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To the tank people out there compared to the traditional fan (me): Hmmm Cease and Crochet would be 2/5 of a pretty dandy rotation for years to come. We had both on the South Side. After the Crochet trade we'll have zero of them. You can start to build a team around 2 fantastic starters and one superstar candidate in Robert. My point is at some point if we ever win we're gonna need 4 good starters. We had two but soon will have none. I get so frustrated by all this tanking ...

With the Sox luck we trail 3-2 after 5 1/2 inns and they call the game cause of lightning.

Oops one of our few decent players is hurt. Ten days is a long time in baseball.

Robert is a fine player so far. Hope he can stay healthy. If Sox win tonight he'll prolly be the reason.

The Cubs should try to lift and pull everything and put us away early with Flexon fixin' to offer up some meatballs,

Do the Cubs still sell out every game? If they do (Sox do not) it provides some proof it's a Cubs town. Maybe a Cubs country 'cause I realize out of towners want to include a Cub game on spring/summer visits to Chicago. They do not venture to Sox Park, not only cause we stink, but the stadium is blah and true or not the neighborhood does not have the greatest reputation.

It truly did. Lipman could give us a good history lesson but back in the pre interleague day the Sox and Cubs played a charity game midseason or so alternating between the ballparks each year. It sold out with the proceeds going to charity. And it was amazing. Sox and Cub fights throughout the city. It was special seeing the Sox uniform go against the Cubbie uniform. The teams would give their starters 2 at bats before putting in the stiffs. The only thing weird was the teams usually started their best minor league prospect then put in some pitchers who needed work. All in all it was special. Interleague has ruined it of course. Just another series. Unlike the Brewer series where I knew we'd get swept I think the Sox 'might' take one or even both games. Wrigley might awaken the bats. At this point you almost hope the Sox drop 16, 17 in a row just for the continued embarrassment factor. How can Jerry show his face in town? Maybe he just tells his friends it's all part of the latest tank plan. Peace out and remember when u go to the betting booth, "Sox might win a game or two vs. the Cubs."

Cubs could really embarrass Sox by winning two and getting the losing streak up to 13. You'd think 13 in a row would be an all time franchise record for ineptness. Cubs are not doing well. I don't think I'd bet this series cause Sox are due to win one and DeBong and some other guys might finally elevate a few HRs. Are we last in baseball in HRs and RBIs?

I really think Ricky Renteria was somewhat special (I'd rate his work as a very solid B). His only problem was his work in that playoff series. Questionable decisions, etc. The playoffs are a crapshoot. There was no reason to axe him after a playoff appearance IMO.

This is an excellent post but as a weird fan, here's my take from it: The Sixers have been OK even though they've yet to make The Finals in the Embiid era. The Sox and Bulls equally stink with neither front office having a clue. Maybe the Bulls' philosophy blows, you make a strong case for that, but the Sox philosophy blows as well. And it all started with the tank job (Sale trade) and has continued til today (cept for one playoff appearance after which Ricky was canned stupidly).

That's where I differ from most modern fans. It makes total sense because I like him and actually want to see him play for the Sox until he turns into total badness. It makes no sense for the builders, those who think we're actually capable of reconstructing a winner thru the flip player at the break method. It also made no sense to sign Beni who is gawd awful. At least Pham is worth 2/10th the price of admission. Most of the Sox are worth 0/10th the price of admission,

Yep. We Sox fans don't deserve players who actually give a flip. BTW in the Pham deal we'll get some 27-year old former first-round pitcher or everyday player who blows. Probably a pitcher. Or we'll get a 20-year old middle of the road prospect with the upside of Claudell Washington. As much as I worship (in a baseball sense) Pham, analytics will tell teams he's soon to be washed up if not already washed up.

Yes heaven forbid we have an MLB caliber player on our 40-man.

What a soundbite! I love me some Tommy Pham. I wouldn't mind him signing a multi year deal. He's a competitor and closest thing we have to a real ballplayer. Now several of you can tell me all sorts of reasons why I'm a dummy and we don't want Pham. Darn it I want some ballplayers on my team, not have to wait 5 years to have a few watchable players! Sign him.

That's a lot of games remaining. We need the great Bill Walton to cheer us up. He could wax poetic about how it's still the grand sport of baseball and we should embrace our team. Lot of cities don't have a team. Rest in peace, Bill W.

Cubs are struggling a bit. Time for us to make another team get back on track. Everybody gets well when they play the Sox except the Rays.

Yeah I got burned with that post. But the Sixers' tank job of misery hasn't resulted in titles. And they are completely rebuilding again this offseason cept for Joel E, the oft-injured franchise,

I'll read the thread later for enjoyable reading. Well, five hits won't cut it. Our starting pitcher, Pastrami, is no good folks. Only flipping we'll be doing with him is at the 4th of July picnics workin on burgers and steaks. I will say this: Pham and DeJong are major leaguers. If somebody needs a once or twice a week infielder and an everyday outfielder we might get a few bodies in trade for Pham and DeJong. They seem to be trying, too. I salute them. That was a poor series vs. the Brewers, folks. Sox looked like an AAA team for sure against another team that took advantage of playing the Pathetics (not Athletics) and swept our boys. Steve Stone forever! peace out.

Another injury. I hope Colas does well. Another guy who could add a spark maybe. Beni should consider retiring. Last at bat a home run is poetic.

Not in this era. Since teams adopted tanking there's much less outrage and no embarrassment. They can pretend it's all part of the plan and there's a segment of the fan base that loves gutting a roster then waiting for the mysterious young guys to emerge. The real key to winning? Have an owner with ego AND with $$ to back it up. Have a mixture of free agent stars (Harper types) to go with younguns (Robert types, Tatis, Sale when we traded him). Let's face it. We're one of those teams (Sixers) that don't mind losing.

It's like the Sox will never have strong everyday players again. For years we got spoiled always having a star or two. Your Venturas and Big Hurts, Fisks, Baines, etc. down the line. Sad.

The Sox actually wouldn't be a bad bet with the new Vegas bet where you can bet a team will be up by two runs in a game. Automatically win if you bet the team will lead by two and it leads by two. Once again today Sox led by two. Close game. Another loss. Oz had a good rant about analytics on pregame I saw on social media. Love me some Oz. I hate Sabes.

I don't watch any games (thanks Jerry for ruining a lifelong fan's fandom) but it sounds like this guy is disgraceful compared to what we're used to: Harry, Hawk, Benetti, Farmer and Darrin Jackson. And of course the great Stoney. He certainly doesn't need any catch phrases for this woebegone team.

This one depends on Milwaukee. If the Brewers are fired up and want to win they will win probably get to our bullpen, 7-1. If they are bored by the opponent, Sox always have a chance when Crochet is on the mound. Would help if he could go 7 instead of 5 1/3 though. I would suggest the losing streak continues but I'd probably bet the under more than bet the house on the mere result today.