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QUOTE (Tex @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 03:25 PM) Now I understand your love for Hillary. Hillary is the best politician in America. Vote her. Ignore her bad behavior. I do admire your consistency across all areas of life. why do the admins and mods here do so much trolling? I'm honestly asking. It contributes quite a bit to all the arguing and toxicity. Between this post and the trolling by SS2K and Eminor you guys set an awful example. Hard to tell regular posters to behave when the admins and mods can't even bother.

I really want to like Chris Sale. I really don't like him much anymore. He's a redass if there has ever been one on the South Side. He wants to win sure, but if that includes throwing temper tantrums on a semi annual basis he can forget it. All he's done is remove himself from two starts. That doesn't help winning.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 12:09 PM) When you're a lame duck like Robin, you allow players to do it. Really shows how Robin isn't in control of the clubhouse whatsoever. Leadership vacuum.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 25, 2016 -> 09:33 AM) It's not a salary dump situation 100%, but there will likely be disappointment in the return for Robertson unless he's packaged together with Quintana and there's no realistic way to separate out the trade return value. Hard to argue his value hasn't taken a decent-sized hit since the second week of May. Sox would do well to get a B- position player prospect back.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jul 24, 2016 -> 10:51 PM) The issue is that in all other ballparks the clubhouse guy controls all the money and after buying the food and such distributes it to the other clubhouse staff. In this case he only controls 40% while the team controls 60%. The white sox want their dues and tips to stay in under clubhouse control not going to the team to control. Essentially the team is determining who gets the tips not the clubhouse manager. I can't believe people have a problem with the players sticking up for the "little guys" in the clubhouse. The players want their tips to go to the guys for which they are intended. yep. agree 100%.

matt albers? I can only laugh. if you had told me in May, at 10 over or whatever, that Albers would be starting a game in July and Chris sale trade speculation would be the reason I'd of told you to f*** off.

wow, I hope it's a trade possibility and not an injury.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 22, 2016 -> 08:31 PM) This season is going down in flames lol are you on a delay, like of six weeks maybe

letting Jose play 1B so much is really dumb. It's not like he could hit any worse as a full time DH, right? Remember when we were worried how much he'd cost if he opted into ARB? Those were the good old days.

This has been the most apathetic feeling during a season I personally have gone through. I'm not even checking the box scores much anymore to see how TA and the other youngsters are doing. The reality of the last 60 odd games, where the Sox have basically been the worst team in the AL after the hot start has completely sapped any excitement or hope I have around this team. The only move that would immediately bring me back some would be trading for younger assets and firing RV along with it. That's about it. Other then that a 10 game winning streak but good luck with that they can't even win 6 out of 10 anymore.

QUOTE (Insp @ Jul 22, 2016 -> 07:21 PM) We need to keep Robertson to build around him. you don't build anything around a closer. You find a good offense, a good rotation, then you find a closer. Only reason Sox blew what they blew on DR is because they thought they were ready to contend. Whoops.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Jul 20, 2016 -> 07:15 PM) 23-10 then 23-38. Turner is seriously penciled in for a start on Friday? Fffffff

How many games his this pen blown since April? 10?

moral victory didn't get shutout!

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 14, 2016 -> 06:22 PM) yawn great post for any user but especially a mod. Seriously?

I'm sad about Jose. Honestly I think he's older than 28. He moves, looks and now hits like he's past 30. Kinda sucks.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 12, 2016 -> 03:30 PM) Out of curiosity, I wonder how many here would agree with that back then. anybody with half a brain and two working eyes. His minor league numbers were mediocre offensively and the scouting reports on his defense were brutal -- and he was always very old for his level. That the dude is not in MLB currently and was given a total of 3 PA by the Dodgers should surprise nobody. I continually railed against the idea of Micah as the starting 2B and I remember only a few were on my side.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 9, 2016 -> 08:50 PM) Someone would have to look up the numbers at FG, but the Yankees' announcers have been consistently claiming Robertson was a much harder thrower when he faced them in the past pitching for NY. eh, the stats. they are full of s*** mostly. the problem, as we all see with DR, is that much like Carlos he either has OK fastball command or no fastball command. They do well when they have it, meh (at best) when they don't. Look at the run values for his fastball this year. his cutter is as good as ever, his fastball is either missing or getting too much of the plate is my guess.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jul 9, 2016 -> 08:30 PM) What? it was a 5-0 game, DR, because "he needed work" was inserted into the non save situation. He hurt his leg. Almost fugged them today. Might again tmr. It was a stupid decision by RV: you give your closer all the rest he can get this time of year. Let him throw a simulated game or some s*** if he's really hurting for work. RV's risking injury or a confidence problem (non save situation, your closer, hopefully he doesn't give up a couple...) for the huge upside of avoiding giving your closer a 6 day layoff at worst. What's the upside? Zero. These things add up with RV...

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 9, 2016 -> 06:25 PM) That was suffered (apparently) in that Wednesday game that we were all saying it wasn't necessary to use him...oh, well. it was stupid then and stupid now. He didn't "need work". RV took another un necessary risk with the pen.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 9, 2016 -> 10:03 AM) pnoles one of the SSS groupies. Really? That dude is part of the reason I decided to stop posting there. Unlike larry, pnoles actually doesn't really provide much insight to go with his arrogance. larry is great however. Honestly ever since the Cheat left SSS just hasn't done it for me. Not a huge fan of Margulus.

team won again despite RV. Thank God.

WE JUST IBB A GUY WITH A .597 OPS!

Oh good load the bases so there's no margin for error. Great plan. Never, ever a fan of walking the bases loaded unless it's f***ing Bonds up.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 9, 2016 -> 03:55 PM) Now this? What do you mean now this? We have no idea why he's not pitching. He's not pitching, that's the problem. The reason literally does not matter right now. Tmr sure, but not right now.