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QUOTE (Reddy @ Mar 12, 2015 -> 04:19 AM) It'll blow over Probably, Reddy. I wonder why she killed the 30000 emails. I'd think a simple retrieval method out of the trash could happen if she really wanted the emails read by public. I still think there's a 10 percent chance she doesn't run cause of the scrutiny. You guys think greg is crazy, but seriously .... she should not run at all; she should not campaign, then right before the convention decide to run. It'd be a lousy thing to do to the other candidates, but by being coy and leaking this strategy, she could just coast in at convention time after NO campaigning and still get the nomination. I truly think Hillary is different; she doesn't need to campaign, and could avoid the pesky media if she wished. She should hire me as her consultant I tell you. She's one candidate the less the public sees, the better. My strategy would guarantee fluff interviews til the convention. Q: Are u going to run Hillary? Reports are you are still considering a late entry? A: Well I am not planning on that as we speak. Result: HEADLINES. ALL POSITIVE.

Hillary Clinton is catching some serious heat about deleting 30000 emails. People are showing her mugshot next to Sarah Palin and mocking Hillary's looks. Why would she want the hassle of being president aside from the stuff I've mentioned before. This should be very interesting if the media decides to keep ruffling her feathers rather than worshiping her presence.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 10, 2015 -> 08:43 PM) a. There are a lot of people for whom that level of racism is just normal. We just don't hear about it until we get blatant examples, instead we hear about how its no longer a problem. b. They're kids. You've said yourself you did stupid things in college, we all probably have different versions of that. If you've grown up surrounded by people who think its ok to use the N word and joke about lynching, throw in a couple stupid college decisions and let's make this video and go cheer for the OK football team. c. You haven't paid much attention to actual incidents of racism since the year 2000. For crying out loud, go take a look at the Ferguson Police Department report. Those were policemen on duty making the same kind of jokes in their official email accounts. Good points all. Yeah I did some dumb things in college for sure. I don't know what I'd have done back then if I was on a bus and somebody started singing that. I would hope I would have stopped it. It's possible the me back then might have rebelled and stopped it on the spot. I remember one time in our frat, we were in a room, and we were passing a bottle of whiskey around (I guess we weren't afraid of germs) and a freshman opened his throat and started chugging the whole bottle and I knocked it out of his hands lest he kill himself. I hear you, though. Good points.

Did you see the SAE fraternity members singing a racist song while on a bus going to a party with dates from a sorority? "There will never be a (bleep) in SAE? I'd rather see them hang from a tree than join SAE???" Those are close to the exact words of the song. The Oklahoma University president within 24 hours of the release of the racist video closed the doors of the frat and told all members to get out. They ripped down the letters SAE from the building as well. They now will investigate and probably expel whatever students were doing the singing. My question is: a.) how can people be so racist in 2015?? b.) how can kids in this modern era do something so stupid and racist in the age of cell phone taping? Sure enough somebody taped it and released it. I want to know when the sorority members who also were laughing and singing get kicked off campus as well? I think this is one of the worst incidents of racism I've ever heard of since the Year 2000. Disgusting.

I hope Sox are either in first place or within 3-4 games when Rodon joins the rotation. On paper, if he's as good as advertised, Sale, Rodon, Q will be a great starting three to go with Shark and Danks. Lotta lefties, though. Lefthanded hitters on opposing teams are not going to enjoy four-game series vs. the Sox. Lefty hitters in the Central division are not gonna enjoy all those games against the Sox lefties. Righties will love the chance tho.

Here's what I meant about Hilly being entitled and figuring it's "her rightful turn" to be Prez. This Saturday Night Live skit is funny but so spot on. http://news.yahoo.com/hillary-clinton-snl-...-174551623.html

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 3, 2015 -> 04:40 PM) This email thing is another reason why I wish someone beside Clinton could emerge. Considering the roll the US was on in the 90s, the lack of signature accomplishments by Clinton is embarrassing, especially environmentally. I just don't like the fact the only reason people say Hilly should be the next president is "she deserves it." This isn't the Queen of England honor. There should be no sense of entitlement with the office of president.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 03:50 PM) I'm very confused by this. Looks like an overreaction, even though the homeless guy was throwing haymakers are the start of the video. They get him down on the ground, someone decks him, they tazer him, and then almost while a cop is on top of the homeless guy, another cop starts shooting. That is MURDER. You can't in a civilized nation shoot and kill a guy in cold blood. There were several cops beating on the guy and tazing him. Some cop is going to jail for a long time.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 02:53 AM) You are one of the first fraternity guys I've seen that can easily use the word "Frat". I've always been that way for some reason. I know what you mean, though.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 1, 2015 -> 10:56 PM) What? Underage drinking in college? You were quite the wildman, Greg. I didn't want to say specifics of what happened when everybody was drunk. I know everybody drinks underage but frats and dorm residents alike can get in trouble if caught having parties where underage are served.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 28, 2015 -> 10:18 PM) Karma for what? Choosing the best basketball school that offered him? Or hat gate? Get over it. He should've been ineligible his senior year at Curie. Now they can't hide it anymore. What did he do to be inelgible his senior year? Grades?

Did you see Michigan fraternity members ran amok at a ski resort and tore the place up to the tune of $400,000 damage? Michigan gave the fraternity a four-year suspension which pretty much kills that frat if pledges are even told that small detail before signing up. My question: In your day, what's the wildest thing done to you in hazing? And what's the craziest thing your frat did to get in trouble? Answer: Our frat had a non hazing policy so the worst they did was lock us out as freshmen and they pelted us with eggs from the roof which hurt like hell if you got hit. We were allowed to go to the stores and get our own eggs to fire back at them on the roof, etc., hence it wasn't technically hazing but more of a fight. I know, pretty mild. Worst thing our frat did: Our house manager was stern and respected so we didn't tear up our own frat too much. I'd say our parties were a little too wild at times and if anybody turned us in we could have gotten in trouble for underage drinking, etc. Additional note: I just read the student paper online. They added this nugget: "There is a pending Michigan State Police investigation that could lead to criminal charges for the fraternities and sororities involved. All Greek members are to be held accountable by the Michigan State Police." Good. The spoiled brats may be charged for trashing a nice resort.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 1, 2015 -> 02:59 PM) After reading more information, I think the writers are confusing tendons with ligaments. The 3 week timeline makes more sense with a ligament avulsion. If this is the case, there will be no long term problems. Wow, we know one thing. He won't be rushed. I bet he misses a month. As Les Grobstein would say, "We'll have to wait and see."

Feel as I did when Ernie Banks died. What great ambassadors for Chicago sports. Rest in peace and peace to all his family members. I mean, Ernie Banks was Mr. Cub. Minoso Mr. Sox. They both leave the world so close together. Minnie was before my time, but as I recall reading about him. When he was activated at age 60 or whenever, didn't he actually get several at bats? Didn't he actually finally hit a single? I know he didn't strike out each at bat he got.

QUOTE (LDF @ Feb 28, 2015 -> 04:44 AM) and you saw this and came to this conclusion when he was a rookie??? I probably was excited when he got two hits in his first game, but I thought he had a poor approach at the plate shortly after that.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 27, 2015 -> 03:58 PM) http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hot%20take Perhaps that's incorrect though. This may be a strong take instead. And if it's not apparent, I think greg's post is so obviously over the top absurd, ridiculous, and wrong that I decided to not even bother with an actual response as it appears to me to be more trolling for responses than it does an actual opinion. Here is my actual response: if you feel that it's so damn easy greg, quit your current job and go do it, because teams would gladly pay you millions of dollars a year if you can isolate and identify the top players in the country who will then develop into the top players in the MLB/NFL/NBA/NHL. I'm just saying it's hard to believe so many people thought Anderson had the ability to hit the ball on the big league level. He looked awful at the plate. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 27, 2015 -> 07:19 PM) It really is too bad the NBA won't use the D league as a true minor league. If you are going to draft a Tyrus Thomas type, loaded with potential, but short on actual skill, find a place where he can learn the game. Amen. Why even have the D League the way it is being used?

Baseball must truly be the most difficult sport to make it in. And must have the worst talent evaluators of any sport. Here's yet another example. Brian Anderson. You watch this guy hit during his prime and you could tell pretty quick he had no chance. Yet scouts raved about this guy as a 5 tool player. What did scouts see in him? He looked like a pitcher at the plate. He stood straight up and had no clue basically. Pretty good defender though. CJ Henry was a first round pick of the Yankees. One of the worst athletes you'll ever see. All the busts the Sox have had and other teams. These scouts are miserable. The NBA scouts will be rivaling baseball if they keep drafting these college freshmen, though. Just some of these Kansas guys ... Thomas Robinson a top five pick?? Can't play. Julian Wright in lottery? Ha. Xavier Henry lottery? Showed nothing. But the Brian Anderson story is a sad one. He blames his partying choices, etc. I just don't know if the talent was there to hit a moving baseball.

As expected, his comments stole the headlines today. So we'll see if it was smart or not later. I don't see how in this day and age anybody anywhere is a shoo in for the playoffs because of the use/overuse of bullpens. I mean if our bullpen is trash, our team will be trash. Same with everybody, including KC. They are now banking on the same formula every night. They want to get to 7/8/9 inning guys every night. No law says those 3 have to be as effective as they were late last season/postseason. I personally would love if baseball/Sox brass would allow its starters to go seven full innings. It's a lot easier to navigate two innings than 3 or 4 IMO. If our closer is as good as expected, we'd be in great shape just getting through the eighth. I realize that is an impossibility; starters only go six nowadays or six and change.

QUOTE (RaySox @ Feb 20, 2015 -> 10:17 PM) After the offseason we've had, I surely would hope our manager expects us to make the playoffs, or at least say so... think of how he would sound saying "I expect us to be a .500 team" or "I expect us to compete but we'll probably miss the playoffs." Wouldn't sound very nice This truly will be my last post on the matter. But don't some of you read responses? I gave you an example of the answer he might have given where there would be no story and it would be a vanilla answer that said nothing. I'm logging off now so I don't post anymore on this thread. I'm OK with Robin being brash. I just think in most cases u are better off giving the media nothing in the post Ozzie way of dealing with media. If Robin wants to go fiery and brash this year, bring it on baby!

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 20, 2015 -> 10:09 PM) If my manager continually gave canned bulls*** answers like that, I'd lose a hell of a lot of respect very quickly. I thought most managers talked like that.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 20, 2015 -> 10:05 PM) After the debacles and the team seemingly not caring for parts/all of the last 2 years, the tone needed changed. I can buy that. I'll take it. We'll see how it plays out. The Vegas thing concerned me when I read their low expectations for the Sox.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 20, 2015 -> 09:58 PM) If Ozzie says this, greg is getting a bronze statue commissioned and commending him for being so awesomely brash. Ventura says it, and greg cites Vegas and mopes about how bad he expects them to be. I already mentioned Ozzie in my initial reaction post, saying that's why I'm not incensed Robin said it. I'm just saying you're better off using coachspeak. Q: Robin do you expect the playoffs this year? Is this a playoff team? A: "I absolutely love the acquisitions the front office made, just love them. I'm anxious to get on the field and getting to work with these guys. I know we're going to have a group that wants to win as many games as possible. Obviously we'd love that to result in a postseason appearance. The goal every year is to win the World Series." With my answer, the media has no story. That said, I loved the brash Ozzie, so I'll take the brash Robin as I said before.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 20, 2015 -> 09:50 PM) Last year, Vegas's preseason predictions missed the average team's win total by >6. The largest underestimate was 19 wins. I love the Sox, but there's no way Robin should be expecting playoffs with this club. Sox have to come out and play ball and reverse the mojo from the last few horrific seasons.

Did anybody envision Fallon being this good? He's dominating late night TV.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Feb 20, 2015 -> 09:33 PM) His bosses went out and picked up every item on their offseason shopping list, he better say he expects to make the playoffs. Vegas says we're a .500 team and u better believe Vegas is right most all the time.