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QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 29, 2012 -> 06:59 PM) Oh god. Why did I turn on Rongey? LOL!

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 09:06 AM) QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 10:47 PM) Bring on tapatalk! x2 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 05:19 PM) Tapatalk support would be awesome. x4

Buehrle >> Wood

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 5, 2011 -> 07:44 AM) QUOTE (Tex @ Sep 5, 2011 -> 07:09 AM) Cooper. He's earned it. I can't believe no one has thought of him for the spot. He's been brought up before. And no f***ing way. Coop dealing with media after a few losing streaks? Oy.. I get the feeling that would be like Ozzie minus the entertainment value. QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 03:40 PM) Daryl Boston

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 05:23 PM) Hearing about the kids work ethic and attention span, banking on large improvement is dicey. Those kind of guys can hit a wall very easily. That is precisely what I meant. I never saw any real promise in Corey Patterson or Felix Pie, just "hope." I do see "promise" in Castro, yet I have little hope. I guess we'll see what his ceiling is when he hits the wall. Or something like that.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 2, 2011 -> 11:17 PM) I think so. In listening to it from far away, I thought it was annoying, loud, uncomfortable radio. That's exactly how it felt tuning in to the conversation part way through. I think Spiegel was mostly right, but he's still not polished in the art of on-air debate (or beat-downs). Also, the way Cowley ended the interview sounded very amateur. Can't remember exactly, but it was something to the effect of "get your own sources and get back to me." Sorta like hearing an Internet debate played out on the radio.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Aug 22, 2011 -> 03:35 PM) Yeah, the two alleged saviors which Cub fans couldn't shut up about. More like the organization. When an organization banks on a player of course they're going to be talked about. Personally, I don't know anyone who really believed either was worth a hamburgers. I do remember some fluff here about how Patterson would blossom after leaving the Cubs' spotlight... I do agree, however, that Castro will never fulfill expectations. I could see him maxing out at, say, Alexei Ramírez?

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Jun 22, 2011 -> 02:46 PM) 2007 was when the Cubs fans got really started to get ramped up because it was coming up to the century mark of their WS drought and nobody wanted to see it go to triple digits. Everyone was sure that it was "their year". Then they got swept in the playoffs. 2008 was the century mark and again everyone was sure that it was "their year" Then they got swept in the playoffs. They've been sliding backwards ever since and Cubs fans are finally starting to realize that it's not all that lovable to be a loser. I disagree. 2003 is when "everyone" got ramped up...and that didn't really happen till they took out ATL. '07 and '08 were mirages. In neither of those years was there even a shred of belief they could go anywhere in the playoffs. Unless, of course, you're referencing the a$$clown brigade (santo fans). You know, the ones who embrace the term "lovable losers."

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 21, 2011 -> 01:47 PM) There are very few hitters in the Cubs lineup that can beat you, and Castro is probably the main one, I'd rather avoid him if possible, I don't care which inning it is. Is he that well established??! At most he's having a nice first full year, yet ppl are treating like him like he's Albert Pujols (or Aramis when he was on 'roids ). This is downright hilarious. 2nd and 3rd, two out, three run lead, and the sox are relegated to pitching around Starlin Castro. LOL! If this continues, fine, whatever, then Castro's "for real." But to this point he's just been a good player.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 21, 2011 -> 11:56 AM) QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 21, 2011 -> 11:31 AM) Starlin Castro is not a dude you pitch around right now. Gavin threw an awful pitch, that is that. Especially not in the third inning of a game. Bingo. Two outs, too.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 09:56 PM) The problem is that Pierre is actually a good defensive outfielder, he's just been horrible at judging high drifting fly balls. This has been a weakness of his. He's pretty much lost the Sox two games on his own because of his f***-ups though. Bizarre. I wonder if there might there be a health issue? Seems so basic, but often vision or other (balance, perception) problems are overlooked.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 01:03 AM) Anyone who gives him credit for the hot streaks, really should give him blame for the cold ones. Anyone who gives the players credit for the hot streaks, really should blame the players for the cold ones. Yeah, works both ways. Feel free to insert "Kenny" in there & see what happens.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 16, 2010 -> 09:40 AM) I'm going on Saturday night, and I'm treating it like the World Series. LOL. Sounds like a Wrigley bleachers fan.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Aug 26, 2010 -> 09:45 AM) They will do Girardi over Sandberg as the minion will eat that up. Huh?

Report: White Sox plan to claim Manny Ramirez August 24, 2010 2:05 PM By Mark Gonzales The White Sox plan to file a waiver claim on Manny Ramirez with the intention of acquiring him, according to a report by Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal. After unsuccessfully pursuing Ramirez before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, White Sox general manager Ken Williams said he had no qualms about tinkering with the chemistry of the team, saying that an impact hitter would be welcomed by the Sox players as they attempt to overtake Minnesota for the American League Central title. But Ramirez burned bridges in his final days in Boston in 2008 that led to his trade to the Dodgers, and he served a 50-game suspension last year for violating Major League Baseball's police on performance enhancing drugs. It also remains to be seen how tolerant the Sox would be toward Ramirez's long dreadlocks, since several players were ordered to cut their hair in 2006 after it was deemed too long by chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. Ramirez is due about $4.25 million for the rest of the year. The Dodgers haven't yet put Ramirez on waivers but plan to do so as early as Tuesday afternoon, according to Rosenthal.

Lou - good riddance.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 04:54 PM) I am not surprised either, but that doesn't meant it's an acceptable number. If umpires can't get the calls right at least 80-85% of the time on close calls, then we need to have some replay review system. But..........it's ESPN. They can't even get their pregame SPs right half the time.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 8, 2010 -> 03:10 PM) You can defend the negativity all you want. But a negative environment in any walk of life, even a rather harmless message board community, grows very old. My opinion is ultimately a thorougly negative environment is not a place people want to be. The board is much more negative than last year and I've noticed a drop in threads and posts that do anything but complain. Sorry, but to me that sounds like a garden-variety post-90s Cubs fan. Sox fans are going back to being Sox fans, holding their team to a higher standard. I'm sure many are already tired of 2005 references as well.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 05:07 PM) Every Cubs victory between now and July 31st is a victory for the status quo. So as far as I'm concerned, let them win and thus be stupid at the deadline and not dump anybody they can. Heck, maybe they can even save Jim Hendry's job! LOL!!! And the way Ricketts has been talking, OH BOY! Talk about another 100 years of futility...yikes!

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 04:23 PM) Doesn't Aramis have a history of going nuts with the bat when the Cubs are hopelessly out of it? No, he's been their only clutch player. That's Lee you're thinking of. Hell, he did that as recently as last year.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 10:57 AM) Ted Lilly is one of those guys that tells you the disparity between the AL and NL. In all his seasons with the Cubs, he's given up nearly 50% fly balls, more than he was giving up in the AL. Yet, his HR/FB has DROPPED since moving to the NL. Call it the wind blowing in or whatever, but it just shows that the NL hitters suck. Actually Ted Lily is NOT one of those guys that tells you the disparity between the AL and NL, nor is it "wind" ... it's Wrigley Field. Funny how ppl still hang on to this notion it's a great hitters' (or worse, yet- home run hitters') ballpark. QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 11:15 AM) People probably remember him from the near no-hitter, but he's been pretty bad this season. His velocity is down Bingo. I need to see more solid starts from the guy THIS year not historically. I'd probably feel the same if I were the Mutts.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 5, 2010 -> 05:28 PM) As an update on my other thread, we decided on a place in La Grange. Closing in 2 weeks. Thought about Brookfield (meh), La Grange Park (some meh, some great), but ended up in La Grange. Crazy fast express train downtown, great downtown area, good schools (though *knock on wood* hopefully i dont have to worry about that for a little while longer). Since I did nothing but analyze the area there, feel free to ask questions.e, tons of nightlife/restaraunts, safe...good spot to start out for sure. Isn't it crazy expensive there?

I moved once - to NYC. Other than distance, it was easy going from one big city to another. I was lucky in that I visited ppl I knew there before, and my boss put me up for a while so I had ideas where to live. I would, if feasible, try to find a temporary place on a short-term lease and store your belongings. Once you've been there awhile and befriend some coworkers you can get a better feel for which neighborhood you'd like to live in. I'm jealous for your mobility. In this economy that is a very, very good thing.

Illinois lawmaker wants Sox out of Arizona SPRINGFIELD - The new Arizona immigration law has one Illinois legislator in an uproar, so he's calling on the owner of the Chicago White Sox to pull out of the team's Glendale, Ariz., training camp. "I thought about how they would feel as they traveled to Arizona," state Sen. Martin Sandoval, a Cicero Democrat, said of Latino White Sox players. The new Arizona law requires that requires suspected undocumented immigrants to be detained and asked for proof of citizenship. The law caused protests nationwide, including a few outside Wrigley Field last week when the Cubs played the Arizona Diamondbacks. Sandoval said he sent a letter to White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, calling on him to move the team out of its Arizona-based Camelback Ranch training camp as a sign of solidarity with the state of Illinois, which owns U.S. Cellular Field. A White Sox spokesman said the team received the letter but it was inappropriate to comment on a national issue that would impact more than just the team. The spokesman said Reinsdorf is out of town and has not seen the letter or spoken with Sandoval yet. At least one suburban lawmaker and White Sox fan agrees with Sandoval. "We should basically boycott Arizona in that regard," said Waukegan Democratic state Sen. Terry Link. Asked about the Cubs spring training in Arizona, Link begrudgingly acknowledged that team's existence. "I'm not a Cubs fan so I could care less what they do. But I understand they're already contemplating a move to Florida," he said. Meanwhile, Gov. Pat Quinn, a noted White Sox fan, said the issue is "worth looking into" and said the Arizona law is an example of "racial profiling." His Republican challenger in the November election, state sen. Bill Brady, said he doesn't have an opinion the law. He wouldn't comment on whether it's appropriate for police to question people about their immigration status. Brady said Wednesday he has a study group helping him develop a position on immigration. The union representing Major League players came out against the Arizona law last week, saying it should be "repealed or modified promptly." The new law is not the first Arizona public policy and the professional sporting world collided. In the early 1990s, the NFL moved a Super Bowl to Pasadena after Arizona refused to recognize the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The latest immigration flap prompted the Phoenix Suns organization to outfit players in "Los Suns" jerseys for Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night "to honor our Latino community and the diversity of our league, the state of Arizona, and our nation," owner Robert Sarver said.

"He stood there like the house by the side of the road and watched that one go by." Class act, unbelievable pipes. One of my favorites, right there with Harry Kalas & Jack Buck. They just don't make 'em like that anymore.