Bananarchy

QUOTE (Dunt @ May 24, 2016 -> 01:10 PM) I wonder how long they roll with the 13 man pitching staff. That bench is ugly thin now. Can Robin still play third? I also am weary of our bench situation.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ May 24, 2016 -> 01:53 PM) Biggest mistake here is opening an ESPN.com article. The TMZ of sports. Pretty much. There's no analysis on ESPN anymore. Just manufactured debate or G rated "controversy". If I could just get the live action and 30 for 30, I would be satisfied.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 24, 2016 -> 09:56 AM) It makes the argument that baseball is too slow seem weak and unnecessary. Innings are not a finite length and the pace is still not fast enough. The NFL commercials are ridiculous, but once the clock runs, it runs. NFL games are super short.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ May 24, 2016 -> 11:48 AM) That's pretty bad. f*** ESPN. That's pretty ESPN. Sale is a better pitcher than Arrieta, but whatever. Just keep winning.

Fire Walker

QUOTE (Special K @ May 23, 2016 -> 08:46 PM) I think you are missing his point, which is that this team is outperforming what they were expected to do. Very few, if any, would have predicted the Sox to be in first place at this point. That fact that we keep out performing with an under performing DH gives me and probably other pause, as odds are the team will begin to suffer on offense with a hole at such a crucial position in the lineup. Agreed. But it's worse than that. We're underperforming at DH and 2 spot. Not a good sign in the least.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 23, 2016 -> 01:04 PM) Vogelsong got hit in the face with a pitch. Just put the DH in the NL. Agreed the DH should be in the NL, but anyone can get hit in the face.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 24, 2016 -> 08:16 AM) Nice to see Ichiro taking advantage of opportunities. I hope that he gets his 3,000 hits this season and retires so that he can be first ballot HOF. He's a first ballot HOF. He's one of the greatest hitters of all time. His similarity scores are Hall of Famers and he hasn't played his whole career in the MLB.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ May 23, 2016 -> 11:24 PM) The problem with the term thug is most people don't even use the word properly. It's become synonymous with black people which is a microaggression! When hockey players beat the s*** out of each other, you don't ever hear people say they are thugs... things that make you go hmmmmm Draymond Green isn't a thug, he's just an entitled asshole and the NBA just allowed it to continue. Agreed. But I think in hockey they use the term "goon", and most of that has been taken out of the game at this point. You can't afford a roster spot for someone who's just an instigator. NBA just feels so fake like WWE at this point

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 24, 2016 -> 07:25 AM) I would just leave him in the 2 hole honestly. Let him see fastballs and try to find his way out of it. 2 hole sees too many at bats to leave a struggling player there, IMHO. Your 2 hole should be your best or second best hitter. The only player who sees more at-bats is the leadoff man but the leadoff man has one less at bat with men on base. I love Abreu, but if he's going to struggle, he needs to be 6 in the lineup. You can't let him struggle in the 2 hole.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ May 24, 2016 -> 07:09 AM) This really makes no sense. The Sox have no chance because Abreu is struggling and yet the Sox are still in first place and 8 games over .500 despite Abreu's struggles. We have had some excellent fortune so far this season to cover up Abreu struggling, but most of us agree there will be a time when we need him to hit and help carry the rest of the team.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 23, 2016 -> 07:26 PM) If you're trying to speed the game up, doing what they did with IBB is exactly what you should do. I know they don't happen that often, but shortening a game by 30 seconds to a minute is at least doing something about the length of games. Severely limit mound visits and warm up pitches would help, but pitching changes inject commercials into the proceedings.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ May 23, 2016 -> 10:07 PM) Dangerous precedent they are setting by not suspending Green. Not allowed to say thug league because it's racist, but this whole thing feels like WWE with the NBA clinging to the Warriors narrative

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 23, 2016 -> 07:26 PM) Wasn't pretty but I'll take the win Hugely important considering our starter for game 2

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ May 23, 2016 -> 06:47 PM) Albers is the biggest mental midget on the team Does Ventura count?

The intentional walk is like a double switch. It's just heavily overvalued. Throwing four pitches isn't necessary. Put the guy on base.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 20, 2016 -> 11:40 PM) I actually have the size carryon that a carryon was designed to be. It's basically a hard duffel bag. Not one of those real long duffel bags, either. Bigger than a briefcase of course. It can fit shirts up to six days, only one pair of alternate pants. Six days worth of sox, underwear, one pair of shoes (now it's getting tight), dob-kit for bathroom stuff. Those f***ing pieces of luggage designed as carryons are the problem. It's funny cause on SW Airlines I pay extra to get in the A group. Usually if I am, let's say, A-40 (out of 60) you'll get on the plane and the first 10 or more rows each have three of those huge luggage carryons in each bin. Filled. If I can't get the exit row (just one exit row on SW now is roomier than any other rows) then I take the aisle around the exit row even with a good number. But the luggage companies creating those "carry-ons" have caused the havoc. I have proven u can fit a lot of s*** in a regular duffel carryon. And the crazy part is Southwest checked bags are free. I fly AA and Delta a lot for work and it's almost as bad. For some reason Southwest is the worst.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ May 23, 2016 -> 03:53 PM) Eh, the charges weren't true. He plead to a lesser charge. There's wiggle room there to explain why he's suspended v. kicked off the team. He plead to a lesser charge, that does NOT mean the other charge was untrue.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ May 23, 2016 -> 02:30 PM) I agree with Maddon about the Intentional Walk. That needs to stay the way it is. Nah. Just move them along.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 23, 2016 -> 11:05 AM) I got my groomsmen a personalized glass with their faces painted on it cause I was the first person married and didn't know what the hell was going on. Was cheap though. Then my best men got me nice shoes to wear at their wedding and a nice tie. I wear those all the time and they are great. They spent way more though. Similar deal with me. I had no clue what the hell was going on and I didn't have much money.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ May 23, 2016 -> 03:24 PM) DV is a terrible crime, but it's not any worse than pulling a knife and putting it on someone's neck. If Black is still on the team with a suspension, I don't see how Nunn is kicked off the team. These guys both likely play this year, which is why I am sick about it. I just think about all the good guys who would love to play Illinois basketball and these lowlifes are taking roster spots.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 19, 2016 -> 04:34 PM) Tate's case dismissed. Good. Seemed like BS from what I've heard. Illinois must take strong stand vs. domestic violence with Kendrick Nunn penalty I get the feeling he's going to get off really easy, but I'm feeling uneasy about it overall. If it weren't for Lovie Smith, my loyalty to Illinois would be strictly academic. I won't say it "breaks my heart", but Illinois basketball makes me far more sick than any win-loss record could indicate.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ May 23, 2016 -> 12:18 PM) I don't expect Dany to win at the end. If she does beat the White Walkers, then I'd wager she also turns Mad Queen and has to be killed herself. It seems almost too obvious that Dany's dragons will play a part in defeating the White Walkers.

QUOTE (Dunt @ May 22, 2016 -> 10:39 PM) Dude. Every f***ing game I've been to this year. Either they are retarded or this is some really odd complex. I'd never be caught dead at Wrigley if the Sox weren't there and I sure as hell wouldn't wear all Sox gear if I did. I've seen so many Cubs fans at the Cell this year. Not a Cubs fan, but Wrigley is still a good time. Going next weekend since the Sox aren't in town. I never get any of the "wear different team's" stuff at an irrelevant game. Unless you're wearing North Stars apparel at a Dallas Stars game, there's really no excuse for wearing the wrong team's apparel.

Beautifully written plot twist