Bananarchy

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 26, 2017 -> 04:03 PM) Autos will be a huge one as well. GM and Toyota are in big trouble. Ford and Honda will have a big advantage in this situation.

The xx is getting rave reviews for their new album "I See You" Easily my favorite of their efforts. http://www.metacritic.com/music/i-see-you/the-xx

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 26, 2017 -> 02:10 PM) Losing is one thing. Having many games blown open by the 2nd or 3rd inning could set the fanbase back a bunch. I stick until the end of blowouts until the end. I bail on rain delays. But last year, I had several Shields starts, and it was getting very difficult keeping up with tradition. People who aren't into it as much are going to become disinterested faster. I dunno. I'm not sure that's something to worry about. Being out of it in July is doing a number on this fanbase as is. At least some fans understand they're building to something.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 26, 2017 -> 01:22 PM) Screw it. I'm on the Jake Peavy train now haha I think I donated my jersey

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 26, 2017 -> 01:53 PM) Wow. *throws papers and walks away* CTG Alternative Facts: If you subtract from something, it grows.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 26, 2017 -> 01:56 PM) And Rodon. Well said. Everyone else is for sale.

Everyone not named Anderson on the major league roster is for sale.

QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Jan 26, 2017 -> 07:56 AM) 2016 - The LaRoach fiasco soured Sale and Eaton from day one and impacted team chemistry. Mat Latos had a few early wins and then fell apart. Danks lost the Home Opener and never won another game. Matt Albers fell apart after the quick start to the season. Robertson blew some big leads late in games we should have won. Ventura left him out there to get beaten up, which impacted the morale of the players and the fans. Several players did not work out - Jimmy Rollins at SS, Alex Avila and Navarro catching and Avi Garcia. Shields was a late addition who proved to be a disaster. 2017- Several lessons have been learned and the mistakes Ventura made will not be made by Renteria. For one example, Renteria handles pitchers more like Tito Francona than Ventura did. I have watched Renteria manage and is I recall he makes changes as soon as he senses trouble rather than waiting for a disastrous inning to happen. While Sale is gone, so are Latos and Danks. There are some pitching reinforcements that may come through. Moncada could inject energy to the team when he is brought up in May. Other trades might happen. I feel better slightly about the 2017 season than I did before last season. Let's wait to see what they have and how they play in ST before writing them off completely. If it gets to this, the rebuild has probably failed and we're right back where we started except without Chris Sale. I'm confident this won't happen and more pieces will be moved.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 26, 2017 -> 07:31 AM) This is why that line of research as well as the soviet research on using electrical modalities to increase strength have been invalidated. Also, that training method kopech is using is designed to increase pitch velocity. Many believe that attempting to throw too hard to often (me included) is what is leading to the increased frequency of UCL issues. While this training is effective in increasing velocity, it may not be a good thing, especially in the eyes of Cooper who doesn't think velocity is everything. Besides Kopech can throw 100 already. Trying to increase velocity from there is just an ego going crazy and will not lead to anything good. Well said. I can't imagine Coop will let that keep going. His arm is an asset for the White Sox.

That plan sets our franchise back another half decade. I get what you're doing, but that's not happening.

QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 10:05 PM) There's being a front office apologist and then there's defending the Shields trade. Even Rick Hahn's dog knew that was a bad trade the instant they made it, let alone now.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 05:55 PM) Around the 16 minute mark, is Bernstein suggesting the Sox will move when JR dies or that someone else will now be in charge? http://download.podcast.play.it/media/d0/d...XP__0000000k3Dk The implication is that when Jerry passes, the team will be sold. I think the TV money will keep the White Sox in Chicago long term.

QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 03:44 PM) No everyone wants all the Sox players to have massive breakout seasons (do not deny this, the Predict Thy Numbers threads are insane), keep all the veterans, remain watchable but still pick #1 overall in 2018 and have a big rebuild with blue chip prospects everywhere. The definition of having your cake and eating it too. I see the Sox options as (a) rebuild or (b) dont rebuild. I dont harbor this childlike (also reflected in these pathetic """insults""") expectation that the Sox, especially with this FO, can pull off 10 different things at once. Cant have both. What are you talking about? We want Abreu, Frazier, et al to have good seasons so they make for good deadline deals.

QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 03:11 PM) Well good to see the FO office sycophants are out in full force. They've done so much to earn your trust over the years I'm sure you'll be rewarded! Let's be real, this direction is enough to know someone in the front office watches baseball and knows what isn't working. The Eaton trade was a great one by Hahn.

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 02:59 PM) My favorite prank over the years was when Phillies trade Kyle Kendrick for Kobayashi the hot dog eater. If we could get similar value in return, I call that a win. We couldn't trade Con te Giolito for an empty bag of peanuts. He's a sell low right now.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 02:31 PM) Can we trade you as part of the rebuild? Salary dump.

Tim Anderson on the Score in the 4:00 hour

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 12:25 PM) But why sell low on these guys? I don't get your logic here. I'm actually glad they're not dumping these guys for salary relief. I'm not sure Frazier or Abreu ever get a ton higher. I can see holding onto Jose until the deadline in hopes he has a better start to the season. I'd move Frazier and Robertson if the deal is right.

QUOTE (Tony @ Jan 24, 2017 -> 06:48 PM) Finally saw Suicide Squad, albeit on a plane. MAN that movie was bad... Everything about that was a mistake. Every decision they made was the wrong one. And Jared Leto was garbage. Margo Robbie was okay, but no one could have made that dialog convincing. Edit: The only thing I think they got right were the Batman scenes. That's it. To hell with the rest of it.

QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jan 24, 2017 -> 08:07 PM) More Minoso numbers: Most times on base 1951-1960 Richie Ashburn 2771 Minoso. 2572 Mantle. 2550

Todd Frazier will perform better than last year, but likely for much of the year on another team.

Not a feel good game by any stretch of the imagination. Crawford was Blackhawks MVP before he went down and they just aren't the same team when he struggles.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 24, 2017 -> 09:15 AM) I only saw Arrival and Manchester. I slacked off last year because of work. How is "Drive it Like you Stole it" not nominated for best song? I always find the Song and Score categories a little ridiculous. Gustavo Santaolalla has two Oscars for original score. John Williams only has five. That's borderline criminal. Edit: Didn't realize "Fiddler on the Roof" was original. For some reason, I thought it was adapted.

So, I am on a free trial of Tidal, and I finally around to listening to Lemonade from Beyonce. I always wrote her off, but some of the stuff on this is incredible. "Don't Hurt Yourself" is a masterpiece.

Jedi is singular or plural, so it doesn't tell us a ton. The red color of the logo is interesting.