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Great catch by Avi. Love seeing all the smiles.

Great hit by Shuck. Sox playing some baseball.

One game you leave in Shark too long. Boom, bye 4-0 lead. Next time you bring in a reliever ... boom, tie game. Can't win for losing. Some folks on this board over-valued Putnam and Petricka that is for sure. They are just bodies. Sometimes they are OK; most of the time their pitches scream "hit me."

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 4, 2015 -> 09:06 AM) Greg, I also admire Danks' grit. He goes out and battles with everything he's got. Sadly, ever since that shoulder injury it's just not as much. It's like watching PK the last two years. You admire the man, but injuries rob them of their ability to perform to the best of their abilities. Sometimes he can reach deep into the reservoir and pull out a great start tonight, but he just can't sustain it. He might be perfect as a lefty out of the pen. One that's getting paid a lot, but it's a role he could succeed in on a night-in-night-out basis. Nice post. It's the first one praising Danks some.

QUOTE (Real @ Jul 4, 2015 -> 07:20 AM) the flaw in your logic is that even terrible pitchers have good starts. even against elite teams doesn't mean they aren't terrible Did Danks kick your guys' dogs? What did he do to deserve this wrath? Who cares if he makes a lot of money? It's not your money. The guy had a serious injury and has done all he can to come back from it. He actually pitches with a purpose. I mean there are Sox players I despise but I don't see any reason to hate Danks. There are so many other players on the team worse than Danks at what they do it's ridiculous. He's had some great performances the last 2 years coming off an injury.

Brownback is trying to get a religious exemption passed in Kansas. How come nobody nationally is noticing and giving Kansas s*** like Indiana when they had similar zealousness? Brownback isn't even trying to hide it. He's against gay marriage and trying to add a religious exemption.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 4, 2015 -> 06:08 AM) He has been one of the worst qualified starters in all of baseball this year. That was one of our best starts all year. Can't you guys watch John Danks pitch and see SOMETHING that is very very good? I said he's sucked on occasion. He's also pitched very very well. And he battles. QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 4, 2015 -> 06:14 AM) Lol greg. Really? http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playe...&position=P Look at those numbers. Are you going to say "I told you so?" You can't watch him pitch and see ability and competitiveness? He's got talent and check his starts. He's had some good ones the last two seasons. Some excellent outings! To not give him credit is flat out wrong. I didn't say he was Sandy Koufax. He's a great No. 4 or 5 starter, though.

One thing about Robin. He has nine lives. If he can get this team back to .500 he'll be beloved again.

I hardly ever say "I told you so" on here. But I have to in regards to Danks. I told you guys Danks is NOT trash. I said he's had some stellar outings to go with the pathetic ones. I told you I like the way he battles. Danks is not an excellent pitcher but he's not worthy of the hate spewed on this board. He's just not. Danks has had some good outings the past 2 seasons. He simply HAS. Great win again. Well the Sox are trying to play with our emotions and tell us they actually have a decent team. I'm not going to believe yet, just wait and see and enjoy the wins. Please please please though, give MR DANKS some credit!!!! It is deserved.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 09:20 PM) and Jim Carrey flipped the f*** out over it I don't see why celebs are against vaccinations. Isn't it medically proven people NEED them?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 08:54 PM) Trump is an idiot and a brings a bad name to republicans everywhere. I kind of like him. This latest flap is stupid and overblown. He's against a swarm of immigrants entering the country illegally. Obviously he doesn't think they ALL commit crimes like rape. It's just more of America today ... piling on and acting all offended. But like I said, Trump is making everybody uncomfortable by NOT BACKING DOWN. Put him on your talk show and beware. He'll fight back and maybe your show will get boycotted depending on your (host) reaction.

Say what you want about Donald Trump. He's not backing down. Most public figures who make statements that are over-exaggerated in the media and cause boycotts/consternation, etc., simply fade away. Not Trump and one other man, Rush Limbaugh. They survive controversial statements because they fight back. Truthfully, what did Trump say that was so bad? He's against illegal immigrants committing crimes. Limbaugh has said some wild stuff. He's survived, too. I kind of hope Trump is our next president. He has charisma and isn't afraid to say what he thinks. This controversy is overblown. He's right, the people disassociating with him are weak. I love when Trump goes on shows and the host starts denigrading him with follow up questions about his statement on Mexico. Trump fights back forcibly and the host immediate gets uncomfortable thinking, "Hmmm, he's not apologiziing and he's saying some offensive stuff on MY show. What do I do now to get out of this??"

QUOTE (shysocks @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 02:40 PM) ANNUAL HOT STREAK How many catchers can hit nowadays? Not many. I'll take his annual hot streak.

Kill this thread. That article is another fanboy article and the way the rumor started is just some guy seeing Sale pitch well and long for him to be on his beloved Cardinals.

QUOTE (The Gooch @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 05:35 PM) Haha should have kept the team together. AJ > Flowers Buehrle > Danks We have a good bullpen, but I wouldn't hate having Cotts. And I'll take Uribe over Ramirez, although this very debatable. Buehrle and Uribe should never have departed. They've remained exceptional. Mark is worth every penny he's received since leaving. Uribe is so solid.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 03:40 PM) If we could get Ozzie minus the circus surrounding him with his family posting on Twitter and all of the rest that goes with it I would hire him again in a heartbeat. The truth is he wore out his welcome here and yes, he did quit on the team on his departure leaving a bad taste in everyone's mouth. But he is entertaining and like it or not we don't win a championship without him at the helm. Having such a mope for a manager you can appreciate the calls for someone with some zest like Ozzie. Obviously anything would be better than watching an awful baseball team with a manager who appears he'd rather be chilling in California right now so I get it 100% and if it happened at least it would make White Sox baseball entertaining and relevant again. Not everyone's mouth. ... I understand the real world and Ozzie's departure, the way it went down, didn't bother me at all. QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 03:49 PM) I just hate how everyone is acting like they have a clue as to whether or not RV is even a good or bad manager. We know he isn't great tactically, but you know who is even worse? Mike Matheny, and his team has the best record in baseball. So that tells you how much difference that makes. Beyond tactics, none of us know anything. You're all clamoring to fire RV because you want someone to blame, period. You have NOTHING to suggest that he's responsible for the failure of the team. The guy you're blaming for instilling poor fundamentals is the same guy you praised for instilling great fundamentals like two years ago. If he's fired, it will be a meaningless move that panders to the pitchfork mob. If that satisfies you, whatever, but it doesn't actually have anything to do with the team. This message board should be better than that. Somebody has to take the blame for all the weird losing streaks this team inexplicably goes on. They'll do something positive then immediately play like imbeciles. I think Hahn and KW are to blame more than Robin because we have several guys playing everyday that don't belong in the big leagues or are rotten big leaguers.

QUOTE (CardinalsFan @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 06:39 AM) Good job White Sox. If a team's pitching is better than ours—hard to achieve—then they've probably got us beat, because offense isn't this team's thing. Thanks. I think what happened these two games is ... baseball. Totally unpredictable cause you have a great team record wise and our team blows. I don't know if anybody noticed but late in the game it was 2-1 and Hawk said something like, "They could easily score and Q gets another no decision." Sox have programmed all Sox fans to expect the worse this year. I think even Hawk was pleasantly surprised we won.

QUOTE (Real @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 06:17 AM) there are two categories that bad baseball teams fall under category A is a team full of players who aren't any good category B is a team full of average to above average players who are all playing collectively like sh** The Sox are B this is why they can beat the best teams in baseball, but then sh** the bed against awful teams IMO this is clearly a focus/game preparation issue, and that comes down to the coaching staff i dont care that "these guys are adults" or "these guys are professionals" in sports, you need to be motivated beyond the paycheck, otherwise the teams with the best players would always have the best records Nice post, but I'm not positive B is the answer. I think it's A because the Sox everyday players are pretty s***ty. Good starting pitching though. If this team had bad starting pitching it seriously might lose 110 games. QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 07:11 AM) That would make for a fun game to watch. Sidenote: Sale was 11 when Mark Buehrle made his major league debut (a game I was at/Maggs had a two HR day incl. a GS. Buehrle mopped up in the 9th for James Baldwin). Buehrle should have no problems shutting down the Sox lineup. Only way he'll struggle is if it's one of those days the Sox are elevating well and they connect for 2 3 or 4 homers in the homer friendly Cell.

Great win. The Sox have had some good wins this season, but the minute you say, "Hmmm, could they get to .500?" then do something wacky like get swept in a 4-game series. I'd expect Baltimore and Toronto will spank the Sox pretty good in the Cell. However, great win tonight. Looked like a big league team. Melky, Eaton, Flowers, 3 of the goats this season had good games to go with Q's masterpiece.

Playing Baltimore and Toronto will not be pretty if I know this team.

Too bad it's not a balanced schedule like the old days. The Sox might be a .500 team if they could play everybody an equal number of times instead of getting owned by the same ol opponents.

Why bring in Carroll? Let the ushers go home, not have to sit through this.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 06:42 AM) Big difference between backup catcher and ALL STAR. Flowers is under .100 now with bases loaded career wise. he is a backup catcher at best. Yeah, but I still say there's talent in that 29 year old body. Too bad it wasn't tapped properly. Don't know if it's his fault or whose fault. But he has hitting ability. He's probably a mental midget.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 06:40 AM) Let's pump the breaks on him hitting 15-20 home runs. We are nearly half way through the season and he has 7 with 2 coming the last 2 nights He hit 15 last year in 442 PA's. This year he has seven in 172 appearances. He still stinks but he's close to being acceptable.

QUOTE (AJUribe @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 06:02 AM) This seems like a good "building block" series. Long season, royals are on top and l feel they're about to fold. This team and the tribe l think are about to go on a tear. See, you cannot EVER believe in this team. And I "kind of" blame that on Robin. Because this team is so fricking bizarre you just know it's gonna get owned anytime it plays a Central Division team and it'll just drop 5-6 in a row for the hell of it. I'll never believe in this team till it does it for a long, long period of time sadly. Nice to see 'em win, though. QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 06:32 AM) They should still DFA him tonight He's a perfect backup catcher and he might thrive with a better organization/hitting coach, etc. There is ability there. I've seen it. QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 06:34 AM) No! I know it is late but come on. The guy is gonna hit 15-20 homers for the second straight year. That's good numbers, certainly worthy of being a backup at the worst; maybe a starter with proper development. He's hit some majestic bombs as a member of the Sox. His best drive was that one barely foul that one time on the road, I forget the stadium. My god it was deep.