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Playoff hockey and Labatt Blue, can't go wrong there. (And it's very cheap)

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 25, 2015 -> 12:41 PM) His mom said he was a good boy. I am sure this is just another misunderstanding. This was beyond predictable, and as much as I hear embarrasing being overused in sports, this should be really emabrrassimg to the Bears. Pace shiuld be on notice. Fangio should be on notice, and George McCaskey needs to realize guys that beat and rape women generally don't stop as long as they have access to doing these things. Don't forget that he also spent $500 of his own money to fly and attend a job interview.

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 13m13 minutes ago Jeremy Guthrie is only the second starting pitcher in baseball history to give up 11 earned runs in one inning or fewer. By any measure, today's start from Jeremy Guthrie is one of the 50 worst in baseball history. His Game Score of -11 is tied for 32nd worst.

Guthrie still can't get lefties out. (Unless they are in a Sox jersey) 3 Yankees homers in the 1st inning , 8-0

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 24, 2015 -> 10:37 PM) http://www.coolstandings.com/comebacks.asp?i=1 White Sox teams in 1906, 1983 and 1959 among the top 100 greatest comebacks of all-time. On the other hand, a last-place White Sox team on Memorial Day or June 1st has never come back to earn a playoff spot. I love the internet, what a cool list.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 24, 2015 -> 03:52 PM) This version of Abreu is an ok player. Still worth his contract but no where near "the best hitter on earth" which is what he looked like for good parts of last year. This version of Abreu can fit into a lineup on a winning team that you've built with lots of pieces around him. Last year's version of Abreu was good enough to compensate for other holes in the lineup. We built this team this year on the assumption that Abreu was good enough to compensate offensively for some of the holes in the lineup and that it wouldn't kill us if 3b/C were below average. And since its Memorial Day, at least for the first evaluation period of the season, that has been a terrible bet. Bad enough that a smart player might take their losses and walk out of the casino. Well said, I can't disagree and you didn't mention the rookie 2B (both of them ). That bet also hinged on better starting pitching, to whom they did no favors by not bringing in people who can catch the ball.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2015 -> 03:36 PM) Cubs bring in Montero and Fowler, who have been awesome for them. Between them and KC, why can't the Sox get offensive guys to perform well after a move Do Jermaine Dye and Jim Thome still count?

QUOTE (flavum @ May 24, 2015 -> 03:51 PM) At least we have Hector Noesi starting tomorrow. He can't pitch much worse than Q did today

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 24, 2015 -> 03:37 PM) If "Jose Abreu's 2014 wasn't sustainable" then the entire offseason plan was complete foolishness. The one thing that made a decent case to me for "spending $50 million and trading for a guy on a 1 year deal" was "we don't want to waste Abreu and Sale being this good". If Abreu wasnt' that good then there's nothing to waste. Well every recent Cuban player seemed to level out after the first hot season, so I hope they took into account some regression. That being said, this version of Abreu could be enough but zero starting pitchers have an ERA under 4, the leadoff hitter can't get on base, and the two big offensive FA acquisitions aren't hitting. That and defense.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2015 -> 03:38 PM) My fault...what was the stat someone posted yesterday about it, if you know? Can't help you there, I just looked up the box scores

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2015 -> 03:31 PM) On the home stand, I believe every starter went at least 7 innings. Salazar went 6, Marcum went 6.2

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 24, 2015 -> 03:25 PM) Last year at this time, Jose had hit 15 home runs and had missed time due to a foot injury. Aside from that injury he was basically putting up a .975 OPS. This year, Jose has 7 home runs, has not hit the DL, and has about an .825 OPS. Jose Abreu's offense right now is a massive disappointment, and his defense seems worse than it was the 2nd half of last year. He hasn't been that disappointing, his 2014 numbers weren't sustainable.

That bat slam by Shuck reminded me of PK14 after a pop up

Under Q, this is the eighth time the Hawks have been tied 2-2 in a series. The previous seven times, they won games 5 & 6.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ May 23, 2015 -> 07:16 AM) HA! Oh, I have, and with very good reason. The results of Jerry Reinsdorf's 35 years at the helm of this franchise have been a disaster. He has only one season during his tenure as owner that he can point to and really claim to be an exciting and successful one - '05. During the other 34 years, the team only won the division a measly four times, and the playoff appearances those four years were anything but memorable. And then we wonder why the fan base is dormant. Why we have to operate like a small market team because the team Reinsdorf routinely runs out there is not postseason caliber. That is really a horrible record of futility, no matter how you look at it. No sustainable success for three and a half decades now. Meanwhile, over the years he's publicly fought with the likes of Harry Caray, Carlton Fisk and Larry Himes while remaining unapologetically loyal to people like Kenny Williams, Buddy Bell, Robin Ventura, etc. He dumps Harry Caray and WGN in the '80s in favor of SportsVision. He hires Hawk Harrelson to be GM and ends up losing Tony LaRussa in the process. He blackmails the state of Illinois to build him a new stadium while also providing him with a sweetheart lease deal, and then turns around and directs the construction of an abysmally designed ballpark. He fires Himes who drafted Frank Thomas, Ventura, Jack McDowell, Alex Fernandez, Jason Bere, and who traded for Lance Johnson and Wilson Alvarez, claiming Himes got the team from "point A to point B", but he didn't think he could get the team to "point C", i.e., the World Series. In his judgement, Ron Schueler was the guy who could do that. How'd that work out for us! It could have happened in '94, except the Chairman chose his burning desire to break the players' union over the World Series aspirations of his team and fans that year. Terry Freaking Bevington! White flag trade. The list goes on and on and on with this failure. This franchise is in desperate need of new leadership, strategy and vision from the very top. That is very clear. Jerry Reinsdorf has been the owner now for 35 years, and he holds claim to a very unimpressive record of achievement. Yes, the WS championship in '05 was amazing, but that does and cannot mask the other 34 years. The White Sox need new ownership. It's that simple. 2005 Sox and Jerry /KW= 85 Bears and Ditka Years and years of underachieving are forgotten because they struck gold once

It's a good thing that Vermette was rested so he had the fresh legs to score the game winner. What a series, it's crazy that the Hawks have won four multi overtime games already in the playoffs.

The whole "Abreu is the best first baseman in Chicago" lasted for about 10.5 seconds.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 23, 2015 -> 02:51 PM) Paulie just walked in like a boss Like a boss is an understatement, that was bad ass.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ May 23, 2015 -> 02:51 PM) why does hawk have to be part of all these His attempt at a Paulie chant was dreadful

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ May 23, 2015 -> 02:53 PM) guillen lobbied strongly for kotsay to get that seat instead of thome fyi You win the day.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 23, 2015 -> 12:38 PM) I'm just waiting for Abreu to go on one of his absolutely bonkers stretches. Personally, I'd use the term "hoping" instead of "waiting".

Mark Lazerus @MarkLazerus · 3h 3 hours ago Back to the old #Blackhawks lines: Saad-Toews-Hossa Bickell-Richards-Kane Sharp-Vermette-Teravainen Desjardins-Kruger-Shaw Gee. Couldn't have seen those moves coming.

The Astros will not make the playoffs in 2015.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 22, 2015 -> 07:01 PM) He should have sat the day after he asked out. Common sense. He asked out and was denied? Ridiculous.

Make it a quick one boys, so PK14 can make it to the UC in time for puck drop.