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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 01:12 PM) The optimism last offseason didn't work out so well for those who had it. s*** happens. 2 years ago the Angels were the offseason darlings after bringing in Pujols, Hamilton and CJ Wilson, expected to contend for a title. They fell flat on their faces and every player expected to put them over the top floundered. They flipped things around and corrected their course in one season. Of course your response will be something along the lines of "why should i trust this organization to do the same thing?" and I cant answer that for you. You gave up on the team and front office, there is no argument i can make that will make you change your mind.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 12:27 PM) And while I agree, if you're down enough on this franchise as I am such that you expect this team to continue losing for several years...comparing "rebuilding with the best pieces we could get for Chris Sale" and "letting Chris Sale be the dominant player on a losing team until he is traded in 2018 or gets hurt" at least motivates consideration of the "take the best offer you can" option. nobody is as down on this franchise as you at the moment

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 12:23 PM) I think that's really because it's impossible to get his value. Sale is worth more than any player in baseball not named Trout or Harper. You could almost say more than both of them as well because of his ridiculous deal. Either way, it is nitpicking, Sale's value is off the charts

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 11:58 AM) Sports writers are frustrated college boys/girls who couldn't make it in the sports arena so they write about it with little knowledge of the subject. Frustration is ruling the day so the writer jumps on the bandwagon LMAO omg

Broussard SAUCES say that Butler postponed meetings with LAL, BOS, PHI and DAL after the bulls offer

Our good friend Ronald Belisario, doing Ronald Belisario things http://deadspin.com/sometimes-its-hard-to-...tter-1714828376

I dont see why this is evidence, as if it is a hidden agenda. Pretty much all of the chicago media wants changes to the Sox, starting with Ventura

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 19, 2015 -> 09:56 PM) 101.1 Chicago is relatively new and very good lol

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 02:37 PM) I'm not worried about that, I'm just worried about him not being good at hockey anymore. I guess if you can get him on the cheap. He is only 30, it isnt like he is Roszival ancient and his best years are long gone

Was Richards involved in that situation where the LA Kings player(Stoll?) was busted with ecstacy and coke?

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 01:28 PM) No, but KC Johnson had an article addressing it using only Gar Forman as his source denying it. which leads me to believe it is true and there is a huge beef. I thi k KC Johnson seems like a good writer but he has proven to be incredibly out of touch with the real rumblings of the team. It is no secret that KC is the front office mouthpiece

Hinrich exercised his 2.8 million dollar option

Taj's ankle surgery really f***ed things up for his value here. Its like Deng with his wrist injury(and not getting the surgery for it), you have this guy who should be worth much more than he is, and you end up dumping him for pennies on the dollar.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jun 28, 2015 -> 03:06 PM) Would someone please report back on what Ventura says at post game press conference. Baseball package does not get that stuff. "Well we worked on those things....I thought he had good stuff still......tough loss.....yea I didn't want to take out Putnam because he was pitching so well.....tough loss"

Thanks for that Robin

Hawk has now transferred TWTW into a negative or positive virus that the teams catch

QUOTE (lord chas @ Jun 28, 2015 -> 01:46 PM) Did Bernstein start this one as well? Pretty much

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 27, 2015 -> 08:51 AM) http://www.live5news.com/story/29422267/wo...f-sc-statehouse An African American woman climbed the flag pole and took it down this morning. It has since been put back and she was arrested. https://vine.co/v/eJhYu20i7mg

QUOTE (harkness @ Jun 26, 2015 -> 03:34 PM) interesting thing about all of this.. Nothing in that article quotes anyone from the whitesox organization saying anything about trading alexei... Though the title says "white sox willing to part ways with Ramirez," and then absolutely nothing to back that up is said in the article. Oh yea, every organization sends someone out before the trade deadline and says "We are willing to part with this player"

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 26, 2015 -> 03:22 PM) I know I do. I always give you an A

do you think members of the Chicago White Sox read their Soxtalk report cards and cry?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 26, 2015 -> 02:11 PM) Yeah I never bought that. It became opportunistic for him to learn that black people like their children just as much as white people (his actual epiphany). How do you come from a place where you truly believe blacks are inferior and unequal and shouldn't be in the same room as you to the complete opposite? He was in his 20 and 30's too. It's not like he was a brain washed 8 year old growing up in a racist house. People change. Neither you or me will ever know if he ever really felt that way, but i can tell you right now that I certainly dont think now at my age(37) the same way I did at 20. You dont buy it, thats fine. But you are presenting Byrd as an unabashed unapologetic racist who never repented, and Obama went and eulogized him

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 26, 2015 -> 01:52 PM) Shoot, we still give passes today. Like with this asshole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Byrd Proud KKK member and Obama had to, i'm sure out of professional obligation only, eulogize him. I remember all those long stories and op-eds about him. Oh wait, no he was a democrat. Seems like he recognized how wrong he was and at least attempted to rectify it. He also acknowledged that he made a bad choice and would have to live with it his whole life

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 26, 2015 -> 11:51 AM) You have to make deals that make sense at the time. Even now who replaces Alexei if traded? I do expect the Sox will listen to offers. Now if Tim Anderson is ready or we are willing to put up with a season or two of youthful mistakes ok otherwise wait. But, don't trade just for the sake of some move so complainers can be placated. Heck we could see this team torn apart every year they don't win the world series if you bow to the demands of some rabid fans. One I do think might get offered around is John Danks. But, we know his contratc will be an albatross See, this is where you are wrong, it isnt about complainers. It is about getting whatever value you can out of a drastically underperforming player in the last year of his contract. What does holding on to him accomplish? The mistakes he is making are worse than a youthful mistakes, he should know and play better. Tim Anderson probably wouldnt come up, i could see them going with beckham or sanchez the rest of the way. Regardless, Alexei's contract and play are both very heavy albatrosses on the white sox this season. This makes all the sense in the world, the Sox arent going to have Alexei at SS next season

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 25, 2015 -> 06:59 PM) Nerlens/Okafor will be deadly next year. Sixers could make the playoffs (yeah, i know, the east) just off those two. The "assumption" part i mentioned referred to Embiid. I agree with the Sixers having a lot of talent