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Maybe we need a bullpen pitching coach. Coop is awesome with starters. Our pen has reeked for a few years now IMO at least.

Let's score 3 runs here. Not good to only score in one inning.

Good heads up play by Navarro. Pretty impressive.

Abreu had some good hacks at that at bat but I never felt like he was gonna drive one fair like he did that one inning. Sox have had some good swings tonight. Well, this game is a lot like last year. Sox leading a close game with a ton of baseball to be played and a ton of relievers to be used. In other words, this baby is still up for grabs.

Good hustle but careers have ended on plays like that. Another step and I bet Jackson woulda got out of the way.

Lawrie with the bonehead play there. Nice job, Jackson.

Nice to see Rollins put the ball in play to right and Abreu to crush a pitch. So far, nice attack against a horrible pitcher.

Can you imagine if they put a shift on Pete Rose during his prime? He'd hit it where they ain't every time. Hitting it into the shift annoys me but it'll never change. At least LaRoche is gone.

Abreu is an easy guy to like. Nice little play there.

Let's hope Sale has "it" tonight and Sox are done with mental midget mistakes.

What is Eaton doing?? Hill is a hack and Eaton strays too far. Mental error one of the season.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 2, 2016 -> 03:39 AM) The VA is so beyond incompetent that it needs to be eliminated. Veterans' health care needs to go under HHS and all other veterans' services under DoD. I think our next President should be the first to attack this issue and get all veterans taken care of and pronto. But that would be an issue that actually helps the people. None of our leaders seem too interested in making all our lives actually better. Trump and Hillary both seem like they have better things to worry about, like uh, themselves and satisfying their huge egos. This problem is DISGRACEFUL. Take care of our vets for gawd-sakes!!

I thoroughly believed it too.

Notice I haven't bashed Hillary lately? I truly have figured out a way to survive this encompassing dislike of Hillary that I have. I have not read a word about her or watched her on TV, listened to her on radio for a few weeks in a row now and will continue avoiding her in such mediums. The second the TV or radio starts talking election or Hillary I turn it off. It's going to be my policy during her eight years and if Chelsea enters politics, the next 16 years. I can't take Hillary's voice screaming at me and all the things I've expressed that I dislike about her, so I have to check out politically. It's easier since the other candidates are scary bad as well except Kasisch (IMO). I am selfish enough to hope she somehow improves the country/world in her tenure and proves me wrong, but not listening to Hillary at all has helped me calm down and become a better person.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 10:22 PM) Hawk is a character. Virtually all other broadcasters in baseball are pointless, worthless, flavorless and devoid of personality. They suck. They're grown in a laboratory in Orlando. They're if khaki pants could talk. They are audience-tested by the corporation. They are not people. They are not interesting. They suck. Cubs are unwatchable. You can dislike some of what Hawk does, and I'll agree it gets way worse when the team sucks (3 straight seasons). But good god, give me anyone with a personality over the Len Kasper/Chip Careys of the world. Please save this post and post whenever somebody starts blasting Hawk. This is the greatest post in the history of Soxtalk cause it accurately depicts what "virtually all" other broadcasters truly are. I love the khaki pants line. 95 percent of all announcers as Vance said perfectly, are "not people." That Steve Physioc guy on the Royals and Steve Stewart are impossible to listen to. They say things that are not human. Rex Hudler's fake cheerleading? Puke. And Physioc has the kind of resume that could get him a job in the Sox booth. Give me Stone and Hawk or give me mute button.

You just knew when Rollins picked the Sox he'd be opening day starter unless he looked absolutely awful in spring training. Basically we traded Lexi for Rollins. They were not prepared to give up on the season so to speak by going with a Saladino at starting shortstop. I'd be shocked though if Rollins plays as much as Lexi did. He might, but I somehow doubt it.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Mar 21, 2016 -> 02:06 PM) I work at UIC. The financial situation is a giant mess right now. Units are running on reserves. This is just irresponsible of the government. Same thing is going on in Kansas with its moronic republican governor. It's amazing how the government is letting us down and at the top we're going for the same ol same ol with Hillary set to win in a landslide.

This is a horrible column, one that shows the media's love for Hillary and desire to coronate her. He says people are so cruel and mean for saying they hate Hillary's voice and nobody attacks male candidates like that. Bulls***. Looks and clumsiness and personal demeanor has been around the last 30 years. People have pointed out superficial things about candidates forever. How do you think SNL has been on TV all these years; parodies of politicos. Anyway the Hillary lovers will like this column. I thought it was simply awful. I will support Hillary in theory if she is president but I will watch NONE of her appearances on TV, that is for sure. I will hope for the best but will not be able to stand seeing her tower over the adoring media during news conferences and addresses to the American people in her eight years. If Bernie wouldn't have admitted he was a socialist, I bet he'd have won. Sad. http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/20/opinions/why...rini/index.html

I didn't want to make a new thread for this. I just had a question or two on basketball. ... • Are you surprised Benet has advanced to the final vs. Curie? • If Benet wins is it the biggest upset in Illinois high school sports history, Benet beating a Chicago Public League team in the large class basketball final? • Has any school ever had its girls and boys teams in the state basketball finals in the same year? It's pretty difficult to make the final game in Illinois compared to most states as you gotta win more games. Where does this Benet accomplishment rank?

To me the answer is obvious ... KENNY WILLIAMS. He has a GM, Hahn, who obviously would have handled this better. This has been handled the worst possible way. Right now, as of today, you have millionaire players blasting management. In spring training of all places, lol. FIX this, Jerry. Give Hahn the GM job and let Kenny move to LA and work for the Raiders.

This is almost unprecedented except for the raucous Oakland A's of many years ago for players to be blasting management like this, especially in spring training. This is crazy stuff. I would expect a horrible product on the field this year unless JR fixes this. It's obvious Hahn is not the fricking GM. Kenny needs to go away and let Hahn be the fricking GM!!!!

Wow I just read some of the quotes from Sale and Robin. And Jerry. WOW, this is a big deal. Sale talking about no free agent will want to join the Sox after this and Robin saying the LaRoche kid was very mature. Kenny is a dork and wrong in this situation. The way to solve this is have Jerry reprimand Kenny and have Hahn ask LaRoche back. See what happens. This should be the end of the KW era. Sounds like he handled this very poorly, ostensibly because Adam was such a miserable hitter last season.

Enjoy reading how Sale allegedly screamed at Kenny in the clubhouse during the meeting about Adam's kid. Folks, I'll just say what appears to be the case from afar. Kenny Williams quite possibly is an egomaniac who thinks he is a great executive cause he led the Sox to a WS and he must think of himself as a former big league player, which he barely was. I'm glad Sale lit into a guy who again, APPEARS to be quite a cocky person.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 17, 2016 -> 04:10 AM) General petreaus actively gave up confidential personnel items in the field to his mistress and received probation, no, Hillary would not be in jail for her actions if not for Gregs conspiracy There's some stuff being written that the FBI director may resign before this is all over out of protest in this matter regarding Hillary. I'm not the only one saying she's broken the law.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 17, 2016 -> 04:50 AM) So you're making assumptions to call someone hypocritical? I don't think it works that way. There are a lot of assumptions being made by people in this thread, my gosh. One question that nobody but me presents ... what's so bad about having kids around a MLB clubhouse when batboys and batgirls are kids as well? This is not good. How many stories out of spring training are this negative? Bring back LaRoche and his kid. This team doesn't need this distraction in trying to get off to a good start. I'd love to see the Sox 3 games in front of the field by May 10th, not 8 out, which would be very very bad. I truly despise Adam's hitting style, his overall game and his beard, but this is just not right.