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Yankees would be a good spot for him and go back to their former ways of overpaying for average to below average players/pitchers.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 10:02 PM) liberal Democrats are more likely to support Sanders than Clinton. I probably worded that wrong. You can't deny an huge majority of Democrats want to "coronate" Hillary cause she's put in her time during her lifetime and "deserves" the honor. Problem is ... didn't equally brazen Bob Dole "deserve" the honor? He didn't get a sniff.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 09:57 PM) You better just lock yourself up in your home and close all the blinds and curtains. The outside world is obviously way too dangerous of a place for you. How do you explain what I just witnessed/experienced?

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 09:59 PM) Sanders and O'Malley both did help their campaigns but with the lead Hillary has as long as she doesn't go out and lay an egg she's done well. I don't agree with the notion of many news outlets that she easily won the debate. I personally think Sanders did. It's insane. Of course Hillary won (to the liberal Democrats dying to get her coronated for 8 years). Now anybody with a brain will tell you she was a.) dull. b.) said nothing. c.) come across as elitist. Bernie baby won the fricking debate! LOL at the homers in the media dying to put a crown on Hilly's head like that lapdog Chris Matthews.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 08:41 PM) Bernie just comes across like a regular joe schmo. I think that will start to resonate with people more as the election goes on. The guy should be our next president and if congress pull their shenanigans, I hope the people for once in their goddamn lives do something positive (i.e. booting the sorry asshats from office) for the sake of our country. This isn't about free s*** being given out, it's about the US being allegedly once of the greatest countries on the planet. People shouldn't be in poverty when this place has more money than god. When I was younger, my dad asked me what I would expect from politicians. I replied, "A good job, clean water, and a stable roof over my head." That is not too much to ask for. Noone is b****ing about rich f***ers having yachts or big houses, they just want to be able to live comfortably and enjoy their f***ing lives. Am I f***ing crazy here? No. You are not. I was reading today that college grads from 22 to 29 are having the hardest time finding jobs as well as people over 50. The American dream is dead. See, the youngsters can't get on with their lives (NO JOBS). The oldsters can't cap their careers, instead they get laid off and their nesteggs evaporate (NO JOBS). Criminal!!! Give me Bernie or Trump to fix this! Or try to fix this. QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 09:11 PM) So, does CNN get paid by Clinton? Holy crapola, their home page has been a love fest for her all day long. I mean, she did well, but I honestly think O'Malley and maybe Sanders did more positive for themselves than she did. It's all part of the plan. The media comes through for the Obamas and Hillarys of the world when they need to: saying who won debates and the days right before election day. They will be "critical" at times when it doesn't matter, like with 2 years to go in the regimes. But when it's time to come through for the Democrats, oh boy, the liberal media will come through for you!

Now I've seen everything. I was just driving and actually approached that same intersection. So I'm getting ready to stop and another guy in another car at the 4 way stop starts waving me through BEFORE I even stopped. So I had to finish pulling up to the stop sign, stopping, counting 3 seconds then driving through all after he waved me through. He looked PISSED. So folks, Americans basically do not make complete stops at stop lights and I got hosed. I mean I'd venture to say 60 percent of people sort of stop, 40 percent "might" come to complete stops. I laughed as the guy waved me through knowing I still had a LOT of driving work to do before I could procede.

Dodgers will maul Cubs. Cubs might beat Mets.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 06:21 PM) It wasn't stupid. It was a calculated attempt to hide correspondence from the American public. Clinton may be a lot of things, but she isn't stupid. She didn't want stuff getting used against her that was in the public domain. Exactly. People, if you like Hilly fine, but she is by all accounts a very mean person, very elitist person who wants the election because it's her turn. The Saturday Night Live impression of her is very accurate. "Let me lead!"

Any predictions? I say Stros 7, Royals 2. Cueto is the addition that didn't pan out.

Folks, this actually might be a blessing (for the long term). Hear me out. The Cubs we all know aren't quite ready to win it all. They will get KILLED by the Dodgers. Anyhow, if somehow the Cubs make the WS they will lose to the Astros. OK, people will be BITTERLY disappointed. They'll be talking curses again and jinxes and the point is they'll be bummed out. They shouldn't be, as they are winning AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. My point is, this year's flameout when it comes could turn the Cubs into a Detroit Tigers or Minnesota Vikings. Maybe all these Cubs teams that are gonna be making the playoffs under Theo/Maddon will fail each October. This year should be considered gravy right now, but I sense Cub fans are smelling WS title!! It's too early for them for that. Could set them up to be a Vikings/Tigers, close but always losing in postseason.

Please, everyone admit Bernie Sanders is one, helluva man! What he said about Clinton's email controversy was the greatest moment in any election in history! Bernie Baby, no matter what happens, you now will go down in infamy as CLASS. If Bernie beats Trump, fine! Bernie baby for President! p.s.: I just read the reviews. Clinton the slam dunk winner. LOL. The media is so predictable. My gosh the media ONLY wants a democratic president and they want Hillary badly. I don't get it sometimes. The media realizes that if their candidate is to win, they need to give 'em that life by proclaiming them runaway winners of debates. And they are fawning over Hillary. Did she really say much of anything interesting??

QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 01:01 AM) And you nicely offered an opportunity by breaking the law. But lost in all this, I do agree if anyone deserved a break, it was you. But you didn't get one. And for the $140 we were able to forget the crappy baseball season and discuss your ticket. I think the city and soxtalk.com won. Sorry, but you lost. For some reason that made me laugh. I'm glad I have some money saved (knock on wood). My second pet peeve hit today. So I get a bill for 120 bucks for my eye doctor. I have one eye exam the last 3 years, yes my prescription changes, and apparently my work's insurance company isn't paying. This country is f***ed up, folks. If it's not Blue Cross, it's a s*** company. I mean WTF. I'm supposed to get one free eye checkup per year. Obviously the insurance company rejected the eye doctor's fee if I got this bill. I am sick about America. I would say working as an insurance company claimsperson now is probably the worst white collar job in America. I just know those people are under pressure to REJECT parts or all parts of claims. What a joke. You can't even get an eye exam on there in a three-year span. What if I had glaucoma? I guess I'd have to pay for that as well.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 13, 2015 -> 08:16 PM) I wonder where we come up with the money for a big signing. Reading between the lines of what Hahn has already said, I think they already know they are taking a big hit at the box office over what was expected, and aren't going to have the money for splash. I am hoping for more of a 2005 surgical strike with some targeted signings. I wonder if they care at all about the Cubs taking over the city? maybe that doesn't matter at all. If they do ... I'd suspect they gotta make some huge moves!

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Oct 13, 2015 -> 11:50 AM) You keep saying 1 AM. Everyone knows that is the WORST time to break a law. A cop is going to pull you over 100% of the time he sees ou breaking a law then. Once he does its a toss up to whether or not you get a ticket. You're clearly in the wrong. Quit whining and pay the ticket. I paid it within 24 hours of the time I got it. I am not an anarchist or somebody who wants to get thrown in jail. I just feel it's lousy a guy who supports building them a new police station and has few tickets throughout history can't get a break on a stop sign violation for gosh sakes. it's almost laughable how polite I was getting nailed for that when I stopped but didn't completely stop.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 13, 2015 -> 04:04 PM) On the bright side, they are qualified to run Social Security. This may be the wrong thread, but along with all the murders in our country (at least according to me; you guys say crime is dramatically down and you don't all seem to stressed about crime), the next embarrassment and potential disaster (old people dying in the streets homeless) is Social Security. I was just reading yesterday how the people in Switzerland I believe it was or Norway have it made in retirement. They get WAY more benefits than we do and they have some deal where they have this big nestegg to retire on. In America a lot of older people (I mean a ton) are still living paycheck to paycheck or two, basically with no nestegg. Now with medical costs so high one illness can put you in debt as fast as a Chris Sale fastball, we're talking about TONS of Baby Boomers having no money for housing, food, clothing, transportation when they "retire." And nobody's hiring anybody over 50 except for fast food jobs so we are looking at a BIG PROBLEM! As much as I love Trump, the rich Republicans don't give a s*** about the little guy who is gonna retire and be broke. At least the Hillary-ites always want bigger government. My point to you is ... how are we gonna avoid the disgusting, sad, un-American Dream aspect of all these paycheck to paycheck people retiring with no money to LIVE??? I am anxious to hear your response.

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 13, 2015 -> 07:27 PM) Sickening part is the crap i have to hear from cubs fans on a daily basis about how its a lock they will win the world series. Very sad. And once you get the little kids into Bryant, and all those other young guys et. all, you are building total Cub mania for the future. Sox have their work cut out. The good news is competition is "good" and the Sox are gonna have to do something this offseason. Think of how the Cubs will sell every possible advance ticket for next season. Sox must react and will. Jerry's gonna have to spend more than he ever has on this team.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 13, 2015 -> 01:46 PM) Well, after the WC game last year....not unlike the White Sox the final week of 2005....they just put it into cruise control. The situation here with a do or die game following the high of yesterday is a bit different. Cueto wasn't very good for the Royals, and Ventura has been off this year compared to last postseason when he was the rock of the rotation as Shields faltered. Madson isn't Davis in the 8th, either. Duffy's not even assured of being the 4th starter in a seven game series. It's easy to say the Royals have everything in their favor, but a loss wouldn't be shocking either. Yogi or Hawk once said, "Momentum is the next game's starting pitcher." Cueto blows (but will make 20 mill a year for 5-6 years like Shark, lol at baseball owners) so get your money back and bet heavily on the Stros.

I'm not in Chicago, so tell me what it's like. Is it total Cub fever? Or are Sox fans helping keep down the craziness? Last night's game had all those home runs and chicks love the long ball, so what is it? Cub mania or just normal playoff atmosphere? Anything sickening?

A few comments. ... • Down by four runs, the Royals were dead, I thought. KC fans on Twitter were all over Yost and Rios. • I will give Rios credit. He got the first of the six singles (one was not a single but error at ss but it took a funny hop on the certain DP). • Hosmer goes from s*** to stroking a key single then a huge HR for insurance? Pretty impressive. • Royals overcome the weird call at 3B on Gore? Impressive. I will say this. The Royals' comeback proves most fans complaints are just people blabbering at the mouth. All the Royals critics when the team was down four runs. One guy wrote Ned should be fired for not having a sense of urgency the last month. One guy was incensed that Ned was playing Rios. Many were mad at Rios. Some were furious about the Cueto trade, saying thanks Dayton, Cueto did nothing and now the Royals are out several young players. Blah blah blah ... it's like Al Davis said, "Just Win Baby." And when Roy Williams was at kansas he said: "The best/only way to shut everybody up is to win. Win and people have to shut their frickin mouths."

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 13, 2015 -> 01:49 AM) I have never noticed that either. Maybe it's just that this is the first time you've stopped at a stop sign and are noticing what happens when cars decelerate? I've been making a point to look at the other drivers since our roads have a lotta stop signs and I'm tellin u, they appear flustered n miffed that I'm stopping completely. As far as the other posts, remember I am admitting guilt. I am guilty. I just figured at 1 a.m. with a nice record of no tickets the past year or two I'd deserve a little warning. I'm sort of accusing the cop of wanting to raise $140 for city coffers and get a pat on the back for obtaining such money for the city, cause I think that's true.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 12, 2015 -> 08:06 PM) MLB with some really questionable calls from NyC this postseason...calling out Gore wasn't nearly as bad as the Tejada situation, but still not clear and convincing. Agreed. Houston's lift and pull style of hitting makes me long for the old days of the White Sox.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 12, 2015 -> 08:02 PM) In the end, the White Sox are going to be facing a highly-motivated, desperate to get back to the post-season Royals team next year. The Royals need to settle down. If they remain this emotional powerderkeg it will do them no good. Personally Sox need to man up and just start beating them. Sox's starting rotation is so much better than KC's. Royals bullpen now blows. Their window has closed with Gordon gone and Zobrist gone. They gawn. Now can the Sox beat them head to head? Probly not.

LOL Rios gets a hit when it's meaningless. Meet Mr. Alex Rios.

LOL at Houston's infield looking like a swamp today to slow down KC.

Royals down 3-2. Baseball is a marathon and Royals didn't realize it in April and May acting like buffoons. KC's pitching staff is totally spent. Hosmer has been a black hole. Rios is so bad it's laughable. We all know about Rios. The mojo left KC in September and they've had a horrible ALDS. Bye bye KC. Say what you want about Ozzie. The one time we got in the playoffs we fricking went all the way. We didn't waste our appearance.