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QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 09:13 PM) don't get me wrong, some really hard decisions on who to trade, will need to be decided in the sox FO. it is inevitable, esp if the sox are still floundering. i reall would not want to wait untiil ASG to decide. got to strike while the iron is hot, contending teams are looking now for help. With how much our best trade piece has struggled there is genuinely no reason to rush this one. Worst case scenario we're still at the bottom of the division mid-July and players are still as worthless as they look now. No way that's worse than where we stand right now. Maybe Samardzija has a non-awful month and some idiot is more willing to take a chance on him in late July than they would be right now. He's already been so bad he's a sunk cost, anything we get back for him is just barely compensation at this point.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 09:08 PM) i was wondering about that one, then again who will replace him?? I have no idea. We have lots of catchers and none of them are earning the spot. That does suggest they might offer arb just to have someone in the role to see how it goes.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 09:04 PM) i don't see where posters are saying Hahn is kw puppet. I just want someone to be responsible for this decision making. I don't know who it should be because I wasn't behind closed doors to see who was pushing for which decisions. If Hahn was strongly in favor of the "all in" type moves, big spending and trading for a guy on a 1 year deal then Hahn is the target. If someone with more power pushed him into that then get that person out of Hahns way. If the decision making setup is going to stay in place then the people who ran the day to day operations on the coaching staff need removed. You can't spend $50 million in 1 year, fail, and have no one be responsible for that failure. For no one to be held responsible then they need to stop failing.

QUOTE (daggins @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 08:52 PM) Assuming the season continues on its trajectory - Alexei Ramirez - option declined Emilio Bonifacio - option declined Geo Soto - Not re-signed this offseason Gordon Beckham - Not re-signed Hector Noesi - DFA, released Matt Albers - Not re-signed JB Shuck - waivers, claimed Jeff Samardzija - FA, comp pick Gillaspie - Non-tendered, FA You forgot Flowers.

So is Boylen the defensive coach?

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 08:33 PM) Hawks 1-0 Sharp Can we get more like that?

Was barbecuing chicken while watching game and man this was disappointing loss.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 05:09 PM) Beckham has no chance vs the slider. Seems like a Conor would have been a better fit today. Is Archer tougher vs RHP? .549 OPS by righties, .501 OPS by lefties against him coming into today. Frankly you're better off just not facing him at all.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 04:53 PM) My thinking is, the Sox do not trade a cheap cost controlled #2 without getting his replacement in return. Trading Q to fill other holes is not a bad idea but it does create a huge void in the rotation. At some point we need to find some offense somewhere. We keep drafting all these pitchers for a reason, at some point we need to cash them in. We're not going to win anything with the #3 rotation in baseball, the #29 defense, and the #30 offense. It just isn't working.

I really do hate it when the umps don't let a guy score who obviously would have scored if the ball had stayed in play. Just in general, that's one rule I wish they'd use a bit of judgment on.

That legitimately deserves a slow-mo replay I can't tell in real time.

Ooh that's close.

Well there's a bit of luck, Longoria flew past the bag.

And a leadoff triple.

A 1-0 white sox lead on 2 singles and a wild pitch!

Since this thread was made Gordon Beckham is 1/22 with 1 walk and 1 sac fly.

Jesus the numbers they just showed for Archer are incredible, 38K/0 BB in his last 3 outings.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 03:43 PM) How does this pointless thread have 9 replies? Let alone 9 pages? You need to increase the number of posts per page.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 03:59 PM) Let's play a game. Over/under on the amount of 3 runs scored by the Rays in the 1st inning. Let's do this I'll even take the under.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 01:34 PM) I do wonder to what extent some of our disagreements on police incidents is rooted in different ideas of what police are for and what we expect of them. I think there is some degree to which some see police as perfectly normal civilians doing a particular job where they should be held to the same standard as anyone at any job. Others see police as one of a few very special positions in society where we expect something beyond the typical job performance. This is a piece from a law school professor on the subject of how officers view themselves - his word choice for that description is "Guardian" or "Warrior". Worth reading on this subject IMO.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 12:01 PM) They would need an absolute haul to trade Quintana. It doesn't make sense. We've been over this ad nauseum. The White Sox have the worst average offense in MLB and 2nd worst defense in MLB over the last 10 seasons. This isn't working.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 10:19 PM) I think I hate Tyler Flowers more than any player in White Sox history. That includes Jaime Navarro, Scott Linebrink, Mark Teahan, Will Cordero, & Brett Myers. Yeah this is "recent memories being more intense than long-term ones". F*** Royce Clayton and David Wells. Seriously. F*** them. A lot.

Holy f***ing F*** we played a rundown correctly and it earned a 2nd out? When did we make a 15 player for 15 player trade? I don't know this team any more.

D'Oh.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 09:22 PM) I would say EJ or Beck.. So basically it would be EJ or Beck in Danks spot.. and Rodon stays as he is.. spot start someone to give him his "much needed" rest. I'm still intrigued to see if Danks could be effective out of the pen, able to go all out for like 15 pitches. He wouldn't be worth his contract unless he took Robertsons spot obviously but that's a sunk cost; if we can work a rookie in and turn Danks into a solid bullpen lefty we could actually turn him into somehting useful. Worth a shot in another under .500 lost season.