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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 6, 2016 -> 01:15 PM) Hadn't thought of it that way, but if he steps out of line he will be eating fried chicken in the clubhouse there.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 6, 2016 -> 01:03 PM) I am mostly sad that the front office has managed to squander one of the best pitchers in the league for his entire Sox career, and were forced to trade him to fix all of the holes they have. Exactly this. I know this is a trade for the future of the White Sox, but for the time being, I'll be dwelling on the frustrating incompetence of this organization for the past several years.

Friday After Next was a favorite of mine early in college. Gets me every single time.

What is happening

Ready for a rebuild, and aside from the lack of trust in the front office to preside over it already covered in this thread, there's one other thing for me: the frustration of knowing the Sox had guys like Sale and Quintana (along with others), and the only thing they've done with them on the roster is to take a voluminous s*** in their pants and proceed to sit down on it.

Comforting news.

Those fliers are f***ed up. If this is actually real, I'm glad they chose to include their picture. Not too bright.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Nov 9, 2016 -> 07:51 AM) Several of you honestly need to stand back and breathe. I'm surprised reputable posters are questioning how in the world they'll raise their children during his presidency, or predicting some sort of apocalyptic scenario where this country implodes from within. I honestly see a lot of the post Cubs World Series, doom and gloom for our White Sox type of mentality here. Listen, our candidate lost; we need to accept it, stop whining, and learn from our mistakes. Looking back now it's a wonder we all didn't see it coming. I voted for Clinton because overall I was more in line with her political values and aspirations. However, I'd never consider myself a staunch, vote Democrat blindly down the ballot type of person. There were several points I agreed with Trump, but not enough to make up for his character flaws. What astonished me through all of this is the invincibility of Trump. Nothing could take this man down -- not even his own political party! All the video recordings, comments, soundbites only reinforced his position as an outsider. What I would perceive as a detriment (no political experience, playboy lifestyle, ridiculous comments) the general public viewed as the model for anti-establishment. His opponent? The epitome of the establishment; a continuation of everything as it is with Obama. A woman submerged in politics and incapable of giving a heartfelt smile. One of Clinton's downfall, as MSF mentioned, was not representing the middle class. Categorizing Trump's voting base as "deplorables" and constantly harping on about how homophobic, xenophobic, racist he is obviously wasn't the right strategy. For her, nothing would have worked because she was a TERRIBLE candidate. It was believed the media shamelessly promoted her, the DNC was rigged, her private server mess, and let's not forget about her 9/11 memorial Zombie walk. it was all just too much for voters to overcome. Sanders voters weren't supportive, Minority voters weren't enthusiastic about her, and those undecided either leaned towards Trump or didn't vote What's really sad is Trump, through all his ridiculousness, energized the Republican voters. He was the creation of every stereotype come to life, and no one took him seriously until it was too late. As if some kid wished upon a star and created him one night 70 years ago for this purpose. We had to rely on Westworld Hillary.....one of the oldest hosts in the park. I also voted for Clinton/Kaine (most of my family didn't). I spent last night watching coverage with disbelief, but this morning, have a very hard time seeing the nightmare scenarios that so many people are fearing getting off the ground, let alone coming anywhere close to fruition. I see this as a temporary impediment of progress rather than a ticket directly back to medieval times. Let's not forget that Trump's own party wasn't thrilled about his nomination- so, despite the Republican majorities in place now, I think he'll be moderated by them. I'm more concerned about what happens to the Supreme Court going forward. I'm also not going to look at everyone who voted for him as bigots who yearn for the days Nazi-era Germany. Obviously, some exist, and that's terrifying, but as was mentioned above, painting everyone who voted for Trump with that broad and disgusting brush (as anti-women, anti-anything not white, anti-gay, anti-anything not Christian) probably wasn't the right way to go about it, and it wouldn't surprise me if that played a role in what we just saw take place. The reality is what it is. The next four years likely won't be glorious (are they ever?), but based on a lot of the reactions, you'd think that the overnight black burlap sack over the head arrests were in full swing already. I hope I'm right.

Matt Thornton is retiring.

My bad, could have sworn he was, but looking back at finalists from several years, no indeed.

Isn't he a finalist every year?

QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 08:30 AM) Not sure if this has been talked about, but this is pretty passive aggressive stuff. https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/794038366400413697 Haha, nicely done, White Sox.

Can Miller go 3+?

Predictable- the entire game so far.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 06:27 AM) #keepthetrophyinthealcentral Oh, but it is. /greenygreengreen

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 31, 2016 -> 06:42 AM) What was the mood like? Festive. You wouldn't have known that they were facing elimination.

I was at ground zero yesterday. It was a decent party, if nothing else.

Just realized that Juan Uribe would be adding another ring to his collection if the Indians win.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 07:17 AM) This is what I've been thinking all postseason. The only problem is that the Indians haven't lost a single game started by anyone other than Kluber yet. It's baffling. Let's also not pretend that the Red Sox and Blue Jays suck at hitting or something. That's the one soothing thought I have about this series. The Indians are the last team of the postseason entrants that I imagined would be where they are. I had trouble seeing how they would be competitive in either the 'DS or 'CS, and here they are. They've done what they've done to this point, and it still almost feels like the bumbling White Sox could somehow catch them.

This f***ing day is finally here.

How can you be friends with a park anyway?

I don't think it gets to a Game 7 at this point no matter who is on the mound.

now what?

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 11, 2016 -> 12:50 AM) I'm assuming you made some money? Edit: San Fran is also always 50-70 degrees, so the ball just does not carry. I'm not sure why the hell they designed the park that way. It absolutely saps a lefty's power. It's definitely a looker, though.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 10, 2016 -> 11:24 PM) Basket and top of the fence....unreal Top of foul pole is next.