 2nd has been a consistent problem for the Sox in the Ventura era. It's part of the reason early deficits like the one Danks created today are so crippling. I agree with this premise. When we fall behind ... heaven help us. Even with all these new players. At least our new 3Bman put a little dent in the 5-0 deficit. But overall ... our offense has been abysmal and has a bad approach for a long time.

QUOTE (daggins @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 10:48 PM) Last year our lineup was Eaton, Abreu and a bunch of crap. This year its Eaton, Abreu, Frazier and a bunch of crap. Thats progress I guess. Some good posts so far this season. This is one of them. QUOTE (Capn12 @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 11:00 PM) Can't wait to start the John Danks is out of the Southside countdown timer, the Adam Dunn one worked well. Awesome post. If the Sox have to pay, he will pitch. QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 11:21 PM) Rollins LH swing looks so bad He can't bat second any longer. He is what he is. A .220 to .200 hitter who is a good baseball player but his best days are long behind him. I'd play Saladino three of every five games and Rollins the other two. QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 11:32 PM) How is it possible that we never cease to have a collection of some of the dumbest players in baseball? The mental mistakes our teams make year in and year out are unbelievable. I can handle players lacking skill. I can't handle players being stupid and unaware. Excellent post. QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 11:46 PM) Besides the 9th inning yesterday and Adam Eaton this offense has been pretty bad Offense again has many black holes. QUOTE (Dunt @ Apr 9, 2016 -> 12:02 AM) 6 guys batting under .200 is not gonna get the job done. Pretty pathetic offensive effort so far this season. No, as much as some of you like our catchers, I'd say Avila/Navarro is below average hitting wise; Rollins below average; Lawrie blow average; Meily below average and Avi below average, Jackson average at best. QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Apr 9, 2016 -> 12:08 AM) I don't know why anyone would think this team would just wake up and hit. The lineup just isn't very good. The last four hitters tend to suck. QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 9, 2016 -> 12:13 AM) Probably worst game I've ever attended Wow and that says a lot after last year's home disasters.

If we want to look at trends all the new guys haven't broken YET ... Remember last year most all our wins were close games and yet we lost a TON of blowouts, many at home? Well this year we are 3-2. Our 3 wins were all close games (we scored in the ninth to bust the last one open) and oops, 1 of our 2 losses are blowout losses. Hope we have our share of blowout wins this year. Those close games can really wear on a team. Horrible loss today to a Central Div. team. If Sale gets lit up and loses tomorrow I'm officially concerned.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 10:44 PM) Frazier is the definition of slugger. Good line.

Frazier and Abreu will hit some home runs. Nice job, Frazier.

QUOTE (Black_Jack29 @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 10:37 PM) Danks has several games like this every year. He also has several quality starts per year. That's why he's a #5. Yet, many folks here seem to think that he's supposed to pitch like Sale just because it's Opening Day. You don't need to convince Greg. I love him. QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 10:37 PM) A dude with a 98 mph fastball? No, a lefthanded specialist.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 10:35 PM) Nah, this is the last year of Danks contract. There's no "well what about next year??" anymore; the Sox can drop him out of the rotation no problem. They're gonna pay him anyways. We know the fans despise him with the exception of a couple of us. So Hahn should please the fans then and turn him into Matt Thornton.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 10:32 PM) If I never see Danks again................. I will be happy Too many dollar$ make$ that impossible.

If we win 2 of 3 this series we'll all be very happy.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 09:39 PM) Why is everyone s***ting on Danks? He should be out of the inning with only 1 earned run, the defense screwed him there. I still like Danks. I don't like games played with the shadows now all over the field.