2 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

They gotta fix it. Ever since the update. My Soxtalk consumption down like 1,000%.

Guess we know who uses Verizon or has data limits .

The team is playing good baseball and definitely has an upward trajectory. My condolences to some of our posters.

It never ceases to amaze me that even when the team is playing well, there are so many people who spend so much time worried about what others think instead of just actually enjoying it, especially since we all know the chances of it lasting. For all of the talk of "not caring about what other people think" why is every other post, about what other people think?

2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

It never ceases to amaze me that even when the team is playing well, there are so many people who spend so much time worried about what others think instead of just actually enjoying it, especially since we all know the chances of it lasting. For all of the talk of "not caring about what other people think" why is every other post, about what other people think?

Yes, I must stick it to everyone that thought the Sox sucked (which they have for three seasons; this is factual), just because they are now playing around .500 baseball! As if that person had anything to do with the current success of the team. I guess some people just want to take credit for being “the greatest White Sox fan ever”, even though they have zero control over how the team performs.

2 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

No, it actually doesn't. If the White Sox were competing and contending the last two years, no one would be ecstatic or excited about a team below .500 pal.

The Sox had the 3rd most wins in the 90's in baseball. No fan in the 90's was happy when the Sox were fighting for .500.

It's very obvious that most people have changed their perspective because of the misery of the past few years. I will not allow this organizations incompetence to re calibrate my personal expectations, but you do you!

I also simply don't break small samples down into smaller ones just to pitch a narrative. Baseball is a game of attrition, not a game where you evaluate possibilities based on smaller sample outcomes.

Look buddy it's a rebuild . They are ascending and people take that into consideration except maybe for you , telling us all you're not trying to squash dreams because you are the optimist in your group. You're so full of s%*# it's leaking into your posts . You're playing both sides of the fence. You say you agree with a poster who thinks the Sox can win up to 82 games but were telling us a little over a month ago that the whole situation was embarrassing because you can't put 2024 behind you. You have used "embarrassing" so many time in posts to describe the Sox it's hard to keep up.

Some of us have seen the rise and predicted it. We don't change our opinions based on the current state of the team as you have been doing while hedging your bets that they may still regress. Fence sitter. Fair weather fan. Wet blanket.

31 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

They gotta fix it. Ever since the update. My Soxtalk consumption down like 1,000%.

Believe me, @Chisoxfn has fought to get this fixed and he is screaming at a brick wall. He is trying

On 5/2/2026 at 9:30 PM, joejoesox said:

when they shed the dead weight (Beni, Acuña, Quero, Bido, Leasure though I don't see them moving Leasure off the roster anytime soon)

Bido and Leasure complete.

Quero they are probably waiting for Teel to be back. (Although he does have a bobblehead day coming up 5/30. Would be pretty awkward for him to be in Charlotte for it lol)

Acuna I could see when Hays/Pereira are back.

Beni - maybe when Braden is up and established. This one I have the hardest time seeing though.

14 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

It never ceases to amaze me that even when the team is playing well, there are so many people who spend so much time worried about what others think instead of just actually enjoying it, especially since we all know the chances of it lasting. For all of the talk of "not caring about what other people think" why is every other post, about what other people think?

I imagine Gomer Pyle saying Golllllly . Must be rough to have had your balls cut off as a Mod. Must suck not being able to delete any post that pisses you off now.

4 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

I imagine Gomer Pyle saying Golllllly . Must be rough to have had your balls cut off as a Mod. Must suck not being able to delete any post that pisses you off now.

Look, I have no idea what is so wrong in your own life, that you have turned Soxtalk into some kind of medieval crusade, but this facade you put up is complete bullshit. You do nothing but b**** about anything and everything, dragging your hurt feeling into every thread like some badge of honor, when you should be embarrassed for acting like a toddler perpetually. Even after years of being ignored, you still are so fragile, that you need to go after anyone and everyone who disagrees with you, AFTER YEARS. Project your insecurities onto someone else.

21 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Look buddy it's a rebuild . They are ascending and people take that into consideration except maybe for you , telling us all you're not trying to squash dreams because you are the optimist in your group. You're so full of s%*# it's leaking into your posts . You're playing both sides of the fence. You say you agree with a poster who thinks the Sox can win up to 82 games but were telling us a little over a month ago that the whole situation was embarrassing because you can't put 2024 behind you. You have used "embarrassing" so many time in posts to describe the Sox it's hard to keep up.

Some of us have seen the rise and predicted it. We don't change our opinions based on the current state of the team as you have been doing while hedging your bets that they may still regress. Fence sitter. Fair weather fan. Wet blanket.

Poster said they are playing like a 78-82 win team now does not equal saying this is an 82 win team over the course of the season.

Hope that helps! Are you gate keeping team compliments now? I thought the mean stuff being said was negatively influencing executive decision making? I cant win!

28 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

Believe me, @Chisoxfn has fought to get this fixed and he is screaming at a brick wall. He is trying

Appreciate the effort! Can I get a super abbreviated cliffnotes version of the issue?

1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said:

Appreciate the effort! Can I get a super abbreviated cliffnotes version of the issue?

Server company sucks ass

/fin

When the various power ratings/rankings have the Sox at #15 or higher....right now, 20.

2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

When the various power ratings/rankings have the Sox at #15 or higher....right now, 20.

My man, you will lift and move every goalpost ten miles away as soon as they hit #15

4 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

When the various power ratings/rankings have the Sox at #15 or higher....right now, 20.

Power rankings are about as worthless as Miss Cali’s predictions…

“Some of us have seen the rise and predicted it.”

1 hour ago, ChiSox59 said:

Psh, phone? I haven't had access to Soxtalk on my phone since like February. Absolutely blows.

I can tell you how to fix that(probably):

In your browser settings go to privacy and security.

If there is another link for security, go there.

you should see something along lines of use or enable secure dns, or use dns over https. Click that. Then change the dns server.

This should reset the issue between your system and website, where your system is not recognizing certification of website.

Let me know if this works so I can feel like a good guy for a minute

When they start signing REAL free agents again to fill in some holes

In the outfield, a number of roughly similar players will sort themselves out during the season: Daulton Varsho, Seiya Suzuki, Randy Arozarena, Ian Happ, Taylor Ward, Trent Grisham and, likely looking for a shorter-term deal, George Springer.

The depth of the 2026-27 free agent market is starting pitching. The leading names behind Skubal and Peralta are: Trevor Rogers, Michael King (opt-out), Kevin Gausman, Tatsuya Imai (opt-out), Kris Bubic, Jack Flaherty, Zac Gallen, Shota Imanaga, Casey Mize, Nick Pivetta, Brady Singer, Shane Bieber, Brandon Woodruff, Nick Martinez (mutual option), Matthew Boyd (mutual option) and Clay Holmes (opt-out).

Edited Monday at 10:22 PM2 days by caulfield12

Chicago White Sox

Trade candidate: Erick Fedde (FA)
Likely need: Prospects

Despite playing in the AL Central, the White Sox already seem like one of the few teams we can confidently identify as looking to trade away major leaguers at the deadline. That leads us to the pending free agents, including Fedde, lefty reliever Sean Newcomb, backup catcher Reese McGuire (already gone) and outfielder Austin Hays ($8 million mutual option for 2027). None projects to have particularly high trade value, although Fedde received a lot of trade interest in 2024, when the White Sox sent him to the Cardinals in a three-way deal with the Dodgers that netted Miguel Vargas.

(Dominguez and Kay other names to watch.)

10 minutes ago, 46DidIt said:

I can tell you how to fix that(probably):

In your browser settings go to privacy and security.

If there is another link for security, go there.

you should see something along lines of use or enable secure dns, or use dns over https. Click that. Then change the dns server.

This should reset the issue between your system and website, where your system is not recognizing certification of website.

Let me know if this works so I can feel like a good guy for a minute

Evidently, if you are on macOS, this is done in general system settings rather than browser settings. Should be otherwise the same

29 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

My man, you will lift and move every goalpost ten miles away as soon as they hit #15

And when will you officially believe?

The propagandists want everyone off the fence as soon as possible.

Defined positions must be declared.

Will they sign Seiya Suzuki or Imanaga, for example, before Dec. 1st...?

Edited Monday at 10:31 PM2 days by caulfield12

1 hour ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Yes, I must stick it to everyone that thought the Sox sucked (which they have for three seasons; this is factual), just because they are now playing around .500 baseball! As if that person had anything to do with the current success of the team. I guess some people just want to take credit for being “the greatest White Sox fan ever”, even though they have zero control over how the team performs.

There are two different issues, here. First, people have railed on about every single move in the last 3 seasons regardless of whether they actually worked out or not. Every ball that wasn't fielded cleanly gets pages of people complaining about fundamentals, and incompetence, and how everybody sucks and should be fired. So yeah, when the team starts playing more consistently, you'll get it back. You set the table, I hope you enjoy watching my ass doing the victory dance after every win.

The second one is the guy who feels the need to barrel in and tell everybody that what they're watching isn't real. He's found some underlying metric that supports his narrative. Or the kvetching about who's going to be our starting second baseman in 2032, or how can you be happy when the Twins might have a better CF in 3 years? Or basically that it's so funny that people derive joy from watching baseball when the team loses sometimes. What chumps!!! Same thing. I'll answer that BS back.

This all seems to be much ado about bullies crying that they're getting back what they've been giving for years.

54 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

My man, you will lift and move every goalpost ten miles away as soon as they hit #15

And create another 43 goalposts, with 67 subgoalposts per goalposts...

1 minute ago, WestEddy said:

There are two different issues, here. First, people have railed on about every single move in the last 3 seasons regardless of whether they actually worked out or not. Every ball that wasn't fielded cleanly gets pages of people complaining about fundamentals, and incompetence, and how everybody sucks and should be fired. So yeah, when the team starts playing more consistently, you'll get it back. You set the table, I hope you enjoy watching my ass doing the victory dance after every win.

The second one is the guy who feels the need to barrel in and tell everybody that what they're watching isn't real. He's found some underlying metric that supports his narrative. Or the kvetching about who's going to be our starting second baseman in 2032, or how can you be happy when the Twins might have a better CF in 3 years? Or basically that it's so funny that people derive joy from watching baseball when the team loses sometimes. What chumps!!! Same thing. I'll answer that BS back.

This all seems to be much ado about bullies crying that they're getting back what they've been giving for years.

Again, you just proudly proclaimed that when you get old, you don't care what other people think, yet here you are chasing people around still mad about what they think.

Again take your own advice.

1 hour ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Bido and Leasure complete.

Quero they are probably waiting for Teel to be back. (Although he does have a bobblehead day coming up 5/30. Would be pretty awkward for him to be in Charlotte for it lol)

Acuna I could see when Hays/Pereira are back.

Beni - maybe when Braden is up and established. This one I have the hardest time seeing though.

I think Quero goes down when Teel comes up, and that may not be until June. Acuña would have to be replaced by an infielder. My opinion was that the target OF coming into this year was Hays, Baldwin, Pereira. Now it's Ant, Peters and Pereira. Hill seems to be a team player they'd want to take care of. Maybe the order in which guys get jettisoned is Grichuk, Beni, Acuña, Kelenic, Hays, then Peters?

3 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

There are two different issues, here. First, people have railed on about every single move in the last 3 seasons regardless of whether they actually worked out or not. Every ball that wasn't fielded cleanly gets pages of people complaining about fundamentals, and incompetence, and how everybody sucks and should be fired. So yeah, when the team starts playing more consistently, you'll get it back. You set the table, I hope you enjoy watching my ass doing the victory dance after every win.

The second one is the guy who feels the need to barrel in and tell everybody that what they're watching isn't real. He's found some underlying metric that supports his narrative. Or the kvetching about who's going to be our starting second baseman in 2032, or how can you be happy when the Twins might have a better CF in 3 years? Or basically that it's so funny that people derive joy from watching baseball when the team loses sometimes. What chumps!!! Same thing. I'll answer that BS back.

This all seems to be much ado about bullies crying that they're getting back what they've been giving for years.

Apparently you do care what other people think. Anyways, @CaliSoxFanViaSWside said that @Look at Ray Ray Run was “trying to squash dreams”. If your dreams are that the White Sox turn into a .500 team or better, you really need to reevaluate the importance of things. My hopes and dreams are that my kids do well in college, have nice careers, and are successful in life. My “dreams” won’t be “squashed” if the Sox don’t win another WS. It would be nice if they did, but it’s not all that important in the grand scheme of things to me. Besides, Jerry and Sox players don’t give two shits about me so why would I worry all that much about them?

Sports is a hobby. A form of entertainment. It’s not that do or die whether you are a “Jedi” or a “Panican”. No one on their deathbed is really thinking about how sad it is that the Sox haven’t won another WS since 2005.

Edited Monday at 11:12 PM2 days by WhiteSox2023