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QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 26, 2016 -> 10:02 PM) Brian Anderson hit two off Felix 11 years ago tonight. Ah, the good ole days. That's crazy...and Felix is only 30 years old.

It annoys me to no end that the Sox play horrible in front of a large crowd on a Friday night. I know it's Felix Hernandez, but still.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 26, 2016 -> 09:12 PM) The idiots from last night are really smart. https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160826/br...ield-on-500-bet Dumbasses. They deserve what they get, felonies and all.

QUOTE (The Mighty Mite @ Aug 26, 2016 -> 08:37 PM) Is Melky hurt? Hmm yeah I noticed he wasn't in the lineup last night, thought he might just be given a night off, but I thought the beginning of a 4 game series on a thursday would be an odd time to give one of your best hitters some rest. Maybe he is hurt.

QUOTE (Blackout Friday @ Aug 26, 2016 -> 08:07 PM) From the only scouting report I read he throws his fastball around 85mph, unless he has crazy deception or something I wouldn't expect much. He's also Rule 5 eligible. But the fact we got anything for him is a small victory. Well, he probably does have deception because Steve Stone just said he has a lot of strikeouts on his record. According to the whitesox.com article (http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/197828950/white-sox-acquire-left-hander-colton-turner/)... This year Turner has a 1.33 ERA over 54 innings with 70 strikeouts (averaging over 11 strikeouts per 9 innings) between class-a and AA for Toronto. He is 12-9 with a 2.76 ERA and 200 strikeouts in 107 games (16 starts) in the Blue Jays' system. He also had a 5.23 ERA over 9 appearances in AAA. Those seem like pretty solid numbers to me other than the AAA stint which might be of concern...

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 26, 2016 -> 04:19 PM) Yep. Very doubtful they ever have consecutive winning seasons again. I would rather have Hahn and Kenny say they want to have a sustained period of consecutive winning seasons with the intent on bringing home a WS trophy during at least one of them, rather than them say their only goal is to bring a championship to Chicago. I, and I think a lot of other fans would agree, want a team that built for longevity, not short-lived dominance (such as April 2016).

Good interview IMO by Hahn. "I wouldn't have taken the general manager position if I didn't think it would be recipe for success...none of us have to be here. We all are here to help bring another championship to Chicago." http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-white-so...olds-plans-2017

What a catch by Aoki...looked like he rolled his wrist though.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 25, 2016 -> 08:30 PM) Frazieg has got to try and cut down in his swing And be a bit more selective. So often he is three wild swings and sit duwn I think he is pressing. He knows he is having a horrible season average wise and hitting with risp...imo he is trying to do too much at the plate...just needs to relax and try spraying the ball to all fields. He has the power, that will come naturally, he just has to let it happen Easier said than done

How short of a leash is Garcia on?

May be a high scoring game

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 25, 2016 -> 04:40 PM) Shields only gave up 4 runs last night. Two on solo homers He was also pitching against the Phillies...his pitches weren't good. Hung breaking balls left and right, constantly fell behind in the count. He threw 40 pitches in the first two innings. If he was pitching against a team that has at least a decent offense, he would have probably given up a lot more than just 4 runs.

Not saying this to be offensive, but isn't this old news?

Anyone remember that game Shields pitched against Detroit where he gave up like 7 or 8 runs, then the Sox came back to win it? I was at that game, one of the best I've been to. So, I do have Shields to thank for that.

QUOTE (Insp @ Aug 24, 2016 -> 08:51 PM) Is it just me or has the team given up tonight? Wel...if I was a White Sox player...and I looked at who the starting pitcher was for the game today...i would have to say that I would give up too lol.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 24, 2016 -> 08:41 PM) His velocity isn't even bad. To me his changeup sucks now, and that was always his best pitch Yeah, all his offspeed pitches have no deception. I wonder what the Sox will do with him in the off season, seeing as it is almost a guaranteed loss (no pun intended) with him on the mound, and that isn't an exaggeration at all.

Shields just doesn't have it anymore. 45 pitches in 2 innings, 2 runs allowed. Looks like he has confidence, and this is one of the worst offenses in the majors He's just done

I always just called it the Sox Park... U.S. Cellular Field is too long to say, and The Cell just sounded depressing. I was too young when it was call Comiskey so that name never meant anything to me, so the Sox Park it is haha.

It's good to see the Sox actually doing what they should do against a guy with a sub-8 ERA

Back to back jacks...gotta love it

Nice start to the game there by Eaton. No one at the park, Sox will score 10. Friday night, ballpark filled, Sox barely get 5 hits haha.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 23, 2016 -> 08:19 PM) https://mobile.twitter.com/WhiteSoxUmp/stat...240968969707520 Well, Narvaez did have to reach across the plate to catch it, but not sure why that is called a ball just because of the reach over.

I hate these 2 game series. They make no sense IMO. 2 against PHI and then 2 more against them later in the year...what's the point? Why not just have them play one four game series? With the Sox stupid April schedule with almost no off-days and a ton of away games including the West Coast, and with the Cubs series being 4 games Mon-Thu instead of two 3-game weekend series...it's just dumb if you ask me. Who makes these schedules?

Almost blew it. At least Q got the win, good for him. He deserves to be a 20 game winner.