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QUOTE (shipps @ Aug 31, 2015 -> 01:29 PM) You shouldnt think that you are being unique in your "honesty" like you are the only one that is willing to be honest about a bad team that they are a fan of. There are plenty of posters here that are "honest" in their assessments. And there is a difference to being honest and just trying to get a rise out of someone in each thread you post in. Knowing that you arent going to change a thing I would be willing to bet you will eventually get into trouble with the mod/admins here because anytime you step over the line there will be posters lined up to report you and no one willing to defend you. Its just a message board...but whatever, just being brutally honest. That phrase has become a way of saying something and not having to back it up with any sort of substance.

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 26m26 minutes ago Miami, FL david robertson is pulled back and kept by white sox. 2 pm deadline passed w/o trade.

670 The Score ‏@670TheScore 22m22 minutes ago #Bears QB Jimmy Clausen has a concussion, coach John Fox said.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Aug 31, 2015 -> 10:53 AM) @Ken_Rosenthal: #WhiteSox not simply playing for 2015. Want to compete for next several years. Losing Robertson would be abrupt reversal - and concession. translation: Yankees aren't offering enough.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 30, 2015 -> 06:53 PM) I feel like that's a really minor error in that he almost certainly attended the game and thus came when it ended and she probably didn't know or care whether he was playing. That was my first thought too.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Aug 31, 2015 -> 08:59 AM) This thread has been hyping Mr Robot for a while now. Welcome to the party Member of the ground floor club right here. Can't wait for the finale, finally.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-he...-seems-unlikely

QUOTE (Dunt @ Aug 31, 2015 -> 09:35 AM) I dont see anything coming from this, but it is interesting to note that the Yankees offered Mateo for Kimbrel Whoa. Now that might change my tune on Robertson. If you get a top prospect for him, it is a different story.

I see no scenario where Robertson gets let go. I don't think the Yankees will want to offer enough to get him back, plus I don't think the Sox are motivated to deal him.

QUOTE (Saufley @ Aug 29, 2015 -> 04:11 PM) Well, we couldn't be worse than what they have done over the last few years. And this is exactly why.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 03:11 PM) You're KW fanboi we get it. What's his overall record since 2008 my friend? You are what your record says you are. Who hired Wilder? Who put him in a position of authority and then from many indications failed to see the red flags because he was a friend? KW hasn't done jack squat in over 6 years for this franchise. He ran the MLB talent into the ground and he ran the MiLB talent into the ground as well. There is no defending him. Unless you believe you get a lifetime pass for from what is looking more and more like a complete fluke of a championship. Ask Ben Cherington how that works out for a franchise that doesn't overvalue loyalty to the point of absurdity time and time again. I suppose that makes you the meatball fan h8r if we are doing 13 year old boy name calling?

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 02:47 PM) That is the problem with the Sox, one title equals lifetime employment. It is not working no playoffs since 2008. Losers and cowards live in the past. Personally I would be more worried about someone who took fan input seriously about how a professional baseball team should be managed and built.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 04:24 PM) This is sort of off-topic, but do you guys think that Jordan Danks will get into the AAA Charlotte HOF when he retires? My friend said that he has a shot. I was laughing hysterically, but I was wondering if anyone thought the same.

Professional. Donald Trump would be proud.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 01:47 PM) Goodness this idea that KW personally led the charge for JA and he has a "great eye for talent" has taken on a life of its own. You are what you record says you are and KW's record is mediocre at best. And, furthermore, with a severe downward slope at the end. KW likes a lot of players. Just because he urged the signing of JA doesn't mean he has a great eye for eye talent that is hindsight bias. His overall record on acquiring talent is mediocre at best. If you scout enough players eventually you might get lucky and have one pan out but Tyler Flowers can run into a fastball too can't he? Doesn't mean he's overall a good hitter. He is also the man that hired the people behind the latin america fiasco. He is the guy that wasted a draft pick on his son. Forget KW. Now that is irony. It is hindsight bias one way, but not the other apparently.

Just like with Rodon, if Chris is healthy, and isn't showing signs of fatigue such as slowed velocity or mechanical problems, you let him pitch. Remember the guy has gone over 200 innings once, and not since 2013. If he can, you keep him going with an eye that he may be able to work up to the 240 to 250 IP it would take to make a playoff run in the next few years.

David Haugh 1 min · Twitter · Wow. Bizarre timing. But it's Illinois. RT@sryantribune: Illinois has released coach Tim Beckman. Cubit named interim coach. '‪#‎Illini‬

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 01:21 PM) Am I the only one here who wants Kenny Williams to stay? Does he have any more fans here? I am fine with Kenny. Despite the disagreements, I think the front office is the best it has been because of a balance of scouting experience and aggression, versus the long term thinking and forward viewing. My big fear is that if Williams leaves we lose that faction of the organization that looks more at the intangibles and tools versus stats and numbers. Remember, it was Kenny down scouting Jose Abreu who pushed Jerry to sign him. You can think what you want of Kenny as a GM, but he has an eye for talent.

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 40m40 minutes ago The #Mariners want experienced GM,so speculation on: Ken Williams,Kevin Towers,Jerry Dipoto,Frank Wren,Josh Byrnes,Jim Hendry,Pat Gillick.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 10:54 AM) They are in Chicago. Even better.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 11:33 AM) I really agree with your statement. How do we really come up with a valid comparison? In the era of the dead ball and just after the turn of the century when there are few, if any, films to watch, people to talk to that actually saw the players, probably now where the stats we have now, etc, how do we see how those players compare against guys today. For many of us Our greatest players of all time knowledge starts with the Big Hurt. I bet there are many posters on this site that have never seen players like Carl Yaz, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and other real fine players actually play. Even I have never seen the Babe play LOL You can't, especially with stats. I always like to judge based on how a player dominated his era, and compare that to how a different player dominated his. One thing you can't argue with for Walsh is that the guy is in the Hall of Fame.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 11:21 AM) I just don't understand this logic. Trayce is older than Avi and put up inferior numbers in the minors. Why do people all of the sudden think he's the answer? Because he's played good for the few games he's played? He put up low .700 OPSs in AAA. The odds of him just suddenly figuring it out at the ML level are not that high. I need to see at minimum another 200 PAs before I even consider beginning to make any sort of judgment on him. This is totally how I feel about Thompson. The kid is on a nice run based on favorable match ups and other teams not having a book on him yet. Soon enough, many on Soxtalk will want him released too.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 10:51 AM) I don't think he was really C level at the time, and he's done OK, but I wouldn't refer to him as a decent prospect. Saying the White Sox should get a decent prospect for one month of Matt Albers is just not accurate. It would be a fantastic trade. Like I said earlier, I will leave the Clintonian definition work to you. I think it is obvious what was meant, but whatever.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 10:48 AM) Yeah...Jersey Mike's is so much better. If only they'd put a Jimmy John's closer to my work, then I'd have a 2nd solid option. I hadn't even heard of them and then all of a sudden a bunch of them popped up in my area. A little pricier but so so so much better then subway. Jimmy John's is quality too. Their chips are excellent.

Does anyone know if Kenny is traveling with the team? If so, it would be an awful big coincidence for this to happen with the White Sox in town.