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Long Live America and the Sox

We swept one Bird let's sweep another

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 07:26 PM) How many more "trade Sale" threads can we make? 28 plus the Cards

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 06:44 AM) You will have quite the dilemma if Sale's Sunday start gets pushed back for an extra day of rest to Monday.... World Armageddon. Buehrle vs. Sale. What happens when the legend of 2005 confronts the current Sox legend? It's like Mike Ditka vs. a sharknado! Tell me again why the Sox let Mark Buerhle walk?

I loved AJ and Juan Uribe when they were with the Sox.

Alexei doubled nd that breaks something like 0 for 35 slump

I am not taking a stand here but watching baseball commentators talking about the call for Ozzie's return and the consensus was the Sox went from crazy to calm and don't want to return to crazy LOL

MLB Network commentators say that at this point Sale is the best pitcher in either league

Avi Garcia

The Q can do it just like Sale did

Eaton

Let's make a winner of Chris Sale tonite. This would be a real great time for the Sox to step up

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 04:51 PM) Out with Williams and Hahn, in with STEVE STONE. That's right, you heard me - put Stoney in charge of the whole production! He's always wanted to be a GM, and he's certainly smart enough to do so. The timing is right as he's at the end of his TV contract at the end of this season. He would pass the Jerry Reinsdorf loyalty program smell test, while at the same time he would bring in a new and fresh perspective on how to run an organization. And then once you install him in as GM or exec. VP of baseball ops or whatever, then let him find the right baseball mind to run things in the dugout. Sounds like Hawk Harrelson for GM back in the day

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 02:29 PM) Why do people complain the White Sox hire their own and then suggest guys like Ozzie, Thome, Alomar, and Martinez? The Sun Times article is pretty funny considering it is written by Chris De Luca, a guy who refused to fire Cowley, and a guy whose own people think is very incompetent at his job as a managing editor (see Jim O'Donnell). People have been calling for his head for years. Sports writers are frustrated college boys/girls who couldn't make it in the sports arena so they write about it with little knowledge of the subject. Frustration is ruling the day so the writer jumps on the bandwagon

Show some pride and fight for that win

Redbirds need to be plucked

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 11:41 PM) I've never been a fan of Robin as manager and this season reinforces my belief he needs to go. It's not his fault for the gaps in talent on the roster, but I think he should be held accountable for the magnitude of suckiness (sorry Balta, but the offense is not THIS bad), certain drivers of suckiness (1st inning woes and consistently poor base-running, defense, & fundamentals), & the general lack of counter-measures (guys rarely benched for poor play, lineup changes infrequent, etc). On top of that, I simply think he's a poor in-game manager. Maybe he's comes off better behind closed doors, but ultimately I can come up with no justification for keeping him beyond this season. Best-case scenario he's just another guy at the manager spot, and we should at least attempt to do better than that. There's literally no downside of going in a different direction IMO. The Chicago Sun-Times is calling for the return of Ozzie Guillen

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 11:40 PM) They also are humans that enjoy a good workplace environment and respond to leadership both good and bad. There's plenty of reasons they suck but IMO the manager isn't part of the solution, so he's part of the problem. No argument. That is called leadership. Are we getting leadership now? I think we are but you can only get beat down for so long....

These so called baseball expert analysts can say what they want. Baseball players are professional athletes and are ADULTS! If they don't perform you don't treat them like children you move them. Find someone else to play if you truly feel these guys can't perform. I just got done listening to similar stuff on MLB network. They have no idea what happened to the Sox and a couple said they had picked the Sox to win after their off season moves. The Sox effort yo win now appears to have failed big time and we have no back up plan as far as developing our own. They think the Sx picked poorly in the draft for a decade but the last couple years have shown good moves, but there are no major league ready position players. The Indians on the other hand are seen as being able to recover faster. Seems the Sox are doomed for last place for several years.

QUOTE (WKamm @ Jun 28, 2015 -> 10:53 PM) I'm sick of hearing how RV is not a good motivator. These are professional athletes who got to where they are by being motivated. They don't need someone else to motivate them. I think your comments are very valid. I also disagree that RV is not held in high regard by his players. I remember omplaints about Ozzie and his style of managing and RV is probably about a 180 from Ozzie. Now we complain about him. Professional ballplayers have pride in how they perform. I am sure none are happy with what they have shown so far. A team effort means a team effort in motivation also.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2015 -> 09:46 PM) From watching the game it turned so quickly that I don't think they had anyone ready to come in until after Miggy's at bat. That's a comment on both the preparation of the coaching staff and just the reality of how it went. He was pitching to VMart with 108 pitches and it would have been a really good place to bring in Petricka to try to get the GIDP. That's all I could think of too. You have a fellow pitching that is a #1 or #2 starter on about any team and it's like with the snap of a finger he disintegrated.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2015 -> 08:12 PM) It took some real skill, some real determination to lose this ballgame. You have to be impressed by this one. They stared a win straight in the face and said "We will NOT." It was a sad display. I was following it the best I could via Gameday and the Shark was dealing. But, all of sudden there in the 8th he put the first two runners on and I was thinking we were going to lose it. It might have been a proper call to take him out, but I know he had been dominant up to that point so those decisions are tough ones.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2015 -> 08:25 PM) Hey, going out to a baseball game is still a fun day. You just have to go expecting that the team will lose and not be mad if they do. I would still go to their games

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Jun 28, 2015 -> 06:40 PM) This is strange. I don't know if it's just Extra Innings, but they aren't going to commercials. How much do you pay for that programming if you don't mind my asking?

Shark looking pretty good through 2