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think the team should make more of an effort to 'stretch him out'. he's performed very well and has the pitch mix to be a starter. I don't mind seeing what Civale can offer, but Vasil seems like a guy the team should be thinking about as a starter.

20 minutes ago I was thinking, "huh, good point" now I'm thinking "eddy the prophet"

aw man, he's straight out of the bog! I liked him in Oakland for a minute then kinda forgot about him -- seems like an OK pickup, then again Boston is desperate for a first baseman, is a pretty bad team, and still DFA'd him. Sox had the first pick at him, right? And still took 4 days to pick him up. We've been overrating Elko on this board (and on the postgame show), but I'd still probably rather look at him.

deDone. I was thinking yesterday about how this Sox team seems to touch up all these great pitchers (or at least veteran, well-regarded ones), then they get like 1 hit across 9 innings in bullpen games. "Touch up" may be a stretch.

I’ve started listening to the radio broadcast since the game is usually just on in the background anyway. Much better experience.

this is the most boring baseball game I've ever half-watched

can u buy back your everlasting soul with those ill-begotten gains, is the question. it isn't a rhetorical question because the answer is clearly 'no'.

i feel like analytics is the pun in this situation

missed this one, probably for the best that I did. Looks like Burke got ate up. What's up with him? Is he any good? Regarding all of our starting pitchers, I wonder, are any of them actually any good?

Sox are 16-17 at home, 6-26 away. Why?

I'm not being serious? I thought your smartass responses were genuinely funny, but I'm clearly writing thoughtful posts on this matter. You don't agree, which is fine, but you're also a jerk to anyone you disagree with. Everyone else is being respectful. Unbecoming behavior of an administrator, I think. Set an example, be above the fray. I think you should be kinder to people and I'm probably not going to reply to your posts anymore, they are never polite. I'm not "crapping" on people by having a different point of view, it's called a discussion. My point of view is that we should thoughtfully consider what might become of the Chicago White Sox in light of this inevitable ownership change. It shouldn't be considered good news, it's simply news. I don't know why you think Jerry Reinsdorf is specifically more evil than any other rich idiot, but I think after his death, his kids have an interest in keeping the Sox in town only insofar as it affects the Bulls and their reputation. I frankly care more about the team being the "Chicago" White Sox than I do about their record. I literally wouldn't be a fan anymore, and I make this point because, simply, "why wouldn't he move the team?" at this point, it seems like the only way they stay put is if a new stadium gets built, and I think for non-baseball reasons they shouldn't build a new park. I'm also thinking emotionally on this like everyone else, I don't have a right to "jump into the discussion" and share my feelings? You're a dick, dude.

what do I know, I'm not an Egyptologist. it was mostly a joke. that's actually good to know. I'd be curious though, why wouldn't they use slaves and what is the evidence?

yes. perhaps Montreal. I might still like the team if they move there.

I just wanted to point out that your two responses have been awesome

yeah, and they haven't built anything in 50 years! it's not a good site! plant some trees, extend out the park! re the pyramids: yes. children figure out that if you stack one block on top of two, their tower won't collapse. wild things happen when you add a third block to that bottom row. it is literally common sense. the Pyramids were built by common sense, a well-funded monarchy and slave labor. I like to think about 'professions' in the classical world compared to now, 'civil engineering' as such is a modern innovation and a fascinating, helpful one. You can probably find antecedents for sure, some guy did some math to help him build his house, but it's not like people are being trained in this as a profession.

Wonderful, what have they done in the last 20 years? You see the trend, right? Meanwhile the Bulls lead the NBA in attendance every year while putting out an even worse product (in my opinion, I don't watch them anymore). There's a $7billion building project going on around the UC, it's a happening place. Is 35th and Shields a happening place? I think it could be but it's predicated on the Sox staying put. Everything you wrote is exactly the same with Oakland. The point is: fans won't show up when they're bad and that's a problem. Fans from around the world show up at Wrigley for a multitude of reasons, when people think of Chicago baseball, they think of the Cubs. Meanwhile they think they'll get shot if they go south of Cermak. I guess you might at a Sox game. You just get your car stolen in Lakeview. I just don't think this is good news. It's certainly expected and it'll be a long time before anything happens, but I think we need to think seriously that this guy is more likely to move the team than the Reinsdorf brats would be. We need to advocate for our team!

Bay Area couldn't handle two teams, why should a dying Rustbelt city like Chicago? Do you guys realize that nobody likes the Sox except the people on this forum and, well now, maybe, all of Christendom? But I don't think Italians and Filipinos care if the team is in Bridgeport or Nashville. There are a lot of analogies to draw between Oakland the South Side and the baseball team is the relevant one. "Trust the devil you know" is my only point. If it's genuinely more profitable to move the team, the guy is gonna do it and the fact that he has a house here means literally nothing. I hope you're right but I don't think you are. I'd hate to lose the Sox.

people generally like me, thanks Tony. I guess when I go to parties, we don't talk about the various billionaires we like and dislike. I think people do that though.

Thanks. I figured they were the same guy. That's meaningful.

well, the home means literally nothing and, while the market means slightly more, you know the Cubs play here right? And people prefer them generally? And there are a lot of cities, ie Nashville, where people watch sports on TV and look at advertisements and have available land for an arena. Also the guy is just bad at sports management. He bought the Suns when they were a title contender and took them back into mediocrity. The grass is not always greener, it's one idiot or another, and this guy has a track record in sports.

he's moving the team, bro

one rich idiot or another. they're all the same, Sox fans. I'd trust the mortgage con artist less than the tax fraudster, frankly.

That’s kinda my point, they left the logo alone and did the ‘pride’ thing as some tasteful banding. Most of the time, they just do the rainbow thing over the logo, like the Sox did in previous years. Better looking hat compared to previous imo, wearable. also just gotta give my unpopular opinion that the design isn’t that iconic. It’s my least favorite Sox hat and seems like a copy of the raiders brand lol

I'd wear it, like the banding.

the rain delay ended? LOL. this is like the first game of the series, I get home thinking the game hasn't started and we're already down 5-0. I don't think I'm watching this one.