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QUOTE (Tannerfan @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 10:00 PM) No no no! Tebow is a hard right fundamentalist Christian. No cocktail drinking for him. Good call. Tebow broadcasts from the stadium, while Gordo hangs with the tailgaters

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 09:56 PM) I have the sound off. What happened? Carroll was called for a balk before the pitch was thrown

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 09:52 PM) In 4 years, he's going to be announcing games on the SEC Network Live from the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, it's Tim Tebow and Gordon Beckham!

That's close, but I think it was the right call. look at LoMo hustling, trying to stay in the league.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 09:23 PM) The rebuilding this year was supposed to be with Erik Johnson pitching, but he forgot how to throw a fastball over 90 mph. What you're seeing on the field right now is less rebuilding, and more just a roster with few impact players. After this road trip, I'm confident there will be some significant changes made. I've been thinking that there is no reason to call Semien up early, just let Beckham finish the year, maybe something good happens, Semien can use some more AAA bats. With the way this is going, I'm starting to change course. Just might be time to DFA him and let Semien play everyday. It's not even about winning this year, it's just getting ugly.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 05:21 PM) So, I went to Illinois Wesleyan, a DIII school, but grew up outside of Champaign and went to basically every Illinois football and basketball home game from the ages of 7ish-18 (and then from 18-32 when I could). Is it not ok for me to be a fan of Illinois over IWU? Am I a "worse" fan than you? I get what you're saying when people choose to like a school because that school is successful but there's zero connection there. But if you grew up a fan because of geographic proximity, and then went to a different school, it makes sense to me that you can maintain your allegiance if you want to. That doesn't make you more or less of a fan. If Wesleyan ever faces Illinois in a basketball game for some reason, as long as you are rocking some Titan gear, then you are OK in my book. QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 06:36 PM) I know a family who is from East Lansing, MI. The parents are both MSU grads. Two of the four children went to MSU. The youngest went to that other big school in the state, but he remained an MSU fan his entire 4 years of school and beyond. His sports fandom was entirely separate from his academic pursuits. Don't say that in public, he might get his diploma revoked!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 09:21 PM) So, how is everyone enjoying rebuilding? It was a lot more fun when Sale didn't lose, Abreu hit homers, and Eaton had a sense of direction in the OF.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 09:12 PM) Is Leury Garcia really leading off? Don't TELL ME Leury Garcia is leading off. Of course he is. His career OBP is .463. Wait a second, that's actually his OPS. Oops.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 08:55 PM) The fact of the matter is this, and I'm sure I've pretty much said this multiple times, but it can't be stressed enough. Maybe putting it another way might finally get through to some people. Rick Hahn had a bullpen with a guy he thought was gonna be the closer(Jones), a guy who had closer experience(Lindstrom), a guy who Don Cooper mentioned as a closer(Webb), a guy who previously had success in 3 of 4 seasons(Belly), a guy who has been one of the most consistent LH relievers in baseball(Downs), and a guy who showed some promise and is now our best reliever(Petricka). Now, it didn't work, that's baseball, but when you look at that, I just don't see how you can blame Hahn. The thought was there. On a team that just lost 99 games you're probably not gonna have the kinda depth needed to cover for 2 injured pieces and 2 players that blew up in your face. That's just the way it goes. Yes, in hindsight the pen would probably be better of with Reed back there. It also would be better with Jones, Lindstrom, and past versions of Belly and Downs. As far as the rotation goes, again, depth is not a main concern unless you think the team is going to compete. There wasn't a soul here who thought this team would compete, and I'm sure most everyone in that FO thought the same. Sale-Q-Danks-Johnson were all locks to make this team going into the season. Rienzo wasn't dreadful last season and Paulino has a really good arm that Coop was unable to harness. Again, the thought was there to have a non-trash rotation. The intentions were good about as good as you're gonna get for a team that just lost 99 games, the results were not. I tried to be as clear as I can get, because this thread has gone on way too long. If you're not buyin what I'm sellin then I'm done here.... ...drops mic *slow clap*

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 04:49 PM) Baez with another homer lol That's the last you will hear about Jose Abreu in Chicago this season. The Cubs hype train has left the station and there's no stopping it now

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 12:47 PM) Which shouldn't matter. If you are a fan, you are a fan. Is a fan of the Bears less of a fan because they aren't from Chicago? Same with the White Sox or anyone else? The Chicago Bears are also a professional sports franchise, not a university. Their job is to play sports and entertain fans. When you were in high school, did you root for the sports teams from the high school across town because their school was bigger than yours?

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 12:28 PM) Another great thing about OSU fans is almost every one you meet didn't actually go to OSU. They either went to Miami, Dayton, or Ohio.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 11:37 AM) Well it depends who he pinch hit for and who was coming up after the batter he pinch hit for. He pinch hit for Daniel Nava, then Jackie Bradley pinch ran for him. Xander Bogaerts was up next, he has over 100K s and 10 GIDPs. He ended up hitting a sac fly and the Sox won 2-1 so it worked out. But it just seems silly to waste your best hitter knowing he would be walked then you would pinch hit for him. Especially in a NL park, what if the game had gone into extras?

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 02:01 PM) Why would the Rockies not give him a shot? In the 7th inning last night, the Cubs scored 3 runs on zero hits, zero errors, and six walks from 3 different pitchers (including Nick Masset). How do you not being any live arm you can?

That's just silly. The manager should not be able to stall the umpire until his dugout gives him answer. Once you go out there, it's a challenge.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 01:45 PM) I've never seen a professional baseball player do that. It's largely his fault that he was unaware of the fence, but this isn't the same thing as diving into first or leaping into the wall. I don't think he was aware that he was risking injury at all. I just can't figure out why he was so off. He didn't even try to put his arms out to feel where the wall was

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 01:37 PM) Wtf is wrong with Eaton? How did he have NO idea the fence was coming up? When you are Grindy, you don't see fences

Eaton comes out, Garcia comes in

Uh oh. Adam Eaton pulls an Aaron Rowand. 2-0 Texas.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 08:41 AM) Next, he will take over as the starting shortstop. Soon, he will be managing and GMing the team. Then he will own the White Sox, and he will eventually be elected to be the mayor of Chicago. Shortly thereafter, he will be elected as a Congressional Representative to Congress. Ultimately, he will be the 47th President of the United States of America. On his first night in office, his Vice President (the leading candidate is Scott Podsednik) will ask him "Gee, Adam, what do you want to do tonight?" He'll reply "The same thing we do every night, Scott - try to take over the world." Don't forget he is already a movie star who was at the Oscars this year.

I honestly didn't watch any of the first 8 innings yesterday. As soon as someone posted "Dunn pitching" I just ran into the basement to turn the game on. That was classic, classic stuff. Still disappointed in Beltre taking a walk, he laughed when he got to the batters box, those 1st 3 ball were hittable.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 09:28 AM) The Mods and Admins are ganging up in an effort to "get me" or something, but can you tell me what is wrong with what caused this latest attack? This is what I posted: Baez is one year older than Courtney Hawkins. If Hawkins were putting up the same numbers in AAA next year, this board would want to see him in Chicago. Besides, if Baez is going to be a bust, who cares about super 2 status? What there is some sort of strawman argument? What there is an argument? There was a post by another poster, post #564 which got no response from any mod or administrator, which was basically laughing at the posts about Baez. This is post #564, followed by #565, which quoted the previous post. QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 04:20 PM) LOL if the White Sox had Baez, everyone on the board would love him. This Cubs thread on the WhiteSox message board is a real treat on a bad day sometimes. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 04:24 PM) Nah, instead of being the next coming of Christ, he'd be the next Adam Dunn because he strikes out too much. I just commented because you were posting as if every post was 100% negative about Baez which is not true at all. If he were a White Sox player, would the posts be more positive? Of course, welcome to sports fandom, but I'm sure there would also be people wanting him pinch hit for and demoted last night in the 12th after his 0-5 & 3 strikeouts.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 09:05 AM) But there was no strawman. You just imagined one. Again. All I said was if Courtney Hawkins puts up Javier Baez numbers next year in AAA, the posters here would want to see him in Chicago, and no one would be saying he's a bust waiting to happen. I haven't seen a single person say he's a bust waiting to happen. I've just seen people say he has potential to hit 40 homers, but given how much he strikeouts there's no guarantee he becomes a great hitter and he may bust.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 06:50 AM) Where the Sox are in the standings, it doesn't make sense to acquire anybody whose contract is up at the end of the season. He is signed for 2015 too, about $4 million.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 10:04 PM) I can't believe they might get shut out by Lewis. Wow, go get em Sale I thought the same thing but 6 of his last 7 starts he has now given up 3 ER or less. That 7th start was a 13 run stinker, but he has turned it around some the last month.