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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 03:50 PM) Eh, it is just lifeless Robin doing unpassionate things, amirite? He better start winning or else his wife will be the only victim of sleepy Robin.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 03:46 PM) Why even It's like Steve Francis when they traded his boy Cuttino Mobley away: why even get out of bed?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 03:29 PM) Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 1m1 minute ago Due to the @chicagobulls game airing on CSN (Go Bulls!), our game will move to CSN+. Hell why even televise it all.

You cannot compared a protected monopoly like MLB with any other business except the other federally protected sports leagues. It's not like a McDonalds franchise. It's not like a soda company. Apples to Oranges. When you buy into an MLB team you agree to play by the league's rules, including how revenue is split. You get your vote as 1/30 and that's it. Angelos knows all of this. If he doesn't like it he's free to sell his club (at a value that is incredibly enhanced from even 10 years ago mind you, maybe even to the tune of 200%) and try his hand at other ventures. Why do rich people buy sports clubs? Sure some do it for the love of the game and the prestige, but many buy in because the profit structure is guaranteed. I mean, the worst thing that can happen is the other cabal members decide that it's in everyone's best interests to move a club into your backyard. Compared to the risk of many of investment vehicles a MLB is almost fail safe. Hell, look at the Wilpons, who for a decade or longer have basically leveraged the Mets as their own personal piggy bank and were able to survive their massive Madoff exposure thanks to the revenues from the club. There's no defending Angelos this is simply a petty dispute between 1%ers. Two guys pissing on each others Bruno Magli's.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 01:38 PM) I just wanted to point out that the Astros are 14-7. I had no idea. Huh. I listened to an interview with their manager on Rome this morning. I was very, very impressed. Contrast with Robin couldn't have been clearer. I don't even know his name but he sure as hell seemed enthusiastic and had a great perspective on the day to day running of the club verse the longer view of ups and downs within a season. Of course, if they were 7-14 instead it might not have been so impressive. Just win baby.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 01:13 PM) Be prepared to tip your cap to Jacob May or whatever his first name is. Yea I've had enough cap tipping to scrubs. The idea of "attacking the zone" against the Sox is usually just throw the ball anywhere and they will swing. So maybe the pitcher did "attack the zone" and have "good stuff" but FFS, at least have good at bats. Have not seen very many good at bats this season. I will also say that if Jose is going to be a leader he needs to go to Robin and tell him to play LaRoche more at 1B. There is zero point in tiring Jose and playing an inferior defender 6 days out of 7.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 01:02 PM) The Nationals and Orioles are franchises of Major League Baseball. Big f***ing difference than two seperate companies. The idea that two members of a cabal, immune to federal anti-trust laws, can't figure out how to split the eggs from the Golden Goose that is MLB revenue right now, is absurd on the face and should be shouted down from the rooftops as more Gilded Age 2.0 insanity. Did Angelos really f***ing expect to not have a team in DC eventually? It's what, the 6th largest TV market in the US? The Orioles had the entire metro area, including DC, to themselves for decades. That they couldn't build a stronger regional brand is nobody's fault but their own.

win the f***ing game please.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 09:55 PM) Three days ago, the White Sox were on top of the world, best bullpen on earth, etc. Now we're back in the doldrums, Samardzija needs to be traded before the deadline, Ventura sucks because his team came out flat and the offense is in a malaise, Eaton's not the same player he was in 2014, Abreu can't field and LaRoche should be at 1B, etc. Total 180 degree change. it's a message board.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 03:15 PM) Hawk, we are not right back in it. The only reason we even scored was because of an error and we are still down 5 That's what I thought. 2 runs thanks mostly to an error. Offense looks as bad as ever.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 03:13 PM) Conor's leash is about at its end, right? They were so quick to ditch De Aza once he started to get into his arb raises. I'd assume Conor will be the same if he continues to be a 1 WAR player. Frustrating I had high hopes for Conor this year but he's been bad.

wow. Thanks Machado.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 03:11 PM) The White Sox have also played 3-4 less games than most of MLB, which is about 15 to 20% less games. SOmeone did the per game math already. It's not much better. The offense has sucked, again, don't put to find a point on it.

Hard to score when Conor and Eaton are this bad.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 03:09 PM) This is 3 years running just not 2015. No kidding. 3 years of sloppy, bad baseball. It wears on you.

Avi BABIP wizard.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 03:04 PM) So yes the sox have played less games then everybody else. Sox have 17 games coming into today. Next 2 teams at 19 are cleveland and Baltimore. Sox have 138 hits, cleveland with 149 and Baltimore with 184. Sox have 60 runs, cleveland with 71, and Baltimore with 104. Sox have 58 rbis, cleveland with 69 and Baltimore with 98. The offense has been putrid. Let's not put to fine a point on it.

Just once can we have a guy like "Jose Parades" hitting 405 at the end of April? Sox never find any lightning in a bottle.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 02:58 PM) Well, I looked away to get done entering 527 grades and put Sigur Rós on as background music figuring I'd get distracted by baseball. I'm not mad at myself in the least now. LOL, I should try some Enya.

good job eaton 1 f***ing pitch.

Why does LaRoche never player 1b? I thought it was going to be more of a 50/50 split with Jose. Right now it's like 90% Jose. Makes no sense use the damn roster the right way please.

QUOTE (South Sider @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 02:53 PM) Jeffs gonna have to pitch a lot of good games for that now inflated ERA to come down to something an ace would have. well he's not an ace so I wouldn't expect that. At this point I just want him to be a solid 3rd starter. Maybe I'm asking too much.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 02:50 PM) Guys are too comfortable and have been for awhile now. I agree I posted the video of Adam Eaton talking to RV in spring BP. Eaton was talking to RV like he was his freaking homeboy from the frat. If Eaton was off to the hottest most amazing start it would be "guys play loose for RV". But he's not and right now the narrative is "guys are too comfy, including Eaton". f*** this team right now. Wait 3 days and get blown out. This sucks.

Shark sucks. Luckily so does Semien.

Team looks completely lifeless imo. Mentally out of the game. I really don't think RV ever has his team ready to play. Something needs to change imo if things persist like this into July.