RockRaines

Horrible bunting technique.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 11, 2015 -> 07:35 PM) Yea and the guy that were hoping to flip in this brilliant strategy is off to a terrible enough start that the strategy now looks laughable even if he gets in a groove in June. Flipping this player worked just about as well as flipping this house in 2007. Show me the post where you knew this would happen. I'll hang up and listen.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 11, 2015 -> 07:34 PM) I want to defend the Shark and that trade but he hasn't shown us he is anywhere near the top of the rotaton pitcher we were led to believe we were getting. Very troubling. Is he hurt? On the surface it was an awesome deal, pretty universally loved by fans and experts. Unfortunately you can't make trades with the benefit of a time machine.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 11, 2015 -> 07:31 PM) Fine, but not for a 1 year rental player unless we had a roster and organization ready to compete during that year. Or a guy you can flip for more or a productive player you could sign long term. Those are the bets you make as an organization and shockingly not every trade ever works in favor of the White Sox m

QUOTE (Condor13 @ May 11, 2015 -> 06:58 PM) Tim Anderson hit for the cycle the other day. He's ready. I'd rather see what he can do this year in preparation for the future than watch a guy that will never be here when we contend.

QUOTE (daggins @ May 11, 2015 -> 06:57 PM) Not really. Lost by 6 then won by 6 (against Jason Marquis) and then barely won again. They wont win many games if Samardzija and Sale have terrible seasons. i wonder what their record would be if they took 2 of 3 from every team?

QUOTE (Dunt @ May 11, 2015 -> 06:55 PM) This team just sucks. How's next years draft class looking? This team was so good this weekend though right?

Alexei plays the number one position where we have talent behind him. Just saying.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ May 11, 2015 -> 06:51 PM) Love this team too much. It's just agonizing to suck all the time. So that's the simple answer to a s***ty team. Go watch something else? Well, yeah. You hate the entire organization so why support them? And then you waste your time and energy posting about how much you hate them on a message board.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ May 11, 2015 -> 06:45 PM) This team is garbage and this organization is garbage for hiring this bum as a manager. Stop watching and go do something else then.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 11, 2015 -> 04:46 PM) Pretty harsh. I'd be pretty pissed off if I was a Pats fan. But it's good to see the Pats suffer a bit for all the crap they've pulled under Belichick. Its not really harsh when you take into account their repeated cheating.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 11, 2015 -> 01:52 PM) Hope it sticks. Thought he was Duke. Kentucky is after him really hard too, long way to signing day with this type of guy, always makes you nervous up until the end.

I'll throw my own team under the bus to make it more even. Ohio State does similar things however instead of trying to make an injured kid play, they simply evaluate his injury and certify him as unable to play and bank his scholly for another class. He could probably play and play well, but they would rather let him go to school and give his scholly to an incoming freshman. Not sure which one is more wrong, but its all pretty indicative of the "cattle" mentality this guy talked about.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ May 11, 2015 -> 09:27 AM) I believe only former Illini players (those who left because of playing time, issues with the staff, etc) are rallying behind him. Everyone else has been against him, so it looks like a "I didn't get my way and didn't get drafted so now I'm pissed" story. or 'I dont want to lose my scholly or get put into team purgatory" for the current players. I understand the desire to make it look like this kid is crazy or something, but this was the guy who was at one time selected to represent the team at Big Ten media days, thats a huge deal and honor. He's just publicly saying what is happening to players all over college football. I commend him for speaking out.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 11, 2015 -> 08:43 AM) Neither players nor journalists can corroborate his claims He mentioned plenty of ex-players in his tweets and said many are telling him to keep going, I dont think anything he said is highly unusual. Once again its not isolated to Illinois, this is the typical treatment of players across the board.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ May 10, 2015 -> 10:35 PM) There definitely seems to be something to this story but probably not at the level Simon is putting it at. Either way, a terrible distraction/image for the program as we finally we're building a bit of respect and upward momentum. Hopefully this is just a disgruntled football player venting and that's it, because anything more and the program could be decimated. What seems untrue about his statements? I think this is how every large football program is run, he's just one of the first to tweet about it.

I believe him. Everything he said is commonplace in college football.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 10, 2015 -> 06:57 PM) WTG, Ricky...both the win and the woman. Yeah. How have I never seen her before.

Nice push off for the win.

How could anyone be a fan of him?

Come on guys.

Can't hit a shot, cavs perpetually at the line. Bad recipe

The officials just look at each other after every whistle to confirm the sketchy call.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 8, 2015 -> 06:43 PM) DL? Nothing he can do for it now that will fix it in the short term. It's going to hurt, a lot.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ May 10, 2015 -> 03:00 AM) Didn't watch today but he seems effectively wild. Nice to win on your debut. Keep him in rotation. I wouldn't go that far. A lot of his trouble early on was missing but he had two guys struck out and didn't get the call I the first alone. His slider is truly an elite pitch.