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QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jun 16, 2015 -> 01:03 PM) You'd have to have Jimmy "The Mouth of the South" Hart as your bench coach, Paul Bearer as first base coach, Lou Albano at third, and Jim Cornette as the hitting coach. Haha this is awesome! Love me some wrestling referencing.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 16, 2015 -> 12:48 PM) And they were also a solid (not great but above average) fielding team. We don't have a problem with being too good on pitching. We have a problem in that we're terrible everywhere else and we have no resources with which to become non-terrible other than the pitching and no hope of becoming non-terrible in those aspects of the game in the near future unless we use the pitching to do so. Well said! In 2013 Hahn traded Peavy, Santiago and Reed in attempt to shore up some of our lack of position player depth within the organization. In 2015, look for Hahn to do the exact thing with Samardzija and possibly even Quintana. Why do we have to keep trading pitching? Because it's the one area this organization has that is not bad and other teams desire. If we look back to 2013, Hahn barely got anything for Rios, couldn't give Dunn away and got marbles for De Aza and Beckham last year. It's pretty sad to realize we have very few position player assets on the MLB roster AND down in the farm. The even more discouraging part about this is it's been this way for a long while now.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 16, 2015 -> 12:28 PM) Examples? In the last 7-8 years (after the Quentin/Ramirez/Danks/Floyd acquisitions), there have been just a few excellent players added to the organization. There's Chris Sale, Abreu and Rodon kind of fell into their laps. If you can convince anyone that KW used advanced stats to identify either one of those players...well, I'll believe it when I see it. Earlier, you asked me how much time I've spent playing sports. How much time has Rick Hahn? I'm not the issue to be solved for the White Sox front office, it's talent identification and development that are on trial here. Well said!

This team needs a complete overhaul from the coaching staff, scouting department and front office. This team has been bad for 7 years now. The farm is not that good and other than Abreu and Garcia, this offense is pathetic. The 3b, 2b and C positions have been a nightmare for awhile now and I'm tired of accepting a horse crap product. They say White Sox fans will not tolerate a 3 year losing window or "rebuild", I think that is also crap. If management lays out an actual plan or direction for this team, I'd say most fans would definitely embrace a full out rebuild. Theo and the Cubs made it clear that they were essentially losing on purpose to build a team full of young talent that will be loaded with prospects. Although most thought it was a pathetic approach, it's kind of hard to ignore how impactful their young talent has been on the field this year. The fact of the matter is, they went on a full blown rebuild and it has paid off. They lost on purpose for 4 straight seasons under Epstein. I'm thinking for the White Sox, they can probably do a successful rebuild in 3 seasons: 2015- sell off veterans and acquire the best prospects possible. Earn another high draft pick. Fire Robin and staff at seasons end. Overhaul scouting departments. Hire a quality manager and staff outside the organization. Consider trading assets if you can get a load of talent back. 2016- give some prospects a chance to play, continue to sell off veterans for prospects, earn more top draft picks. 2017- give prospects more playing time, start seeing progress within minors and major league squad. Obtain yet another high draft pick. 2018- the white sox are back! Fans see direction, are happy and you actually have a chance at sustained success. Turn into buyers and actually start competing annually with a tremendous core of young talent.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 14, 2015 -> 02:52 PM) Going to be interesting to see what the roster looks like on August 1st. Because this season is...o-vah. Get to 2 under, and then immediately lose 3. What a joke. Yep. Time to start thinking of trading some of these veterans away. This team is not good. No point of them fooling themselves in thinking they still have s chance at this thing. I have seen enough.

Wow. I didn't realize how mediocre the AL was this year. The trade deadline this year will be very intriguing as most teams will likely be alive by then.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 09:30 AM) Yes. Just win the series. Ace vs, #5 stsrter no need to sound the alarms because of a loss. Our focus really shouldn't even be on the starting pitching anyway. It SHOULD be on this terrible offense. 2nd worst in AL in runs scored!

Kick these jerks while their down! Win today, sweep them tomorrow so they can lose 10 in a row.

This team has very little discipline. That won't change until there is a new manager at the helm. Also, the offense is pathetic! Looks like we will be sellers once again.

QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ May 4, 2015 -> 10:30 AM) If we're having this discussion at the end of May then it would make sense to me. Yeah, we suck right now but again: it's been a month. April at that. The 2005 Sox were picked to finish fourth; granted, they came out blazing and never looked back (until September) but people were excited about this team for a reason, including the players themselves. I'm not giving up on them just yet. I'm not giving up on the team, but i did give up on the manager. If Hahn seriously wants to contend in 2015- he makes a change now. The season can still be salvaged but this team needs a new vocal leader at the top.

Most of us are on the same page with RV. He is NOT an MLB manager. JR loves him as a person so they took a chance on him. The fact that we are 4 years in and he is still this bad says something. JR is too loyal. He will not fire RV in the middle of the season (which is a mistake IMO). Gardy is available, Ron Washington is available. Hell, Ozzie Guillen is available. All three are waaaayy better than Robin!!!

This team has the talent but they look soo damn flat it's disgusting. If it's not Robin's fault, whose fault is it? IMO the team takes on the personality of their manager. Even Ed Farmer called out Robin during his radio broadcast. If Robin isn't on the hot seat now, he will be soon with this uninspirering play.

Flowers is bad and AJ is old. Unfortunately Hahn tried to upgrade the C position over the last few offseasons, but there really is not too many good catchers out there. At least for a reasonable price. On a side note, it's pretty cool that AJ and Buerhle can still play this game at an impressive level.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 26, 2015 -> 08:32 AM) Is this serving as the game thread for today's game? If so, what time is the suspended game being resumed at? 1:05. As soon as it ends, they will begin warm ups for today's scheduled game. Hopefully we can finally beat these guys. I'm going to my first game of the year today. I hope to see some good baseball. Hopefully we can get to .500 by the end of April.

I'm calling it now. Robin and the Sox will "mutually part ways" after the 2015 season. They will do whatever it takes to make his departure classy. There is no chance he will get fired in the middle of the season. The Hawks were bold to do it to Savard, but they also had Quinville lined up waiting. I don't think the Sox are as bold and they most likely don't currently have a manager lined up to replace RV.

Fundamentally, this team has looked pretty poor. I usually never worry about pitching this early in the season but I do worry about all the baserunning blunders and subpar defense and lack of plate discipline by our hitters. To me, this poor play reflects on the manager. I could care less if he screams or not, this team lacks discipline and that is all on Robin.

I think its time to upgrade the Soxtalk banner. I think its appropriate that Abreu is on it, but not only did he win April rookie of the month last season, he won 2014 AL rookie of the year. I think it would also be cool to involve Shark and Sale and those K Zone signs that fans wave around after a strike out.

I was really impressed with Soto today. I thought his offensive approach was solid. Robertson was filthy, it was nice to finally see him in a save situation. I'm glad Shark settled down after a shaky start. Lets get closer to .500 with a win tomorrow. Thank goodness Sale is back!

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Apr 3, 2015 -> 09:57 PM) Question: is Sale being put on the DL to make room for Sanchez? Yes. Sale is set to return from the DL on April 11th.

I think its safe to say that we are all worried about Danks. He has become the blackhole of this rotation. Every time I see him pitching these days, he is getting rocked. Its difficult to go from a mid-high velocity guy to a converted junk ball pitcher. Some pitchers can do this successfully, but John is having a very difficult time adjusting. I hope he figures it out. If not, upper management NEEDS to figure something out. I do get it about their hands being tied with his $28 million owed over this year and next, but they can't keep sending him out there if he continues to perform poorly. My realistic prediction: He starts off the season going 1-6 and has a 5.56 ERA. The Sox will blame it on shoulder soreness and he will be put on the disabled list at some point, mid-May. This will be the green light to bring Rodon up for good. My hopeful prediction: He figures it out at the start of the season, proves many wrong. Goes 3-3 and keeps his ERA at a respectable 4.00 which is okay for a 4th/5th starter. At this point, we all know he will not be earning the value of his contract so we will take what we can get from the dude.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 3, 2015 -> 12:52 PM) mlb.tv has added a Roku option for 2015, so I have made my purchase and will be watching the game! Awesome! I will be using Apple TV as I also made my purchase. I am trying something new this year. Since I decided to eliminate cable and think it is ridiculous to be blacked out from something you pay for, I found a way to bypass the blackout system and enjoy White Sox baseball all year long using MLB.TV from Apple TV. There is a website called unlocator that allows you to bypass blackouts. If you live in the Chicagoland area and are done with the super expensive cable bills, unlocator is exactly what you need! FINALLY, NO MORE BLACKOUTS!

1933, 1950, 1983, 2003. I can see the next one being 2033 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the game. The next time it will be in Chicago will definitely be Wrigley Field since the last time it was there was in 1990. Some cool facts from the 1933 game: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_Major_Le...l_All-Star_Game

So what does our bench currently look like? Who will be the backup catcher? Beckham (3b, SS, 2b) Bonafacio (Inf, OF) L. Garcia (INF) Catcher?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 01:03 PM) I don't see how next year is "the big offseason" for them. Even without Samardzija they've got $97 million committed assuming Alexei is picked up. Add in maybe an option on Bonifacio and a decent selection of arbitration guys and they're at >$110 million, almost their entire 2015 payroll, without adding a single player. Add in an extension for Samardzija and they'd be talking about $130 million in commitments without adding a single thing and with letting guys like Viciedo walk. Well said. Fortunately for the Sox, Danks will be in the final year of his contract in 2016. If he outperforms expectations this year, Hahn can get a little creative and deal him to open up some cap space for 2016. The good news is, we have Rodon waiting in the wings to take his spot. Dealing Danks would open $15 million in payroll. They can use that $ to help secure Sharks extension AND/OR perhaps they can use that projected savings on a player they can acquire this year? If they look into signing Shields to a 2 year $46 million deal, then the Sox would still be in a position to extend Shark assuming they do in fact deal Danks. It may seem crazy to add another $23 million in payroll this year, but damn... The possibility is exciting.

I'm not sure if there even is a way at this stage of the offseason, but I really wish they can upgrade the catcher position. Is there anything out there?