Chicago White Sox

At least our defensive defencies are now physically hurting the opposing team!

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 08:18 PM) How many more things can we do wrong The game is technically tied, so a lot more things. Also, "Our defense has absolutely sucked" - Hawk. This team might actually kill Hawk.

f*** this team so f***ing much!?!

And this is the perfect example of why throwing away outs with Danks pitching is a TERRIBLE idea.

Serious question, but what does Sanchez have to do to get demoted? He had a -0.7 WAR coming into tonight and has shown no signs of improving with the bat. It honestly seems like Hahn doesn't want to admit they made mistake swapping Micah for Carlos.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 08:09 PM) 7 straight have reached And two total runs! Only our White Sox can pull that off!

Lol, that has to be the weakest contact I've seen on a non-bunt swing.

Sanchez will get a hit here, he's more than due.

What the f*** was that!

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 07:52 PM) He gets paid either way. That is all Danks cares about anyway. No offense, but this a f***ing stupid comment. Danks is clearly broken, but it's not due to a lack of effort.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 07:47 PM) As I said yesterday...give him time down there. Some of the things we have heard suggest that a big part of his struggles last year were mental-driven, so giving him time to fully have his confidence together is not a bad thing. It's not like EJ is going to "Save this season". It's not about saving the season, it's about having an extended look at him against major league hitters. We need to know what we have in him and the larger the sample the more confident we'll feel. We're clearly going to have to move some pitching this offseason to fix our offense, whether it's a major league piece or prospects, and I know I'd feel a lot better about moving pitching if I felt Johnson could hold the #4 spot quite effectively.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 07:46 PM) Just to say again...the MLBPA would never allow this. Honestly, just throw his ass in the bullpen. See if he gains a couple MPH on his fastball if used in short stints. If not, then you simply DFA him and eat the money. At this point, we have to accept the fact other teams will not view him as a major league starter. No reason to keep trotting him out there every 5 days when a better internal option is available IMO.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 07:31 PM) How much longer do we have to watch Danks It's not like we have a former top prospect who is dominating AAA once again and appears to be ready for another big league opportunity.

I think several of the international free agents in addition to Adolfo will make the top 30. I'm pretty high on Antonio Rodriguez for a rookie ball type and believe he'll end up in the low 20's.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 21, 2015 -> 08:16 PM) Kottras for Soto; whatever Flowers isn't, he's better than Soto. Johnson for Shark I don't agree that Flowers is better than Soto and either do the advanced metrics.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 21, 2015 -> 08:06 PM) Micah for Carlos Kottaras for Flowers Johnson for Danks. 100% agree on all three moves.

Murder's Row coming up. Game should end here.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jun 21, 2015 -> 01:32 PM) Micah with a HR, Kottaras with a slam and Johnson on the mound looking good so far. Call them all up!!

Got Avi sucks defensively, just absolutely dreadful.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 21, 2015 -> 12:54 PM) Not sure about Alexei. But the loss of qwerty/Kalapse has GREATLY affected me. Haven't been right since. Wow, can you not make a single post that doesn't involve dick sucking? If it's not LeBron or the Cubs, it's random Soxtalk posters.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 21, 2015 -> 02:11 AM) I don't think going with the Wii brand was a bad idea at all. Not simply calling it the Wii 2 was stupid. When I first heard about the Wii U I thought it was a f***ing add on, not a whole new console. The name may have killed it before it had a chance. Going with Wii 2 is something that is clear to the audience and everyone will know it's the new version. Wii U sounded like a college version of the original. I agree with your logic here, the Wii 2 or something like Super Wii would have been way better. Like you said, the Wii U sounds like an add-on and when it was announced, everything focused on the controller. It really seemed like a new peripheral for the Wii. And even when more details were, announced the fact all your Wii stuff could still be used added confusion. Having said that, the Wii U was never going to resonate with the casual audience, which is why I think keeping the Wii brand was a mistake. The controller was expensive and its theoretical benefits should have been for hardcore gamers. Nintendo tried to get that causal audience anyways with Nintendoland, but it was never going to be another Wii Sports. Ultimately, they tried to leverage the Wii brand, but failed to build an offering at a price point that would appeal to the same customers.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 01:08 PM) 1. I posted the link. You could choose not to follow it. 2. I feel understanding the thoughts that leads people to become terrorists is important in building a society that doesn't breed them. We turn our backs on the hatred people spew on a daily basis then when it comes back in the form of a terrorist with a gun we raise our hands and say "oh how could we have known". The guy is clearly a mentally-ill individual who convinced himself that blacks were evil. Did you honestly need to read his manifesto to know that out? And now that you did, have you figured out how to build a society that doesn't breed these "terrorists" as you refer to them as? What did you learn from his manifesto that we can use stop these attacks going forward?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 11:57 AM) Gawker posted at least a large portion of the text in their article on it. Why don't you stop bringing attention to this piece of s*** and avoid spreading his hate manifesto? The publicity these killers get is oftentimes equally or even more important than the lives they take. I get you must tie every tragedy into your political agenda, but can you please do without posting this garbage?

Robin had the guys come an hour late to the stadium today. Not sure what to think about that, but figured I would share.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2015 -> 09:34 AM) Which is, to note, another indictment of the White Sox coaching and development. Other teams are ok with figuring out how to develop Phegley and Semien, we get them up quickly, decide we don't like them, declare them unteachable, and then move on. I think we should all wait until the season is over before jumping to any conclusions on Semien & Phegley. Marcus' offensive numbers aren't nearly as impressive as they were earlier this year and I don't believe for a second Josh is a major league catcher if you factor in pitch-calling and other defensive elements that are hard to quantify.