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If anybody has a set of good clubs fit for a 6 foot 2 guy and can ship them to me I could pay u the going rate.

QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 07:57 PM) He's been very average after looking great last year. Think he threw 5 INTs in a game. I think he's Tommy Rees. Wow. Five interceptions in a high school game. Is Fenwick beating people?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 09:18 PM) All you had to do was see the in-season improvements he made this year to know that. I remember watching a game late in the season where he looked like I would trying to dig a throw out, that's why I asked. He seemed clueless on the way to field a short hop throw.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 09:54 PM) Markakis isn't a bad fielder. His range is starting to decline a little bit, but he's steady out in RF. He is a guy I'd be on board with bringing in. Somewhere in the neighborhood of $13-15 mill a year for 3-4 years. This on paper is similar to the Cubs bringing in Johnny Callison back in the 50s or 60s. It sounds good on paper. I wouldn't complain if Hahn signs Markaikis. The Sox brass has to decide whether he's going to remain a good player or turn into a stiff as his 30s progress.

Peavy doesn't appear to be finished yet. If you can get him one year 9-10 million like the one poster suggested, that would be awesome. I'd rather have Jake than Shields.

How is Beneventi faring with Fenwick? Is he a future stiff for Iowa or can he play?

I am thinking of taking up golf again after a 5 year absence from golf when I'd relent and play with my dad who has since passed away. Please tell me if I should bother with a return to the sport. 1.) I worked at a golf course as a youth and my best score ever is a lousy 92 or 88. I forget which. 2.) I am 6-foot-2 and often feel 'awkward' in hitting a golf ball, like I'm too tall to be doing this. I've always felt more comfortable hitting a tennis ball or softball. 3.) When I golfed I often would hit a towering drive or smash a good fairway shot but I always would either duff a chip or smash a putt or hook a drive and wind up getting a 6 or 7 on a par 4. Rarely would I complete a hole effectively, thus I'd get maybe one birdie every 2 rounds and only one or two pars a round. I'd always have at least one nine. 4.) I got frustrated at some point during a round at continued ineffectiveness. 5.) I at some point in every round was glad I played because of either the greenery, the friends, whatever. 6.) I need new golf clubs and would have to buy them and that might be difficult to figure out what to buy. My question to you is: Should I abandon all thoughts of returning to golf? Do you good golfers despise hacks like me polluting a course? Are some people just not meant to golf? Thank u for any advice. The winter is ahead with time to decide.

QUOTE (bear_brian @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 07:12 PM) Our fielding percentage and the Royals was almost identical.? This tells me official scorers are indeed awful. The eye test will tell you Sox defense is blah; Royals defense is excellent.

How come Brother Rice traveled to Michigan to lose a game and Indianapolis to lose a game? Aren't there enough teams to play in the Chicago area? It's their only two losses so far. What am I missing here with that kind of schedule? The reasoning?

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 08:54 AM) Um, no. Be prudent, not worried. As one great philosopher once said, "Worry is the cancer of life." Try not to ever worry about things. Be happy.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 02:47 PM) I am horrified by the media coverage of this, but not surprised. We have two people who got it in the U.S. and they directly were involved in the care of a patient who brought it in from another country and now it looks like hospital and CDC are admitting proper protocols weren’t in place. I’m not saying these aren’t stories that shouldn’t be covered, but the tragedy that is going on with Ebola in Africa is horrific, and that’s getting barely any coverage. Excellent post!!

I worship Jose of course. This may seen petty and minor, but can he learn to dig throws better? He's pretty lousy at that IMO compared to Hosmer/Paulie types.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 03:56 PM) KC also BARELY made the postseason. I think any time you come to a conclusion where you say any of pitching/hitting/defense/baserunning is any more important than the rest, you're overthinking it and you're not making a useful conclusion. A good team needs to be able to do all of those things, and if they don't they're going to struggle to overcome it. KC's weakness is offense, and because of that they snuck in with the wild card. Now, during the postseason, they have more homeruns than EVERY other team. The pitching in defense isn't trumping offense in the postseason -- it's being tacked onto a monster offense that didn't exist before. KC is a solid team that is playing hot at the right time. KC also has owned the White Sox in recent years. The Sox don't match up well with KC cause KC can hit homers in the Cell and have owned the Sox in the Cell. QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 04:59 PM) The Royals model is flawed. We aren't talking about a great team here. Great story yes and they could retain as they have young players, etc. However, one of the key pieces of what makes them so good is their defense and defense tends to be more consistent. Relievers are less consistent, although if you are talking about a plus reliever, the bulk of them tend to have some staying power, but that comes into more focus on the scouting, etc. and their stuff. Plus relievers with smaller sample sizes can have more variability in general driven by luck. Sox defense sucks and we need to fix it more then anything. Your last line is the post of the season. Fix it soon.

1. Bullpen. A closer has to be identified. Now trading for one may not be the answer as we know how brittle they are. Is there a current closer in the organization? Could they turn Petricka into a GOOD one? You may laugh, but I'd try to get Reed back. He's not popular with his new team and we could probably get him for little in return. he'd be a stopgap until the Sox figure out what to do at closer. He knows the organization and would feel comfy on the mound back in the Cell. 2.) Defense. Did you see that catch by Alex Gordon yesterday? Did u see the play of Cain? We're not going to sniff contention against the Royals in the future until the Sox get better bullpen and defense. The Sox defense is far off from being competitive. Some of the key cogs suck at defense so what's a team to do?? 3.) Righty starter. We need a Guthrie type and no, I'm not a big Guthrie guy. I don't want any more lefty starters with the exception of Rodon of course. Good luck Mr. Hahn.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 12:34 PM) Why would that ruin your offseason? Cause he was as productive as Claudell Washington before he hit the steroids. I am not a believer in Melky.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 12:46 PM) Reality called and offered Shields twice that much. Whomever breaks the bank for Shields is one, dumb GM. He's not dominant and he's getting old. Like I said before, Royals fans didn't even want him as No. 1 starter entering the playoffs. The fans at one point wanted Butler benched for good this season. They also wanted Hosmer sent to the minors. I am NOT kidding. Talk shows for a week were all about sending down Hosmer. Sox need a righthanded version of Buehrle. Can they find one?

Are these Melky rumors really valid? Thought of him being on the team is already ruining my offseason.

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 02:10 AM) Who cares? He vanished from the radar because he was REALLY bad. THe odds of that suddenly changing aren't good. Sign somebody, with a track record who is righthanded, and move on. Erik Johnson was so bad. Man. Sox have money to spend and could easily swipe needed righty Shields from the Royals' grasp. In fact, it might be wise to steal Shields, Aoki and Butler and take away their mojo. Suddenly we have to worry about the Royals being the new Tigers. Hahn could really strip the mojo by signing those three Royals. Shields ... 3 years 45 million. Butler ... 2 years 12 million with option year. Aoki ... 2 years 10 million. Is it worth the risk? Throwing 67 million at Royals over 7 years? It's just 26 million to Royals for next season. Sox payroll is fine after adding the 26 mill.

Please no Melky. Somebody tell the White Sox we fans will be sickened and saddened if the Sox acquire that bum. Please no Melky. I'd rather have Aoki if it means Melky is a White Sox. Believe it or not I'd rather have Adam Dunn next season than cheater Melky. Yes I am totally serious. Sign Dunn if it keeps Melky away.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 02:56 AM) Loved the Bartman rip on Cubs fans Think about what we witnessed. The fans actually helped Moustakas and didn't foolishly impede him for a f***ing baseball. There could easily have been another fan made infamous tonight in a different scenario. The Bartman thing remains amazing. All for a damn baseball. Fans can be so fricking stupid. And Bartman wasn't the only guy going for the ball. Slo mo showed that other moron who actually ended up with the ball and sold it was trying to impede Alou as well. Only the Cubs could lose two straight to the Marlins at home like that -- the Marlins. Wow it must be tough to be a Cub fan.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Oct 13, 2014 -> 05:48 PM) O's just need to find a way to break the mojo that KC has going. Seed some doubt. These are still young guys with zero playoff experience and their riding a high of invincibility. And they're still the Royals. Actually KC fans are scared to death. They feel once they lose a game the mojo will be all gone. A talk show host was trying to talk them off the ledge saying it's not the case, that they can survive the shock of a loss. Tonight, DeAza goes 3-5 and Baltimore wins, 9-3.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 06:22 PM) In the wake of pretty epic failures of that hospital (medical professionals), and people brazenly ignoring protocols, quarantine, etc., it may be time to instate some temporary drastic measures to curb what will become mass hysteria in the coming weeks of flu season, and instate these protocols before this thing falls off the rails. The last thing we need right now are full ER's because someone has the sniffles, because they read something about Ebola, etc, but it's exactly where we are headed. For example, I know someone working at the hospital by O'Hare that has been designated "the hospital where Ebola patients/threats will be transported too", and everything is confusion, nobody at the hospital knows what to do if/when it happens, nor do they have the equipment on hand to tackle the situation. They don't have the clean/hazmat suits because they're on backorder (lol), among many other issues of personnel and complete lack of training. While I'd urge people to stay calm and understand exactly what Ebola is and how it sperads, there are already plenty of reasons to be on alert at this point, and IMO, the medical professionals of the US have dropped the ball thus far. Great post. One thing is for sure. This story is developing, far from finished.

I'll keep it short: I don't think you should trade a guy if there's absolutely no one to replace him. Reed was a suitable closer. I happen to think he was a good 25-year-old closer (40 saves in 2013), many say he was average to bad in spite of his save totals. The same people say Hahn had a replacement in Nate Jones, who got hurt. I feel about Jones the way many feel about Reed, that he was never the answer. The guy the Sox got for Reed (Davidson) doesn't bother me near as much as we traded a guy who was not effectively replaced. I think the Sox reached 2 over .500 at one point after a good amount of games this past season despite having no bullpen. My contention is not having a closer and other bullpen pieces finally was the reason this team got buried back into oblivion. Yes, I'd feel a lot different about the trade if Nate Jones replaced Reed and been lights out with 30-50 saves. In actuality, nobody replaced Reed. As far as Davidson, he appears to be a huge bust, but some insist he had to be devastated after not getting the job in spring training and it sent him into a season-long tailspin. Maybe he'll make the team next spring training and be the answer at third for 10-15 years to come. We shall see. I am not a Reed hater, though. Even though many on here say he sucks, I like his save totals. So what if he has some shaky saves. So does Greg Holland of the Royals. He puts guys on base in many of his saves but usually gets the save. So far I'd say Arizona won the trade; that could change if Davidson turns into a good to great hitter/fielder.

QUOTE (LDF @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 05:07 AM) Greg were you also a member there? the night I left, someone was going to be suspend for a simple joke. then oh hell broke lose. was that you? maybe head22 or someone else can answer. I totally forgot. Not me. I never went over there. I think when I got suspended for three or six months here I checked it out over there and wasn't into it. This board looks good, is easy to navigate and I didn't need to get involved in two boards. This was enough Sox discussion for me, especially since I ofttimes would be involved in intense dialogue over here.

I don't understand all your repsonses so I'll make the point again and try again. If a group of protestors are going to sit in the middle of the street and not let traffic pass and sit in the front of Quik Trip and not let people in, I think a.) they should be warned they have to move via loudspeaker. b.) be warned that in 10 minutes they will be arrested with the possibility of mace. And c.) ultimately get arrested and if they fight, they must get cuffed or maced. You can't block traffic like that. It's not safe for anybody.