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For some reason, after reading everything, I have a feeling Thibs is a "take this job and shove it" kinda guy. He didn't play nice with the Bulls' corporate suits who frankly probably are buffoons compared to Thibs. As far as Hoiberg, maybe he'll think better of entering that circus once he thinks about it. He'd be a FOOL to give up Iowa State for the NBA. He can probably get some more money out of this deal and remain a hero forever in Ames versus a guy destined to be fired in Chicago. Pretty un-classy of the bulls to say they expected more in the Cleveland series when f***ing Gasol got hurt and Rose is as brittle as well, a rose flower. The Thunder were idiots, total idiots, in not waiting a few weeks to hire Thibs over the college guy. Who has the worst front office in basketball, Thunder or Bulls?

QUOTE (La Marr Hoyt HOF @ May 29, 2015 -> 06:01 PM) Who would have guessed that at this point in the season Sox 7 GB, Astros 6 games-up in their divisions. Amazing. 21-25 is such a s***ty start for the Sox. Even 25-21 wouldn't have been too bad.

Robin is so blah to lousy he's had some people on this board actually say they'd rather have Ozzie. Ozzie's come a long way in that he was despised the day he left the team for good.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 29, 2015 -> 03:27 AM) Beckham has to play 3B because they don't have anyone there either. Sanchez is fine for now. No offensive production out of 2B is definitely not what is killing this team. Yes, but Sanchez is not a big leaguer. He just isn't. At least Beckham is a big leaguer. It's an embarrassment to have to play somebody at a position incapable of getting a hit. True, Gillaspie is lousy, but at least he proved last year he could get a hit every four at bats or so. If we settle into Gillaspie/Boni, Lexi, Beckham, Abreu, at least on paper that's an average to slightly below average foursome. Put Sanchez in there and it's abysmal.

Guys, we cannot play a second baseman incapable of hitting the damn ball. It's a joke, really. Beckham at least is a fricking big league hitter and is not a sieve with the glove. Play him! This is a last place team, at least play a major leaguer at 2B.

It's time to make Gordon Beckham the starting second baseman. Case closed. Sox can't afford to have zero chance of a hit out of its second basemen! This should be a NO BRAINER!

Chris Sale was marvelous and the Sox committed no errors. Also LaRoche got 3 hits.

QUOTE (harkness @ May 28, 2015 -> 07:58 PM) Chris Davis hitting 300 against LHP but now lets go get the righty! Leaving Duke in was fine IMO. It's not like Petricka is great. Glad Petricka got the save, though.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 27, 2015 -> 11:14 PM) I've said it all season, but Hahn needs to sign this dude to an extension. Build your team around a rotation of Sale, Shark, Quintana, & Rodon and you should be able to be legitimate contenders each year with even an average offense. This year might be a lost cause, but I honestly think we can fill the black holes at 3B & C this coming offseason if we're willing to move some of our prospects. Obviously this all assumes guys like Melky, Eaton, etc. return close to their previous form. Let other teams pay these guys 25 million a year. It's just stupid to pay a pitcher huge bucks for more than 2-3 seasons. They WILL be hurt.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ May 27, 2015 -> 07:24 PM) They don't have good people running the minors either. Rumor has it the word "sell" is coming up in the organization. Even with that the same inept people will probably remain for a while. All the people in the minors need to go. Please sell to Mark Cuban. It's time he gets in baseball and we need a second coming of Veeck.

QUOTE (shipps @ May 27, 2015 -> 09:10 PM) Our current LF and CF arent going anywhere so they can get off that list...but the rest, yeah those need upgrades. Melky might be the acquisition that gets Hahn fired. No power for a guy in a power hitter's body. Bad fielder. He is pretty much useless in modern, non bulked up baseball.

Good win. I saw this one as one of the 60 you will win all year no matter what. Sox can't get swept by everybody. Abreu is a great hitter. Good to see LaRoche line an RBI single late.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 27, 2015 -> 08:11 PM) I think he had just about had to do it. He would have been cruxified on this site if Robertson blew it again but the decision was sound and worked Good decision by Ventura. Bringing in a hack reliever could have been fatal. Robertson had to wrap this one up and worry about the DH tomorrow. I would assume Duke will close in Baltimore.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 27, 2015 -> 08:09 PM) glad to see him keep Robertson out there to finish it off. Need him to be confident. I don't think we need to worry about him being confident. When Robin came out to the mound you could tell he was calm and confident like "I got this."

Robertson gets the win after a good 10th.

Ventura looks like Jimmy Kimmel.

If I were Robertson I'd ask to go out in the 10th. Why not turn a bad day into a good one right here?

QUOTE (Mike F. @ May 27, 2015 -> 08:47 PM) The Jays will win this game. I am 99.99% certain. I've been good at predictions this year and this game had/has a feel of a win to it. Just cause we can't get swept by everybody.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 27, 2015 -> 08:43 PM) Sanchez non bunt hurts now. I didn't see it. I'm assuming he couldn't get bunt down with first and second nobody out? If so that's par for the fundamental course.

Well, even Robertson is human now. I can think of 3 saves he's blown. Sox are due to win a game. This one may not be over yet.

I heard the announcers say last night's rally was a "season changer." Sox have helped change the seasons of Cleveland and Minnie, that is for sure. Now maybe Toronto. Anybody else?

QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ May 27, 2015 -> 04:00 AM) Indeed. To turn up the heat a bit, maybe nobody in Chicago gives a damn about the Sox except for low SES Southsiders, who have less discretionary income than most and who stay far the hell away from the park when they've got a dog on their hands (which is most of the time)? That's probably true. I would assume the true blue Southside fans know a lousy team when they see one and merely watch the games or part of them on TV. I bet a lot of companies buy tickets and a lot of fans go for free when they claim those tickets. I bet all of the skyboxes are sold, too. So the Sox aren't hurting. And you're still going to get a lot of fans to go to 1-2 games a year even when the team blows. Now when the team is great, it's a different story. Royals are averaging over 30,000 this year and until this year wouldn't draw 20,000 for a weeknight game all season. 18,000 or so was a good crowd til they reached the WS.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ May 27, 2015 -> 04:15 AM) Doesn't help when the bottom of the order doesn't get on, huh? Yeah, I really do not know how many opportunities he's had. He's OK but he needs to draw some walks or his career on base percentage is going to be awful beyond belief.

He has 11 walks in 167 plate appearances. He has one stolen base. I still think his 4 RBI total is embarrassing but last time I brought that up I got mocked as lead off guys aren't supposed to knock in runs. Still ... four RBIs in 167 plate appearances to me is kind of lousy.

I've become jaded. Because whenever a new guy arrives, he seems to always start slowly, at least the hitters (Robertson, Duke were on fire and quite effective out of the gates). But if we bring up a hitter or acquire a hitter, it seems to me he always starts horrifically. I'm not talking about a home run on opening day for LaRoche; I'm talking the first 25 at bats.