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QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 14, 2018 -> 08:58 AM) It would be nice if we have someone like Wash working with Anderson, Moncada & company on their infield mechanics. This work is typically done at times during spring training. Ron Washington does this with fielders all season long. Ozzie Albies has been working his ass off with Wash all last season and is continuing it this season. Anderson needs work on his footwork and his glove mechanics. He has the physical tools to be an elite SS but needs to put in the hours of grind to have it become 2nd nature. Too bad Vizquel is a manager in the minors and not up with the big league team. He would be an outstanding influence on the young infielders. This year should be about maximizing the development all around of our players. Whatever it takes. Joe McEwing works with him endlessly.

All the pieces are in place.

Mission accomplished. Where have we seen that before?

With what the weather is supposed to be like in MSP today, even if they could play in the football stadium, it probably would have been postponed. Dangerous driving conditions up to 15 inches.

Something I read today is the very successful tax cuts will have ramifications for sports teams. Businesses can’t write off 50% of their expenses for entertainment anymore. . This really might hurt suite revenue, and probably will hurt revenuefrom every premium level. The Cubs new club costs $56k a year. This really has to hurt that.

Cubs shut down by Anibel Sanchez

Stone mentioned Thursday as a possible make up date

accuweather says there is an 11 to 1 chance they get less than 6 inches and a 51% chance they get more than 10. This series is ova. The Sox got swept.

I thought the right was anti abortion. He used the NDA expert too. WASHINGTON (AP) — A top fundraiser for President Donald Trump has resigned from the Republican National Committee following a report that he paid $1.6 million to a Playboy playmate he had an affair with. Elliott Broidy told RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel Friday afternoon that he was resigning immediately, an RNC official familiar with the discussion said. The official requested anonymity to discuss a private phone call between McDaniel and Broidy. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen helped negotiate a non-disclosure agreement between Broidy and the model last year. The unidentified playmate elected to have an abortion after discovering she was pregnant. Broidy apologized to his wife for the affair in a statement provided to The Associated Press Friday.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 01:46 PM) It was a check on Congress who could pass unfair/dangerous laws and the judiciary that had to enforce those laws. But when it's used to pardon friends, yes, it's an abusive/dangerous power. Just wait until he uses it on himself.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 12:26 PM) Trump pardons scooter Libby. This sends a pretty strong signal about what he'll do with other special counsel convictions. It is funny the same day he tweets someone is a slime ball liar, he pardons someone who lied to the FBI.

QUOTE (insiderinfo @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 12:10 PM) We already did, Tony and I were watching. It was a good trade to get Juan back, but he should be moved back to shortstop. Tony thinks he just needs to get used to being in the big leagues, but I don't know I think Tony is right. The trade to get him back was great, and he needs to go back to SS. If he only hits right handed and stays at SS, Juan should have a great career.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 12:06 PM) Tony? LaRussa? Bernazard? Probably the beer vendor.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 11:55 AM) What just happened here? Robin f***ed up Juan by making him a 2B. Ozzie knew what he was doing playing him at SS, but he needs to quit the switch hitting. If he would only hit right handed, Tony thinks he would be really good. But he does need to go back to SS. You really can't argue with it.

Exactly.

QUOTE (Footlongcomiskeydog @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 09:25 AM) The Cubs didn't trade the best pitcher in the history of their franchise for Kyle Schwarber. Huge difference man. The Sox need Yoan to be a stud. I love Chris Sale. His antics never bothered me like they did some, but c'mon man. Moncada was the #1 ranked prospect. What good would Sale do pitching on the White Sox now.? Last year people were freaking out Hahn waited too long to get rid of Q. Seems currently he did OK. That rumored Pirate package seems like a bust. And posters were saying he has to take what he can get. Freaking out about a young guy learning his way at a level he hasn't had much experience, in weather he may have never played in, is ridiculous. Moncada will be fine.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 09:17 AM) Kyle Schwarber had to reset down in Iowa last year, should Theo be fired? Baseball is a hard game and sometimes you need to put players in a position to succeed to help overcome mental, physical, or mechanical hurdles. I’m not suggesting that will be necessary for Yoan, but it’s a real option to consider if he’s still striking out over 40% or the time a month from now. Javy Baez was a strikeout machine at first as well.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 09:10 AM) I can agree with this. Despite all of my criticism, and despite the fact that I'm very cautious about Moncada's potential at this moment, I want him to get time. I don't want him to go to Charlotte and I don't even really want him to get bumped down the order. Pete makes a fair and interesting point, but regardless, I'd still have Moncada lead off for 160 games this year. Sink or swim. That said, if Moncada doesn't pan out (and that is far from decided right now), Rick Hahn should be the one to pay the price. The Tatis fiasco was bad enough, but this would be the final straw. Moncada's a bust, Tatis with his .494 OPS at AA is a can't miss star. I love extremely small sample size conclusions. How come no one is freaking out about Giolito? He's pretty much sucked.

If DeBartolo bought the team, he would have built the best stadium, would have have the highest payroll, the cheapest prices, and the best team, and it would have gone on for eternity. The 49ers prove it.

Watching the Sox offense lately, if he is to blame, there is no question Todd Steverson should be locked up.

He's clearly a bust. If he isnt hitting now, he'll never hit. He's almost 23 for crying out loud. No one who is any good has ever had a rough 10 game stretch.

Cohen supposedly tapes many of his conversations ironically, to eventually hold against others. I wonder if he taped any with Trump. He probably has some with Trumps former PR guy, John Baron, who sounds exactly like Trump, so the failing, fake news. NYT will probably confuse them if it comes to that.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 02:28 PM) Irrespective of policy, is this type of malfeasance (if proven true) okay? https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/12/politics/epa...ress/index.html Go to his linkedin page and read the summary. This is in there, : is a leading advocate against the EPA’s activist agenda

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 12:11 PM) And the Chicago Tribune. Yes. Even with all of their denials, it was for all intents and purposes proven the Sox got the short end there as well. And not only with the baseball coverage. If something horrible happened within 2 miles of the park, it was near Comiskey Park. If it happened across the streeet from Wrigley Field, it happened in Lakeview.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 11:56 AM) 1. Going to WGN Superstation was monsterous for the Cubs. With them winning something in 1984 it took off after building for a few years. Even here in Idaho I can't tell you the number of Cub fans I've met and when I ask why the answer most often is because of WGN. 2. The Sox meanwhile had a real buzz around them when the new owners took over. They were spending money, they were bringing in good players, they had a real positive vibe. Going to SportsVision basically killed it because very few could see how good the Sox actually were. Great idea but the wrong timing. As Harry Caray said in Bob Logan's book on the 83 season, "If the Sox were on WGN they'd be a byword across the nation." He was right. 3. As you well know attendance isn't really impacted by a great season until the year after. That's how the Sox outdrew the Cubs in 84. It was a carry over from the success in 83, and I'd argue the build up and gradual success they had in 81 and 82. 4. Around 1984 the Wrigley area started to become a haven for young, up-scale individuals with money to spend. They "discovered" Wrigley and the Cubs as a good place to party. That led to the area around Wrigley to start being developed with more places where they could drink, mix and celebrate or commiserate. 5. The Sox also were guilty of not even trying to fight for their own turf basically conceding Chicago to the Cubs. Why they did this I have no idea. It's almost as if ownership was more concerned about pissing people off then protecting their own investment. Basically nothing was done to counter the Cubs PR campaigns until Brooks' brilliant "Us vs. Them" ad campaign which pissed off a certain segment of the media because it exposed some of the myths about the Cubs and their fans. History happened because of some unexpected success by the Cubs in 1984 coupled with the Sox collapse, the Superstation, the Chicago Tribune owning and marketing the Cubs through their outlets, John McDonough (who grew up a Sox fan ironically) and the Sox unwillingness to go after the Cubs and protect their own market. Some of these things were not of their doing and they no control over (much like the Comiskey Park is in a dangerous area myth after the social unrest of the 1960's) but a lot of it, was caused by their own doing. The other thing everyone forgets is who owned the Cubs and who owned WGN. They weren't going to cede that to the White Sox. As long as the Tribune owned both, the Sox were only going to get limited play at best on their station. The other thing many forget is until the end of the 1988 season, the Cubs played all of their home games during the day, so if you had a job with regular day hours, you didn't see too much of them. Most of the Saturdays you would have to see the Game of the Week, and that wasn't Harry.