The Beast

QUOTE (Footlongcomiskeydog @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 09:42 PM) I'll echo that amen. I just hope that we get to see another championship in our lifetime. 11 years can snowball into 30 or 40 pretty quickly. Very true - let's have some faith though and see what Hahn does and see if the organization treats this as a wakeup call.

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 09:39 PM) There was some study a few weeks ago based on Facebook that said Cubs have completely taken over a huge portion of the Sox base Okay fathom, but I find your posts to be intelligent and I believe you to be too - do you honestly believe that? I don't. Maybe they are picking up casual and bandwagon fans, but it's pretty hard to say the Sox faithful switched sides.

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 09:36 PM) It's quiet here in the burbs. If I lived in the city I'd buy earplugs My fiancé is in the city to experience it and I am wearing my Sox stuff at home. It's peaceful and I fully expect people to be outside cheering as this is the biggest championship in some time.

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 09:34 PM) Look around, that already has happened the last month. I went to a popular restaurant in the south suburbs last week and I saw more Cubs apparel than I have for the last 10 years combined I've actually seen Sox stuff being worn in the loop. Even though the blue is flourishing like crazy, I don't think it means fans are changing their allegiance.

QUOTE (peavy44 @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 09:31 PM) Im sure sox fans will turn into cubs fan after they win tonight. Not a chance. Who the f*** would do that?

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 09:27 PM) Thanks guys for keeping me sane during all this. Us Sox fans need to stick together if the cubs win tonight. Wear your Sox s*** then, it'a no disrespect to the Cubs or their fans, we exist and have a right to support OUR team just like they do. At least the Sox won one during our lifetimes, they went 11-1 during the postseason and are going to be tied with the Northsiders with 3 titles each - for now.

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 09:06 PM) Russell trade was great. Hendricks and Arrieta being CY caliber pitchers is like the Sox getting Q for nothing Still, they made trades and showed some balls instead of remaining stuck in neutral.

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 08:59 PM) Cubs get all the credit for their rebuild but they had a ton of luck as well Fine, the Russell and Arrieta trades were luck. But at least they rebuilt the team instead of patching it up every year.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 09:02 PM) Thats not how Kenny works. He is going to look at a flawed team with 40% of their starting rotation down without a viable offense. All this will do is to allow Kenny to believe that realignment of th deck chairs on the titanic will bring them to the promise land. He will look at the landscape of the central and decide to go for it. What's the point then if they will move by the end of the lease? I hope Kenny steps down. f*** him, I'm preparing remarks and giving him an earful at SoxFest.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 08:48 PM) You mean his token "half-ass plan"? It's bound to work one of these years! I just hope they wake up after seeing what the Cubs have done and see the light to rebuild. There can't be untouchables, only assets going for a rebuild.

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 08:46 PM) Well he is right. No reason there won't be a dynasty. I will be shocked if another few titles aren't coming in next five years Think the Sox can survive that type of run?

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 08:43 PM) We will never hear the end of this from Cub fans It's unfortunate too. I bet the Northsiders go on a Bulls dynasty run and we will be almost nonexistent. Hopefully Hahn's plan is a good one.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Oct 31, 2016 -> 12:12 AM) If I never again hear that Cubs "go" song - my life will be 1,000,000,000,000,000 times better. The song doesn't even make sense - "hey Chicago what do you say the Cubs are going to win today." Didn't they already win when the song was sung and the entire city is t for the Northsiders.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 30, 2016 -> 01:36 AM) Why are so many people (not saying you) unwilling to simply write off Hillary? My gosh how many smoking guns do you want? The woman is corrupt as corrupt can be. Keep her the heck out of the Oval Office. When she gets elected, boy oh boy she's going to get a lot done during her first two years when the government will be putting her on trial. I get the feeling even if the Republicans had a normal candidate, people would still want Hillary. It baffles the s*** out of me. Oh well, let's elect her and get it over with an impeach her as soon as possible. probably in 15 months I'd say. Your feeling is wrong, Greg. I would have voted for Kasich over Hillary.

I remember hugging my mom right after the last out at home and getting a call from my dad who was in CT on business and hanging with Red Sox and Yankees fans. Our title did exist and was as legitimate as the Cubs title. I hope that in this new era of baseball we will get back to the playoffs and win one again. Maybe a Northsiders WS win will prompt old Jerry to open his wallet or think smarter to get another win. When they win, maybe we can say welcome to the club and the razzing between fan bases can calm a bit...even if it is wishful thinking.

QUOTE (SonofaRoache @ Oct 23, 2016 -> 10:57 PM) The Sox don't need to rebuild and can't right now. The Cubs are building an NL dynasty and half the Sox fan base will switch over instead of watching a rebuild. The problem isn't that they need to rebuild. They need to hire people who know what they are doing in the front office and quality coaches with positive previous experience. I highly doubt that Sox fans would jump ship and go to the Northside. For the record for all of you talking about the Fowler acquisition - my intent was to show that they originally acquired him through a trade.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Oct 23, 2016 -> 03:40 PM) As I've often said they are between a rock and a hard place with no clear answer or direct path until or unless (in my opinion) new ownership arrives or the existing ownership purges the front office on the baseball side and brings in successful people from completely outside "the family..." Your points are good ones but again, do you trust this front office who put the franchise in this position in the first place to dig them out of it? And by front office I also include the people in charge of minor league talent / development and major league scouting. Mark I don't trust them, but if we wait for JR to die and have the team sold for the team to be rebuilt, then it's going to take a long time to get into the postseason. I would rather them get started on the rebuild than be mired in mediocrity and keep acquiring has beens.

I went through the entire Cubs roster today and through all of the transactions that brought these players to their organization. 9 trades yielded Wood, Rizzo, Hendricks, Grimm, Edwards, Arrieta, Strop, Russell, Montero, Fowler and Chapman. The draft, free agency and two international signings yielded mostly the rest. So, is the issue really the scouting and development of the White Sox organization, or is it JR's "win now" philosophy? I'd say both, but I can't see the Sox succeeding for years to come unless they start the rebuild. I look at our roster and see a talent shortage compared to other teams and would hope that they'd be able to rebuild by dealing the veterans and getting rid of some of mediocre players on the team. I'd hope they'd realize that they can't keep grinding out these one run games and win with a patched up team like this. They've got to get an influx of talent to compete. You've got to think they should be able to flip players like Sale, Quintana, Robertson, Abreu, Frazier, Cabrera (okay, maybe it's a stretch) and even Eaton and get enough talent to get something going. Would doing that really hurt the organization and move the team? I can't see them becoming that bad...they might even be more exciting and less frustrating to watch. I'll take watching some miscues and losses over seeing major league ballplayers who lose winnable games (KC, Texas, Seattle) and get s*** on by the division all year any day of the week.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 22, 2016 -> 08:44 PM) Just follow the Cubs blueprint. Find a new owner who gives a top baseball mind a truckload of money and stays the hell out of his way. Easy enough, right? I mean, it should work, right? Wish they'd start the rebuild and get bad before they get good. Maybe when JR dies...I can't imagine how he thinks he could possibly win im the next decade with the current philosophy.

Hope they get their World Series over with and teams start to figure them out. Otherwise it'll be a rough decade as Sox fans. We will have no response for their insults.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 16, 2016 -> 10:02 AM) Man, would y'all stfu about Cubs fans. Who cares what they say on twitter or FB or at the bar or what f***ing ever. This team is god-like. They're going on a Braves-like run and ain't s*** anybody can do about it. I'll never openly root for the Cubs but them winning it all might force that other Chicago team to not be awful at just about every aspect of baseball. It's easier said than done, dude. What will you say to the assholes of the fan base when they will hum for years and years about this and the dynasty for years to come? I am not one who is going to take it and will have to say something instead of get s*** on for the next decade. The team is fine (not a fan of three of the players antics) but I know I'll need something to point out how big of jackasses people are. It won't have anything to do with baseball but it will have logic and facts to show how big of assholes some people can be.

s***...not good. Trouble a brewin'.

It made me remember why they traded Gillaspie in 2015. He struggled, that's why.

I recently moved from Chicago to the suburbs (DuPage County) and sent in my change of address form into the election commission office. I did so in August and when I called last Friday they said they had sent me my voters registration card in the mail in September. I will look for it this week in the mail, but should I be concerned about not being able to vote since I don't have my voters registration card yet and the state's deadline is tomorrow?

QUOTE (farmteam @ Oct 9, 2016 -> 10:22 PM) That was the biggest WTF moment of the night to me. It should get the most discussion of anything said. Apparently he could do that, but it seemed more like a threat than anything else.