NorthSideSox72

Rick Hahn is an ambitious guy. He's not going to take this job unless he has a fairly large amount of control. Not absolute control - as SS2K5 mentioned, that job doesn't exist anyway - but a lot. Otherwise, he takes a different job. Look at Hahn's career - he's move up awfully fast, and he's got a JD and an MBA. This guy isn't going to just take a job like this for the title and a little more money. And if he is going to make GM money either way, why take the job with less control? Loyalty and locality are the only logical reasons I can see for him to put himself in that position. Does anyone really think those outweigh the rest? No way. KW will fade out and, by the end of the 2013 season, will have only a little to do with personnel moves. He'll be less of a puppetmaster, and more of an annoyance to Hahn, asking questions and pestering.

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Oct 25, 2012 -> 06:21 PM) It will be announce tomorrow. Where are you hearing this?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 25, 2012 -> 02:37 PM) There is zero chance that Romney ends up with 300+ EC votes. None. Yeah, even if he wins every single state that is actually in play, he's at around 290. And without PA and NV, Romney would have to win some seriously blue states too. Not happening.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 25, 2012 -> 01:24 PM) I think calling Michigan a swing state is very optimistic for Romney, and apparently one person thinks nobody will win Nevada. I was going to include Michigan, New Mexico or North Carolina, and it seems like MIchigan is the closest to a swing state of the three. And I could only include 10 options. As for Nevada, I noticed that too. Maybe Gary Johnson wins it, LOL

I thought it might be fun to have a poll, and more importantly a discussion about the electoral math. Who will win for Prez? And what states will they carry to do it? Lots of websites have predictor tools up now, here is a link to the CNN one. My predictions... Leaving all the in-the-bag states as out of play... --There are a few states that are leaning to Obama that I think are not really in play anymore: NM, WI, MI, PA, OR --For Romney, leaning states AZ, NC are his. So that gives Obama 247 electoral votes, and Romney 206. Need 270 to win. That leaves the following states being truly contested: FL (29), OH (18), VA (13), CO (9), IA (6), NV (6), NH (4) If Obama takes Florida, its over. But I am going to predict Romney wins Florida, so now Obama leads 247-235. The three states in that list that are favoring Obama the heaviest, from what I can tell, are OH, IA and NH. if Obama wins OH and IA, its over. In fact really, if he wins OH, he then has to get just 6 more electoral votes from VA, CO, IA, NV and NH, which would be hard for him NOT to do. The math just plain favors Obama right now. I predict Obama takes OH, IA, NH, and in a mild surprise VA. Romney takes FL, CO and NV. That gives Obama a 288-250 win. How about the rest of you?

QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 02:50 PM) http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/y2010/index...mp;mode=gameday Rienzo, Thompson, Wilkins today. QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 04:14 PM) 4.2 innings, 4 hits, 5 BB, only 2 runs for Rienzo. QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 05:42 PM) Thompson 2 hits, bb, hr, sb also... Wilkins 1-4, RBI, R, K S Sanchez: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, HBP Ta Thompson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Oct 25, 2012 -> 09:20 AM) Open the park early on Saturday for full Sox BP, make it an event. Encourage guys to sign autographs, toss more balls into the stands, etc. Since it's rare, you could get people to come out. There's zero reason to open the park at 4pm on a Tuesday. You'll have 12 people there. Agree, and I do think having the players doing more autographs and fan interaction would create a big draw for families.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 25, 2012 -> 08:08 AM) Cubs cracking down on resale of season tickets What's interesting about this is, the Cubs themselves sell tickets on the secondary markets as well - acting as for-profit ticket brokers. This is just eliminating their competition.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 25, 2012 -> 09:03 AM) It also costs more to have all the employees working extra hours. Yes, and that is where the balancing act is. How much do you open? How many ushers get there earlier? Setting up the shifts just the right way would be the key to making money that way.

I noted sometime in July or August, there was a real shift in his approach that seemed to work for him. I tend to think he's ready for a big season, finally. But I also think 2013 is likely his last chance to show what he can do. With his defense and playing 2B, he doesn't need to be a huge hitter... if he can just improve on this year a bit, he probably survives. But I think he'll make a big jump. I could very much be wrong, we'll have to see.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 25, 2012 -> 06:50 AM) Well, for one thing, you get better seats when you buy season tickets, plus who wants the headache of buying tickets 81 different times? Also, you get some reverse benefit being an STH by selling the games you don't use. We end up selling about half our full season plan each year, and we always at least come close to breaking even on those, and usually go over a bit on them. This season we made about $50 a seat total on the unused tickets, further discounting the price of the games we actually went to (which are already some 25% cheaper than single game prices). STH tickets are usually in good locations as you noted, so they tend to sell well on Stub Hub.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 25, 2012 -> 07:38 AM) I'd love to see early BP, but it wouldn't make a difference in attendance. Might help a little... but it could also help the Sox get more revenue, via concessions and souvenir sales.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 05:50 PM) Seeing as the Sox themselves fixed the ticket price issue, what would people do to make the overall Sox experience better? Two things from me: 1. Ushers in EVERY SECTION - too many stupid s*** happens because people know there's no consequences. 2. Parking lots should open earlier, ESPECIALLY on weekends. On #1, I think they have enough, they just don't do anything. They wander around in the hallways, or in the entrances to the seats, but never actually look around or do anything they are supposed to. They gather in little pods and talk. I would love to see the team invest in the neighborhood more to enhance the area experience, but I guess that is a different topic. In the park, I think its pretty damn good already. Food prices are too high, same with drinks. Get rid of the stupid Chevy Pride Crew. Mix up the between innings stuff, that gets stale fast. More things involving fans doing things on the field between innings would be more entertaining.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 23, 2012 -> 03:22 PM) which technically would make greg a celebrity. s*** Greg Says

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 05:15 PM) That's has nothing to do with my argument. All these things are related. A. Adam Dunn has lost bat speed. B. Adam Dunn compensates by starting his swing early. C. Adam Dunn can't adjust when he starts early. D. Adam Dunn doesn't get many cheap hits and can't fight pitches off. E. Adam Dunn has seen his BA drop. 060 from his career norms over the last 1100+ plate appearances. Players with similar drop offs after losing bat speed, Alex Rodriguez, Andruw Jones, Frank Thomas. A is an assumption you are making with no data to back it up. How do you know he isn't missing more change ups? Breaking pitches? Slower fastballs? The guy said himself he was out ahead too often at one point, and you could see that if you watched him hit. Everything after A is a possible scenario, if A is true, which there is no data to say is the case.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 05:02 PM) I don't think you know what it takes to hit a fastball. I'm not going to repeat myself. If you can think of a plausible reason for Dunn hitting. 181 in over 1100 plate appearances I'm all ears. Don't bring up an injury from the end of the year. Maybe 1100+ plate appearances is too small a sample size. My explanation for the fact that his OPS went up 200 points over last year? That he had one of the biggest comebacks of the year? I don't have one, I think its complicated. My explanation for why he dropped off late in the season? The injury is certainly part of it. June and July? Hard to say, but there is exactly zero evidence that it was him not catching up to fastballs. If you can find some, let me know.

QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 04:57 PM) Did he actually make an announcement today or did he chicken out? Not so much of an announcement as a plea for attention. He also flashed his titties.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 04:11 PM) Is this any slimier than Gloria Alred trying to open yet another divorce case proceedings to dig for dirt? No. What is your point?

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 03:56 PM) I actually came up with 2. His swings and misses are a result of starting early to compensate for his lack of bat speed. I think you don't understand what correlation means. QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 04:23 PM) That's from May. As I said before, for Dunn, hitting fastballs has more to do with getting started early than bat speed. So he suddenly lost bat speed after May? Why?

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 02:56 PM) Except for places like Wrigley, Detroit, New York, Boston, St. Louis, L.A., San Fran... I can't speak for the other cities, but in the case of Wrigley, I'd say it has the exact same thing or more so. They get a TON of tourists and super-casual fans, that only go on rare occasion.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 02:53 PM) There's simply a direct correlation between bat speed and BA. Dunn's hitting. 181 over his last 1100+ at bats. It's not some coincidence and the problem was apparent well before his oblique tear. Catching up to fastballs has more to do with guessing right than bat speed. Bat speed allows a hitter to make adjustments when he's fooled and still generate hits. It happens to everyone. It's happening to Dunn earlier than most. It's cause for concern. Well, obviously there's concern when a guy is hitting. 181 over 1145 at bats. God, that's awful. I forgot to add that it's also why he misses balls by a foot. He has to get started early. When he's fooled, it's ugly. Correlation would indicate two strings of data. You have one - batting average. Show me how he does on fastballs at various velocities, then you can call it a correlation. Catching up with fastballs was just not his issue.

Well I'll be damned, he really is that pathetic. Here is the story. He wants passports and applications, college transcripts and applications, to see where he was born, in terms of those documents. Really Donald?

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 02:14 PM) -Bad grades -Flunked out, let back in on entitlement program -Foreign exchange student Those are the theories I have heard. Foreign exchange student? Meaning he is one? That would certainly fit in with Trump's ongoing lunacy. Flunked out seems unlikely since, didn't he go onto grad school?

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 12:03 PM) Wait, seriously? That's what he had? No way. This had to be someone just posting something for fun. Even Trump can't be that pathetic. College transcripts? What's the worst that could be there - bad grades? Easy classes? WTF?

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 01:46 PM) Quote fail. He knew what I was asking. I can't speak for him, but I am saying that prior to the injury, he had no trouble catching up to fastballs. After that, it was hit and miss (figuratively and literally), based on the injury.