The Grinder

I thought George from Elmhurst orginally owned it but as the years went by it appeared Jim who lived in San Jose had taken it over but I had no proof of that. It did have some neat stuff on it regardless of the upper crust. There was a mod name Brian IIRC that I had some words with, maybe he was alright but seemed to be on an ego trip once he got appointed moderator. Always loved Lips contributions. Either here or there

I was there from 2001 till 2016, approx 3K posts and then was banned for life for a controversial remark I made on a PM, I admit I had some culpability in the remark but didnt deserve a lifetime ban. After that I just said the hell with them, I think the real reason was I had a different viewpoint on a sensitive topic. I would still go there from time to time to see the posts from what ever few members were left. Proof once again if you have enough rope you can hang yourself.......

As close as I am to Dubuque (or Dyersville) never made the journey over there as of yet. And Ive had 30 years to do so ? But I did like the movie as cheesy as it got at times.....

Of course a condenscending cub fan had to say it: Think the Sox can sell out for this? Jackass

Aggressive as in what? Pursuing 37 yr old has beens?

Covey kind of reminds me of Danny Wright from what 2002? God help us.....

5 yrs to build? Really? I'm getting a little sick & tired of looking at the foundation Stone Pony. When are the 1st floor joists gonna get laid??

Let the Ryan Goins era begin!! Who??? Great another marginal player called up......like we need another AAAA player on this team

Living in the cornfields of NW Illinois, I can tell you that White Sox are whats in yr top shelf of yr dresser. In a city of 25K, there is hardly any Sox items in the stores at all. Nearly 100% cubs, I'd say the Brewers have more a presence than the Sox And to think the Sox had a great opportunity to build fanbase after 2005 and they totally dropped the ball ?

OK thanks for the replies, much appreciated!

I dont want to clog up the message boards anymore than needed, so to go off topic a bit, how much can I expect to pay to park at GRF? $25??

I'll ck it out, thank you!!

Not living near Chicago, when visiting used to love going to Ed Debevics for burger, fries and of course the rude service :). Anyway I assume its still closed correct? I did some researching and it look like there has been talk of re-opening possibly at another location. Anyone have any details? Gonna be at Sox game Sept 8 vs LAA and wanted to take my date there. If no Eds, is there another eatery w the same theme? thanks!

With our luck he signs w the cubs and wins the Cy Young?

Thank God, Ervin we hardly knew ye....

I usually buy from Ticketmaster but I know there are others, can anyone suggest a website where the ancillary fees arent an arm and a leg? I havent been to a game in 10 yrs

That makes sense as well, doesnt anything get lost in translation? I mean if the infielder (or even outfielders) can see the signals from the manager whats the use of having catcher do it again? I'm quite sure there good reason!!

Question is regarding catchers signals, first one is when the catcher is standing up and directing his positional players he then proceeds to tap his shoulder or hips or waist, what is he indicating? Next when the manager signals to catcher then the catcher relays the signal to pitcher, why doesnt the pitcher simply get signal directly from the manager himself? is this so the catcher can override possibly what the manager is signaling? Or to confuse the opposing team as to which signal is being used? I know I've heard stories where a coach who is sitting away from the manager is really the one who is giving the signals deeking the team into looking at the manager. I was a catcher in Sandy Koufax league but obviously never did all this!!

Way too soon to call the rebuild a bust, I say take our time and do it right. I'd endure up to 2 more yrs of this God awful baseball. I just dont like to see our fan base further eroding, maybe its hit rock bottom as it is, esp with the other team in town establishing themselves as a permanent force that will be good for a long time if not indefinitely. Where I live in the cornfields of northwest Illinois, the white sox are what is in yr top dresser drawer. Whenever I go to a HS football game, they always include the cub score when giving area football scores. Isnt there another team around?

Me thinks the left is taking a chance with the logic is We have him, heres the smoking gun which may be true....the risk is if they dont have him, this whole thing will begin to wear thin on the sitting on the fence voters which may turn them further from the dems If he did break the law, he needs to be called out on it and pay the price. If not, trump has every reason to continue his accusations of a witch hunt

4 SO's for Moncada, hes looking like the cuban version of Gordon Beckham....if Kopech is a bust, I'd say we got fleeced by Boston and we should be looking at charging them with robbery

My cub fans friends dont even banter w me anymore, like one told me its like teasing a handicapped person. You just dont do it.....I just get tired of being a punching bag for other teams.

I cant recall who said this, maybe Dennis Miller before last election was "the best thing Hillary has going for her is Trump.....but the best thing Trump has going for him is Hillary Clinton"

The Sox are 26th in attendance, and although the rebuild still in formulative time frame, still makes me wonder what will happen if this rebuild doesnt work? Say in 2022 we are still struggling and with the cubs resurgence taking generations of fans, would MLB even consider allowing our boys to move to a better market (if one exists)? The cubs have almost unlimited funds, a huge fan base to go with a trendy ball park, thier chances of missing the playoffs are about as good as us making them in coming yrs really has me a bit concerned with the Sox in Chicago as much as the naysayers say no way they would move. With Comiskey coming up on the big 30 in a few, I guess you cant say its too young a park to vacate.