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I would like to have Ozzie back. If that doesn't happen, my next choice would be Wally Backman. He had a nice run in the Mets organization, but just left at the end of the season as he was tired of being overlooked for big league jobs. He would create a complete 180 change in this clubhouse though and get the most out of the roster.

It's nice of Jose to say that change "starts with him".....that's something a leader should say. However, we all know that change starts with the manager. Having a leader in the dugout that shows some desire to win instills that attitude throughout the entire team. Having an unemotional trainwreck of a leader who shows no intensity rubs that attitude onto everyone in the dugout. Unfortunately, its been allowed to ingrain so deeply, it make take more than a year for a new manager to overcome it. It's the biggest mistake of this organization in the last 10 years to allow Robin to maintain a job so long.

I don't really want us to finish the season on a positive note. Winning 60-70% of our remaining games will only make management think that Robin can get the job done next year. Let's lose, lose, lose, and get a new skipper.

I like the nucleus as long as there's a managerial change. I'm not convinced that Robin will be gone (as he would have been long gone with any other organization) and can't have optimism til that happens. If he's here, you might as well rebuild. If Ozzie's coming back, it's world series for sure in 2017.

I went with just sad....but I think most of our problems can be solved with a managerial change in the off season. Get rid of Robin, bring back Ozzie, make some minor adjustments, and this team can win 100 games next season.

If we sign Tim Tebow, do you think he'll be assigned as well?

I was ready to move on to the football season, but after the Bears last couple of preseason games, its hard to get excited about this season's outlook. Than, the White Sox go 6-2 in the last 8 games and move to within 7.5 of the last wildcard spot. I know it's doubtful, but what if this team continued to win at a 75% clip for the remaining 33 games of the seasons? A 25-8 record would get us to 88-74 on the season - A .543 winning percentage which is about equal to the last wild card spot now. It sucks that this team keeps drawing me back in with false optimism, but I have to have something to root for and right now, its tough to see any positives with the Bears. Let's go Sox! Make a miracle happen and give me something to root for sports wise until hockey season opens up!

I'd be fine keeping Gonzalez and having Fulmer start next season in AAA. He really needs to work on some things before he's ready for a full season of starting in the big leagues.

Robin Venture to anywhere for a bag of chips and some bean dip.

Where do you see the scarf? I don't see that on the calendar?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 3, 2016 -> 07:45 PM) Who would you suggest? Tilson. Why did we get rid of Duke if you ain't gonna use the new guy in a situation like this?

If any pitch is inside, Navarro needs to take one for the team

Why is Avi batting here? You've got a player batting .500 being wasted on the bench

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Aug 2, 2016 -> 02:34 PM) Since Chance is our ambassador, I wish they would set up for him to host a festival at US Cellular EVERY year. I think he'll be a part of the World Series celebration in 2017.

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Aug 1, 2016 -> 01:23 PM) f***, that means we are standing pat at the deadline for a second straight year. Gotta love this s*** FO. We traded Duke yesterday for a new starting CF

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Aug 1, 2016 -> 01:21 PM) Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 26s26 seconds ago The Chicago #Whitesox say that unless something dramatically changes, will keep Chris Sale and Jose Quintana.

I do not want Sale traded. If he is gone later today, we may never see a pitcher that good in a White Sox uniform for the rest of my life. I know we need some other changes to contend for a title in the near future, but winning without an ace is impossible and you just don't easily replace a Chris Sale.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Jul 31, 2016 -> 03:23 PM) How about hitting seven home runs in a game and losing...just sayin' Only two more months of this s*** left to go! Out of all the disappointments this year (and there have been a lot) Rodon has been one of the biggest. This guy now looks like he has no idea what he wants to do out there. Mark The good news is that if he keeps sucking, maybe we can keep him for a while. Otherwise, with Boras as his agent, he'd be gone as soon as we lose team control.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 31, 2016 -> 06:53 PM) Maybe Gonzalez. I think you have to give him some credit for Shields as well.

If Carlos Sanchez is the best we have to send out at second base, it was really foolish not to resign Beckham

Bases loaded, game on the line, and we had a batter with a .100 average at the plate (even lower now). God, we suck.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 31, 2016 -> 11:23 AM) It's probably a bad move unless something big is going to happen. I really doubt we'll be trading for a higher caliber replacement

The big statement here is "If it is done right..." Who really trusts Rick Hahn to do a rebuild right in the next few days? I used to believe we should be sellers, but now I just want us to stand pat. I don't trust him to get good value for the assets we have and I'd prefer to wait for a firesale until we have a GM that could do it efficiently. In addition, I really think this team could be a playoff team as is with a new manager. I know it ain't going to happen this season, but the if we kick Ventura to the curb in the offseason, I'm not sure I want to sell leading into the 2017 season.

I hope we come back, but time to go watch Obama at the convention after Robin gifted this game to the Cubs.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 08:23 PM) lol nope the sox sucking massive dick will be the reason they don't make the playoffs robin is bad but this team would still be bad without him. You've got at least 12 L's this year that belong 100% to Robin. With a good manager, we would have a good lead on first place in the division and be a lock for postseason.