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Why are the Sox so rotten in the Cell? Ball flies outta there.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 21, 2015 -> 01:50 PM) As she should. The women and minority vote will be huge again. It screams of desperation as she didn't do it last time. I'm just hoping America wakes up and keeps her out of office. Not confident though. Brownback won re-election in Kansas just as Hilly is our next president and it's not a wise choice IMO. Demos have a great advantage with the media, etc.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 21, 2015 -> 08:58 PM) Where will this rank as the all-time worst home stands offensively in Sox history? Worst since the 60s I'm sure when the mound was lower.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 21, 2015 -> 05:06 AM) Even his own family members have offered to push the button and inject him with potassium chloride. Yeah, it was interesting his own family members want him removed from this earth. He really doesn't deserve to be here any longer. Now if he gets the privilege to keep living, he'll probably be beaten severely in prison over his racist attitudes.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jun 21, 2015 -> 04:58 AM) Lol - well, Veeck did make Don Kessinger "player manager" back in '79. Why doesn't Reinsdorf do the same with Robin, and then throw him out at third base. He can probably still field the position better than Conor, and likely wouldn't hit any worse than the Conor/Gordon platoon. If they wanted a former player it shoulda been Konerko player/manager last 2 years.

There's no reason to trade Sale, Q, Rodon or Danks. Once again, that's a good foursome for the future. A playoff foursome. Now what they have to do like I said before is try again with the everyday lineup and bullpen. Trade all the guys I've mentioned in many threads as a do-over and also add Duke and Robertson to the trade lineup. You are talking about another chance at acquiring productive ballplayers. Hahn can't keep striking zero on trades. Granted Melky and LaRoche and Lexi, etc., won't bring as much as before but they'll still bring something. Boston is starting DeAza for gawdsakes. Teams need name players and we got em and need to f***ing trade them ASAP! Time is wasting. We're not winning anything with these guys in the future. Trade them now.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 21, 2015 -> 02:36 AM) Greg, watch the "You've got Trumped" documentary and tell me if you still think the same. One thing's for sure, unless you're a fellow CEO, billionaire or earn $250,000 or more pear year in salary, your life will not be seeing any day-to-day improvements. Or do you simply mean Trump would be more entertaining? Do you really want him with the ability to declare war or launch nuclear weapons? What happens when other countries won't give in to his belligerent/ blowhard style? The nominating processis way too long....but it does knock out the pretenders or attention seekers. Remember H. Ross Perot? Remember Herman Cain last election cycle? This is a guy who believes his "Trump brand" is worth $1.5 billion...and his reasons for running are less about patriotism (he never served in the military) and more about rallying falling interest in his books/shows/wealth seminars. As much as you don't like Mrs. clinton giving paid speeches, Trump does it as much as anyone. Not to mention he's on his third wife, etc. maybe not the issue it once was, but it doesn't sit well with those who believe a single divorce is one too many. I just figured Trump would get the economy going and would hire experts on his staff and it'd be a nice change of pace. I didn't realize he was another Brownback and only would favor legislation for the rich. I figured he might improve the economy for everybody. If he's an asshole who only cares bout the rich, then my bad.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 11:21 PM) the draft is what it is going to be, i really don't care until aug or sept. i am a sox fan and i want them to win. even if the team makes trades, i do not care. i will eventually start thinking of "wait to til next yr" I'm like you LDF. I have NO interest in the draft. When they get to the bigs, wake me up. Rodon had some nasty strikeout pitches today, but if we didn't take him, I feel like we'd have taken somebody else with great ability. The draft bores me to no end.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Jun 17, 2015 -> 03:32 AM) Enquiring minds want to know: With a dozen plus candidates in the Presidential race for the Republican nomination, who would you support today? How could anybody not pick Trump over the rest of those clowns? DONALD TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT!

I actually wouldn't mind Trump winning the election. He's a smart businessman so you can rest assured he'd have top quality aides for all the important divisions of his staff. He'd pick a great staff I'm sure. He didn't get to be a great businessman by not hiring great people around him. He'd probably help the economy which is really important. Current government officials have no clue how to have a prosperous economy. He's obviously a very patriotic guy. Think outside the box people ... we don't always need a traditional candidate with political experience. I think most of the elected officials are a bunch of blowhards. Too bad Trump doesn't stand a chance. I'd vote for him over Hilly for sure.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 04:53 PM) What appears to be Roof's personal website found, website listed as "lastrhodesian.com". Including txt file "manifesto" explaining how he realized that things were unfair for white people after the Trayvon Martin killing and he found the website of the "Council of Conservative Citizens". He then includes rants against a number of races, explains how he's read accounts of slave owning and that black people were better treated under slavery, comments on the fate of white kids who have to attend schools that are 90% black, bemoans the lack of skinheads or KKK doing anything about the problem of too many blacks, and states that he chose Charleston because it once had the highest ratio of blacks to whites in the country. Oh and here's a nice shot from the website. This was a hate crime; the work of a racist. Case closed. The punk will be in jail the next 50 years or so til he dies. Nice life. The racist's manifesto will mean he won't be declared insane. Too bad I'd rather have him sit in jail 50-60 years than get the death penalty. Let him rot in prison 23 of 24 hours every single day the next 50 years. LOL at the punk. You gonna rot in jail QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 06:08 PM) Yeah how stupid to examine and expose the horrible ideology behind his killings, just chalk it up to an unknowable mystery and move on. I just wish we as a society wouldn't use the killer's name. Ever. Just make a nickname up for him. Call him the alleged murderer in South Carolina. Nobody cares about trying to prevent these crimes. They just blast people like me for my previous sentences. My GOD ... freedom of the press, freedom of speech, the right to know!! Sure, but it's our country that's been ruined. I'd just call him the alleged South Carolina killer. The alledged Colorado movie theatre killer and leave it at that. I don't care to know this punk's name or his life story. I just don't.

Sox will wind up with a top three pick this time, bank it.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 10:10 PM) 3-2, the most white sox win ever. Just lose the rest of the games and get the #1 overall pick. This team is going no where. I'll take the win even though it sounded like a boring game. Robertson with an easy save. Sox should be beating the crap against lousy teams like the Rangers. Oh well. I'll take the victory ... As far as your post. Who cares about the 2016 Draft? Not me. QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 10:50 PM) I wonder how many people want them to lose so changes will be made. So you must be eager for the Sox to draft another pitcher. Maybe they do that so they don't run position player prospects. I don't want them to lose, but what I want doesn't matter. They will lose plenty no matter if we want wins or losses. This team blows. I do repeat ... nice win today, though. All wins are nice.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 06:39 AM) I told you this was bad when the move was announced. When the manager showed he doesn't care, why should the players give a damn? Haven't won a game since the start of the Tampa series and I'm not sure if we'll win another all season the way things are going. Well, the facts state the Sox haven't won a game since the graduation weekend. Maybe we can burn her diploma in a ceremony and that'll help.

Jon Stewart was great on the shooting. He expressed sadness and said America would do nothing about this issue and all similar issues. He said we'll just blame one depraved mind. He said this was a racial issue killing which obviously it was.

The hitting coach should definitely get dumped. I'd pay Big Hurt a million bucks to take over til the end of the season. Then give Gardenhire the managing job if LaRussa doesn't want it. I wish Ozzie would return. Can you imagine what he'd be saying about these players right now? Remember how he used to pull no punches and blast the guys in the press? But back to the point. Yes the hitting coach should be canned pronto.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 04:22 AM) Hahn had a great offseason, this season rest on the players, that's who I blame. You guys are easy graders. Give Hahn a participation trophy as the bums on the field lose 105 games.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 04:01 AM) Look, I'm as frustrated as anyone with this team. But Rick Hahn did a tremendous job over the offseason of putting this roster together. Yes, he should be taking more action now, and I think we'll see some very soon, but coming into the year, I was pleased with his work. Before the season, the general concerns on this site were -Catcher -Second base -Back of rotation -Bullpen We were right, as these positions have not performed well for us. However, how could you fault Rick Hahn for the performance of proven veterans? Melky's .240 batting average could not have been predicted, given that he has excelled in recent seasons, even post-steroids. Samardzija is coming off a ~3.00 ERA season, Eaton is supposed to be a .300 hitter, Alexei has never hit this poorly in a season, etc. My point is, it seems as if almost everything has gone wrong this year, but it's not Hahn's fault, because our players are severely underperforming. That is out of his control. I don't understand posts like this. You are giving him an A for effort basically, a trophy for trying. Just.Win.Baby. Or It's.The.Results.That.Matter. That's Greg's mantra. Just because Melky and LaRoche have names doesn't mean they'll continue excelling. Paulie suddenly hit the brick wall and couldn't play the game anymore. It takes a special touch from a GM to acquire guys with stuff left in the tank. LaRoche and Melky got little left. It's results that matter. He put together a 100 loss team again, worst team in the American League by far.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 04:09 AM) I saw the Ventura postgame comments. Was fine to me. He answered the questions asked. Nobody kept asking. He left. You may disagree with what he said, but he was professional after the game. Why did he leave, though. Normally they give the media a chance to get warmed up.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 03:29 AM) Was Ozzie booed like that at home near the end of the 2011 season? Sad state of affairs. Feel bad for Sale and Ventura. Never. I think the fans who went to the ballpark actually got a kick out of Ozzie all the way to the end. Ozzie had the kind of personality almost everybody loved. He's the last of the "celebrity" managers. Going to a game and seeing Ozzie was seeing a celebrity. I was hoping he'd be our manager 30 years but he had the war with KW and that was that. Jerry actually chose the wrong guy, KW over Ozzeroo. QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 03:47 AM) I was on the fence about Hahn earlier on, but if the only way the rest of everybody gets fired is to include Hahn, so be it. bring in a baseball consultant and hire a new GM. The whole department of baseball operations is garbage. Forget the consultant. No consultants please. Consulants are part of what has ruined American businesses and killed working wages, etc. Consultants are pure EVIL IMO. QUOTE (Baron @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 03:47 AM) Well Robin answered questions for 30 seconds. Said it wasnt a tough decision to pull Sale. Said blown saves happen and walked away. Get this f***ing guy out of here. He's gone. By walking away from the media, the manager is basically saying, "f*** it. None of this matters in the big scheme of things anyway." He won't discuss his moves, won't discuss anything. He's given up. Tonight's postgame proves it.

QUOTE (daggins @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 03:44 AM) Amidst the carnage, beyond the wailing and gnashing of teeth, the one thing that truly, like, TRULY baffles me is how Buddy Bell still has a job. I think the organization thinks Bell is a true genius, which is far from the truth. His work sickens me.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 03:42 AM) Hey I was waiting for you! You wanna repeat that whole thing about Robertson being best closer in baseball? He got lit up tonight. He's blown four saves. Funny how I used to get ripped for loving Bobby Jenks and I bet at this stage of all his seasons he didn't have four blown saves. Back to your point ... I still think Robertson is sensational, but I guess I could be mistaken. Maybe he's turned into the pitching equivalent of Melky.

QUOTE (daggins @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 03:40 AM) Yeah, fire Robin, fire Steverson, fire Hahn and buy out JR. Let Kenny walk to Toronto, and put Buddy Bell on a boat to China. You might see some changes, or you might not. Buddy Bell will be the interim manager, you wait. And that will be a very very bad thing.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 03:39 AM) Firing Robin isn't going to cure this team's ills. But when they are ready to identify a good manager I'm all for Robin retiring, of course. I hate signs like that. Classless fan. I mean you think Robin Ventura is to blame for this mess? True he's not meant to be a manager, but it's the fault of these lousy players, not Robin. Again, I want Robin gone, but I also want many many players gone.

Melky's the kind of baseball player who could get a GM fired. He's so bad it's truly laughable.