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QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 02:49 AM) If Syria cedes its weapons at the behest of Russia, I'll be very pleased with how this worked out. It would seem, then, that Obama played his hand perfectly. Those who wanted a military response should be pleased as well as those who did not. I would think this would put Russia-US relations in a better place as well. Has to actually happen, though. Putin is a horse's ass. Did you see his statement today about how it is unwise to praise one's own people or something like that? To acknowledge specialness in one's own people? He's a turd.

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Sep 12, 2013 -> 02:32 PM) I know he's been pretty good but I'm changing the whole attitude of the team. I'm not saying he's a problem, I just wouldn't expect any kind of significant return for him. We'd get rid of his salary and replace him younger options that can be part of the future. I don't see any way Dunn is here after his contract is up. How has Dunn's last 4 weeks affected the "how good he's been the second half?" Hasn't he been gawdawful the last four weeks or so? I do realize without him we probably will have fewest homers in all of baseball next year. Hahn has so much work to do to avoid a repeat of this season.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Sep 12, 2013 -> 04:51 AM) Mini Garcia sure showed how overrated Beckham is defensively. He made some incredible plays at second tonight. Second base has always been considered a position you can plug in somebody. Wouldn't you say Beckham is at the stage he's just another guy you can plug in? .274 4 21 in 317 at bats. Career .250 hitter. He's a great defensive player but you can find those guys to play second base. Beckham probably could use a change of scenery to see if he can blossom or not.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 11, 2013 -> 05:15 PM) I'm the complete opposite. No matter what sport, f*** Detroit. I'm sickened at how Detroit has built a good enough team to dominate this weak division for years to come. No excuse for Chicago to not be winning this division on a regular basis. Unfortunately we have some work to do to catch up to every other team in the division including the paupers in Minnie and KC. I'm still amazed at how good our pitching is on paper and how rotten our position players are. Get to work, Mr. Hahn. You need a good, effective plan. You got some $$$ to work with.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 03:49 PM) did greg just refer to himself in the third person? Reddy what did u think of that article by Will?

QUOTE (ron883 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 04:13 AM) I wouldn't be surprised if AJ juiced last year. i dont buy that jump in homeruns at that age. either way, going on 37, i expect a significant decline for a catcher. no thanks. I guess it's OK to question any player, but AJP juicing after what we've heard about him? Cmon. No way. Give our WS winning catcher a break. I still say he'll be cheap, he may want to hit in the Cell again, he's not blocking anybody, Phegs can back him up and we can dump Flowers and we can figure out what to do about catcher in another year. Is this McCann guy really the answer? Will he even consider the Sox? I stand by my add AJP, Grandy and Abreu and PRAY Dayan, Beckham and Lexi have good hitting seasons to go with our star, A. Garcia. Maybe even sign another guy to take 150 or so of Dunn's at bats at DH. I'd play Semien at third as well. My simple solutions may make us a .500 team and IF our starters can start to dominate through 7 FRICKING INNINGS instead of six, we might have the bullpen to make us a contender.

OK, George Will has done a nice job of saying what I feel regarding Hilly Clinton: Please read it. I really like these paragraphs. George Will pretty much agrees with greg which makes me feel like my windbagishness on this topic is SPOT ON. "Hillary Clinton comes among us trailing clouds of incense, so some acolytes will call it ill-mannered, even misogynistic, to ask: What exactly is it about the condition of the world, and about America’s relations with other nations, that recommends the former secretary of state for an even more elevated office? Granted, neither she nor any other U.S. official can be blamed for the world’s blemishes. To think otherwise is to embrace what Greg Weiner, an Assumption College political scientist, calls “narcissistic polity disorder.” It is the belief that everything everywhere is about us. Today, it is the delusion that, although events in Egypt and Syria look like violent clashes between Egyptians and Syrians concerning what those countries should be, the events really are mostly about what America has or has not done. That said, however, this also should be said: Clinton’s accomplishments are not less impressive than those of many who have sought, and some who have won, the presidency. But the disproportion between the thinness of her record and the ardor of her advocates suggests that her gender is much of her significance." http://www.southernminn.com/owatonna_peopl...3256e43036.html

I'd demand to see an accurate birth certificate on Abreu by the way. I'd like the Sox's future a lot better if we had a stud catcher like KC's Sal Perez. If the Sox sign Abreu and Grandy, I wouldn't mind seeing us bring back AJP one year. I know that makes us older, but not that much. You are subbing Grandy for DeAza (trade him for whatever you can get) while waiting for the Sox's outfield prospects to develop and subbing Abreu for Paulie. If those 2 guys hit and Beckham, Lexi and A. Garcia have big seasons, you could use an AJP for a season. Phegs can be AJ's sub. Arguably, Abreu, Grandy and AJ could help this lineup. True we would get much older in one swoop, but like I said they aren't blocking anybody and the young outfielders become that much closer to being ready for the bigs. I'm talking about Mitchell, Thompson, etc. What do you think? Forget about the fact I'm adding age; think about how I'm adding bats and the age of these guys won't matter in a year or two anyway when the young guys are ready. I'd pass on McCann for now and just give it to AJ for 3-4 million a year while putting off long-range plans for a stellar catcher one more year. With AJ available and still not finished ... why not take advantage of the cost savings there?? On paper, this lineup has a fighting chance to win some of the close games we lost this season. Of course if the defense remains crap, it will not matter a bit what changes we make. DEFENSE MUST COMPLEMENT THE PITCHING!!

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 12:30 AM) I hate to mention this, because it just means this thread will be immediately locked, but I am actually rooting for a 30-0 White Sox winner tonight, in which Sale throws a perfecto and Scherzer gives up 30 runs in the 1st inning and loses. I know Sale is a long shot, but I'd like to think he has an outside chance at the Cy Young if he finishes super strong and Scherzer/Feliz/Kuroda/Darvish struggle somewhat. What? Now that was a clean victory. Great pitching. Enough hitting although once I tuned in, we stopped scoring. Like somebody said, where's Semien? He should be playing every day. We know what the veterans can do. That type of victory gives you a little bit of hope for the future. If we could have had good defense this year to go with the pitching, maybe we'd have won 10 more games. The hitting was so lousy all year.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 09:58 PM) The world where the President is going to go before national TV tomorrow and try to explain again why people need to die. Enough time has passed I'd be all for letting this atrocity slide. It's stupid to lob some bombs over there, now. Just a thought. Obama doesn't come across as much of a Prez, to me. Lousy lousy lousy on the economy and slow to pull the trigger on international affairs IMO. I think Robin is a better manager than the Big O is a President.Couldn't we have acted on this incident a bit quicker, Mr. President?

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 09:23 PM) Exactly. 2014 is a "transitional year." You go into it with the primary goal of seeing what you have. The kids get a chance to break out or fade away. Now you know what your core is, and you set to gradually improve each year going forward. It isn't splash time. The problem is what kids are you talking about? I would think sample sizes are growing big enough to suggest DeAza and Tank are not good major leaguers. Ditto Beckham (hitting wise; great glove). Kepp is a disaster and Conor is not a major league caliber regular. He's a super sub type. Catcher is also a huge black hole; Paulie is about done and Dunn is Dunn. Blah. So I don't understand what our "core" is besides A. Garcia. Sox need to spend some money and make the RIGHT DECISIONS this time at several positions. We're going to need to trade 2 starters in our system as well to get an impact bat that way. Which 2? Better make the right call on that, Rick H. p.s. I am not TOTALLY against keeping DeAza and Tank but you have to admit there are huge ? marks regarding those 2 guys now.

I'm rooting for Detroit. I've been there and the people are surprisingly friendly. I also enjoy the Greek food in that little Greektown area. Yumm.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 02:35 PM) H. Christ, you're randomly throwing in that you don't like a 30-some year old woman who grew up in the public eye by no choice of her own? I know I'm probably over-using the B topic here when I'm not 100 percent sure, but I've read some wild stuff about Chelsea and how she's not so nice. Again, I guess there's a chance these writers are portraying Hilly and Chelsea incorrectly.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 04:34 PM) And a 9-10 year deal is the reason-besides the cost-that the Sox shouldn't go after Cano Plus we assume the Yankmees won't resign him anyway. I think we can see from many examples the folly of the long term big dollar signings. A-Rod, Pujols, Hamilton and more True, there's really no reason to discuss Cano. Some big money team is sure to gobble him up. I still say the Yankees would resign him. I know you all get mad when I bring this up, but the Sox have to build a team capable of beating its divisional neighbors. It's cause for celebration when we split a season series with a team in the Central. This has to change. We need a totally revamped lineup and I don't know how Hahn will pull that off. Suddenly we have no power, sans Dunn, and we've all beaten to death what a trainwreck of a hitter he is. We also aren't that speedy. I don't think L. Garcia is the answer but A. Garcia helps the speed a lot. DeAza and Lexi and Beckham are too inconsistent for my tastes.

Seriously to Reddy and others list 5 reasons Hillary should be our next president. And if she wins she will be president the next 8 years (unless she only wants four). Bank on that. My reasons she should not be prez. ... -- She is not charismatic. Presidents are charismatic. -- She, arguably, is difficult to be around. I would think we'd hear more about this in the next 3 years if it is true. I don't want an elitist who is rude to "commoners" in the White House. -- Her reasons for running. I think they can be questioned. Is she out to one-up Bill by becoming the first woman to win the Presidency? Is she motivated solely by the history books? -- Why did she resign her post as Sec? Did she personally get all she wanted out of it? Laziness? Is she so rich she doesn't need the hassles? Hmmmm. Well, those are my reasons. What are your reasons she SHOULD be our first female president?? And I would like to reiterate I LOVE BILL CLINTON, just not Hilly and Chelsea.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 03:45 AM) 3 months Three months? I thought that story came out about a month ago after he got a few hits to left and then he went into that massive slump where he didn't do squat again. The shift was back on him in KC at the game I was at.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Sep 8, 2013 -> 09:43 PM) It feels good to win one for a change. Rienzo bounced back real good from a couple of so-so outings. Dunn still can hit the ball. I think trying to replace 30 plus to 40 or so homers a year is going to be tough. I hope he stays. Now I will say this though about our closer situation. I have said it before also. I am not 100% convinced Addison Reed is truly closer material. I see him more in a set up role. I know he has 36 saves so I am not saying this to start some big tiff. Maybe with experience he improves but all I see is the tendency to allow runners on it catches up to him once in awhile. Would Nate Jones be a better closer and he and Addison switch roles? El Rockin, your position on closer surprises me. I think Reed is a very good closer and much better prospect than Nate. Only thing that's going to wreck Reed is what wrecks all closers not named Rivera. For some reason they bomb after 3-4-5 years. And I guess that will happen to Reed as well. Whatever happened to Dunn's new philosophy of hitting the other way to get more hits? That's what I don't like about Dunn and a lot of hitters who say bulls*** they don't even mean. Dunn hit the other way for what? 3-5 games??

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 8, 2013 -> 08:38 PM) And I notice how you didn't try to defend the line I highlighted as garbage. It went through my head at that time so I wrote it. If you are offended or upset I apologize.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 8, 2013 -> 08:22 PM) Will you please stop with this garbage? It's the same as saying "I can't believe no team in baseball would want a hall of famer like Albert Pujols" which is fundamentally true for exactly the same reason. You just keep doing it. I was just trying to point out why he won't be retiring. That home run had to feel so good and he knows 15 mill don't grow on trees.

The homer by Dunn is why he's not going to retire. He'll remember how good that felt and look at his numbers and see he's still "productive." Hope his final year in a White Sox uniform is a winner, but that doesn't seem likely. It's amazing how no team in baseball will want a guy with his numbers. Just makes too much money for the whiff machine he often is.

So the White Sox get four hits in an inning and get one run. Predictable the Orioles bomb a home run in the next at bat of the game. This game has 'loss' written all over it again. How the hell are the White Sox going to sell any tickets this offseason? You'd have to be a millionaire with tons of disposable income to buy a ticket to watch this again next season.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 8, 2013 -> 03:36 PM) Also, I'd love to know the TV ratings that today's game will get Probably less than 100 people will watch it. Maybe no people?

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Sep 7, 2013 -> 11:22 PM) Sorry Balta, but Reed is just another bullpen arm. Reed is good. Many, many of his teammates are not good. That is all.

I'm starting to get mad again when I think about the Sox. I'm starting to blame Robin in my mind. I wouldn't be heartbroken if he up and quit at the end of this season. This team has had so many losing streaks, some of it has to be attributed to him. My gawd. This team blows. Maybe the worst Sox team in the last 30 years?

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 5, 2013 -> 09:48 PM) Anyone got any specific date ideas in the southwest burbs that aren't dinner or a movie? Preferably something not too expensive. I'm bored. Playing pool and having a few drinks. Or go get coffee