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QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 22, 2015 -> 08:06 AM) Hopefully, this is what they are thinking. If they land him as well as their other "agreed upon" deals with international guys, it'd be a great July 2 class. They'd most likely have to sit out next year but they may have a big amateur draft pool next year if Samardzija leaves. I've always thought that a gamble like this was worth taking but the Sox haven't typically done what I'm advocating. The problem is that it takes two to tango. The kid has to be OK with waiting another month to start playing and start getting paid.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ May 22, 2015 -> 08:27 AM) You keep dismissing this like it's some unobtainable feat. Yet every other team in the division has done it at least once. The Royals last good run was in the late 70's to the early 80's but it did happen. The Indians in the 90's, the Twins in the 2000's and the Tigers just recently. I don't think anyone expects them to be the Yankees, Braves or Cardinals who seemed to be there every single year. Just get there two years in a row or even 2 out of 4 years. These once in a decade appearances just aren't working. All three of those runs by those teams were the best runs in their franchise history.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ May 21, 2015 -> 09:30 PM) Nor am I impressed with your backwards reasoning on all of this. You are the one talking about "lists" and these alleged excuses fans make for not going to the ballpark, not me, as if you've actually surveyed the entire Sox fan base to come up with these conclusions. Meanwhile, I continue to make the very logical point that if you give our fans a compelling reason to come out, they will. Case in point, this Saturday. A good reason to come out, and the fans are eagerly responding. They will respond the same to a team that wins on a more consistent basis than the garbage that has been served up recently by the Sox and for 30 of the 35 years under the current ownership. I mean, what freaking fan base doesn't react well to winning! Do you think our fans don't care about winning? Of course they do, just like every other fan base on this planet. That's common sense, but unfortunately it's a little hard at the moment to prove to your doubting mind because we are in a 35 year franchise slump under Mr. Reinsdorf's leadership, where during that timeframe there's only really been one year of real winning worth talking about. I love the way you casually refer to this as as if it were something obvious, like we have a pile of Paul Konerko's sitting around that we are leaving attendance on the table by failing to honor, as if we haven't had two Paul Konerko days in something like the last 20 or 25 home games or something. Yes the fans will show up to see one of the best players in franchise history get his number retired. I will add that to the list of multiple playoff runs in a row you have given me as reasons Sox fans will show up at the ballpark. I am now up to 2 reasons Sox fans will show up at the ballpark. I will have to get back to you on how many reasons they won't show up...

Ugh. Hopefully that last minute goal doesn't do us in.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ May 21, 2015 -> 08:42 PM) So let's see, what are we learning here. You give our oft-maligned fan base - you know, the one that allegedly employs every excuse in the world not to come to the ballpark - you give them a "compelling" reason to do so, in this case to pay tribute to a franchise hero, and they pack the place. Not a seat to be had! All of the excuses - poof! Gone! They disappear into thin air! Hmmm...kinda sorta makes your mind wander a bit, perhaps even dream, doesn't it? Makes you wonder if another "compelling" reason were to occur, say, oh, I don't know, maybe if a more consistently WINNING product was put on the field, just what might happen then. I don't know, but it sure would be nice to find out one of these days! So the list is now once in a life time player getting his number retired, and once in a franchise history run of playoff runs to get fans to show up. Color me not too impressed with this.

FanSided @FanSided Tom Thibodeau wants to stay with #Bulls, according to @FanSided's @thecarm: https://fansided.com/2015/05/20/bulls-thibo...eated-downfall/ … 1:39 PM - 21 May 2015

Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 6m6 minutes ago Robin says Danks changed up his delivery & is more confident. "He feels like he's got a little something extra to get people out with."

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 38m38 minutes ago Pitching coach Don Cooper will miss Fri-Sat games to attend a family graduation. Bobby Thigpen temporarily moves from 'pen to dugout.

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 27m27 minutes ago #WhiteSox for 5/21: Eaton 8, Cabrera 7, Abreu 3, LaRoche DH, Garcia 9, Ramirez 6, Beckham 5, Flowers 2, Bonifacio 4. Danks v. Salazar.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 21, 2015 -> 03:02 PM) I am starting to worry about this team holding up. It's the third week of May and there's already been 10-15 "must win" games. [/thread]

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 21, 2015 -> 02:36 PM) Ricketts bought 3 more rooftops. They now own 6 and operate one they do not own. I have always wondered why they didn't do this earlier. You can argue price, but the money they spent on litigation and the supposedly lost revenue of the video board delay probably more than offsets it. He drove down their value's first by taking away potential revenue streams with his signs.

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 3m3 minutes ago White Sox, Tigers & Royals have a combined zero home runs hit by second basemen this season.

Jim Callis ‏@jimcallisMLB 31m31 minutes ago Think they want Fulmer & Jay, may not get them. @SSS_joshnelson: Whoa, @jimcallisMLB - new @WhiteSox name? http://m.mlb.com/news/article/125729150/pa...test-mock-draft … @MLBDraft

QUOTE (shysocks @ May 21, 2015 -> 02:12 PM) Hey I was at that game too and it was just as traumatic for me. I just choose to deal with my pain rather than bury it. As an admin, I choose to take out my pain on others.

QUOTE (shysocks @ May 21, 2015 -> 01:25 PM) All in favor of eternal banishment, say "I"

Colleen Kane ‏@ChiTribKane 1h1 hour ago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu certainly isn't satisfied with his hitting so far this season http://fw.to/oe96j6X

Comcast SportsNet ‏@CSNChicago 51m51 minutes ago #Bulls' Pau Gasol honored with spot on All-NBA second team - http://bit.ly/1Sj7Q2T

That's what I heard.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ May 21, 2015 -> 11:39 AM) I keep seeing articles where people are desperately trying to compare this to what happened in Ferguson and Baltimore. Apples and oranges IMO. This wasn't even the worst botched legal operation in Waco.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ May 21, 2015 -> 10:54 AM) We are fairly close to the "no signing period" between the two July 2 sessions, I seem to remember it going into effect shortly after the draft last year, so that will help push it out. It will be disappointing if the Sox go in on him and don't make a larger impact with signing more of the higher profile July 2 prospects. Many of them are already spoken for and it seems a waste to go over unless you go over far enough to make it worth losing out on the next two seasons of prospects. June 15. The reason I mention that is simply because the rumor was that he was going to sign next week. If he physically signs next week, that means he signed before that period and falls into this year. If he were to simply "agree to terms" but sign on July 2 or later, it pushes into the next year, and would still allow the team to bring in their kids from Latin America that they have deals with already.

QUOTE (Boogua @ May 21, 2015 -> 10:17 AM) Everybody knows the Bulls are going to get rid of him regardless. Why would they offer anything above that? You would think the ability to have exclusive access to him would be worth more, instead of having to compete with everyone else in a bidding war.

Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 14m14 minutes ago If homegrown talent is one key to success, then credit the @Mets: They have 15 homegrown players on active roster, most in @MLB. (STATS LLC) The @Athletics -- with 3 -- have the fewest homegrown players on their active roster of any team in @MLB.

It happens all over baseball. Good pitchers have teams they struggle against (remember Buehrle against the horrible Royals teams?) and bad pitchers have good teams they own. It's why you play the games.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ May 20, 2015 -> 05:28 PM) I'd take on Singletons salary and ask for McCullers and Correa too if Shark were to be traded. I would pay to hear the lols from Houston's side.

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 48m48 minutes ago In their last seven games, #WhiteSox starters are 4-1 with a 2.94 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 49 innings.