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I could say the same about Vaughn. He's having a quiet, 'decent' year. Sort of. I thought the Sox would have a lot of games like today in the preseason. Lineup on paper indicated they might hit more than occasionally.

I was in my car when it was 1-1. I listened as the Sox got boatraced late. The Orioles announcers were talking about how relentless an offensive attack they have. Then they mentioned 3 stud hitters in the minors who will be ready soon. The announcer said, 'It's good to be an Orioles fan right now.' Meanwhile on the south side ... lol. Pathetic non competitive team with nothing to look forward to. Congrats Jerry. Your team went from the top in 05 to this. Possibly the worst franchise and worse outlook in all of baseball.

No way in the world MLB will let Chicago have an expansion team. If we lose the Sox, it's Cubs forever. Chicago has been lucky to have two teams. Isn't projected population in Chicago/Illinois on a fast decline cause of taxes and other reasons? No way in heck we get another team. If Jerry were younger I betcha this time he's off to the suburbs following the Bears' lead. Even Jerry must know a stadium near the United Center part of town is ridiculous idea. Soldiers Field sounds OK but also would be doomed to failure imo. .. Since Jerry is old I say he either heads out to Bears-land in Arlington or moves team if he can't get a good deal. No more 35th and Shields; no more Chicago.

Maybe they will go to openers like I suggested. Don't need "starters" anymore. That said ... if the Sox truly wanted to rebuild, they'd claim some of these guys on waivers and acquire them. Clevenger is actually their best pitcher. Weird they want to dump him if they have any desire to win more than 50 games next season.

Are the Sox really the worst? Yikes. I remember when I was an older teen I had a friend who worked for the Sox and he told me about the basement level where they 'allegedly' would rough up or threaten to rough up fans if they did something outrageous during a drunken stupor during the game. ... on a positive not, one time my gramps fell and was bleeding and had to go to the hospital to get checked out and the Sox staff was wonderful tending to him, etc.

a.) I haven't watched a game in a while. That's a first for this lifelong fan. Sox should be worried. If I'm not watching, very very few are watching. b.) As it has been for years. Sox relievers blow chunks so to speak.

Just go with the 6-man rotation or 7-man where every starter pitches two innings, Let's face it Sox have had no pitchers in the modern era worth a flip after 5 innings max. Kopech can go all out two innings along with the rest of the guys on the "staff" next year. No reason to trot these guys out 5-6 innings when THEY ARE INCAPABLE of 5-6 innings of excellence. Except mabe Clevinger. He's done pretty well. Way better than Cease and Kopech. Cease would be another stellar 2 inning guy. I hate modern baseball but if it's here, it's here. Tell me my idea blows. It does not!

Two hits?? And Kopech puts up a miserable line pitching? Just fire Pedro to make us feel better this week please.

That's pretty infuriating. Just tell the truth. We all know the ballpark is not in the best neighborhood in the world or surrounded by the best neighborhoods in the world. 35th and Shields may be OK around Bridgeport but it's not exactly nirvana. Why would the fan hide a loaded gun in her fatroll? That's pretty absurd in itself. Of course it might go off.

That's what I was thinking. Entering the stadium will be a hassle big time in future.

Thanks. I would think without major talent they're in trouble vs. Marist. BR might get clubbed pretty good by Marist which has way more students than BR I see. Hard to believe it costs 14,000 to attend BR now. I was checking tuition. If those Mt. Greenwood families are still having 3-4 kids, wow it'd cost a ton to put say two boys thru Rice at the same time. And there aren't many other options around there for decent public schools. Going to Evergreen Park h.s, seems not so good. And Morgan park, forget it.

No offense but isn't the area around the United Center ghastly? Not good. Even though Jerry owns that land, he's a suburban kind of guy. If the team stays in Illinois, it's headed to suburbia baby. I wouldn't be shocked at another Arlington Heights report. I bet u the Bears don't move there after all and it'll be White Sox country. Unless Naperville or Lisle pull it off. isn't the White Sox academy in Lisle? Buy out that golf course and build it all there in Lisle.

Cmon. That is just not true. Read the Patch. it actually covers the southside jackings and robberies.

How come nobody pointed out greg's post a few weeks ago about how I wouldn't be surprised if Jerry talks about moving the team? I think I was the first. I thought I got it right.

Maybe Colas and Sosa are two guys to build around with Robert.

Seriously? My impressions of Chicago are that of fear now. And I grew up on 103rd Street South before moving to Lisle. Visited parents twice a year til they passed away. Now I am scared to death about perhaps getting mugged or carjacked on two trips I have planned for Oct and november. I'm scared to death and that's sad. Maybe I need to get mental help on this issue but that's how I feel. Not that I'm comfy in KC area either. I know a guy whose wife is a doctor They got car jacked at 11 a.m. on a Thursday in a "safe" suburb. Yes they did.

Cease ceased to be an elite prospect this season. He's OK some starts but nobody can say he's special. Not sure why baseball hasn't gone all in yet on limiting starters to two innings like the rest of the staff. I think Cease will be pretty good in the two inning world if he ever decides to throw strikes consistently.

This is pretty neat. The Sox can win a series against somebody.

Is Sosa good?

Do you agree once violent activity hits the stadiums for sporting events (i.e. bullets), it's all over for spectator sports? They'll just be shown on TV with no fans? Sure there are always fisticuffs at games but bullets will provide a different outcome. I would think there would be ways to sneak guns into games. Maybe security will sniff out all guns.

Hey Harry, Rice opened with a 10-7 win over Maine South. Maine South is supposed to be pretty good I think. What do you think of BR team this year? Has coach Q become a true Catholic League coach realizing you need defense to somehow slow Loyola and Mt. Carmel? Does Rice have a good QB and receivers? Are they seniors? Why is Rice opening with four road games? please fill me in. I tried to watch the game on maine south youtube and the broadcast failed. What's the story on Rice? Why do you think they abandoned scheduling a total patsy in week one? And will BR beat Marist?

This isn't getting much national play. Is it the old Friday news cycle thing? There was a shooting at a high school football game in Oklahoma Friday, also getting hardly any play. Might just be declining news organizations have hardly anybody working on weekends. Just wondering is all. Even if the Sox bullet was from a mile away, people were bleeding apparently so people got hit by it. Huge news. The violence we've seen the past couple years has yet to hit the sports stadiums. If it does, it's a whole new world again, That's why I wonder why everybody is so sure owning a sports team is a golden investment. In our brave new world, anything can happen (covid spreads can shut it down in a moment; shootings at sports stadiums also could change the scene dramatically). I'm just wondering why the shootings aren't getting much national play.

Will be interesting to follow this. Should be a huge story. Remember the old story true or not about a bullet from Cabrini Green hitting a seat at old Comiskey? That was a huge story or wives tale but got a lot of attention. This ... massive news. Let's see if it gets covered at all. I already saw a news video report on it where the reporter seemed frustrated no news yet provided reporters. This shooting, inside the park during a game, should be unprecedented. Can't ever recall this happening. For the Sox to continue the game, inexcusable!! This is huge news. Let's see what develops. What the police say happened. If there were live bullets fired, Sox should be ashamed. Got to clear the stadium unless they are sure they apprehended the shooter.

Cease has ceased to be special, folks. We got to accept that fact.

Vaughn is up to .256. I still not a fan but maybe he can hit .280.