Bananarchy

QUOTE (harkness @ May 24, 2016 -> 11:21 PM) There is no way ventura can survive much more of this bad play in the division? Right? If the White Sox blow this and Ventura isn't fired, I'm not sure Robin could do anything to get fired.

QUOTE (SpankyEaton @ May 24, 2016 -> 10:25 PM) What happened to the days when they could get players like Dye, Konerko, Ordonez, Lee and Thomas who could jack one? I hope they draft a hitter this year and scout better for position players. I'm tired of all of the failures, lots of other teams get it right, why can't the Sox? The Sox have been unable to draft a position player for a decade. They have tried, but they have failed. I'm convinced it is a scouting problem. They can draft pitchers, but that's really it.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 24, 2016 -> 10:48 PM) I just hope OKC doesn't get worn out after beating the two best teams in the league them lose to Cavs. Would be a shame. So far, I'm not thinking they're worn out. Should they win game 5, this was a huge let down of a series and OKC should be fine in the finals.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ May 24, 2016 -> 09:43 PM) Just curious is anyone following some other teams this year on MLBTV? I watch Rangers, Nats, Angels. White Sox are still my jam, though. But there's no position player on our team I'd rather have over Mazara

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 24, 2016 -> 07:59 PM) Ha, I got the volume muted at work who is in the booth? A comedian. Not very funny, but he's better at play by play than Hawk

Melky...

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 24, 2016 -> 05:46 PM) I wonder if there are any articles in the financial news about whether those media companies are satisfied with their new broadcast rights deals? We know about Houston and LA already. Ewok wrote that Angels ratings were way down despite the presence of Trout and Pujols (only one playoff appearance since 2009, which was a very brief one in 2014). The Phillies have a new deal, and they're rebuilding. The Rangers one should be okay because they got back to the playoffs and brought Darvish and Hamels into the fold and have an exciting offense. Seattle's doing much better since the beginning of last, and looks to be improving on that this season. Royals, Tigers, Indians and Twins all inside the Top 15, fwiw. Obviously smaller markets than Chicago. http://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/201...2/#6bdc21e4c04e But if there’s a team that seems to not be able to gain traction of any sort, it is the Chicago White Sox. Last year they ranked last in ratings at this time, and they do so again this year. The difference is that they have dropped 42 percent to a 0.8 average rating one week leading up to the All-Star Game. The White Sox currently rank 27th out of 30 in attendance and are last in the AL Central with a 41-45 record, 11 games out of first. Yeah, but the Chicago market isn't the White Sox market. The White Sox are the smaller team in the metropolis. Now that the Cubs are good, there's even less reason to watch the Sox if you're a neutral party.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ May 24, 2016 -> 05:56 PM) After this start, that'd be horrid. Probably 20, but again, who knows. He could win 17 and it wouldn't be his fault. Pitching wins are meaningless.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ May 24, 2016 -> 04:20 PM) Soccer does not seem right. That is 90 minuets and the stoppage for fouls and injury is not 50% of the time. Every time the keeper has the ball, play stops. Every time the ball goes out of bounds, play stops (corners and goal kicks even longer). There's a ton of stopping in soccer and even more inaction.

Beat me to it. I went with 16-20. Run support...

I feel a lot better. Still a lot of problems, but this was a step in the right direction.

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