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I think its perfect timing.. Chris is relatively young but I feel like he might be on the decline.

I really like this trade. Chris is a warrior but I feel like he has some issues.... including that most teams in our division seem to light him up the last couple years.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 8, 2016 -> 10:39 PM) Why haven't they called Florida? Ratings

QUOTE (gosoxtim8 @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 10:23 PM) that what happens if you pitch closer three inngins athen pitch him one day rest This...

Wow Joe Maddon... I'm starting to believe in the curse of the Bambino... like some spirit of pure idiocy entered Maddon's body the last two games.

It's funny that so many people were so surprised. As the often hated but underrated Hawk explained to us many times.. (and we saw) Connor can turn around a fastball as well as anyone.

I'd like to get vomit on his beard.

Can't say this hire excites me... I think they needed a totally new voice. But I hope it works out....

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 28, 2016 -> 01:39 PM) Joe Maddon could be managing this squad and they would have finished in 4th place. Some people want the Sox to hire Dave Martinez. If Dave Martinez was managing the 2016 White Sox and Robin Ventura was sitting next to Joe Maddon, how different would their records be than they are now? I just think since his contract is up it would be a time to try something new. I do like the fact they aren't pinning the losing on him. That should be refreshing. The fact is, if the players don't change, whoever manages this team will eventually be an idiot. I really don't agree with your opening statement. Anyone who has ever been around or is a strong leader knows how big a difference it can make. I'm not blaming Robin for everything by a long shot... but bringing him back makes zero sense and is just incompetence.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Sep 23, 2016 -> 08:53 PM) I know most won't agree, but in my opinion it's actually selfish to go balls out against a wall like that. It's one out in a meaningless game. This might be the strangest and most back-asswards logic I've ever seen.

I'm not saying hitting more homeruns isn't helpful... I'm saying it's the wrong thing to focus on. Bull pen bull pen bull pen and on base percentage.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 22, 2016 -> 07:08 PM) 23rd in runs 2nd in home runs. The HR argument is not bulls***. You don't play home games in ah home run paradise and not have a home run happy team. It makes zero sense. Chasing home run hitting free agents has been failing. We need better on base percentage and a better bullpen. Worrying about home run hitters isn't working.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Sep 22, 2016 -> 03:53 PM) Ok, I'll look at the Giants and Royals....if you take a look at this link. http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/parkfactor/_/sort/HRFactor You are telling me they play in harder ball parks to hit homeruns... not sure what your point is. Those teams won because of their pithing and defense and other factors. If you are saying the Sox need to get home run hitters because they play in a home run hitting park - again I say that's what they have been trying to do and its failing. So really what you are advocating is for them to do the same thing they been failing at. What southside posted showed pretty clearly that HR's isn't the reason the Sox aren't scoring as much.

I really don't agree. I think the reason we have been so bad is BECAUSE we have tried to chase power hitting fee agents and they end up being strike out machines. Look at the Royals and Giants of recent years... they are not home run teams. Championship teams have good pitching, good defense and tough outs. How many home run hitters you can round up doesn't equal championship baseball... mayb 1920- early2000 something. But not now.

QUOTE (Black_Jack29 @ Sep 21, 2016 -> 07:44 PM) We're also 16-13 vs. the AL East, but 29-41 vs. a slightly inferior AL Central. Conclusions can't always be drawn from splits stats. That's kind of supporting what I was saying... when the games are important division games we struggle more. This shows that is not just talent.

effort is important yes. But winning and losing also has to do with the ability to handle pressure. This team and coaching staff has never found a way to figure that out. I see this in the divisional and away records. So who in our starting line-up isn't talented enough... since run scoring has been a huge issue. Avi Garcia has struggled off and on for a few years? Are you "talent" guys saying he doesn't have talent? Talent matters of course... but to act like that's all that's missing is amazingly asinine. So just find the most talented players and throw them out their and wins happen automatically? everyone in professional sports has talent... amazing talent. The guys that can handle the pressure are the people who can produce.

QUOTE (Black_Jack29 @ Sep 21, 2016 -> 03:55 PM) Not really. Hitting talent scores runs. Replacing Ventura with a different manager will have minimal effect on offensive output. I do agree that they've (offensively) underachieved, though. Hopefully they'll address that this winter. 41-33 at home 31-46 on the road. We must have some more talent at home than on the road.

I love listening to Konerko talk about baseball. But I doubt they will go that direction again.

The team could use more talent - it has some weak spots. But the "talent" excuse is just as much of a crutch as the "blame the coach" excuse. I don't think this team is a world series contender. But I also strongly believe that they have underachieved with the talent they do have. There is another element that is missing outside of the talent.

It's not like Jose isn't saying anything special.. this team has been losing for 3 years badly. Sure talent is an issue. But to say its just talent is not completely the truth either. Talent doesn't completely explain a 43-38 record out of division and a 29-41 record against the division. I feel bad for Abreu... he says something that is real and the pillow squad known has Ventura and the white sox have to say "no no no Jose" Look at K.C. We were ahead in like 8 of those games? and lost. Part of that is mental. Abreu is completely right in saying that. Our team has underachieved period.

Bye Robin.

another strong outing by Gonzalez.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 10:19 PM) Should that 1 other run have been unearned? Missed the play. Get that era below 3 and I think Sale backdoors his way into the Cy Young They must have given the dude a hit.. which is pretty ridiculous.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 11:17 AM) My lord, you f***ing people. Do you seriously strangle splits for "when it mattered" with other players in other eras? With other players on other teams? Math nerds, please do me a favor and tell me how many more wins Jose Abreu would have netted us if his second half was his first half. Add that total to the Sox's win total and tell me if we're in contention yet because Jose Abreu hit "when it mattered" By the way - newsflash - if it turns out that Jose Abreu wouldn't have made a difference by himself "when it mattered" then guess what IT DIDN'T MATTER. JFC. A lot of you are looking WAY TOO HARD to find ways in which Jose Abreu had a bad season. I'm sorry, but Jose Abreu did not have a bad season. His season will end up being very, very similar to last season. Last season was a good season. Not spectacular, but good. If Jose Abreu had the 4 more home runs in the first half to make his numbers "acceptable", and if every one of those home runs turned a loss into a win, the Sox would still be out of contention. Nah... no one is looking hard anywhere. Abreu struggled for a majority of the season... compared to his usual production. There was article after article talking about this in different baseball circles. This wasn't some thing made up by soxtalk people.. I'm excited he is hot as helI. It's made games fun again. It give us hope for the future... but it also doesn't erase what happened early in the season.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 13, 2016 -> 09:27 PM) Has Robin saved his job? lol...