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QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 10:27 PM) Some guy called him a douchebag in yesterday's gamethread. yeah i saw that. i was going to say something, i quickly remember, the last time i step in i lost my temper which compounded it. that and i know, in my heart, these mods/admin will not let that shiiite go by, without correcting it. these guys are just too fair.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 10:37 PM) CJ Wilson: Well, you hear the same thing from everybody that leaves. Kinsler didn’t leave happy. I didn’t leave happy. Napoli didn’t leave happy. So, you know, there’s a certain consistency. I think the reality also is that the window that we had from 2010-2011 was probably the best situation that a bunch of people will ever experience in their careers – just based on all the factors. Great players, the players all got along really well, the manager let us play, there wasn’t a lot of intervention during the game because we policed each other. There was a lot of accountability….everybody worked really hard, everybody had fun, but they were doing it in a respectful way, and we developed our own chemistry and camaraderie and it was a very special time in all of our careers. Www.dallasmorningnews.com Back to the topic....leadership....and if Ventura's a Ron Washington type, Hahn needs to find the right players who will create this type of environment. Of course, the key point is accountability. Who is policing the clubhouse with Konerko gone? nice point, accountability, nice word, would we, the fans ever find out that answer?? that is unless someone spills the beans. that leadership is now being done on the field. that is a given. now as of last nite, several players are stepping up, whether or not for that leadership or jump plain and simple stepping up. like enuf is enuf. i would like to see how the next several weeks go. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither is a leader.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 10:00 PM) you get to throw the first punch at Yordano Venura tonight, with or without brass knuckles.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:56 PM) I'm not gonna read 18 pages to find out...any suspensions yet? those 18 pages are great reading.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:51 PM) Thank you for the post. We should always strive for respect towards one another and to support the White Sox do you mean i have to start being nice to southsider2k5..... on man. you just ruin my day.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:44 PM) At the beginning of the season I really thought maybe a light had gone on somewhere between last year and now...his PAs actually seemed better to me. I was thinking to myself, has he gotten better at laying off pitches or will it just take a few weeks for the pitchers to adjust (why they seemed to forget how to pitch him at the beginning of the season, I don't know)? But it seems as though they have adjusted. He's back to looking like crap again and swinging at crap again. I agree, he reminds me a lot of Dayan. no offense, but i truly hope you are wrong.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:38 PM) Frankly, yeah. There has to be a "Don't ****ing get yourself suspended" limit. if you are saying the players needed to be aware of that..... good luck. many knows when the emotional button is pushed, all the sane logic goes out the window.

QUOTE (My_Sox_Summer @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:31 PM) Not ever! Anyone going tonight? I will be the drunk guy holding the Mortal Combat themed sign. That being said, DON'T SIT BY ME. I need my room most excellent

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:19 PM) If I were a manager, one thing I would ban would be hitters going up to the plate looking like they are about to rob a bank. It is cold but it's not that cold. If you are wearing mask hitting, IMO, you are already halfway back to the dugout. You need to block out the temperature. man i agree with you, i got more examples to use, but i won't. very funny

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:25 PM) A little disappointed in the overreactions by Sale and Shark but man f*** the Royals. They've played 4 teams this year and cleared the benches with three of them. One lucky playoff run due to Oakland s***ting the bed multiple times and now the players think they are baseball royalty. Punk ass b****es, Madison Bumgarner is my hero. on a flip side, this action and reaction was pure 100% emotion. i can live with the sox doing it, it is about time this team comes together.

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 06:29 PM) that Mom's da real MVP excellent. the post of this season as far as i am concerned.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:16 PM) I think it's time to break out the 1983 uniforms and win the next 3. ok, i am going to and i am willing to admit, i like those uni..... maybe b/c of the reason on why they used them.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 07:56 PM) https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/591691746158911488 brass knuckles...... that was outstanding. typical sox way of dealing with it. love it.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:06 PM) Uh no. This is his 3rd offense this season. A message needs to be sent with a 10 game suspension. He's clearly a mental midget that takes offense to the dumbest things during a game (like Eaton apparently stalling outside the box) and he's been directly involved in quite a bit of asshatery. I can call him an idiot all I want because that's what he is. calling him an idiot is a compliment. the suspension will come from the powers to be. that is the only time that a re-occurrence of a infraction can be used.

QUOTE (My_Sox_Summer @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 06:28 PM) This. I bought tens of $7 seats last season for weekday games, was never checked. Not one single game. Not once. Never. I like having room at the park, stay home! you really didn't fully stated what you were saying, so do you mean never!!!

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 07:58 PM) This really sucks. Ventura's dumb ass started the whole thing and the Sox, as they are prone, go way over board in the response (Sale and Shark come off as complete meathead morons imo) and will probably bear the brunt of the consequences wrt to suspension. It pisses me off man. It really does. This season is just a f***ing train wreck so far. AND THEY BLEW THE GAME TOO. EDIT: VENTURA DOES NOT DESERVE ONE SINGLE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. HE IS THE COMMON DENOMINATOR IN THESE BRAWLS. f*** HIM. and what you are saying may very well be true, but each game actions should be based on that game. not a historical summation of what he has done in the past. calling him an idiot and with any adjective added.... well i will agree. he is, but you can't blame him for being born like that.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 07:53 PM) I'd be more inclined to believe that if I had ever seen him any better, but I honestly just haven't. He's talented enough that he's going to get hot for a while when he's guessing well, but he doesn't look to me like he's improved at all since he's been with us. And I just can't by the notion that the coaching staff hasn't been trying to work with him. a good counter, i just think alot of the problems now are attributed to pressing. at this time, everything is magnified, every good, and more so with all the bad.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 07:18 PM) Gotta say on this one...the Royals right now remind me of the recent Detroit Lions. I hesitate to condemn our team for getting a little rough with a team that's embracing their "be a bully" side as a way to come together. I will say that guys like Shark, Sale have to be better. They can go up to the point where they get suspended, but if they get beyond that and do draw a suspension, they physically cost the team wins. Ditto for anyone else who gets tossed. good point, there is a time and place when it is necessary to make a point. a tie game, nah. i am going to use this post, ok. now for a misconception, maybe it is me or maybe not. Ventura was not walking toward Eaton. i feel as he was walking toward the dugout, yeah he was yapping, but look at it again, he was on the first or close to the first base line, between home and first, KC dugout the in that direction. i blame this on Eaton as much as Ventura who was, and again i am going to use this word, animated in his talking.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 07:43 PM) I'm afraid it might not be a matter of patience, but just actual pitch recognition and/or "baseball IQ." I think that was the same issue with Viciedo, and it's really a much more serious problem, because I'm not sure that a simple change in approach can fix it. It's really hard to tell from a fan's perspective, obviously, whether or not a guy is really trying to change. But if he just can't recognize the cues/pick up the spin in time, he's doomed to mediocrity even though he's so physically gifted otherwise. you are correct, but i would like to also add being hype and the blood flowing which i am sure these players are pressing to do better.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 06:39 PM) Levine is on WSCR now saying that Sale went to the Royals clubhouse/locker room after the incident to look for Ventura. oh man, if true, reminds me of a Dick Buickus kind of move or using a baseball history, a Ty Cobb move sharpening his spikes as the other team exits the clubhouse.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 04:04 PM) This makes sense. I don't know if Eaton said anything warranting a "f*** you" but Ventura really needs to grow up. first, i can understand the quick pitch and all, but come on, when the hitter steps into the box, they are ready. if players don't like that, then get a running clock. the batters has every right to take their time by stepping in and out of the box. second, if Eaton did complain, i think i would say the same thing, but not as animated.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 03:19 PM) http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?s...mp;ymd=20150424 Charlotte (6pm)- Drabek Birmingham (7pm)- Danish Winston Salem (6pm) - Leyer Kannapolis (6pm)- Peralta oh boy o boy.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 02:03 PM) http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/co...-iowa/26242503/ University od Iowa junior. Looks to go 30th-60th....rocketing up draft boards. Was a catcher until 2012..... Idolized AJ and Yadi Molina. yeah it is a great story. a story full of great quotes. like "My boys were in my gang. They couldn't be in anybody else's gang" and what Blake said, "baseball is a game of errors, and you can learn from that" a 97 mph fastball. interesting. i go to look him up. a great find.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 05:25 AM) f*** Ventura. f*** Cain. f*** Moustaksas. f*** Hosmer. f*** Dyson. f*** Herrera. f*** Davis. f*** Yost. They shall be sacrificed to The Flying Serpent. i love the title and the pictures. great one.

as much as i hate to say this, b/c the sox was on the loosing end, i like the life KC is showing. the old Tony Larussa style of playing baseball. the one part that was bush, what the animated FU that was said by the pitchers. however, i wonder what Eaton was saying to him as he was jogging to first base?