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QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 17, 2015 -> 10:07 PM) If I were to guess, teams have been calling on Shark, Alexei, Duke, Putnam, Petricka, and Robertson. Yes on all except Putnam and Petricka. Who the hell would want them?? They are bodies, nothing else.

QUOTE (Butter Parque @ Jun 18, 2015 -> 02:43 AM) Who cares? You are no where near ready to win. Best case scenario is that by the time you are good enough, Robby's abilities have diminished. Get rid of anything you can (except Sale because these idiots will completely miss on all players they acquire for him) and start over again. The last 3 words of your post are perfect. "Start over again." That's all that needs to be said.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 18, 2015 -> 02:41 AM) I'm all for trading him, as he's worthless on this s*** team, but he won't get much. He'll get as much as Papelbon probably, which is a B level prospect and maybe another intriguing arm thrown in. I haven't studied the contenders and their needs, but hey, if u are a contender and you acquire Robertson, you suddenly are vying for best bullpen with the Royals. I'm assuming as a contender you have some other fairly decent arms in the pen as well. How bout the Dodgers? They need anybody late? What about the Giants? The Blue Jays? The Cardinals need a strong arm late? Anybody?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 18, 2015 -> 02:37 AM) There's no arguably about it he's no where close. He's pretty special and if I'm a contender that needs a lockdown guy for the 9th or even the 8th, I trade for Robertson. Get on the phone, Hahn/KW.

Double LOL at Alexei. Team player! A pop up, just what Sox needed. Six losses in a row. Bye bye Robin. Bye bye many baseball players to be traded. Your time is about up.

LOL at hitting right into the shift. What a team player, Mr. LaRoche. Fail.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 18, 2015 -> 02:31 AM) He'd be lucky to return a B level prospect. Nobody pays for closers and in this case "paying" would be getting a legit top 10 prospect from another org. Best they could do would be to foment a bidding war and get another A ball arm thrown in or maybe a MLB ready bullpen piece. Nobody wants David Robertson, arguably the best closer in the league??

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 18, 2015 -> 02:24 AM) In June, Robertson will have more appearances: 1. in save situations 2. Because he needs work. What do y'all think? As of today its 3 save situations versus 2 "needs work". Trade him. ASAP for a batch of good baseball players/prospects. Hahn/KW can get a good haul for Robertson.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jun 18, 2015 -> 02:22 AM) Oh I'm going to shed a tear now. He didnt come back from an injury after fighting for his country. He's playing baseball and getting paid alot of money to do it. Plus he sucks. LOL nobody will comment on the point I made in my post that Danks is the LEAST of the Sox problems. If he sucks, what is the word to describe Noesi and some of the god-awful relievers and No. 5 starters this team has had the past few years? Danks gives up 3 runs in 7 innings and sucks? I beg to differ.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 18, 2015 -> 02:06 AM) He's one of the worst starters in baseball the last 3 years. He's the textbook definition of an awful starter No, Chen is definition of an awful starter. Carroll was an awful starter. Humber at the end was the definition of an awful starter. Noesi is an AWFUL starter. No stuff. Meatballs galore. Nibbler. Not an attacker. QUOTE (Baron @ Jun 18, 2015 -> 02:09 AM) Seriously Greg is acting like Danks is 7 years old and playing baseball for fun I respect guys who come back from injury and battle. You guys are a tough crowd. I stand by my statement he's the LEAST of the Sox problems.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 18, 2015 -> 02:57 AM) You must be blinder than Mr. Magoo if he passes your eye test. What do you see when you see Danks? The guy f***ing competes. What do people expect from Danks? The guy gives his all and often has good results.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 18, 2015 -> 02:55 AM) He's awful, nothing more needs to be said He's not "awful." I'll list some awful pitchers. He's not one of them. Fathom I'm surprised you don't respect the guy for battling out there. His stuff is NOT trash. A lot of pitchers are trash. His stuff on occasion is better than average. He competes like HELL out there. I'll say it again. He's the LEAST of this team's problems and if everybody competed as he did the Sox might be in second place instead of the embarrassment of the AL.

Say what you want about Danks ... He's the LEAST of this lousy team's problems. I for one respect the guy coming back from injury. He's an OK pitcher in my book. The eye test tells me he competes. I don't give a s*** what stats say about Danks.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 16, 2015 -> 05:07 PM) Exactly. Just read a story about a dog that was in a shelter for 10 years and a guy decided to adopt it. As long as the dog is calm, that's what I'll do when I lose mine, which probably isn't for another 10 years. It makes me so sad that dog was in the shelter 10 years. Is there any way he/she had a good life? I'm not saying shelters are bad. Just curious as I love dogs and despise people who do ugly s*** to animals.

The Blackhawks are a breath of fresh air. Two or three superstars which is awesome and a formula for success. Very good goalie, or at least a goalie who must be ultra competitive cause he's always awesome in the playoffs. A very good coach. And some very good supporting cast members who contribute here and there. I'm only a playoff hockey fan (only follow scores and standings during regular season) and a fan of all Chicago teams except the Cubs (I can't bring myself to accept a Cubs title) but the Blackhawks took us casual playoff fans on a great ride through each round again this postseason.

Bob, I liked your post a lot. My counter is the Sox have very bad hitters on the team and horrible defenders. There's not much Robin can do about that. But I do agree he doesn't have "it" and thus should be shown the door after the season. Unless somebody besides Buddy Bell takes over. Then I'd fire him now.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jun 17, 2015 -> 02:59 AM) I agree. There is so much wrong that "making an example of someone" isn't going to accomplish squat. They need a new manager and coaching staff and a boatload of new players. Get it started Hahn because fans are getting disinterested by the droves. I like your phrase "boatload of new players." That is the flat-out truth! QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jun 17, 2015 -> 03:29 AM) It was said after the 0-4 start and remains . This team was not ready to start the season and remains behind in simple fundamentals. The hitting approach is that of a little league team, swing at the first close pitch. Hawk in the first game of the season told us Vince Coleman was going to make a difference....no person in America is worse at their job than Vince Coleman. This organization needs to be rebuilt from the top down. Rick Hahn is not the answer. All the glaring weaknesses were there to be seen four games into the season when Tommy Millone aced the sox that day. It has just stayed the same. This team is fundamentally terrible and stupid.....from the top down. Ventura should have been after yesterday, nobody would have known or cared. This is a great post and should be read on all the talk shows and emailed to Reinsdorf. Why? Cause all this stuff is true. The problem with firing Robin now is I'm convinced Buddy Bell would be interim. I'd rather have Robin, seriously. Look, this team is on track to losing more than 100 games. Start trading players ASAP and see what you've got after it all shakes out.

Four hits and a whopping two bases on balls. This is one of the worst hitting teams in Sox history, modern Sox history, since the mound was raised.

Bet the house. Cavs are going to win tonight and win the Series. LeBron is motivated. LeBron is insanely motivated. Only way GS wins is if the West truly is destined to beat the weaker East every year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 16, 2015 -> 08:34 PM) Mike Ditka doesn't deserve to be on that list. He won one title with a team that had the talent level of the blackhawks. He had the NFL's all time best runner, plus one of the best ever MiLB's and multiple other HOF's. To only go to one Super Bowl with that is sad. Sure he belongs on the list. He won a ring. Chicago has had precious few rings. Halas only won one in a ton of seasons as coach.

Hmmm, did you see Hillary is playing the "woman card?" She at her last stop in Iowa stressed it's important she is the first woman to be President. Sign of her being worried a tad bit? She's going for every woman's vote in America with this stance.

I think it has to be Quenneville. Ditka was too stubborn and dictatorial though the 85 Bears team was amazing. Jackson was astounding but he had M.J. Q has three rings. Papa Bear?

Great game. Great series. Such a decisive Game Six win. Threw a shutout at them. Two gorgeous goals. Great crowd. Thank u Blackhawks! True champions.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 14, 2015 -> 11:48 PM) Do you see any other way to turn around the worst offense/defense in baseball without trading away pitching? It's certainly not going out and signing Upton, Heyward and Alex Gordon. Caulfield, I think you and some others underplay what our current underachievers can bring on the market. I happen to believe the do-over I've suggested will work and Sox can get a bushel full of players for LaRoche, Shark, Robertson, Duke, Lexi and Melky. These guys are sucking now but still have baseball left in them in the NL. We can re-build the roster quickly and efficiently IMO!

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Jun 16, 2015 -> 02:20 AM) I was doing my best impression of a typical SoxTalk poster after someone has a bad game. Honestly, he's struggling right now (like everyone else on the team), but as BigHurt said, he's been one of the lone bright spots on offense. Most of us Soxtalk veteran posters haven't always been like this. Speaking for myself and maybe others (?) we're beat down with lousy play and more apt to make outrageous negative statements. For myself, all the 05 guys are gone now so there's nobody to stick up for. I have no emotional tie to any of these stiffs, except of course Sale and Abreu who deserve my utmost respect.