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That guy had some lighttower power

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 17, 2016 -> 07:23 AM) Despite the team being 8-3 it is pretty obvious they are no more,than a 65-70 win team. Just from what I hav read here, there are a lot of problems. Eaton, Lawrie clubhouse cancers Avila, Fraizer, Cabrera, Rollins washed up The league has figured out Abreu Avi is one of the worst players in baseball Jerry Sands serves no purpose They have Danks in the rotation and Petricka, Duke, Putnam in the bullpen You know it is just a matter of time with Latos Even Chris Sale is too much of a hot head and should go away. Finally they are managed by a stooge. 8-3 with 9 games in the road is OK, but despite all these horrible players and manager and coaches, it clearly should be better. The fans deserve better. Does it get old being so f***ing negative? Complete overreaction by you.

#WeAreGood

I have a few questions about Engel, if those who are more educated don't mind educating me. Plus I want to discuss him because he is an interesting prospect. I know he has plus-plus speed and a good arm. Has anybody seen his defense in person? It sounds like he has all the tools to be above average to elite in CF. Obviously, the jury is still out about his bat. Looking much improved since the AFL. Is there any chance that he is brought up this year as a defensive replacement if his bat keeps improving? That is, once the minor league seasons end. I know they won't take valuable at bats away from him. He is getting up there in age. A call up at the end of teh season wouldn't surprise me if it is warranted.

Congrats to Adam and his wife on the birth of young Drake Eaton. Couldn't be more happy for them

I'm not entirely sure why Rollins is entitled to all this play time when he is coming off of an awful season and has very diminished range at SS. I simply don't support starting somebody his age at SS. The Sox have an above average defensive SS in saladino. He had a good spring and has had minor league success. Does anybody argue that Jimmy Rollins provides more on field value? Screw veteran entitlement. Play the player who helps the team more. Thought? Does Jimmy ride the pine soon?

QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 6, 2016 -> 09:35 PM) This lets go Oakland s*** is annoying Soooo annoying. I'm glad I'm not alone. That was just obnoxious

QUOTE (ypres @ Jan 30, 2016 -> 09:01 AM) Hey, guys, its me again. So, I have a new GF who just got out of a relationship but she wants to keep things slow. Which is fine, I don't really have a whole lot of experience in the dating scene. I guess I am wondering about what not to do too early to make sure I don't overstep any boundaries. Thanks. Imo, you probably look like a p**** compared to her ex if you are just waiting. Go get some drinks and f*** her brains out

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 23, 2016 -> 07:19 AM) OK, I don't read the National Review, or any such publication that is so extremely slanted left or right, but a friend shared this article with me, and if you still think abortion should be legal for anything other than extreme circumstances after the first trimester, I encourage you to read this: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/4301...nism-march-life Why do you want to bring children into this world that aren't wanted or would be going to a bad household? That's my issue with anti abortion folk. They don't give a s*** what happens to the kid once they are born. Don't give a s*** about the social or economic effects of banking abortion. Let's be real, we have a population problem. It sounds cold, but life isn't fair for everybody. We need to start limiting the population.

Hahn could have gained a ton of respect from me had he made the cold blooded move and signed one of the big 3 on Christmas. That would have taken BIG cajones and shown huge dedication. He didn't lose respect from me for not doing it, but my respect for him still remains low. Hopefully he can redeem himself to me and many other fans

Time is ticking Hahn... I hope you do the right thing and sign Upton or Gordon.

Hahn needs to send a message to sox fans. He needs to show his dedication to the job by making a Christmas Day trade. He needs to show he has stones to make a move like that. Sign Upton or Gordon today, you win my respect. A Christmas signing is cold blooded.

It's crazy how much better this world would be without religion. Sheep gonna sheep

Zacatacos anybody? Unreal steak tacos.

Not only will I pack his bags and drive him to the airport, I'll give hahn a free massage with a happy ending if he does this. Get this dude off the team! He is so so awful.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Oct 30, 2015 -> 03:02 PM) I posted on the whitesox.com boards before coming here, and they had an advanced troll named soxmania. He played the long game and never broke character. He would develop unhealthy obsessions with a variety of players, most notably Jake Peavy, and would post really bad trade ideas for acquiring them. Usually this would take the form of listing out the full White Sox roster after said trade, followed by some proclamation of that Sox team being a favorite to win the AL central or the pennant. He regurgitated these same ridiculous ideas over and over in multiple threads and would never, never ever respond to the people ripping him to shreds. It was as if they didn't exist to him. Imagine someone saying this in every thread in Pale Hose Talk: Here is my vision for 2016. Trade Rodon and A.Garcia to SF for Susac and Peavy. Susac becomes our starting catcher. Peavy would join Sale, Quintana, Danks, and Erik Johnson in the rotation. Samardzija would not get a qualifying offer from the W.Sox. The option on AR would not be picked up. Sanchez would move to shortstop with Micah at 2B and Saladino at 3B. Thompson would be the RF with Eaton in CF and Melky in LF. Abreu would be the 1B with LaRoche the DH. Beck would the LR and spot starter with Montas and Fulmer in the minors being groomed for starting spots in 2017 or 2018. The W.Sox would add at least one veteran reliever to help Robertson and Duke in the bullpen. I feel Susac would hit .240 to .250 with 10-12 HRs and 50-55 RBIs if he gets 400-425 AB as the starting catcher. Beckham would return as the utility INF with Shuck the #4 OF. Soto would be the backup catcher. This would be my vision for 2016. Then literally one week later, in the same thread... Peavy pitches a gem even though the Giants are out of contention....vintage Jake Peavy. He competes to the end of the season. I strongly recommend the W.Sox trade for Peavy this offseason. A good trade would be Rodon and A.Garcia to SF for Peavy and Susac. Peavy would join the rotation and Susac would be our new starting catcher. The W.Sox have Sale, Q, and Danks as LH starters. They can deal Rodon to help get Susac to improve the starting catcher position. Peavy would be a bonus in the deal and would provide leadership to the rotation. Move Sanchez to shortstop and put Micah Johnson at 2B. Susac and Johnson would improve the offense. Peavy would be the #5 SP. Thompson would be the starting RF. The rotation would be Sale, E.Johnson, Q, Danks, and Peavy with Fulmer being groomed in the minors for a future starting spot. Samardzija and AR would not be brought back for 2016. I think Rodon is a Boras client which makes him expendable. These are two actual posts I just went and found now. I'm wise to the act and it's still mind-numbing. I'm sorry, but when you couple this with the almost complete lack of moderation, it's twice as bad as anything at Soxtalk. The only thing mitigating it is that nobody goes to that forum anymore. Lmao I remember that guy. Too funny. Weren't you easily able to make an account if you got banned? I remember a couple guys who would just add a number to their account each time they had to make a new account. One guy was up to the 50's in his name lol. I also remember a troll named gooch. Different from the guy here with that name

So Ken m is one of the best trolls in the history of the internet? Never heard of him until I googled his name. Impressive stuff. Apparently Ken m has been doing it since only 2011. Greg's been trolling for a decade now. He is the most successful troll I have ever personally witnessed on a forum

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 28, 2015 -> 11:55 AM) Yeah...I was aware of the banking issue and I would presume you'll have some state savings & loans pop up, but problem is you are out of luck having any form of FDIC protection, I believe. Not an expert but interesting and I presume someone is going to jump in and tackle the banking issue. The fact that 1 in 11 commercial buildings rae being used for marijuana is yet another reason I wouldn't vote. I wouldn't want 1 in 11 commercial buildings being used for booze or strip clubs either. If you equate marijuana to booze and strip clubs, you need a reality check my friend. I'm sure a number of them are related to medical marijuana, too.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Oct 28, 2015 -> 10:30 AM) Like the stuff around Hillary? Oh wait, she is a Dem so that gets whitewashed. Are you referring to the Benghazi BS?

QUOTE (LDF @ Oct 27, 2015 -> 04:31 PM) but does that take away from him??? he is still brilliant. even revolutionize some surgery and he went to nite school to get his education. i really recommend his movie that HBO did on him. but look at it this way, he is not sitting on his accomplishment to sell himself. Does it take away from his presidential campaign that he seems like a dunce outside of brain surgery? I would say so...

Amazing the type of career Juan has had. He is still a capable offensive and defensive player. One of my all time favorite Sox players. I hope he is healthy and can contribute during this series. Go Juan!

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 26, 2015 -> 02:10 PM) Tex do you really want Hillary? You think there's gridlock now? Wait til she takes over. At least Obama is likeable and still he can't rally ANY support. I don't even think Hillary will try to pass anything. She'll give up quickly and just sit there and pout and say the big bad Republicans won't cooperate. She'll take her full eight years cause she won't even have to break a sweat so to speak in winning her second term. Then it figures to be Chelsea time. Why are Americans so stupid? There's no reason to let this very mean person run the country for 8 years? Aside from the D by her name, what are her strengths? Nobody even tries to say what she does well. They just say "Vote Hillary." Congrats greg. You have lowered the bar SO much regarding the quality of your posts, that you can get away with posts that would normally be considered trolling. I've never seen so much baseless drivel compressed into one post. Chelsea following Hillary as president? lol.

I like the idea of trying avi out at 3b

QUOTE (dpd9189 @ Oct 25, 2015 -> 09:55 PM) I've said for over a year now that I think Soler will wind up being the best of the Cubs prospects in the long run, if RH can pry him from the Cubs then do it. He's owed about 20 mil over the next 5 years, that's very team friendly. He will hit arb in two years. I'm also not sold on him being able to start healthy. I heard Bruce Levine on the score, and he actually thought soler was destined to be a DH, even more so that schwarber. This was due to a combination of awful defense and being very injury prone

I just think sticking Trayce in CF and putting Eaton in the corner makes the defense so much better. Rotate Avi and LaRoche at DH. The defensive improvement offsets any possible decrease in offense, if there even is a decrease in offensive productive.