Bananarchy

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 09:40 PM) Lester might struggle this year if he's not getting those low/outside zone pitches thanks to Ross' framework. I don't watch a lot of him, but the fact that everyone who gets on base seems to immediately warp to second might be a problem.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 08:06 PM) Same. Outwardly rooting for losses is fu**ing lame. I hope the Sox get off to a hot start, and even if they do, I won't expect the FO to change their direction, nor should they. But I never root for my teams to lose. If they end up with a top 5 pick, so be it, I know it's part of the process, but I'd prefer to see our young players take large steps forward and our veterans rake while they're here. One in the hand... I still don't think this team (with Rodon) is as bad as most here want them to be, but I guess we'll see soon enough. If the team isn't bad enough, they will be making some trades. If the team is going to win 78 games, Hahn hasn't traded enough pieces.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 08:00 PM) I agree, I just don't think JR has the balls to fire GarPax, playoffs or no playoffs. Agreed. And I HATE having to wait on an ownership change. Yuck.

I don't like the Cubs goofy lineup. Sorry, it's not working for me.

I want them to play tomorrow, but there's really no good reason to keep it tomorrow when Tuesday looks like good weather.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 07:50 PM) Bulls have a cake schedule down the stretch and play the bottom 4 seeds in the east while Atlanta, Indiana, and Miami have much tougher opponents. I'd be shaking my head if they don't get at least a 7 seed. I want to see them play the Raptors in the first round just to see if we can get a 6-7 game series. This is honestly the worst of all possible scenarios. This bad team is saving management right now.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 07:27 PM) My wife just bought a Subaru Forester a few months back. I am very impressed. From the car buying experience, the after purchase follow ups, and driving the vehicle it has been all first rate. She has all the safety features imaginable. I love the intelligent cruise control. If they made a 3/4 ton pickup it would be my next truck. Congrats! The Forester is a great car. The standard AWD is a great perk, as well.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 07:42 PM) Yeah, I'm not gonna actively root for us to lose. I'm totally aware of the benefits it could reap, but I can't actively want it to happen. I'm being facetious (this team is going to be a hard watch), but my brain knows it is certainly for the best.

get hyped!!! TANKFORBEER!

This f***ing Cubs lineup is stacked. Not sure I would bat Heyward 6th And the Pope is the greatest leader in the world.

I haven't watched the DBacks in a while, but they don't have much of a brand, do they? Seems like they have a different uni every year. Awful. And the Giants are going to blow this Why the hell is the Diamondbacks' mascot not a snake?

I wish Charlotte could play in Round Rock

QUOTE (daggins @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 03:50 PM) Excellent banner, but I truly hope we can do better than Beer. I want to see what comes by the time that draft comes around. Tank for Beer will do in the meantime.

QUOTE (Nokona @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 03:13 PM) All losing streaks are hereby referred to as a "Beer Run" YES Also, I like "TankforBeer" as lingo for "Tankforbestplayeravailable"

IT was an amazing book. Looking forward to this take

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 01:48 PM) Definitely time to stop with that. I liked the spring training unis a lot. They should use that as the alternate. Agreed with everyone who says this needs a break. I also wouldn't be opposed to an ST type regular season jersey or a '59 jersey

QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 11:20 AM) Clothes don't make the man. Look cool, sell merch. The White Sox have had a ton of luck, specifically on the hat front.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 09:38 AM) They cut way back on that last year, if I recall correctly...which was nice. Hopefully that pattern continues. Our home unis are some of the best in baseball.

That's a lot better. Now if they wouldn't wear the black jerseys every game

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 08:29 AM) Who should we have spent money on to make this team a no-doubt contender? Is Josh Phegley available? There's really no reason to waste any cash for a team early in a rebuild.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 08:26 AM) Well, to be fair, Rodon. Touche. However, the only way to make Rodon even meaningful is to rebuild something different and more effective.

QUOTE (Boogua @ Apr 1, 2017 -> 11:50 PM) This. I was so upset last year when they were giving him curtain calls and stuff during the season. The guy was a career backup catcher that played two years for the Cubs. I just couldn't understand. I had a facebook friend ask, "I need to get a Cubs world series jersey. Should I get Rizzo or a Grandpa Ross jersey?" I was shocked and disgusted at how many people said Ross. Like really? They have a top 5 player in the game and they are considering a David Ross jersey? Idiots.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 12:04 AM) Did you not read my post with specific reasons we could have contended?? Nobody's responding to my plan, which would have had the Sox with a fighting chance to win. Your plan is trash. We've seen that plan before. It's won us nothing in the past 10 years

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 1, 2017 -> 11:20 PM) I assume you mean my disbelief in the rebuild. We traded Sale and Eaton. And we got Tilson for Duke. That's it so far. And so many Sox fans have bought into the idea of a rebuild. Why am I uninformed? My take that we have enough veterans and enough talent still on the roster (assuming Moncada and at least one of the starters we got via trade are called up in May) that we could have just as easily PAID FOR a catcher and DH in free agency and maybe acquired one more reliable reliever to actually contend this season. Now I'm told it's good our team loses 100 or more games this season so we can get a damn draft pick. How much u wanna bet we take another starting pitcher in the draft and not some stud everyday player. You wait, our organization will fall in love with some arm somewhere. There are 1-2 posters who are also skeptical. I forget the one guy's name. And El Rockin still hasn't made his position. He seems to think every team we field has a chance to win. So what is your problem with my position on all this? That I want to know how people are going to act in game threads and watching games? Yes I wanna know what kind of losses everybody wants?? DO you want our starters to implode from the get-go in games or to lead and blow games late? You try to justify a decade of losing because you're losing sight of how the game has evolved. You literally know nothing about baseball ten years ago and yet the game has moved so far past you, everyone, even the skeptics, knows that whatever opinion they have, it's closer to reality than whatever nonsense you post. You're not a troll. Trolls craft bad posts to push posters buttons. You just don't know better.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 1, 2017 -> 08:59 PM) The team has made the playoffs once in 11 seasons, none in the past 8. If you are still a fan now, why would a few more years of losing change anything? Exactly. We had a 63 win season in there! 63 wins. And for what?