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QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 07:15 PM) Will the real Viceido please stand up. Its AAA. The real Viciedo is showing up.

If this is at all true, it is probably decent news. It means we can probably offer him a QO with a reasonable expectation that he turns it down and leaves.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 06:08 PM) You continue to focus on a symptom of the attendance problem, this mega obsession of your's with the bandwagon fan base business, rather than the root cause: LACK OF WINNING. You talk about how the fans haven't been back since shortly after the World Series. Have you seen the team's record these past ten years since? What in the world do you expect! Seriously, your condemnation is so misplaced, always, ALWAYS blaming the fans. Bandwagon this, meatball fan that. It's ludicrous! Your focal point should be where it is with most of the other astute posters on this board, which is on the continued failures of the team's owners and management team. For some reason you never raise a critical word towards them. Care to explain why? Even in a post like this, you manage to again to clearly note that we have a bandwagon fan base. It is a fact of Soxdom. I don't know why everyone is so offended by this, as if it weren't true or something. You can make whatever excuses you want, and justify it however you want, but the numbers are what the numbers are. I don't feel that is is particularly "astute" to pretend that reality doesn't exist. If I didn't read the perpetual complaining about pretty much everything post after post after post about it, there wouldn't be anything to respond to. In fact I honestly can't comprehend how so many people can take so much of a negative experience from this franchise, yet keep coming back to complain about it. If things are really that bad, why in the world are you still wasting time on it? If this has really let you down for 49 of the past 50 years, and you STILL come back for more, the problem lies much deeper than a franchise's overall success rate. Afterall you know what the definition of insanity is...

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 06:22 PM) According to David Kaplan, who has sauces, Coop and the Shark do not get along at all. Apparently their relationship is bad enough Shark was hoping to be traded at the deadline. What this suggests is the offers for Samardzija were about as good as he is pitching lately, as Coop is a KW guy and confirmed spy. Kap said due to this relationship, there is no way the Sox would try to sign him and no way Shark would stay. This is about the 3rd group I have heard who still think Shark can get $80 million, but even if that is incorrect supposedly Shark is so uncomfortable in a White Sox uniform, there is no chance he would take the QO. He also was th first White Sox pitcher since Jon Garland in 2004 to give up a grand slam and still get the win. How in the world are those two thing connected? Sounds like an agenda to me.

MLB ‏@MLB 7m7 minutes ago Tim Lincecum undergoes surgery on left hip, will miss remainder of 2015 season. http://atmlb.com/1UvxFuN

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 04:21 PM) Can't start game thread tomorrow. Somebody else do it. Post it now.

Hooray for offense and bullpen!

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 03:28 PM) That's actually a really good point. I think that he has gotten way better as the season has gone on. He's cut down on the walks and the hits, plus he's lowered his ERA. Hypothetically, if Sale was at like 295 or 296 K's on the last day of the season, would you bring him out of the bullpen to try to get to 300? There's reasons for both sides, but I'd say yes. Rodon's velocity has not suffered at all. I think they learned a lot stretching Sale out. If his velocity or mechanics start to slip, they will rest him or pull him. If not, they let him go to the end. And as for Sale? No. No way they endanger his arm for a few extra strikeouts.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 03:23 PM) Don Ventura sacrifices the team's second to best hitter, to take the bat out of the hands of the team's best hitter. He can't think a move ahead. DJ really thought it was Eaton doing it on his own.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 02:59 PM) Keep in mind that Rodon will be shut down at some point. At the rate he is going, I think he finishes the year. He has shown no signs of slowing down.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 02:44 PM) How does Vince Coleman still have a job? Thank god we went outside of the organization.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 02:27 PM) David Kaplan is leaving WGN for ESPN 1000. Would imagine he'll get the midday slot? He'd fit so much better with the rest of the airheaded publicity whores at the Score.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 01:32 PM) You don't know the definition of bandwagon. Even the fans will tell you they will only show up after years of sustained playoff appearances. Realistically the fans showed up after a World Series win, and a large portion haven't been back since. If that isn't bandwagon, I don't know what is.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 01:30 PM) Again the original statement was Sox fans don't support the franchise. The facts say that is incorrect. All of a sudden conditions and reasons are being listed for doing so, basically making exceptions. That doesn't hold water. If fans didn't support the franchise they would come out under ANY conditions and that's simply not true. I'll go so far as to say Sox fans have been pretty good at supporting this franchise given the generally bad baseball they've seen for decades. I mean five postseason spots in 35 years? The Sox being the only one of the original 16 pre expansion MLB franchises to have never made the postseason in consecutive years?? Given those facts the Sox should be grateful they are even getting the numbers they have been. Just my opinion. Mark Good to know that people agree with me on us having a largely bandwagon fan base.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 01:18 PM) The Associated Press ‏@AP 7m7 minutes ago BREAKING: Trump signs GOP loyalty pledge to back party's 2016 nominee, forego potential third-party bid. For whatever that is worth. The man is full of s***. I doubt it means anything to him.

Kevin Matthews 1 hr · Twitter · Source: Hawks haven't asked Patrick Kane about waiving no-move clause - via @ESPN App

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 10:12 AM) I think I see why now Totally. Besides that moment, a great episode. A lot of open doors for the next season. Though again, I still feel like the climax of the season was the previous episode with us learning about Mr Robot.

I mean as Huckabee is saying it, because there isn't a law saying that I can adopt a cat from a shelter, I can't adopt a cat from a shelter. I think that is 100% backwards.

Granted my law degree consists of me staying at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but doesn't US law have the basis that if it isn't expressly illegal, that it is legal? So in reality if the Supreme Courts states that you can't ban gay marriage, you legally HAVE to allow it. Am I wrong here?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 09:29 AM) I don't disagree, but we're talking about her actions. Is she technically in violation of a law/the law/her duties by not issuing those licenses? Is there a law mandating what she, as a clerk, does/doesn't do. I'm sure there's some law defining her role and responsibilities, and perhaps it says something like "uphold the laws of this state and/or the constitution" or whatever, but maybe not. Having a right and having that right infringed is different from saying some individual committed an illegal act. She violated a court order.

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QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Sep 2, 2015 -> 09:13 PM) This all assumes that paying attention makes any difference as to whether or not someone who isn't a professional in the stands can catch a baseball coming off a bat. The first step is to pay attention.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 08:01 AM) The difference is Saladino has never been a very good hitter at any level, while Sanchez has hit for high averages in the minors. I do think Saladino will improve slightly with the bat, but not as much as you all seem to expect. Saladino has a career minor league OPS of .746. Sanchez has a .723.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 07:23 AM) This is such a typical statement from you. A 2nd round pick drafted out of high school, a 7th round pick and a 17 year old Venezuelan kid signed for minimal money turned into 3 major league players. That's a win. Yep, but don't let the facts get in the way of a good rant.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Sep 2, 2015 -> 11:02 PM) Man when did half the posts on this board just become complaining? Half would be an improvement.