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At least Hawk had his fleeting moment of excitement with Gordon's walk-off homer before we dove back into AL Central play again.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 09:11 PM) I think you missed the point. The sub. usually meant no "real" work. No, it's hard to miss it as a teacher. Yes, there are some players (especially veterans like Alexei, Cabrera or Samardzija) who are ready to let the string play out or perhaps hoping for a trade, but I can't imagine the likes of Chris Sale, LaRoche or Robertson like losing one bit.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 09:04 PM) Who didn't love to see the substitute teacher come into the classroom? The very best and most competitive students....(see School of Rock and the little girl in the front, haha)

RS/RA differential 26. Red Sox -45 27. Mariners -50 28. White Sox -79 29. Milwaukee Brewers -87 30. Phillies -119

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 08:57 PM) Minn radio guys last series against Sox could not believe how ill prepared to play they are. That's been the same refrain throughout seemingly the entire season. About the defense, bad offensive approaches/lack of patience or giving up outs....throwing to the wrong bases and letting trail runners advance, lack of communication on the field....and just the general malaise/stupor/lethargy comment, especially as it refers to how badly we've been outplayed in the first inning and how many times we've come out flat and the other team has taken it to us right away and scored the first run/s of the game. Lack of focus/concentration, etc.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 08:57 PM) Feeky has been on the Junior train all year. Does he represent him for Adopt A Prospect (if he's still considered a prospect at that age)???

As everyone has mentioned, we're getting close to the point where we need to start playing/pitching the Johnson Boys. No idea what they plan to do for SS next season, probably a bargain basement/dumpster dive. However, it would be nice to see us at least PLANNING for the future without Alexei, which means (gasp) Leury or Saladino and then a broad search for SS, 3B and C during the offseason. Hopefully dealing Samardzija, Alexei, Quintana and Putnam/Petricka and possibly Duke (only trade those three for "obvious win" returns) can fill at least one if not two of those spots.

What are the rumors out of Cincy about Chapman and Cueto? Are the Cubs interested in either? What are the Phillies asking for Hamels (now)....how much salary relief are they willing to include?

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 08:22 PM) Lets hope the Sox lose 20-2. We might see some changes then They might be better off showing Michelle Jannecke races on the video board.... And they've already managed to lose, I think it was 22-3 to the Twins, in the last decade...it was a Freddy Garcia start that got ugly in a hurry. One of the few Sox games I've been able to attend during that time period, and it was a complete dud.

Is Ventura just giving up? Why even carry those guys at the back end of the bullpen on the roster? Just because of Rodon? So we have to wait until the opponent scores 7 or 8 runs first? What was he seeing in Danks tonight that made him think the offense could rally back with him still on the mound? Sure, only 2 earned runs, but that doesn't mean he didn't look like crap the rest of that inning after the defense once again imploded. EDIT: Should have anticipated 9 runs and the homer there.

The irony is that LaRoche and Gillaspie both had opportunities to bunt this weekend in a tie game with the pronounced shift on and RISP...easy base hits down the line if they just managed to keep it fair and past the pitcher. But elected not to take advantage of the opportunity. So NOW we get it when we're well behind....that's the typical White Sox brain cramp this season.

Awaiting a patented mini "Greg Rant" on how every single AL Central team this season has gotten momentum back after facing the White Sox. Maybe I'll join him... On the other hand, this whole idea of Danks being not so bad "because he's a gamer, was good seven years ago in the Blackout Game and has battled through injuries in order to collect his $65 million in game checks" and a core component of future starting rotations needs to end. That's 5 bad starts in the last 6, or 6 in 7, something like that.

Still #7 despite two consecutive wins.

http://news.yahoo.com/white-supremacist-do...--election.html White Charleston "awareness" group donated to a slew of GOP members.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 12:33 AM) Royals are winning with a starting rotation of Blanton (stiff), Guthrie (stiff) Young (stiff), Volquez (journeyman stiff) and I can't recall the fifth guy right now. Jason Vargas

Fulmer has a 98% chance of entering top (10) and top 100 (milb) ahead of Anderson.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 21, 2015 -> 02:05 PM) It screams of desperation as she didn't do it last time. I'm just hoping America wakes up and keeps her out of office. Not confident though. Brownback won re-election in Kansas just as Hilly is our next president and it's not a wise choice IMO. Demos have a great advantage with the media, etc. Cancelled out by the Koch Brothers, Citizens United and the fact that corporations like Murdoch's that own most newspapers are more and more conservative in orientation. In reality, the more battle-tested a candidate is with the media, the better off he or she is....look how many rose to lead the Republican primaries last cycle as temporary frontrunners before shooting themselves in the foot. Bachmann...Cain...Gingrich...Rick Perry, etc.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 16, 2015 -> 12:22 AM) Hmmm, did you see Hillary is playing the "woman card?" She at her last stop in Iowa stressed it's important she is the first woman to be President. Sign of her being worried a tad bit? She's going for every woman's vote in America with this stance. Would you prefer she does the opposite, you get a co-President in Bill or two for the price of one? Its not like Geraldine Ferraro or even Sarah Palin didn't do the same exact thing.

Gallo something like 3 for 28 vs. lefties. Advanced scouts are definitely exploiting his weaknesses... Btw, notice how Bannister benched Andrus today?

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 21, 2015 -> 02:00 PM) Sort the runs scored column. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/ Fewer than 600 runs for this team would be abysmal. edit: oh. Homestands. I'm tired. 69 runs behind last year's pace through 67 games. Abreu, Eaton, Conor and Alexei the main culprits of the holdovers.

Two correct. The other is hard, mostly pitched in NL along with Rangers. Initials IV. DJ mentioned how Avi really seems a tendency to drift away from his offensive approach....really out of whack now.

White Sox hitting an almost inexplicable .120 with risp this month, .249 on the season. Who came name the three Mexican pitchers with more career wins than Gallardo? Not Teddy Higuera. One pitched for the White Sox.

The Rangers are just giving guys like LaRoche and Gillaspie bunt singles down the 3b line because of the exaggerated shifts...at some point, at least with Conor, you have to take a shot. Guess the great plays by Gillaspie and Alberto cancel each other out, essentially.

Ramirez is out there jumping around deflecting the cutoff which was meant for Sanchez...just more poor fundamentals with the defense and understanding the situation. It didnt hurt them that particular time, but it will eventually.

That was crushed. First xb hit in four games for the Rangers. 421 feet. I think that's outscored 57-22 in the first inning now. Two xb hits.