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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 9, 2016 -> 08:52 PM) He's neither good nor bad, he's lukewarm. And he's partially to blame for sure. They need to get rid of him. He's bad.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Sep 9, 2016 -> 08:43 PM) Ventura isn't the best manager but he isn't the worst. I mean, you really can't blame him for the team's performance this year. He's close to it and sure you can.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Sep 9, 2016 -> 08:12 PM) Pretty much the same as every year the Sox are out of the playoff hunt. Might be fans rooting for losses to get a better draft pick than rooting for a win. I could never do that I enjoy every Sox win. My biggest fear is Ventura being back next season.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Sep 8, 2016 -> 08:09 PM) And he seems to have twice the arm of the guy across town who gets tons of praise for his D. I can't wait to see how they compare next year. We might have the better shortstop. They have a far better team and guys on better teams always get the credit. It's like most of the All Star voting.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 02:35 PM) I still can't believe Billy Beane traded Addison Russell for Shark. For a franchise with significant payroll limitations, trading a top 10 prospect in the game for a semi-rental is absolutely mind-boggling. Unlike our front office, the Cubs have effectively taken advantage of their opportunities to sell. Their front office is superior in the scouting department unlike our front office. The Cubs model will not work for the Sox. They got it right on a couple of picks. The players they traded away are nowhere near the quality of a Sale or Q. The Russell trade is a form of luck. The only other organization that could make a boneheaded move like that is the Sox.

This Sox pitcher seems to be under the radar. He's had some good outings. Along with Sale, Q, the Sox have a nice rotation, just leave out that Shields guy.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 5, 2016 -> 08:11 PM) The White Sox have too many pitchers who have a hard time throwing strikes. I guess that is what makes them minor leaguers. Coop will fix 'em.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 4, 2016 -> 04:48 PM) Why is it when the teams sucks, the manager gets blamed, the hitting coach gets blamed, and when it's good, they really don't get much credit. Yet, with Cooper it is exactly the opposite. He gets credit for all their success, no no blame for their failure. Agreed. He's not accountable for "what have you done for us lately". I wouldn't miss him.

So now we need to choose a new bloke to choke.

Robertson is the new Lerrin LaGrow.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 3, 2016 -> 09:15 PM) Unearned, but yeah. The WHIP will suffer. Some had Turner in next year's pen. As long as that pen is not the White Sox. He sucks to make you miss Albers. Suck has to go.

QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Sep 3, 2016 -> 01:32 AM) If the depth of your loyalty as a Sox fan is that shallow, it probably isn't worth being a Sox fan at all. If winning it all was the measure for fan loyalty over the past 100 years, there wouldn't be any cubz fans or for that matter, fans of many other teams in MLB. There have been some positives this season so it isn't all doom and gloom for everyone. You miss the real point, he mentioned ownership. I feel the same way. I'll take your use of "shallow" as extreme sarcasm.

Is the box score correct that Turner topped Shields in being s***acular?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 09:11 PM) Typical Avi Garcia at-bat. Have the lead for now, but can the bullpen hold it? My bloke to choke is Jones.

QUOTE (Insp @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 09:11 PM) Of course the likes of Todd Frazier and Avi Garcia swung at pitches that were completely outside of the strike zone. So of course the team doesn't score on the golden opportunity. We shall refer to them as f*** and Up.

Wow I just seen f*** and Up in the batting order. My bloke to choke is Jones. Sox will lose because it's a one run game.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 07:56 AM) Here's our preview of the White Sox prospects set to play in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) starting in October. Fun side note: the team is being managed by Aaron Rowand. 8 players, all there for different reasons. Who are you most interested in seeing how they do? That's what the organization thought hiring Ventura. Not so fun is it? Love the Fall League. Only one night game at Camelback.

Bullpens are the most inconsistent thing in baseball. It can be lights out one season, keep the same guys and it sucks the nest season. Sadly enough with this team stink spreads.

QUOTE (SI1020 @ Sep 1, 2016 -> 07:41 PM) Honestly in this day of age of stat deconstruction I don't know what stat or stats matter anymore. I look forward to the day when wins and losses no longer matter and titles are given based on Pythagorean wins or SRS because nothing real seems to carry weight. The bullpen is bad and blown saves helps us figure it all out. That and watching so many late inning nightmares. Another thing what is this deep love for FIP? You can go back years and find stat geeks who don't like FIP. To me the whole premise behind FIP is absurd. Some really good pitchers are going to come across not so good and others not so good are going to look better. It is a very selective and flawed stat. Post of the week!

Too bad great pitchers are due for a bad outing. It was Q's turn.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 1, 2016 -> 10:06 PM) Remember when the Twins were good every year? What happened? Were they so gawd-awful cheap they simply let any good players they had go? It seems to me you shouldn't even have a franchise if you are not willing to spend as much as the other teams in the AL or at least in your division. What happened to Minnie? They had one of the best teams every year. They have started making front office people accountable. Imagine that? The interim GM is not eve promised the job for next year. Some years ago Gardy complained about the lack of fundamental and they fired instructors. No Buddy Bells allowed anymore. They are the 180 of the White Sox.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 1, 2016 -> 02:30 PM) Blown saves does not tell you anything about how good or bad a bullpen is. It's a pretty useless stat for evaluation. Blown saves can occur late in games for a variety of reasons, and it treats all the same which makes it really noisy. The bullpen is bad, but the blown saves measure doesn't tell us that. My eyes tell me they suck. f*** the stats.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 1, 2016 -> 09:07 AM) No. Bernstein said yesterday (with help from Scott from Davenport) that there have been 238 fly balls (of 200 feet or less) to left this season with a runner on 3rd base. Only 6 of those runners have scored. After yesterday, that number is up to 7. It was a terrible setup, it was an even more terrible throw, but it wasnt a herculean feat to get that ball home. No doubt the Tiger's scouting says run. If it were Eaton - no way that's happening.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 1, 2016 -> 09:43 AM) They should have "little interest" in trading them. If either gets traded it should be because a team made a f***ing ridiculous offer to get them. It shouldn't be a situation where teams are telling you what is off of the table that gets a deal done. With the mediocrity of the offers at the deadline which were reported, I have little interest in that either. I would say as is, Q and Sale contracts are the best value vs. performance in MLB and maybe in all professional sports. This team has a decent rotation. There were a lot of injuries. A new manager who is not a former Sox and a modified pen will also be a difference. Frazier will have a year of facing AL pitching so there will be some improvement. He's not a high avg. guy anyway. Abreu had an off year. Anyone remember those PK slumps? Remove an injury or two, Robin's management, pen pissing away games, they would have been closer this year. Most of the trade scenarios I've read really didn't help a team in dire need of position players.

and don't waste that talent on an unproven manager or any manager named Robin Ventura.