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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 01:27 PM) Why is it silly, Greg? Look at this thread, look at some of the horrible things that have happened in theaters? Who cares what age they are, teenagers find access to guns and do horrible things just like older people. All this s*** you are talking about in this thread over people being outraged over theater shootings, and you call it silly to check people for weapons. I mean they have teenagers working there checking the customers.

They are checking handbags and backpacks here in Lawrence. Seems kind of silly. The low paid movie people are all teenagers.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 09:10 AM) What's scary (and, well, good I guess) is that elite glove light hitting 2B 23 year old rookie Carlos Sanchez might finish with the 5th highest wRC+ on the team. Sanchez is holding his own but goodness where the hell is the overall production. Hindsight is 20/20 but it's obvious Carlos should have been named the opening day starter at 2B. Not only is his defense elite, he also did nothing but hit in spring. The ORG however sold the narrative of Micah and it sold them right down a historically awful defensive start. Excellent post. It was a very bad decision as it turned out to go with the sieve Micah over vaccuum Sanchez.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 06:11 AM) It's really going to suck if a team gets a wildcard spot with 83 wins, that'd be such a huge missed opportunity. As bad as this team is and has been, it's only five back in WC. I am not dumb enough to expect a WC run but like you said, what a missed opportunity. So many games just wasted.

The good White Sox showed up again. It sucks that this team has been so bizarre. Still only five out in the wildcard race. Obviously too many especially considering we play KC six more times. It's been talked about a lot, but Sox really have to attack this Central Division problem. Until we break the jinx against these teams we're gonna have a lot of losing baseball seasons ahead of us. I mean lets say the Sox got red hot and STILL tried to battle for the wildcard. You know we're gonna lose 4 or 5 minimum against KC in the final six and certainly we play other Central Division teams the rest of the season as well. Until baseball wakes up and reduces the number of games against division teams from 19 to about 10 Sox are gonna have major problems. Tonight's win: The good SOX. Sale and the bats returned.

I was watching some Bill Maher shows on youtube and enjoyed his debates with Bill O'Reilly and various other people about God and religion. Maher believes there is no God, thinks the Bible is a fairy tale, and says once we die we're kaput forever. We will have no knowledge of anything; we'll be gone. Religious people believe there is a God and our spirits will live forever. Some people elect to practice on Sundays; others do not. I was hoping to get a thorough count on Soxtalk of believers vs. nonbelievers and how many of you practice your religion by going to church services or Mass if you are Catholic on Sundays. Feel free to put any comment no matter how brutal about whether u believe or not. My guess is Soxtalk is vastly full of nonbelievers. I do not say that because I don't like Soxtalkers. I think Soxtalkers are very brash and skeptical if that is the right word and I sense an 85 nonbeliever; 15 percent believer count.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 05:15 AM) Carlos Sanchez has been hitting very well lately. We know his defense is elite, but if he keeps hitting, he'll be a MLB starter for a long time. His defense is so good it's amazing. If he hits like this it could be our new Ray Durham for longevity as you say. I am now down on Anderson the minor leaguer after watching his at bats. I wouldn't count on him with the long swing and the huge bat he uses. Is he can't miss offensively? I don't see it.

The good Flowers showed up today, folks. If he was rested more maybe he could be stellar (better).

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 03:53 AM) Carlos Sanchez is hitting .314 over the past 33 games. That's pretty good.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 03:51 AM) Seattle should be on the phone this offseason shopping Felix to Boston. He's just not the same. Not to be a broken record, but all pitchers turn to hell, especially ones on big contracts. 180 million dollar contract through 2019.

Nice hit by Sanchez, very nice, but I wonder why he was trying for three there? No chance in heck he'd make that. Looks like the good Sox showed up tonight again. I think our team plays it's best baseball when it hits 7, 8 below .500. It kicks butt for a while then hits the skids again.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 06:54 AM) http://www.vice.com/read/how-jared-fogle-w...d-in-prison-820 That article was weird. He'll either get hurt or he won't it basically said. Did you see the NY Post controversy? The headline was something like Jared ... ready to get a footlong every day in prison?

Slow news week for Trump which is probably a good thing. I just picture a scenario in which his 15 minutes of (political) fame are up and the public/press will move on. This thing is all timing. He needs to lay off for a bit then hit it hard again at some point.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 04:06 PM) Wait until Kenny leaves and Buddy Bell gets promoted to assistant GM. Good call. That will not be pretty.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 01:40 AM) Perfect. Hmmm. Not so perfect. QUOTE (Lillian @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 01:49 AM) At this point, the Sox have two guys who will need to be platooned. Both Gillaspie and LaRoche should not face LHP. Lillian spot on. QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 03:01 AM) Laroche is clearly a "good" left handed bat, saying otherwise is just silly. And we still have a lot of money to play with, Rick knows what he's doing. Oops he's not a good lefthanded bat anymore. QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 05:00 AM) In pouring over his stats, I see LaRoche has had a couple off years amid pretty good years. Hoping he doesn't get hit by the White Sox free agent jinx and have that off year. I would say as of right now, I approve of the deal, though as a caveat there is a chance he's at the age he could simply start sucking. I'm not saying he will, but he's 35. Like I've said in other threads, I hope our scouts thorougly discussed his pros and cons and how he PROJECTS from this point forward, rather than just looking at his past performance. I pray they did that. p.s. I will say he's known as a good fielder, so I'd say make Abreu the DH. Maybe it'll piss off Abreu, but if LaRoche is a gold glover type first baseman and he's being paid 12.5 million, have the best man play first base. He did simply start sucking at his age. And our scouts failed again in projecting.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 06:58 PM) I watched the Anderson and Montas videos. You guys did incredible with these. I know I mentioned it in another thread, but Anderson had a significant number of swings and misses (especially on breaking pitches in the dirt). As for Montas, he looks bigger than usual. Montas probably needs to get in shape. He looks like Colon. Anderson. He takes a healthy cut and seems to use a big bat. He looks like a modern free swinger. Doesn't choke up at all with two strikes like all hitters today. Is he a power hitter?

The good Sox showed up tonight. Still not quite ready to hit 10 under .500. They gonna keep playing the win a few lose a few to make sure they are good n relaxed at 7-8 under? We shall see.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 01:35 AM) But nah, Greg just has an irrational dislike of Rose because he suffered two major injuries and earns a lot of money that he got for being the youngest MVP ever. I actually meant Rose is the kind of guy who'll get a coach fired BECAUSE he's not good enough to carry a team to a crown. He's no LeBron, Kobe, Durant, etc. So the front office will inevitably blame the coach cause D Rose isn't good enough to do it. He's gonna need a helluva lot of Pippens around him. Meanwhile at ISU he's god forever!!! He'd be able to sign so many 10 year contracts and extensions and make so much $$$ and be loved forever in Ames if he just stayed. I wasn't referring to Rose's personality or injuries, but his ability.

QUOTE (LDF @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 05:33 AM) draft picks is like a shot in the dark. all org hopes for the best. look at hawkins, look jace fry injured, 2nd tommy john surgery, and look brett austin, was a junior when drafted and imo has an extreme long shot to make it. hard facts, Excellent post. I hate the team I root for to be a laughingstock and out of it so early in the season so I root for all wins in the hope someday we can compete with Central Division teams again.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 04:55 AM) Sorry all those rooting for the higher draft pick. If you want the Sox to suck the rest of the way why is it I see so many comments about how bad the Sox suck at everything, Wouldn't you be cheering when the Sox screw up ? Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing. Draft picks are too volatile to care about. Give me signings of foreign players and give me free agents (with a front office that can actually project ability instead of signing low impact guys like Dunn, LaRoche and Melky (no power).

At least Saladino even with flaws is a better player/hitter/defender than Beckham.

How many diehard Sox fans do you think there are? I mean ones still following game to game as we are and following the team closely every day? 10,000? More?

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 20, 2015 -> 11:05 PM) PLEASE WIN MEANINGLESS GAMES WHITE SOX! I get sick of the Sox losing all the time. And I'm not a draft guy. QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 20, 2015 -> 11:30 PM) The 2013 Twins were swept in a 4 game series four times. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MI...le-scores.shtml That is a remarkable stat. That team really must have reeked. That's 0-16 in just four series. QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 03:54 AM) Eddy Julio Martinez? Yes sir. Him.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 03:30 AM) I hope Sox consider trading Q for offense this winter. Why don't we just sign that Cuban outfielder, sorry his name escapes me. Sounds like that guy could be a solution.

I take it back about all crews besides the Sox being lousy. The Angels 2 man booth isn't bad. Gubicza and some other guy are relatively entertaining. Their feed is ahead of the Sox feed by quite a bit so I've had them on during this s***storm of a series. Despite the dominance they haven't been mocking the White Sox too much.