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QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ May 28, 2014 -> 08:48 PM) Well you have what turned out to be a crazy person in one of the most gun-hostile states in the country who managed to get a gun. California right NOW has everythign the so-called moderate anti gun groups claim would prevent this. Universal background checks? Check Very strong mental health requirements for gun ownership and possession? Check Full registration? Check Waiting periods before purchasing a firearm? Check Magazine restrictions? Check Assault weapons bad? Check Handgun registration? Check One gun a month? Check Handgun Safety Certificate required to buy a handgun? Microstamping requirement? Check Tell me, what more could have been passed, short of confiscation? Not to mention that they could have at ANY TIME 5150'ed him and put him under involuntary supervision for a brief bit, which would have triggered a notice in the state system that he had guns and had them removed. He got more than one gun. The manifesto said he needed two so he could shoot himself in the head with both guns simultaneously in committing suicide and needed two for the rampage in case one locked. I'm no expert on gun control. I just think it's wild that the day he got his gun was the best day of his life cause in his own words he knew he was now the bad ass with all the power. He was gonna slaughter everybody and get even. What a f***ing loser. At least he killed himself. He doesn't deserve to stick around this planet. If he'd have turned himself in, I'd have had to have another rant about it taking 10 years to finally kill the guy for his crimes. Wonder how long it'll take to convict the movie theatre lunatic. I guess his trial is in October. He wants off for insanity.

I feel so sorry for this Richard Martinez and his loss. http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2014/05/27/rich...ion/?hpt=ac_mid http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/u...by-268023875650

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 28, 2014 -> 02:40 PM) This organization does a really good job of turning a significant number of those gambles into serviceable pieces. I have no problem with the Paulino signing, and I won't have a problem with the next signing like it. Somebody should be accountable when a team wastes money on a pitcher who is absolutely horrible.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 28, 2014 -> 08:42 PM) Because you rant like a madman. It was like reading another "manifesto". Did you watch the father on CNN? He screamed and shouted. I am upset about this murder. One of my best friends got killed in Kansas by a mass murderer. The dad of the slain woman until he died wanted to go to Leavenworth and kill the guy for murdering his daughter. I had to talk him out of it. Yes, murders bother me.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 28, 2014 -> 08:40 PM) He wanted a girlfriend and he felt that he was entitled or owed one. It was unfair in his mind that these girls were dating inferior men who were poorer or less white or less gentlemanly than he was because obviously someone as white and wealthy and gentlemanly as he is owed a pretty girl. Yes that's part of what he said. I also heard him mention the slobs who he'd see walking with women. He'd say, 'You want them but not me. So I'll slaughter you.''' I don't think we disagree here or am not sure where we disagree. He said he wanted a girlfriend repeatedly and was enraged these other slobs had girls and he didn't. He even wanted to kill his little brother cause his brother would certainly have no problems getting girlfriends as he got older. Did you catch that part?

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 28, 2014 -> 08:37 PM) I swear you're schizophrenic. Somebody said nobody cares anymore. I point out I care deeply and you call me a name like that?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 28, 2014 -> 08:27 PM) It's about his view of women as objects and his sense of entitlement to their bodies and affections. It wasn't that he couldn't get a date, it was that he felt he was entitled to the most attractive white girls because he was a wealthy, white Alpha Male. What you say is true I'm sure. On the other hand, what I read in the manifesto and heard him say was he wanted a girlfriend. He was furious whenever he saw couples walking together and he had no girlfriend. He kept pointing out how unfair it was he had no girlfriend. He's say girls went for these other slobs but not him. And he said in response, "I will slaughter you." Real nice.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 25, 2014 -> 04:16 AM) So you're saying we shouldn't care because society has become completely anesthetized by the ubiquitous nature of these types of events? If anything, that only causes the perpetrators to be more creative and vicious in their attempts to break out of the random noise and grab the headlines, like the suburban Denver movie theatre killer. QUOTE (Reddy @ May 25, 2014 -> 03:22 PM) You misinterpreted my post. Sarcasm. Of course we should care but we don't. Real life had desensitized us far better than any game or movie could. The NRA has won. I care. That video of the dad of his slain son on CNN was heart wrenching. He was screaming at the NRA and politicians. I see Obama ignored this one so far. I haven't seen any comments from him. Maybe I missed them. I would like to say, this lunatic killer did use both knives and guns, but I do agree the NRA has won. They want us all to be able to be armed in case we are ever in a police state where we need to defend ourselves, in case we run into a madman like Elliot Rodger right? They also want us to be able to defend ourselves if someone invades our homes. But no question the fact this lunatic could get guns so easily played a huge part in this awful crime. Like he said in the manifesto, he felt so empowered when the guns arrived. Just think, this guy knocked on the sorority door. If somebody had opened that door, this would have been one of the most horrific massacres ever. He was planning on killing everybody in the sorority. Surely there were no armed sorority girls or housemothers in there ready to defend the sorority against siege. There's probably no answer to this. These killers are going to keep doing this s***. Elliot Rodger will be famous forever and nobody will ever know the victims. Their lives have been erased from the earth for all of eternity. I know I shouldn't say this but I'm glad this freak of a killer killed himself. He doesn't deserve any more time on earth. Geezus. The guy can't get a girlfriend so he does this. He wasn't a bad looking kid. First thing is he should have gone to the Bunny Ranch in Nevada and got a hooker to get his virginity angst out of the way. He'd have been laid finally and maybe that rage would have subsided for gawd sakes. Second he should have fricking TRIED to get a girlfriend the way everybody else tries. Put an ad on match.com for godsakes or ask friends for help in that regard. He was 22 with a BMW and money. Get a girl, man. His manifesto is so much about not getting women as the cause for this. Then the religious issue on all this. All these killers do not know God. If this guy knew God he would never had considered this bulls*** of a crime. But in the world we live in today ... my last statement will sicken some of you and the loudmouths of America much more than even the acts of this bastard. I'm not allowed to mention God. I'm evil for mentioning God in all this. I'm out of line mentioning how people do not know God. I have to respect everybody's right who believes there is no God. Meanwhile these Godless maniacs keep shooting and killing people in movie theatres and at grade schools and on college campuses. I DO CARE AND AM SICK OVER THESE MASS MURDERS. We must try to stop them!!!

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 28, 2014 -> 05:35 PM) Yea this could be a blessing in disguise. They managed to hold on for the win and they slowly get to ramp Sale back up. I just hope Ventura doesn't see this as a reason to let him go over 110 or so next outing. Just keep the kid gloves on him no reason to burn him out this year, we got bigger fish to fry down the road. What do you mean by "down the road?" If we trade Lexi like a lot of people want, the team will be in all-out rebuilding mode and still several years from contention. Sale won't be getting any younger as years tick off the rebuilding calendar.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 28, 2014 -> 06:35 PM) I think I had more fun at my 7th grade field trip in Springfield than I did at my 8th grade trip to DC. We had so much fun on our seventh or eighth grade field trip to Springfield. I won a huge pot in a game of "in between" on the bus and the tour of the park there was awesome with everybody splitting up and having so much fun. It was fun back in the day when parents and teachers both didn't watch their kids' every move.

You've got to remember, the second you trade Alexei you are telling the average fan you are giving up. Be careful with that. It looks like Semien is not as good as many of us hoped, merely an eventual replacement for Beckham, and L. Garcia is horrific. Any minor leaguers ready to be Lexi Junior?

Lotta heroes but I'll pick the last one. Bella looked great. He was calm, in command, threw strikes. Nice bounceback from the Yankee disaster. Funny how bad Cleveland looks this year compared to a year ago. I'll take it tho.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 27, 2014 -> 04:43 PM) I disagree with your opinion, but Jones has been hurt this year anyways, so I'm not sure why you mentioned him. He would be on this team. What did Reed do to you to say he'd be the fifth best righty reliever on the team? That's just crazy talk. Our bullpen is horrendous and Reed was a good to adequate closer. I'd give Reed a solid B as our closer. This year's closers deserve a big fat D.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 28, 2014 -> 03:34 AM) I'm sure Carroll will start Hopefully he can go four innings and allow just one run.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 28, 2014 -> 03:28 AM) 10:45 restart time. Going to be a longgg night I'd put Putnam in and ask him to pitch 3 innings. No way Robin cannot run out of pitchers tonight if these guys all pitch just an inning. They need to burn one of the relievers. One of 'em will have to pitch 3-4 innings. Putnam is my choice.

That intro was almost 60s psychodelic. Hilarious.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2014 -> 05:55 PM) Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 13m Ramirez leads all AL shortstops in average (.320), homers (7), RBIs (36), slugging percentage (.483), OPS (.838) and hits (65). If we are ever gonna trade him, this is the year to get a huge haul. But can Semien replace him at short? Poor Marcus isn't hitting. Who replaces him. Losing Lexi would set this team back a lot in terms of wins and losses IMO.

QUOTE (MEANS @ May 27, 2014 -> 12:49 PM) so glad you KNOW what all these people think. the upper deck are not bad seats and my wife and I have made the trek up from Indy numerous times per year (we even drive back the same day) so no we don't WANT good seats, most in the park are good enough, we'll spend a little extra on one game and get "Good" seats but that doesn't change the experience. and we do want to spend money on baseball games, so that's why we fly out to Spring Training for the past 8 years and also attend about 4-5 games each summer in Chicago while driving up from Indy. Stop acting like you know, cause really you don't. There are always exceptions. You are one of the 8,000-10,000 (if that many) diehards, which is great. I'm sure we have about 8,000 fans who are awesome and would go to a ton of games each year regardless. I should have made that clear. But not more than 5,000 to 8,000 of you I'd say.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 27, 2014 -> 03:37 PM) Addison Reed would be the 4th or 5th best right handed reliever in the Sox pen this year. Do you think that there was perhaps a reason they were shopping him? You are joking, right? I assume you are a Nate Jones lover. Nate is not very good IMO.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 27, 2014 -> 04:51 AM) Here we have another "bellweather" game, Memorial Day...national holiday, etc. Attendance=17,075 LAA at Seattle=22,710 don't know why, but a game was scheduled AT TORONTO for a traditional American holiday=15,616 All other games (12) played on Memorial Day around the majors=AVG of 37,502 KC and the Twins both over 30,000 Team is gonna have to win, win, win for the Sox to draw. You know that, Caufield. .500 is nice but not enough to bring most people out more than once or twice all year (unless they find free tix). I KNOW there are bargains. Nobody wants to sit in the upper tank (even though some of you say they are good seats). People want good seats and they don't want to spend money on a baseball game more than a time or two all year. It's like an outing to Great America. Same deal. That's my line and I'm sticking with it.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 27, 2014 -> 04:46 AM) Not after his last two outings. Guys, we have no closer. It's that simple.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 27, 2014 -> 04:55 AM) http://www.kansascity.com/2014/05/26/50480...ves-royals.html Story on Ventura's start. The official diagnosis from the club was “lateral elbow discomfort,” on the outer side of his right arm. He will undergo an MRI on Tuesday. The pain did not manifest on the medial side of his elbow, which includes the ulnar collateral ligament, the one involved in Tommy John surgery. The team listed Ventura as “day-to-day,” a categorization fans can only hope is more than a euphemism. Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2014/05/26/50480...l#storylink=cpy I don't know how any team can give a pitcher a long term deal anymore. It's just throwing money down the toilet with this rash of injuries. Good luck to Ventura. Hope he's OK.

Blackhawks getting smoked, down 3 games to 1. It will be truly awesome if they come back to win this series.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 27, 2014 -> 03:51 AM) To be fair, our top two candidates currently inhabit the DL. I'm not a big Nate Jones guy. Lindstrom was doing OK I guess.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 27, 2014 -> 03:42 AM) https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/470957604802277376 The Sox actually apologized over this. People need to lighten the f*** up. If anybody is upset with this, they need to get laid fast. Give me a break. Today's game was so awesome from a Memorial Day standpoint. The Sox did a ton of things to respect the day and the people the day is about. Good job, White Sox. Who gives a f*** about an innocent Twitter post? Geezus. There are things to worry about and get pissed about that Tweet was NOT one of them. And to a lot of people Memorial Day is about BBQ and baseball. It GOES WITHOUT SAYING it's also about honoring the people who have served. The Sox made that clear today and in another tweet.