Harry Chappas

In January of this year how did Alec Hansen compare, as a prospect, to Carlos Rodon when he was at NC State?

While listening to the radio on the drive home I thought I heard that the CEO of the company's father is a senator from West Virginia. I found that interesting.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 25, 2016 -> 12:44 AM) What is he 5-16? He has to lose his rotation spot. Nobody's gonna have him lose 20 games. Why not? It is not like the White Sox owe him anything. They are paying him to pitch, unless there are other options out there I would rather Quintana or Sale miss a start than save James Shields a little embarrassment.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Aug 24, 2016 -> 03:56 PM) Jokes have already started across the internet..."Guaranteed" mediocrity..."Guaranteed" not to make the playoffs...and the company logo (arrow pointing down is to funny for words...) I wonder if the money must go towards the upkeep of the stadium or if it can be used for other purposes and I wonder how much the deal is worth. Mark I don't think this impacts the White Sox whatsoever as they do not own the stadium.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 24, 2016 -> 03:39 PM) What stadium name is worse? Globe Life Stadium All of them named after a product of some sort are all bad except Cincinnati Petco, Progressive, Safeco, Wrigley, Citi, Tropicana, Target, Rogers, PNC, Miller, Coors, Comerica, Citizens, Chase, Busch and AT & T They are all the same so what the hell difference does it make. They would be named something if the money was right. Also, I do not think the White Sox have anything to do with this as it is not their stadium as they lease it from the state of Illinois. I also financed through them and they were awesome. David Hochberg has got to be pissed.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 24, 2016 -> 09:45 AM) Say Bye, Bye, Burdi. Or if Burdi was still there when Hansen was picked...possibly Hansen who is looking like a very nice get

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Aug 24, 2016 -> 10:55 AM) I think the AL is too tough for them to win. I could be wrong. If Kershaw and Strasberg are healthy the NL is harder then the AL.

QUOTE (Tony @ Aug 23, 2016 -> 12:23 PM) Eddie seemed to have 2-3 more MPH on his fastball last night. It's also the last live show scheduled for PJ I believe for the foreseeable future, so they seemed to bring it. Six hours of Pearl Jam in about 48 hours, and they maybe repeated 6-8 tracks. 70 songs sang only repeats, I think Alive Jeremy Surrender Betterman evenflow mind your manners that stupid cub song...which if not written for the cubs is actually a pretty good song

Last night's Pearl Jam show was the best I have ever seen and I have seen every Chicago show and about 5 out of town shows. The cub talk continued to blow but that was expected.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 22, 2016 -> 01:49 PM) I mostly just despise encore's. It's nice when British bands come to visit and upfront are like "we don't do encores, we play our show". Younger bands seem to be following that. Pearl Jam plays for about three hours and they usually have three encores. They are more like intermissions. Their covers and deep tracks of their own material gets frustrating from time to time but i keep going back. I think the lack of new artists that play harder music is causing a ground swell of younger people to get into them. Whole neighborhood was rocking Saturday. I may head up there again tonight just to see if I can score something on the cheap. The sound outside the place is as good as inside.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 19, 2016 -> 07:46 AM) Isnt this quite a bit overblown at this point? I dont think this story is worth the effort or reaction I am seeing. I agree

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 17, 2016 -> 08:23 PM) Cubs starting pitching is insane since the ASB Any chance Bosio is the next White Sox manager?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 12, 2016 -> 08:38 AM) I totally thought Phelps wasn't qualifying in the 100 fly. Can't wait for that final. His performance in the IM was absurd. Wish Lochte could have delivered silver. Hell of a career for Lochte if he doesn't make it back to another Olympics (I presume he won't, but I suppose you never know). And was this the most dominating gymnastics team in US history? Or was the rest of the field not as good? I felt like they utterly dominated and they even had some atypical mistakes and still dominated 1/2. The story of winning the gold by a combined margin greater than the champions from 1980 - 2012 combined is astounding...however didn't the score system change which kind of makes that comparison apples to oranges to a degree. Also has the attempted maneuvers in gymnastics become so great that errors are expected if yo uwnatot compete back in teh olden days there seemed to be less errors but I also assume the routines are much greater.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 11, 2016 -> 02:42 PM) Ive got a thing for Aly Raisman for some reason Ditto

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 10, 2016 -> 10:27 AM) I don't think it's a philosophy problem. They bring new guys in and they don't change their hitting approaches. It's the evaluation of what they are bringing in. If you go half assed you get a low OBP guy who may develop, probably not. If you want a high OBP, they cost you either a lot of money or talent. While shopping in the clearance aisles does work if you base having all of it work out, you probably are going to wind up disappointed. It's time they either s*** or get off the pot. If they can't recognize good hitters, they need to hire someone that does. If they recognize them but don't want to pay the price, then they need to change their ways and either pay the price or move in a different direction. If their player development team isn't developing players like they want them to develop, it's time to bring in a new development team etc. etc. The Sox do have a core, albeit small, that is pretty impressive. They just haven't been able to add to it with guys who are nothing but mediocre, and the guys they bring up all seem to follow many of the same patterns of their predecessors. You shouldn't have to be taught how to run the bases or what base to throw to, or to hit the ball to the right side, or to check the OFs when you get to the major leagues. This should be emphasized in the minor leagues every day. For the longest time, it looked like everyone the Sox every brought up started playing baseball a week before. There have been some exceptions recently, but not enough. That has to change. Every coach they hire has the same philosophy. When they hired Todd he stated that he did not emphasize OBP. They do not emphasize this as part of player development and hence this is what you have year after year.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 10, 2016 -> 12:49 PM) Then why does it matter costing Sale wins vs. any other pitcher on the team? Because Sale could have 20 wins and is going for the Cy Young. I know SABR stats overshadow wins but it is still a used stat by mainstream fans for indicating success.

The other item of note is that school enrollment drops and as such people lose their job. This is from last year but will most likely be the same story this year. http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-chicago-p...1023-story.html If the students do not exist, it is not a budget cut yet that is what the CTU wants you to believe.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 10, 2016 -> 09:52 AM) If you want a total rebuild, I have no idea why bringing Morneau back would even be something you would consider. On the other hand, if you think the White Sox should continue to try to win, bringing him back makes a lot of sense. The White Sox are not going for a total rebuild and I am in the minority that thinks they should not. What they need is a change in philosophy on how to approach hitting.

With Burdi (hopefully), Jones, and possibly Fuller he will be the most expense set up man/ middle reliever in baseball for the next two years.

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Aug 10, 2016 -> 08:50 AM) I'm thinking he will be traded before the end of the year. In the offseason, they'll have to outbid the competition which usually doesn't turn out too well. After the season they can resign him before free agency opens....will they, probably not.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Aug 9, 2016 -> 04:38 PM) It's been 90 days, time to start threatening another strike. Good God I wish the CPS would implode so we could start over. I'm so glad i'm not a parent in that s*** system. A friend of mine retired at 53. She will collect $80,000 next year and has essentially a cost adjusted annuity for the rest of her life.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Aug 10, 2016 -> 08:16 AM) Just curious as to everyone's thoughts. After last night's 4 hit performance, in 70 at-bats Morneau is hitting .300 with 3 homeruns, 9 RBI, OPS of .851 While 70 ABs is a small sample size, I think that Morneau has proven that he is still capable of hitting well at the professional level. The power may not be there, but he is still finding holes and putting the bat on the ball which is waaay more than any other recent Sox DH has done. Should the Sox strongly consider offering him a contract for the DH position next season? He does solve a hole in the lineup...good left-handed bat and a DH (2 birds one stone). If so, would a 2 year deal be too much? He's 35, turns 36 in May 2017. I don't think so...not a big fan of these 1-year rentals and it's not like Morneau is 38, but maybe they need to see how he hits the rest of the season. Far and away best pure hitter on the team certainly wouldn't hurt.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 8, 2016 -> 06:47 PM) What is the point of bringing him up in September and starting his clock earlier? Clock doesn't start with September call up I believe. Why the clock on Fullmer is running is beyond me that was a really dumb move

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Aug 9, 2016 -> 02:40 PM) Trump's goose is cooked. I don't think he gives a s*** anymore, he probably ran to insure Hillary wins. The perfect Trojan horse. I always believed this and deep down don't think he really wants the position. After securing the nomination he would have won if he cleaned up this rhetoric instead it has gotten worse. I wish the media would do their job as a good amount of the American public is stupid.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 9, 2016 -> 10:53 AM)