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Is there any way to make the first month’s games in southern areas and domes? Or does it just become completely unfair after a week or two

QUOTE (Tony @ Apr 2, 2018 -> 11:44 PM) Absolutely correct. And one of the keys is a keeping a loose, fun vibe playing in the Sox organization, playing for Ricky. Ricky was a genius hire.

Yes if they are somehow super competitive at the deadline I don’t see the FO shipping anybody out.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Mar 31, 2018 -> 10:53 PM) I really don't want to move Avi. Dude is 26 and is legitimately one of the best hitters in professional baseball. You don't want EVERY player to be rookies...having a leader like Avi when that window really opens will be worth more than some prospects. You figure the Sox will be LEGIT in 2 years, Avi is 28, in the prime of his career. Unless someone gives us a ridiculous overpay he should stay in Chicago and we build around HIM and the kids. Yep. Agree mr wolf.

Nobody. We’re undefeated, solidly in first place.

Wow so the fangraphs article says he’s already accumulated .5 WAR from yesterday. When was the last 80 WAR season?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 28, 2018 -> 03:10 PM) I think they should let the team with the worst record have the #1 pick but 14th worst should pick 2nd, 2nd worst should pick 3rd, 13th worst should pick 4th etc. This would stop some of it IMO. Not bad. Maybe just change the rules of basketball to the point where you don’t need a superstar or good shooters to win.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Mar 30, 2018 -> 07:12 AM) Waking up after an Opening Day win never gets old Yes, the air smells crisp today my friends. The eggs taste good.

I don’t think a cushy retirement is a right that all Americans should have. I subscribe more to every family has a right to acquire as many dollars as they want. If you choose to do something that doesn’t gather many dollars then someone else in your family should gather dollars as well. We all have the right to pursue happiness, but not the right to happiness. Anything else leads to budget crises time and again. Probably too far gone to ever get back on track so it is what it is now.

What’s the word on the ground? Is the dirt okay? I’m assuming he went crashing down onto a bunch of vulnerable earth.

QUOTE (New Era on South Side @ Feb 25, 2018 -> 07:16 PM) I’m not sure if this belongs here or in the Democrat thread but I historically split my ticket and am voting out an incumbent in Peter Roskam nationally. However, locally, I am looking for candidates who are more moderate or democratic that will go against Mike Madigan. Does anyone think any of them would go against the man who is dolling our support to their campaign? Is Rauner really doing a bad job as governor and is he somehow involved with Trump? What positions on the ballot actually have an impact on Illinois, given that the general assembly can’t get anything done? I don’t live there but I say vote union, vote teachers, vote pensions. Just go down with the ship and vote D across the board. It’s too late for moderation, cutbacks or austerity of any kind. So f*** it- blaze of glory.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 25, 2018 -> 07:16 AM) This idea is just crazy and I’m pretty sure you know that. Let’s put guys, many of whom already have problems with ptsd and issues integrating back into society, into a school with a directive to protect against a possible school shooter. What happens if one of them sees something that isn’t there and opens fire on the kids? Are we going to vet all of them for mental health? Because that seems to be quite an issue right now with normal people, much less trained war veterans. I don’t want my kids going to school where someone with a gun is patrolling the halls at all times comparing it to a war https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/02...rd-schools.html I didn’t know that idea was suggested already. I’m just saying let the men and women of the local towns volunteer to guard the schools. I think we’d be surprised how many flock to volunteer for a noble cause. It wouldn’t be 1 person per day. I bet you’d get 10’s of volunteers daily depending on the location. Maybe PTSD vets is a bad idea.

Instead of arming teachers, why not let the retired vets do the job? I bet they’d be way more than happy to each take a day per week protecting their community schools. Then we honor them and s*** and it’s all good.

LuBob is one of the better nicknames tossed around on here in a long time. Love it man, hope it sticks. I’ll do my part.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 22, 2018 -> 02:46 PM) So you think sparklers, duct tape and nails tossed into a crowd is more deadly than someone firing high capacity clips into a crowd from a distance? I have no idea what’s more deadly. What I do know is that a few sparkler bombs loaded with shrapnel could wound or kill hundreds of people in a crowd quite easily. Just throwing the idea out there that if all the semi automatic rifles are banned, will something replace them? Because a sick sonofab**** that wants to kill lots of people thinks like a sick sonofab**** that wants to kill lots of people. What vehicle of destruction does he then choose? Not against or for gun laws, just trying to apply rational, unemotional thinking to examine a sick mind.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 22, 2018 -> 01:46 PM) Making functional explosives is much more difficult than purchasing a gun off the shelf from Bass Pro or going the even easier private sales route. Disagree. It’s a lot cheaper to buy some sparklers, duct tape and nails than it is to purchase a gun and do the background check. I’ve built plenty of them, minus shrapnel. All I’m saying is it’s gonna suck when somebody finally does it and throws it in a crowd. It’ll make this look like a cartoon.

What are we going to do when these f’ed up kids start realizing how easy it is to make pipe bombs from everyday materials? I’m so surprised that never happens and I’m scared to death of the day it starts. No laws will be able to help anybody.

I think I’m leaning towards throwing a bunch of money at Donaldson for a few years instead of less money to Moose for more years. Gives us the chance to see if Burger tears it up in 2028 or not.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 11:21 PM) Kind of agree with Greg that maybe Sox are moving on from their plan to go after Manny. I wonder what the 3B plan options are on the big board. I doubt Manny is plan A. Hard to PLAN on the top player choosing your team. He’s more like Plan GravyTrain.

So what does it mean when say the Astros racked up about 52 total team WAR in 2017 but only had an opening day payroll of 125M? Did they really get $340M in surplus value? The bottom two teams record wise, the Tigers & Giants break down as follows: Giants: 37 team WAR, opening day payroll $172M: $161M surplus value Tigers: 20.6 team WAR, opening day payroll: $199M: -13.6MM The Dodgers had about $210 million in surplus value, putting up essentially the same WAR as the Astros with double the payroll. What does all this mean? Nothing?

Great points above. I feel like our window will be open much longer than the cubs’. The waves of arms will just keep coming.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 4, 2018 -> 11:53 AM) I actually think the bullpen is decent to start the year. They'll take a big chunk out of it though by dealing players. If Nate Jones is healthy, he'll bring back a lot in a deal. Soria, Avilan and some of these NRI's could be very tradeable as well. White Sox have a lot of relief pitching prospects as well that could be seen as high leverage types. This is exactly what they should be doing right now. I’m with you. There’s a way to bend the light and see a dominant bullpen, potentially. There’s just so much gas- almost 800 mph worth. I felt the same way going into ‘07 so it could all Sisco on us really quick.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Jan 28, 2018 -> 01:47 AM) Had a really great time at my first ever SoxFest! I was really bummed I didn't make it in time to be in the room during the opening ceremony. I was in the "viewing room" above with a few hundred other fans. But I made up for it by asking Hahn a couple questions at the first seminar of the evening. My first question, was, of course, whether my RedLineRadio "Hahn" shirt was "A GREAT shirt, or THE GREATEST shirt". Hahn chuckled and muttered that he is still waiting for his commission on that shirt. Then I asked if he anticipate the record-high $68M contract given out to Abreu to be broken next off-season (referring to Machado, without saying it), and he told me that they have offered 9-figure contracts in the past, and to get the idea of the Sox not offering big money to anyone out of our heads. There is a video of the Hahn shirt question on twitter that WhiteSoxDave retweeted. I also took a video of my 2nd question, but didn't post it anywhere. From there I got autographs and shook the hands of 8 players. My observations of the players were that Giolito, Rodon, and Fulmer are extremely outgoing and excited to interact with fans. Hansen barely smiled or looked at anyone. Cease wouldn't stop smiling, although he looked more nervous/shy than anything. Everyone else was generally friendly and accommodating. Walking through the hall my crew walked RIGHT PAST Moncada when he was on his way to go to the signing booth. I didn't even recognize it was him until about 3 feet away. We made brief eye contact and then all I could muster was "Oh s***!" and I pointed him out to my crew as he and Yolmer (who I didn't notice at all the first time) walked by. Someone no one else seemed to notice him, it was kind of funny. I then stumbled upon Sierra Santos doing a segment with Dylan Cease and a kid playing Twister. Somehow, again, no one seemed to notice. So it was literally myself, Cease, Sierra, the kid, a camera man, and the kid's parents. I watched and snapped some pics and then ultimately Cease's knee touched the ground and Sierra went to me for a ruling. I decided, as I think are the rules, that a knee down means you lost. So the kid won. I later apologized to Cease in the autograph line for having to call him out on it, but he said he was relieved the kid won so he didn't have to feel bad. lol. Bought a few things at the Sox garage sale. Sox pint glass for $4. Paid $2 for a Chris Sale stretch-armstrong somehow. Paid $1 for a mini souvenir bat. And then paid $10 for game worn pants by former Sox Deunte Heath. They are the 1983 style pants. Can't believe they were only $10, I'm actually really stoked about it. The twitter-vending machine earned me an autographed baseball. #18, but honestly can't read the autograph. I think it might be Saladino, so I sent a pic to my buddy who is friends with Tyler to find out. Then, at the end of the night when everyone was leaving, I again found myself in the presence of White Sox players that SOMEHOW no one seemed to notice. I was standing outside the Hilton waiting for my girlfriend to come pick me up, and out walk Kopech, Giolito, and their lady friends. The four of them just standing there outside next to me. They are going on about their plans for the night and Giolito was talking about his shoe collection. I was pretty much stunned that no one was around hounding them for autographs or pictures. So, without wanting to bug them too much, and Giolito noticing that I was looking shocked, I asked "Hey, do you might if a take a snapchat real quick? I didn't want to be creepy and just take a pic." Kopech looked up but just ignored it. Giolito smiled and said "Yeah man, of course! We are here for you guys this weekend, that's what this is about". I didn't ask them to pose or to be in it, I more or less just wanted someone to believe me that I was standing outside with them waiting for a ride. When their Uber finally pulled up, we all said bye to each other and I told Kopech to have a good night and good luck this year. He said "Thanks man, I appreciate that" and took off. I forgot to save my snapchat story like an idiot, but some pictures I did download or just take with my regular camera app, so I'll post some stuff in the next post. Awesome man. Just awesome stuff there.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jan 27, 2018 -> 03:56 PM) Law also said that if he were rankings organizational talent 25 years or younger, he would likely have the Sox #1. Exactly. I love that we’re #4 without counting Moncada, Lopez & Giolito. We have the most young talent in baseball and it’s not even close.

QUOTE (wrathofhahn @ Jan 27, 2018 -> 03:31 PM) I want more certainty from Hahn. He talks about Yelich and Machado but the problem with that is the rebuild hasn't been completed. I want his assurance he will follow the season ender PC where he talked about 2020 being the target date. Last thing we need is to be back where started in no mans land because Hahn or more likely Kenny didn't have the stomach for a proper 2-3 year rebuild. When does a rebuild complete exactly? I feel like the goal is always to have awesome players at every position. Some of those are going to come through free agency and trades. The whole point of having a farm system is to supplement the major league roster.