FloydBannister1983

I wonder how many casual fans they will lose with all this losing. Do you think the Yankees will be firing Stanton and Judge and the rest of the team in 2020?

That's what worries me about the guy who was crying after the manager pulled him for not hustling. I'm also worried what will happen to the shortstop if somebody close to him passes away if they become good again. We already saw his horrific 2017 season explained away by a death to a loved one. Seems that this team is full of weak minded players.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 11:13 AM) Again you're using a straw man argument against me. I'm not talking about his exit velocity. It is an objective fact that his xwOBA suggests he has been extremely unlucky so far. That even factors in his strikeout rate. Entering yesterday his xwOBA was at .384, a very respectable number. His actual wOBA was at .294 (so I mistyped earlier, it's actually a .09 discrepancy). If you're really gonna disregard that, that's your prerogative, but it's literally inarguable. FWIW, expected weighted on-base average (xwOBA) is formulated using exit velocity and launch angle, two metrics measured by Statcast. So if you are talking about xwOBA you are, by definition, talking about exit velocity, albeit indirectly.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 09:17 AM) Kyle Schwarber had to reset down in Iowa last year, should Theo be fired? Baseball is a hard game and sometimes you need to put players in a position to succeed to help overcome mental, physical, or mechanical hurdles. I’m not suggesting that will be necessary for Yoan, but it’s a real option to consider if he’s still striking out over 40% or the time a month from now. Theo Epstein has a track record of winning. Rick Hahn has a six year track record of losing. Not a good comparison.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 09:14 AM) How come no one is freaking out about Giolito? He's pretty much sucked. You're on the wrong site. Go over to White Sox Interactive or The SCORE's message boards and you'll see plenty of people freaking out about how Giolito has sucked.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 09:52 AM) Buster Posey? Madison Bumgarner? Tim Lincecum won 2 Cy Youngs as well. Lincecum was a bum pitching in relief by the time they won their second World Series. Before that he was a star. Again, Bumgarner was a World Series hero but was no star in the regular season. No more so than Mark Buehrle.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 09:12 AM) Bumgarner had the best pitching performance I have ever seen in a World Series. He is still on the right side of 30 as well and has a legit shot at the HOF if he pitches well enough for another 10 years. He needs to win a Cy Young or come relatively close. He hasn't come relatively close. He also can't have too many more 17 game seasons. He's also on the disabled list to start this season. Could be minor setbacks but guys like this do breakdown early.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 07:42 AM) They had a pitcher who was definitely a star, and a HOFer behind the plate. I'm not sure about that. He's been on fewer all-star teams than Mark Buehrle and is showing signs of breaking down. He excelled in the post-season but he only finished as high as fourth in Cy Young voting. Buehrle finished fifth. He is not much more of a star than Mark Buehrle. According to Baseball Reference Hall of Fame Statistics Posey isn't Hall of Fame (yet). It's still towards the middle/end of his career and he's on the wrong side of 30. He's Paul Konerko.

QUOTE (Special K @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 09:30 PM) As a very brief aside, is the ‘05 team the last World Series team to win a championship without a bona fide star? The Giants won three without a bona fide star.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Apr 7, 2018 -> 01:00 AM) I'm usually one of the most pessimistic posters here. Jack Parkman's law says Murphy was an optimist. QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 12:17 AM) If everything goes right, he [Giolito] could be one of the best RHP in baseball. Think Kluber or Verlander.

QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Apr 2, 2018 -> 12:34 PM) It's rebuilding correctly which this organization has never done before Jack McDowell and Robin Ventura and Frank Thomas and Alex Fernandez and Jason Bere beg to differ.

QUOTE (balfanman @ Feb 19, 2018 -> 03:16 PM) I'm so sorry that I offended you and others here. I've enjoyed coming here for years to learn about and ask questions of knowledgeable fellow White Sox fans. But apparently I'm much to stupid to hang with you folks so I guess I'll leave so as not to make the site any dumber. Let that be a lesson to you. Having any doubts about Moncada is tantamount to blasphemy. And he's no longer even the crown jewel. Wait till the first time you post "Jimenez's 0-4, 3 strikeout night was less than ideal" or "I'm no expert but I don't think 8 walks from Kopech is to be desired". Whoa Nelly the reaction to that will dwarf the outrage at just mildly expressing your thoughts about Moncada.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Feb 19, 2018 -> 12:33 PM) This thread is dumb and thread starter should feel dumb for starting it. If the thread is dumb why comment on it? Why make multiple comments on such a dumb thread? Why make it all the way to the second and third page if it's so dumb? Couldn't you just read the first comment, consider it dumb and move along?

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Feb 19, 2018 -> 08:01 AM) One of the reasons I like SoxTalk over the other White Sox sites is because fans can be very open expressing their opinions. White Sox Interactive has banned a number of people I know for making comments that their administrators considered offensive. I was banned their recently for a week because they they didn't like my comments about Hahn and the White Sox organization. Even tho they lifted my ban I don't think I will post there anymore. This. Also it's great to see that there's been plenty of activity on this site all winter long and you can hear the crickets as all they do are their stupid polls at White Sox Interactive.

QUOTE (ron883 @ Feb 18, 2018 -> 03:21 PM) The Sox would be nuts to give yolmer the job over yoan. Yoan has one of the highest ceilings in the entire majors. He proved himself last season. The dude is the future of the sox. Don't see any issue with this. He hit .230 last season. He may have a bright future but it's a long stretch to say he proved himself.

QUOTE (zisk @ Feb 16, 2018 -> 07:17 AM) If anyone should be blamed, my choice would be Kenny Williams. I'll bet he was the one pushing that trade. Some times employees do things because the boss insists, not because they think it's a good idea. These guys have really got it made. They must laugh when they're together how easy it is. If something goes wrong it's obviously Kenny Williams and Hahn's hands are clean. If something goes right it's "Hahn's a genius and pulled a fast one." These guys have jobs for life as long as they continue the good cop-bad cop routine.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 25, 2018 -> 03:09 PM) A lot of people can’t understand why Rolen is getting much less support than Vizquel...as Rolen was clearly the better overall player during peak years. Not disputing you and I'm sure you read much more than I do but this is literally the only post, article, or passing comment where I have heard that.

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Jan 29, 2018 -> 12:42 PM) "Gotta make sure I get a racist cap of one of my team's rivals to spite the PC libs ASAP!"--people in this thread If you don't like Indians hats don't buy one.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 9, 2018 -> 12:14 PM) So here is the latest numbers. I don't get why Andruw Jones is getting so little support. He put up some impressive counting stats, his peak was about a decade, and he was by far the best CF in the game at that peak and was a very good player in the post-season. 5%? What am I missing? I'd put him above all of the steroid guys and above everyone who is below 70% of support currently. Ryan Thibodaux‏Verified account @NotMrTibbs 1h1 hour ago With 176 ballots revealed/~41.5% of the vote known: Chipper - 98% Vlad - 94% Thome - 93% Edgar 80% Hoffman - 78% ----- Mussina - 73% Schilling - 67% BB/RC - 66% Walker -39% Vizquel - 29.5% Manny - 26% McGriff - 17% Rolen - 11% Andruw - 5.1% Tracker: http://bit.ly/hof18 Check out his Hall of Fame Statistics. He's not really close to your average Hall of Famer. I tend to agree with those numbers. I think he was a fine player but never really thought he screamed one of the all time greats. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesan01.shtml

QUOTE (wrathofhahn @ Jan 4, 2018 -> 10:09 PM) Take a look at the trades already made. Would you rather take a lesser package for Q and draft 1st or have Eloy and draft 4th? Why would these be mutually exclusive? Jimenez didn't even play in the majors last year so why couldn't they have made that trade and get the top pick?

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jan 4, 2018 -> 07:23 PM) It looks like an interesting and hungry 74 win team! Examples of oxymorons: Deafening silence Jumbo shrimp Military intelligence Interesting 74 win teams

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Oct 10, 2016 -> 10:01 AM) Sigh, of course a conservative SCOTUS justice disapproves of the protests. Just awful. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Clinton appointee, is a conservative SCOTUS justice? Was this meant to be sarcasm? I believe she's widely acknowledged to be one of the most liberal justices on the court.

Agree

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 29, 2017 -> 10:47 PM) As long as you don't mind the 102-60 in 2020. Because my goal is to beat that, so I expect some people to be disappointed if that's all we do. I so wish there was a way I could take the under on that right now.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Dec 10, 2017 -> 12:54 AM) I wonder when the national media is gonna realize that the Sox only have like 13 cents in payroll with arguably baseballs best young class. When they remember they exist and have even won a World Series in a convincing fashion in this millennium. Until then I would dampen my expectations.