Soxfest

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 12:09 PM) None of those rumored teams have been the White Sox. Arizona, Houston, and the Cubs are the ones who are the prominent headliners. That would be the Cubs and Astros who also did this last year. We will see tonight until then nobody knows for sure.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 12:04 PM) They haven't done this for years. Let it go. When I hear certain teams are looking to draft at a discount in the top ten, it is very relevent in today's discussion.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 11:57 AM) This hasn't been the truth for years now. Only because of the change in 2012 CBA.............The saving money strategy was in full effect 2008 to 2012, it failed badly. Get the best guy at 8 and stop the discount nonsense. When a team in 2015 cannot even call up a 4th OF it shows how bad drafting has been.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 10:45 AM) The thing with this draft is that there is no clear separation of talent between the 8th best player and the 25th best player, so if all things are equal and you can get a guy at a discount to allow you to grab some higher profile talent when you pick again, wouldn't that be the most logical course of action? Sounds like Jay is now starting today at 3. Sox have been awful when drafting on the cheap and saving a few dollars. This is why the system is in the shambles it is in now. Sox cannot even call up a decent 4th OF.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 09:55 PM) McDaniel tweeted about 3 guys being talked to for underslot deals that could go in top 10. Hayes, Clark and Newman. Sox need the best player at 8 regardless, with no picks round 2 and 3. I do not want to hear under slot and Sox in the same sentence on Monday.

Prediction for opening of RAW Monday Raw begins with the Authority doing a promo and then someone interrupted that promo with another promo and they argued for a bit and a match was made. It is beyond a joke how unreasonably repetitive these segments are, especially since they are placed in the exact same position week to week. Since 1997 same opening.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 04:32 PM) Cubs missed Scherzer today due to a rain out earlier in the week, and they also miss Price and Kluber in the next 10 days. Seems like the Sox haven't had such luck missing aces this year. Not to mention Sox getting Dallas K again this week.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 04:27 PM) There are some miserable people here today. Get off of the computer and do something more productive than complaining! I may do that when JR and rest of management do something productive. I have been waiting since oh 2008. I was a Sox fan and watched games long before the The Szechuan Sage bought the team. I will be a Sox fan long after JR is gone. 2005 is not a lifelong pass to bow at the alter of JR and company.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 04:09 PM) If Seattle beats TB, we're looking up at every team in the AL but Oakland. And the Astros just got swept by Toronto, so they're going to come in with something to prove after losing 2/3 last time. Sox have helped a lot of teams right the ship in Chicago...............Clev, Minn and Det. I see a pattern. Houston we have a problem starting Monday.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 03:52 PM) And for any of that 29,000 who choose not to come back anytime soon until the product improves, they'll get blamed by some for why the product doesn't improve, because these fickle fans will be limiting the necessary "resources" to fix this mess. Now how is THAT for a bass ackwards way of looking at things! I would love to see JR and everyone under him gone, until that happens team treads water with an occasional playoff appearance every 8 to 10 years. Arrow pointing up.

Another HOME series loss. 29,000 sent home disappointed yet again. Detroit came in reeling, leave feeling pretty good.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 03:41 PM) Sale and Rodon both are in that series and I think both of them match up well against Houston. Houston too many swings and misses and both of those guys will demolish people who swing and miss. Lance and Dallas will be tough.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 03:38 PM) The Sox will get buried the next couple weeks. They were lucky to be 25-29, quite frankly. Pitching matchups against Houston not looking good for Sox.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 03:36 PM) Some around here might tell you these fans deserve this for being so gosh-darned "fickle" all the time. Only the JR apologist.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 03:32 PM) The scouts who are recommending guys who were already in the majors are not doing very well of late for the Sox. Just way too many guys who come over and immediately look like they need to retire. Yet they keep a job for life.

Sox sure are good on weekends sending people home pissed who are not coming back to see this crap in 2015.

1-2-3............................12 in a row from a meatball pitcher.

Melky needs to watch games for a week.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 03:23 PM) This has been one of the hardest Sox teams to root for in a long time Team plays bad, management is bad top to bottom, Nothing for fans to be excited about. Fans know same people will be running the Sox next year with same non playoff result. Arrow is pointing up just ask the brass cough cough!

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 03:23 PM) Anyone else hate playing the same four teams 19 games a year? And getting our asses kicked? Trademark under Ventura.

Send RV away

Throw to 3rd WTF!

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 03:18 PM) They come as a set. Set of crappy baseball 101.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 03:16 PM) Hoping for a new 2nd baseman tomorrow night. Another crowning achievement for Buddy Bell. Sox hitting prospects come to majors to die over and over and over. Ray Durham last decent guy.

Sanchez rope has to be getting short.