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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 09:14 AM) Wanting to talk about the Cubs on a board for the White Sox seems pretty silly to me. ...says the guy who started the 2015 & 2013 Cubs Catch-All threads.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 24, 2015 -> 03:00 PM) Cubs fans have actually been less annoying than the Chicago media so far this year. The Cubs fans in the media have been horrible. A good number of my friends are Cubs fans, and for the most part they are just that - Cubs fans, not Sox haters. So, for them, Im not unhappy if the Cubs have success. But, man, is the media annoying. For comparison, the Sox were 71-55 in 2012 on this date, and I don't remember guys in the media doing quite as much cheerleading.

I find it incredibly scary to sit in the seats close to the dugout. Even if you're paying attention, sometimes you can't see the ball right away because of the angle or if there are too many white shirts on the people on the opposite side of the field.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 24, 2015 -> 06:17 AM) I have a feeling if the preseason is reduced, then there will be a season in which there are a lot of early season injuries and everyone will say "See? If you dont play these preseason games, then you dont get your body ready for the season" Colleges don't have preseason games, and I don't think there's a significantly larger percentage of injuries early in the season. But, you're correct. That is the first thing people would say if there was a significant injury in the first game. Players are constantly contradicting themselves when it comes to injuries. The same guys that say they'd have to be dragged off the field or that they grab another body part to mask getting their bell rung (possible concussion), argue that the NFL doesn't care about them.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 24, 2015 -> 06:25 AM) They make money on these preseason games. They aren't going away unless they are turned into regular season games. I know the players don't get regular game checks for the preseason, so the owners make a lot of money on these games.

I don't really understand why Rovell thought the Sox report was even worthy of posting. What's his point? Like has been pointed out, scouts are routinely wrong. Just look at any draft in any sport.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 10:16 AM) Harry Volkman, whoosh, Tom Skilling before Tom Skilling dead at 89. He came to my grammar school back in the day to talk about weather. Tom Skilling came to mine. I remember him being very sweaty. Catholic school - no a/c. RIP Harry.

Tickets sold does not equal people who are actually at the game.

My friends do a yearly baseball trip, and I've been to a few with them and some on my own. Wrigley The Cell Camden Yards SF (PacBell or whatever it's called) Texas' new one San Diego Arizona Of those, I loved SF. I think Camden and Wrigley are second. Arizona is terrible. San Diego and Texas seem artificial. I would rank The Cell after Wrigley and Camden, but I'd add that when its full or near capacity, it's pretty great. There's not much to do around the The Cell, but 90% of people go to the game and then home, so it's kind of irrelevant. I think Sox fans are just typical Chicago fans. They go when the team is good, and stay away when not. It's no different than Bears, Bulls, Hawks, or Cubs fans. All have plenty of available seats when they're not playing well.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 06:49 AM) other priorities (Read: Family) I understand, but my guess is that she still follows the Sox. Soxtalk is a good source for info - especially when you are busy with family stuff/work/life. So, it would stand to reason that she (and others who leave) check in occasionally. Going from posting 100 times per day to not posting at all is kind of crazy. Almost as crazy as posting 100 times per day in the first place.

I don't understand how someone like Steff, who was omnipresent on Soxtalk, could go cold turkey and stop posting completely. It's not like she petered out, either. She just stopped.

QUOTE (lord chas @ Jul 21, 2015 -> 09:33 PM) Used to be a Marc Silverman fan but getting quite tired of his daily Cubs fellatio session Especially because he (and many others) quit on the Cubs for several seasons. Didn't watch. Didn't go to games, etc. Yet, Sox attendance and lack of fan base loyalty is good for 3-5 shows every year on the radio shows.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 09:07 PM) I wouldn't call it embarrassing. You've got Thomas, a Hall of Famer. Baines, who was pretty damn good with 2,866 hits, Konerko the Sox all time career home run leader and Minoso, who it goes without saying is the face of our franchise. I like the list. I'm sure the old, old timers who got overlooked would tip their caps to these four as well. I'm not really sure who the face of the Sox is, but I doubt many would say Minoso.

So, this NHL 2015-16 thread is officially the LDF 2015-16 thread, right?

Maybe I'm naive, but I think race relations in this country might improve some if minorities made an attempt to gain empathy for their plight. Race is definitely a factor in the U.S., but how do Mexicans in this country who feel they are targeted because of their race explain the divisions off wealth and power in Mexico? Is "whitey" responsible? How about in India or China or (fill in he blank)? White people can't be responsible in those countries, too. One of the problems some white people have with minorities is that when the minorities point a finger, they are often pointing at people who are not racist. So, from the perspective of the white person, the attack is unwarranted and the white person may naturally feel defensive. A black person or Hispanic person might look at me with envy because my life must have been so great because I'm white. But, they don't know that my parents are immigrants, and they struggled to find good jobs. They struggled to feed, clothe, and educate my family. I can relate with minorities way more than they might believe, but I and many other white people don't/won't get the chance. Many minorities look at me and other white people with the same prejudice that they claim to abhor.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 27, 2015 -> 07:49 PM) I have no idea how Toronto can allow the goal to stick. Shot coming just as it approaches Crawford a Duck skates by and shoulders his glove as puck whizzes past Crawford on the glove side. The culture of the NHL is interesting regarding bad/missed calls. Unlike every other pro sports league, the players seem to register a quick complaint, and then they move on. They clearly blew that call, though. Crawford's glove was moved by the contact. He had no chance to make a play on the puck as a result.

So, is the long term plan at Espn to have Ben Finfer work with C&J? He's sat in with them several times in the past few weeks. I think he's pretty good at talking sports. I don't know much about him personally, which is usually a good thing with sports talkers. They're generally not as interesting as they think they are.

The NBA would do well to make it an automatic technical for anyone other than a team captain or coach to question calls. As it is, the players look for a foul every time down the court. Its a terrible look for the league. The refs were awful. I think NBA refs are much more inconsistent than any other league. It might just be that Thibs is a classic A->B coach who will burn a team out quickly. (See Doug Collins). If he doesn't win within the first 3 years, the players will get sick of him. His inability to adjust is laughable.

Don't think I've seen the shuffle thread in quite some time. Here goes. Last 6 songs I listened to as I clean up around the house awaiting for the walking, whining and all around goodness of NBA playoff basketballs: A Day in the Life - The Beatles Welcome to Paradise - Green Day The River - Bruce Springsteen Lawyers, Guns and Money - Warren Zevon You're My Best Friend - Queen Drink in My Hand - Eric Church

Whenever I watch basketball, I can't get over the amot of traveling. Not just the Jordanesque extra half step on every drive. The shuffling of feet and changing the pivot foot is what gets me. That, and LeBron takin 2 steps between dribbles.

Hawks are so sloppy with the puck around their own net.

I've bet the triple crown races against my dad every year for 30+ years. It started as a $2/race bet, and it hasn't changed much. We usually each pick 2 horses for this race. If none win, we let it ride. I picked Dortmund and Upstart.

Highly recommend the documentary about Roger Ebert, "Life Itself." Came out last year, but I just saw it last weekend. It's a "warts and all" depiction of him. I was always a Sun-Times/Ebert guy. Pretty rough ending to his life. And I had no idea that Siskel was a stud.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 18, 2015 -> 06:34 PM) Dude, there's no "bench" filled with several dozen other guys at Mt. Rushmore. You get 4. 4 names. The granite to the side is literally too fractured to add any additional heads. You only get 4. You do not get super-subs. Carl Everett can stand alone like Crazy Horse down the road.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y20...16358-791823663 I just saw this. Top four players in franchise history will be revealed at the All Star Game.