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I'll cut Nate some slack as I do Johnny Danks in coming back from injury, but I've never been a Nate guy. I know there are big Nate fans on here. All I can say is I hope you are right and I'm wrong. I'm not a Nate enthusiast at all.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Sep 11, 2015 -> 05:18 PM) Holy s*** greg. Why do you refer to yourself in the 3rd person? I'll try to stop.

Hopefully some teams will lose lawsuits for mega millions, thus baseball will finally put up nets.

I would love Gardy to get a shot at our roster.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Sep 11, 2015 -> 02:55 PM) Joe Torre was a s***ty ex-manager who was a color guy on the Angels when I first moved to LA. Now he's in the HOF. Funny what talent can do for a s***ty manager. You are right. Talent is the biggest factor. But can you ever take intangibles into consideration involving managers or do we assume anybody can manage? If anybody can manage and it's only about talent assembled, fine, ignore this thread. However ... I'm really fearing that road-heavy start to next season under Robin's direction. It screams 4-9 or 5-8 and another terrible season. I'm also thinking some managers: Bevington, Trey Hillman, yes Robin might actually be bad enough to affect results no matter the talent.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 31, 2015 -> 06:34 AM) Five or so below .500. I hope the team is much better, though. I bought mlb.com package. Nothing would surprise me. I've said it time and again ... can this team start winning series in the Central? I hope we get one in KC to open the season. It would be buzzkill to get swept by the AL Champs who will be playing with house money as everybody honors them opening series. You guys despise Greg's picks. Look at this one I made, baby. I will accept praise in this thread if u wanna praise Greg!!

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Sep 11, 2015 -> 05:49 AM) I think two legit bats (preferably RF & 3B) and improvement from some of our holdovers makes us contenders next year. The pitching staff should actually be better with Rodon's continued development, Johnson replacing a disappointing Shark, & a full season of Nate Jones. We don't need an elite offense, just can't be bottom five in OPS & ISO like we are this year. Guys, Nate Jones is not elite. He just isn't. One thing Sox better do is dump Olt when season ends. He should not be in spring training with the Sox, tempting them. He's a bust.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 07:53 PM) Greg I will bet you $5000 that Hillary does not win 95% of women voters. If it's Hilly vs. Trump do you agree she'll get more votes from women (percentage) than any candidate in history?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 07:53 PM) Greg I will bet you $5000 that Hillary does not win 95% of women voters. I mean if it's Hillary vs. Donald. I guess there are still some older women who just will vote Republican. I forgot Kansans elected Brownback for gawdsakes just cause he's Republican. Maybe I'm a little high. Would u agree that if Donald gets the Republican nomination he'll get the least amount of the woman vote in modern history? That is a lock. Hillary will bury him that's why I think there's still a chance his pride will have him ultimately drop out of the race. How could he stand losing to such a weak candidate in Hillary? He'll forever be known as the first to lose to a woman as well.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 03:21 PM) http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/10/politics...ben-carson-cnn/ Certainly Trump knows he has no chance of beating Hillary because of the woman vote. Hillary is going to win probably 95 percent of the woman vote before this is over. Donald is against abortion and women totally are in favor of abortion rights. Donald is calling women ugly and women aren't going to vote for a guy perceived as a pig over the first woman president. I don't really understand our electorate though. Hillary is even duller than hubert Humphrey and she's going to win in a landslide? I mean this woman is NOT a leader, that is truly obvious. Donald is definitely a leader but kind of a scary, maniacal, egocentric, male chauvinistic leader and that's not gonna translate to votes when all is said and done. Gimme the surgeon, baby!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 05:13 PM) Well, that's really the key difference. Women are routinely judged much more than men on their physical appearance, and Trump outright said he wouldn't vote for her because of the way she looks (before later backpedaling like the bold truth-teller that he is). That tu quoque doesn't really address the issue, though. edit: also, what Crimson said. This is the current front-runner of the GOP primary tossing around insults about anyone whom he sees as the opposition left and right. edit2: it will be just as s***ty of him if/when he starts making Christie fat jokes. The guy is just an asshole and a bully with the maturity of a 5th grader. Hillary did do the same thing ridiculing Trump's hair. I think it's obvious he's eventually going to flame out. It's not nice to go around blasting people like he's been doing more and more. He is acting like a teenage bully. We'll see where this leads but I still say The Donald at some point is gonna become old news and start falling like a rock. It will be funny to see if he makes a lame excuse and drops out of the race once his 15 minutes of (political) fame are up. It's gonna be tough for reporters to call him on this stuff, cause as a bully, he fights them back hard, too, with insults. I think his popularity shows that we (I'll speak for some people) are sick of traditional politics which in our minds means getting nothing done because of no leadership. Obama can't get much done cause everything he comes up with, the other side fights and claws to make sure it doesn't get passed. Donald is the complete opposite. He makes us think he'll get his way, be a tough leader and America might resemble a great nation again, instead of a country best known for the most horrificly insane people committing mass murder.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 12:09 AM) 10 of the first 13 on the road. Knowing Robin ... this is a recipe for disaster. Easy excuse to lose having so many road games. I still had us going 8-5. If the Sox go 4-9 or 5-8 I will be so pissed.

OK, this is, on paper, a reasonable schedule. If Robin is our manager, he better get this team ready to play in the spring training because this is very conducive to a good start. I know our team can't seem to EVER hop above .500, but here's what should happen in April. Mon, 4/4 at Athletics 9:05p MLB.TV - Win Tue, 4/5 at Athletics 9:05p MLB.TV - Loss Wed, 4/6 at Athletics 9:05p MLB.TV - Win Thu, 4/7 at Athletics 2:35p MLB.TV - Loss (2-2 record) Fri, 4/8 Indians TBD MLB.TV - Win Sat, 4/9 Indians TBD MLB.TV - Win Sun, 4/10 Indians TBD MLB.TV - Win (show some f***ing heard and sweep the Tribe; 5-2 overall record) Mon, 4/11 at Twins TBD MLB.TV - WIn Wed, 4/13 at Twins TBD MLB.TV - Loss Thu, 4/14 at Twins TBD MLB.TV - Loss (Team is 6-4) Fri, 4/15 at Rays TBD MLB.TV - Win Sat, 4/16 at Rays TBD MLB.TV - Win Sun, 4/17 at Rays TBD MLB.TV - Loss (Team is 8-5)!!! 8-5 would be a good start and not have guys like me freaking out. It actually is a good schedule for a new, veteran manager. I tell u what ... seriously, if Robin goes 5-8 with this easy opening schedule he should be fired. I realize this is a TON of road games early, but s***, sweep that series at home and play decent ball on the road and go 8-5.

Nice HR by Saladino, who looks like he has a clue ... enough to be our utility guy next year. So the way it stands in the infield, it should be new guy at third, new guy at ss, Micah at second if he can field, and Abreu at first. Saladino is our utility guy and Beckham and Sanchez should be traded/cut. If we can't find a ss, we keep Lexi and it's new guy at third, Lexi at short, Micah at second. Saladino plays both 2B and SS giving Lexi a lot more days off than this season. But I like Saladino as our utility guy. He's earned it. Sorry, Sanchez can't hit a lick and Beckham blows.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Sep 9, 2015 -> 07:53 PM) Melky, Duke, Petricka and Alexei are not horrible players. Melky is useless right now. No power; not enough RBI potential. Duke is done (I think that's pretty apparent; maybe a specialist who can come in and get one lefty out). Petricka is worse than Duke. Alexei is one of the reason this team reeked and was out of contention for .500 so soon in the season.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Sep 8, 2015 -> 05:27 PM) Sometimes I wish this board had a "like" button. So do I because I truly think Greg has a 'silent majority' of people who like my posts. In fact if we ever did a poll of like or dislike Greg or permanently ban/keep Greg I think in both polls it'd be about 60/40 in favor of me. Sorry to derail the thread BTW. I'll get back on topic pronto.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Sep 9, 2015 -> 06:58 AM) No offense intended Greg but you're like worst political analyst ever. You have me cracking up with your observations... Thanks. I appreciate any praise. My current take is I still don't like Hillary and would love if Biden or Bernie got the democratic nomination. On the other side, I have no favorite but Trump is going to wear out over time and that's why Biden has to run cause all he'll have to do is beat Hillary and he's president. Whomever gets the Demo nomination is gonna bury Trump in the general election. Bank that. Only hope is if the surgeon can strike lightning in a bottle and get the nomination.

What is your take on Kansas State's band forming a giant D--K and penetrating a Jayhawk's mouth in the home opener last Saturday? League fined the Cats $5,000. Do you think it's funny or in this day and age of PC, unacceptable? They denied it was a d--k, said it was the starship enterprise. League still fined them.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Sep 9, 2015 -> 02:10 AM) Hate week is upon us. Iowa is -4 at Iowa State. ISU now has the third biggest stadium in the Big 12. Will be a second straight sellout at 61,500. Iowa State football fans truly are amazing. Considering the product that's damn impressive to put over 60000 in there. People around here say KU will beat Iowa State for its one win this season and I tell them no, the people there actually care and no way KU is gonna go in there and win. In fact it'll be an ISU blowout. ISU basketball fans can be a little rowdy/obscene but their football fans are incredible IMO.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Sep 9, 2015 -> 02:29 PM) This is a good point. They'll either extend him or move on. I fully expect him to be back but Hahn has stated that all options are on the table. I think they'd probably just say he's coming back if he were for sure. Yeah they are going to have to extend him. He's not going to manage on a one-year deal. QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Sep 9, 2015 -> 03:30 PM) Found this comment to be interesting in the Tribune today from Rick Hahn: Hahn said the Sox will be careful not to overreact and create more problems when they make their changes, given that they still believe they have some of the pieces in place needed to win. He said Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, who was “heavily involved” in their offseason restructuring last winter, has asked for their plan to get back on track. Mark Nice. I don't know what they are gonna tell the chairman. It's going to be hard to win with no power Melky as your leftfielder, absolutely worthless LaRoche as your DH and what on paper remains average to below average defensive team (depending on who gets third and second next year).

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Sep 9, 2015 -> 03:09 AM) The Sox are out of the race, they won't make the playoffs, etc. Game threads have gone down to My point is, I know we're not in the playoff race, but actually try to watch/follow/enjoy these final few weeks of Sox games, because a few months from now, we'll all be dying for White Sox baseball. Nice enthusiasm but Robin/Hahn/Kenny and of course the lousy players have combined to do such a poor job that I actually will be ready for the season to end. It usually isn't that way, but this season was so frustrating for the second year in a row I'll be glad it's over. Yes I despise the winter and the ice and damn cold weather and will be ready for spring training, but Robin and the others have done the unthinkable for me: Make me happy the season will be over. Sad. This season has been totally pathetic. I'd give everybody combined a grade of D.

Great posts by so many of you. No way Arenado is gonna get traded unless we offer Sale like somebody said. They won't trade him. I have no idea how Hahn fixes this mess except to for sure get rid of Melky, LaRoche, Duke, Petricka, let Lexi go and trade Avi as well. Also release Soto and Flowers or make Flowers backup catcher about 50 games. It's up to Hahn to figure out how to promote those minor leaguers worth a damn and totally revamp the team by dumping horrible players and acquiring younger free agents.

200 bucks is still 15 beers or more at 10 bucks a pop plus tip. That's a few brews.

Well, fine. He's a likeable guy. He's a smart guy. He's not stupid. He must realize a lot of things have to change. Cmon Robin, encourage the front office to get guys who can catch the ball and are team players who hit to all fields. And get some true power hitters to go with this awesome pitching. The White Sox cannot win without a ton of home runs. Cmon Robin. Wake up and save your managing career next year and get this team to play with fricking intensity.

Good win. The Indians are sort of, but not really in the wildcard race so they can't be happy losing.