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I don't like it much at all. In actuality, you'd probably save the Golden At Bat to the 8th or 9th inning of a game. In the ninth there'd be no reason to not use your Golden At Bat because there's no reason to save it. So let's say Sox are trailing 2-1 and bases are loaded with two out in the ninth. Our manager goes with Luis Robert instead of say, Vargas. That'd be exciting, sure. But there has to be a penalty like somebody said if the Golden Batter fails. Maybe a team mascot could race out of the dugout and smash a pie in Robert's face. The organist could play the theme from the Three Stooges. I dunno. I guess I could live with the rule. The example in the article was dumb, using Aaron Judge as an example. He was pretty lousy most of the playoffs/Series. He wouldn't be much of a Golden At Bat guy.

I see almost all the private schools won their finals against public schools. I read O'Brien's story on how the Illinois state high school assn needs to fix some things. All but one game was a blowout and the close game was two private schools playing each other. Q: To Harry or WhiteSox: How's BR look in hoops this year. Contender, pretender?

I think in my next life I'd be one of those people that never left their hometown. I think that'd be a good choice for Life No. 2. Life No. 3 I'd be a carefree idiot who worked as a bartender til I was 40 then moved to Hawaii and owned a store that rents out surfboards and boogie boards. Being a responsible adult seems overrated.

My dad could be a mean MF but he never hit or spanked me or my sibs or my mom which was appreciated. He would yell a lot and basically instilled fear though. To each his/her own but spanking seems wrong to me. But that's just me. I don't hold it against any parent. I would guess it's pretty effective though.

I love how many of us love to 'escape' from family at times at holiday gatherings. Not that we dislike 'em, but 'peace and quiet' sounds good sometimes. The best T-giving in Chicago IMO would be family there with plenty turkey, dressing (dressing is a southside word I believe, not stuffing), brown gravy, hot rolls, green bean casserole and whatever dessert you might want. ... I'm sure the most tolerable dinners would be those in which the guests drink a few beers. Back in the day we had some memorable dinners with uncles putting down beer after beer then capping the day/night with poker.

Cool, White Sox. You obviously are a 'holiday guy' and love good food and family. You shoulda invited me over for turkey dinner! Kidding but your description of food makes me want some.

I don't really care he's kept so many coaches. What I am wondering is this a cost saving move? Were the coaches all under 1 year deals or would they have to paid settlements to the assistants if they canned them?

Can you imagine the atmosphere in the Sox organization right now? When there's a mandate to not increase payroll and the worst 40 man roster in league history, it must be constant negativity every day. We do have a new manager so he's got to at least convince the players they have a chance if they play hard every day. I'd assume the manager is upbeat and has a personality.

Next eight weeks should say a lot. Well know our W/L fate by Feb. 1.

Second round draft pick. Another guy to throw into the mix and see if he can hit.

I'll stop defending myself. My views aren't worth a discussion apparently. Let me just say the Bears next coach probably will have a similar resume to 'flus: That is: 30 years of coaching experience, 13 in the NFL and 17 at the collegiate level. He came from the Colts where he worked four seasons as defensive coordinator. Good luck with the next coordinator hire. The Bears actually should jump in and hire a retread 'head coach' from the past. Personally I'd go with Belichick cause he's available and has won Super Bowls. That's not worth discussing either I guess.

If Eberflus is that bad, that miserable of a coach as the yahoo report suggests, then the guy who hired him should be canned as well. My contention is he's just another guy, not as bad as a Bevington or a Pedro, just another football guy, and good luck with the next offensive or defensive coordinator that gets hired by the woebegone Bears. Might as well hire Belichick if you want a serious program builder.

Lipman's post right above yours would suggest otherwise. The coach is not the problem. You show me a good clock management coach. They don't exist. Obviously embarrassing the Bears on Turkey Day and again having a miserable record in year three arguably is a good reason to get rid of Eberflus. I'm just saying he and his staff aren't the problem. And the end of that other game was a true fluke. Again a fireable offense in year three to lose on a Hail Mary? Sure but the problems go much deeper. Not sure why my comments on this issue are deemed so sad sack and pitiful by you guys. What if these two things happened to a first-year coach? Would you want him fired too?

Just based on his performance I would NEVER give this guy 20 mill a year. Never. He has much to prove.

Respond to my statement that the only thing this firing does is satisfies/quiets the fans who are so mad about the end of the two games this season. One was blind luck. Yesterdays ... the analyticians who like/love draft picks should be happy we lost anyway. Bears were not gonna make the playoffs if they kicked the field goal yesterday and won in OT. Now they get a better draft pick prolly. Eberneezer is that bad a coach?? Our savior QB has a lot of work to do. He's no lock at greatness which reflects badly on the GM not coach Eberneezer. I'm not trolling. I'm just mad the Bears stink again and management thinks firing him means something positive. It means nothing.