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You are correct. I'd release Olt now lest they are tempted to bring him to spring training. Might as well ask Shark if he wants to keep starting or not. He did agree to come to the Sox for a year and not block the trade, so we owe him that since the games are meaningless and it's kind of funny to see his ERA keep going up.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 16, 2015 -> 02:28 AM) How else do you fix the fact that we're below average at 7 positions again? If we're going to compete next year we can't afford to just sign one guy and we need solid upgrades at many positions. Good point. It's scary. Sox as you say are below average at ... catcher, third base, second base, DH, leftfield, rightfield. That's six positions. I gave Lexi average at ss. I guess our only above average everyday players are: center field, first base.

The Sox are an embarrassment. Lot of people stealing money. Can you believe how bad the team's home record is this year? It's pathetic. Sitting right at .500 I believe. I don't see how anybody can buy season tickets for this trash next season. Sox are not going to be able to change the squad dramatically UNLESS somebody's willing to take our high priced guys off our hands which is doubtful. Hopefully the Sox can talk an NL team into taking LaRoche and Melky off the squad's hands. I can't believe I'm saying this but I'd have rather given Viciedo or Trayce the 550 at bats than Melky. Viciedo woulda hit .220 with about 25 bombs; Trayce, who knows what he woulda hit? So the Sox have blown chunks 2 straight seasons now. Prospects of a third straight lousy season are very likely. What ya gonna do about it, Jerry?

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Sep 16, 2015 -> 03:34 AM) Do you really think he's going to get that much money? He is going to end the season with 5+ ERA! Yes. There are plenty of excuses he can use to get the $$$s to go back to the NL. Same as Cueto. NL teams to pay the $$$ for the big 'name' pitchers.

Lexi and Leury do the job. Glad I tuned in in time to watch. Can you believe how bad Shark is? Some GM is gonna give that guy 15-20 mill a year for 4-5 years?? My gawd, sports are disgusting in how they throw away money.

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 2, 2015 -> 07:20 PM) I can remove it or change it to something different. If it's removed, you get a baseball related one as a default. Yeah, can u get rid of the Rongey one? I can't think of anything else off the top of my head to put in its stead. Thanx.

You are good bowler, code. I have a subtle curveball. My career best is 245. It took me well into adulthood to finally break 200 as I'd choke in the 10th frame. Then I finally went crazy and shattered it. What are all your career bests in bowling?

How's Harbaugh been received and working out in Michigan? Does he walk on water or is he considered human and the scrub QB that once reeked for the Bears? I'm not a Harbaugh guy. Sometimes seems rude in interviews. How's he been with the Michigan press?

Do we have to worry about the Cubs reaching the WS?? Will Pitt take care of Chicago in the one-game playoff?

Royals fans are really worried. They are upset with Cueto big time. The Royals slide makes one wonder how in the hell they pulled away so far so quickly and never were challenged in the Central this season. Their starting pitching is putrid right now. Meatball after meatball. Their defense has been made human with the benching of Infante for Zobrist who is no good at second, lol. Rios remains a cancer just by being Rios. The bullpen has had some sore arms and stuff. There's a good chance KC will be fine and cruise to the WS. But the Royals have definitely reeked especially since the Sox kicked their ass finally. Makes you wonder if the Sox manned up earlier and beat the Royals a few times they'd have had a much worse record. Many times they'd be struggling then get well on a diet of White Sox ineptitude.

QUOTE (ROC Sox Fan @ Sep 15, 2015 -> 06:00 AM) [troll]RV replacment? How about that Ozzie guy? [/troll] Ok, if the mods want me to cease and desist, just ask. But I've been thinking about this. ... In light of Danks' and Beckham's quotes in that article ... how bout a return to Oz? Yes as White Sox manager. He knows how to motivate baseball players to get off their high paid asses and compete. He makes the game fun. He is able to take the pressure off lousy players like Melky and LaRoche by being a colorful manager. How bout a one-year contract for Ozzie with tons of incentives. Ozzie loves money. Sign him one year for 1.2 million. He gets 200,000 if at season's end Reinsdorf decides he was good with the media and not too controversial. He gets 200,000 for a Central title and 100,000 for a wildcard berth. He gets 800,000 if we reach the ALDS and 1 million if we win the world series. Meanwhile, Robin gets promoted to Buddy Bell's job. Bell is fired!!! I like this a lot. Please, Ozzie Guillen can manage. We all know that. -- I am serious. If this post is out of line let me know and I'll stop. I was suspended over Ozzie/Jenks arguments in the past and would like to stay qualified to post.

People that say he quit slay me. How come that is never mentioned in the media? Cause it's stupid. The Sox wanted him gone and he quickly negotiated a deal. This is big-boy sports. The White Sox did not want him. They chose KW. He bolted. So who cares?? Seriously. This quitting thing baffles me. I've NEVER seen it mentioned in the media. The only thing they mentioned is the hatred of Ozzie/Kenny and all the non-PC stuff Ozzie said to the press. Quitting? That team quit on Ozzie and he merely left. None of you wanted him back for the final year on his deal, anyway. He did you all a favor. Who cares if he quit with a week to go and why is that NEVER mentioned in the media?? Cause it's a non issue to most.

Lexi with the putrid at bat. Man, he couldn't lay off that crap pitch on 3-2? I see Johnny baby pitched well tonight again. Sweet.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 14, 2015 -> 02:41 AM) What policy positions of his do you support Flat tax, baby!!! No IRS!! http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/ben-ca...ands-10-issues/

I'm falling for Dr. Ben. He needs to be our next president, folks. He is not a politician and simply cares about what's best for our country. At some point we have to let the lifetime politicians know (Hillary, Bush, et. all) that we don't care for do-nothing rhetoric. We want the successful surgeon. Or should want the successful surgeon.

The Sox need desperately ... a.) power bats. Anybody available from Cuba that the team could sign? Or is Viciedo gonna be ready for the comeback? b.) bullpen. The bullpen is horrific. Can it be fixed? c.) defense. The defense blows. Can it be fixed? d.) Some righthanded veteran starting pitcher who can pitch effectively. All four of these areas must be improved drastically.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 13, 2015 -> 07:49 PM) Over the past 10 seasons we're 29th of 30 teams in the big leagues in defense. Only Cleveland is worse. The White Sox regularly flat out don't care about defense. The best teams over that time have won an extra ~50 games due to defense. I wish Sox had better defense, better bullpen and some guys who could hit home runs in the Cell besides Abreu.

Today's game is ANOTHER reminder of how bad this team is and how far it has to go. It's not just going to magically start winning in April. I do hope we finish last in the Central if we can't finish first. Sox haven't exactly beat up on Detroit this season, either. One thing about the Sox. Buying a season ticket is really a bad investment if your goal is to have fun. Now if you just LOVE the ballpark and got to be there 30 times a season and give the rest of your tickets away, fine. But look at today's game. During the Robin era, there's a good chance if you go to a Sox home game you get what happened today. Sox are one under .500 now at home. That just blows. Wonder how they are gonna fix this mess. Even with 'arguably' the best starting staff in the AL we are a pathetic team.

Loyola pounded Brother Rice. Score coulda been much worse. 28-0.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Sep 12, 2015 -> 04:20 PM) Gotta factor in we play a lot of divisional games. That can bury us. All of a sudden, we own the Royals, though. (joke).

QUOTE (Saufley @ Sep 12, 2015 -> 05:25 PM) and we won't find answers next spring training because our spring trainings are a joke. Nate is just another Petricka with a bit more upside IMO.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 12, 2015 -> 05:32 AM) All I will say is this...for as much as some of you guys like to get on your high horses and lecture the rest of us about how morally deficient we are, we had a thread where one of our own posters was faced with losing his home. Of course, not one of you so much as touched it. Not an offer of advice, not any research, nothing. Now maybe some of you reached out privately to the poster, and if that is the case, well then I take back what I said. But many of the same folks that are telling the rest of us all how we should be living happen to be absent when the rubber hits the road. Are u crazy? Tons of people responded to scs. Tons of advice was given. Shack, seriously, were you looking at the right thread? Scs got a lot of support/advice. s***, you start a fundraising campaign for him. I'll give something.

I have a sneaky feeling Cubs will get beat pretty good in the one game wildcard at Pittsburgh. Only hope for Cubbies is to play that thing in Wrigley. I am not a big fan of the one-game Wildcard. As a Sox fan, I'm not even crazy about that. I want to win the division or not make the playoffs at all. The one-game WC is bad for baseball IMO. One game?? Give me the division title and a real playoff series or give me nothing.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 12, 2015 -> 03:45 AM) That Hungarian reporter/camerawoman should be ashamed of herself. Tripping a father running with his young son in his arms? That would make Greg's Top Ten awful list if it happened in the U.S. outside a church. I actually hadn't heard about it. Just saw the clip. WTF was she doing? Is she against refugees? That dad had no chance but to go sprawling. If I was him I'd be tempted to go back and break her camera at least. WTF?? That's assault. She should be in jail.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 11:05 PM) Can we all at least agree that saying this about his own daughter is a little f***ed up? Somehow I think Bill Clinton saying that about Chelsea would get a little bit of press.... Donald is pretty outrageous. If ANYBODY else says that s*** about his own daughter, he/she is a goner from the race. Instantly. Person is branded a psycho/predator type and that's that. It's still a non-sequitir which is going on in America. Americans remain incredibly P.C. (the latest is Caitlyn Jenner blasted by Ellen for not being 100 percent in favor of gay marriage), yet Americans are loving Trump being so non P.C. So Hulk Hogan and the rest of the world have to watch their Ps and Qs at all times, and Trump can say whatever he wants and everybody laughs/applauds. What.A.Country.