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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 31, 2015 -> 12:29 PM) By the reports I've seen his extension runs through the 2016 season although we don't know the dollar amount. I don't think they are guaranteed, are they? If they fire him he's done getting paid, not like DFAing a player.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 31, 2015 -> 03:05 PM) Having a high paid closer on a 75 win team seems pointless, I was hoping maybe he could bring back some talent at other positions or maybe even free up money to spend elsewhere. Well they're gonna need a very good closer (notice I didn't say elite, not sure there are any anymore) eventually so IMO they might as well keep him.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 30, 2015 -> 11:38 PM) No one is going to hire Kenny Williams for gosh sakes. You fire him or keep him. No team wants that guy. He exudes ego and doesn't have the resume to back up his ego. I'm with ya here Greg. Nobody is gonna hire KW and give him final authority. At absolute best he'd come on in an advisory role to another executive who has final say on all transactions and budget allocation. Only JR is foolish enough to give this man final authority at this point.

keep losing.

QUOTE (Saufley @ Aug 29, 2015 -> 09:41 PM) Maybe Stone feels he's sitting in the booth with someone who isn't qualified to be sitting in the chair next to him. then he should check himself because chuck is a pure pro and it's not his fault Hawk is old and the SOx have no backup plan... Sox' own fault. f*** Stone.

Carlos Sanchez now has a higher ISO than Avi! Today's fun s*** Sox stat.

looks like Addison Reed to the Mets. Halol. Good luck with that one Mets.

Micah and TT need to be getting MLB PA. This is sickening.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 29, 2015 -> 06:32 PM) Shouldn't have 2nd worst hitter batting 2nd I agree but at this point it's just deck chairs on the Titanic.

6 OF THE NINE PLAYERS IN THE LINEUP HAVE AN OBP BELOW .300 ffs.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Aug 29, 2015 -> 06:23 PM) It's going to be fascinating to see what happens with Samardzija this off-season. I don't think ANYONE can predict what he will sign for. He's going to accept the QO, no doubt about it. I wouldn't even offer it to him. f*** him. f*** the sandwich pick.

f*** this team, I hope they lose every game from here on out. At least they can get a better draft pick out of it that's the one thing they haven't screwed up lately.

If I had a ticket for tonight's game I'd be absolutely PISSED I didn't get to see Trayce. WTF Is wrong with these guys. This ORG is really going to be in for a shock when attendance goes even lower next year. And WTF do they expect they SLAP the fans in the face time and time again.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 06:34 PM) National media for sure. You know, the people who are experts in this sort of thing. Don't try to pretend Jon Miller isn't great. I'm not a fan of Miller just because I prefer the Scully style of "less is more" and Miller IMO tends to over-explain. That said, Miller is so far better than Hawk and Stone that I hesitate to even really critique him. He's a fine broadcaster. I listen to a fair amount of the opponent's broadcasts on MLB.tv and I'm not sure there's a worse overall crew than Hawk and Stone. Stone is mediocre at best and Hawk, this old ass version of him, is bottom tier, no doubt.

The 16k that showed up tonight were treated to a real gem.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 09:17 PM) Soto continues to outplay Flowers everyday. Take the money they are gonna waste on Alexie and give it to Soto. Please. He's the only guy on this team that has out performed expectations offensively.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 09:17 PM) Soto continues to outplay Flowers everyday. I forgot to mention it in my write up from Safeco but Soto has at least partially gotten over his yips. He doesn't do nearly the amount of crazy gyrations, plate brushing etc he used to do. In fact one time Danks wasn't ready for the ball and he even was able to hesitate and throw a nice ball right back to him.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 08:45 PM) Just put it in this prospective -- remove yourself from being a White Sox fan. Look at the teams from 2009 through today, and decide how you would guage the results? I'd say most, if not all, would conclude that management did a horrendous job. They were unable to sustain success.....or failure. So what was left was a perpetual cycle of mediocrity. They haven't been mediocre in awhile. They've been bad. Most stretches of bad this long get a GM fired. Or, you know, at least a manager.

Who is the replacement? Literally anyone. Ramirez has been below the definition of replacement level this year by a good amount. Just throw any AAAA guy in there if you want to go cheap. If they think they are gonna contend then find someone that could possibly give you 2 WAR but replacing his production? Shouldn't be a problem. I will say it would be the most Sox thing ever to rush Anderson based on a hot spring. God I hope that doesn't happen. Would really like to see him get another year to refine everything without the pressure of the big club. They need to be patient with him.

QUOTE (Real @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 03:13 PM) KW goes to Seattle but still works for the Sox in a supervisory role. lmao. Oh man, I needed this chuckle. That would be the most JR thing ever. Hey, maybe we can move Seattle into Camelback as well.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 02:50 PM) This. KW has made more bad moves than good ones over the past 10 seasons. Its time for him to go. I was once a big time KW supporter but its time for a change. Things are way too stale around here. Ding, ding, ding. I loved the man, I thought he was a very good GM. Not elite, but very good. Now? I have done a 180. He is a bad GM, possibly a very bad one.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 01:53 PM) Now that is irony. It is hindsight bias one way, but not the other apparently. You're KW fanboi we get it. What's his overall record since 2008 my friend? You are what your record says you are. Who hired Wilder? Who put him in a position of authority and then from many indications failed to see the red flags because he was a friend? KW hasn't done jack squat in over 6 years for this franchise. He ran the MLB talent into the ground and he ran the MiLB talent into the ground as well. There is no defending him. Unless you believe you get a lifetime pass for from what is looking more and more like a complete fluke of a championship. Ask Ben Cherington how that works out for a franchise that doesn't overvalue loyalty to the point of absurdity time and time again.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 02:58 PM) Trayce has also been worth 2.5 more wins than Avi over the course of their respective major league careers thus far. So there's that. no kidding. At some point, you play production until it doesn't produce. There are literally zero good reasons not to play him the rest of the way and see if this is a mirage or what. I mean the guy had a ton of pressure on him to become the last brother to play at the highest level. Now that he's here, maybe his nature athletic ability is taking over. His bro, FWIW, had a semi serious tweet last night, and this is NBA All Star Klay Thompson, saying that Trayce might actually be the best overall athlete in the family. Ride this wave, ride it.

Goodness this idea that KW personally led the charge for JA and he has a "great eye for talent" has taken on a life of its own. You are what you record says you are and KW's record is mediocre at best. And, furthermore, with a severe downward slope at the end. KW likes a lot of players. Just because he urged the signing of JA doesn't mean he has a great eye for eye talent that is hindsight bias. His overall record on acquiring talent is mediocre at best. If you scout enough players eventually you might get lucky and have one pan out but Tyler Flowers can run into a fastball too can't he? Doesn't mean he's overall a good hitter. He is also the man that hired the people behind the latin america fiasco. He is the guy that wasted a draft pick on his son. Forget KW.

Play this kid. As I keep saying, he has athletic greatness in his genes. I'm not a big believer in that sort of s*** but when literally your entire family is involved at the highest level of sport you might have something going for you. Plus, he's hitting the piss out of the ball. Let him play until he fails. No reason that Avi and Melky and Eaton can't get 1 or 2 day offs a week in Sept.