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QUOTE (LDF @ May 28, 2015 -> 12:44 AM) http://www.si.com/mlb/2015/05/22/mlb-mock-...son-dillon-tate I can't read the SI link

QUOTE (LDF @ May 27, 2015 -> 04:01 PM) more likely, KW has the final input on decisions. Hahn is the GM. He wouldn't have taken the job otherwise.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ May 27, 2015 -> 01:45 PM) too bad thought he'd fit nicely with the Pelicans Woj said there's no reason for him to take just any job. Wait for the right opportunity. He's not a real young guy.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ May 27, 2015 -> 12:37 PM) so he gone and hoiberg coming as expected? This is what Woj said this morning. Thibs may sit out the year.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ May 27, 2015 -> 09:48 AM) Wait, who are you referring to as the best DC in football? Vic Fangio.

QUOTE (GREEDY @ May 27, 2015 -> 11:01 AM) Bringing in Zach Duke to face Valencia/Colabello/Pillar was the worst move I've witnessed by any manager all season. Disagree. Zach Duke is a better pitcher than Putnam and your other options. Go with the best guy there.

You guys all know for a fact that if Robin Ventura quit or got fired, our next manager would be Jim Thome. Just the way the White Sox do things.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 27, 2015 -> 08:18 AM) Well then, it won't hurt the franchise canning Ventura. I never said it would. I'm not opposed to firing Ventura. I just don't think anything would be different.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 27, 2015 -> 08:04 AM) Basic fundamental plays doomed us yet again last night. Please the blame on who you see fit. They are major leaguers. Basic fundamental mistakes are the fault of major leaguers.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 26, 2015 -> 01:33 PM) McDonald would be 31 when the season started. What was the best case scenario for him? That he has a decent year and the Bears go 8-8? I understand there are bad guys on every team, including the Bears. But I agree, this signing, although it costs the Bears no money, still makes the new regime look utterly incompetent. Incompetent is strong. They took a chance on a guy that would be a quality starter that isn't a locker room problem. They gave him no guaranteed money and cut him as soon as there was an issue. They shouldn't be praised for cutting him but taking a flyer on a guy that knows the system who has never been charged with a crime doesn't make a staff with the best DC in football, an OC that will soon be a HC, and a proven winning HC incompetent. It just didn't work out.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 27, 2015 -> 07:46 AM) Ventura is not getting fired. This thread is a waste of bandwidth. Completely agree.

Why is this a thread today? How did Ventura lose last night's game? I don't think the White Sox have a dumb fan base but people looking at this site lately would think otherwise.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 26, 2015 -> 03:04 PM) Good post. Trade Shark and Robertson NOW and get a huge ass haul in return. Can we please stop talking about trading Robertson? It is just not going to happen. I can't keep looking at this. You cried for a year and a half about the Sox trading Addison Reed and now you want to trade Robertson?

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ May 26, 2015 -> 11:03 AM) And then he just doesn't sign. Based on what transpired last season, I don't see him taking a discount to go anywhere. He could go to UCLA next year, sit out the season rehabbing, and then enter the draft the following season after building his value back up. Jeff Hoffman had a lot less leverage last year and still signed for slot. Doesn't he have to go to UCLA for 3 years then? He'll take the money now. There is no reason to go back to school, pitch for free and risk injuring yourself again. Playing sports for free is dumb.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 26, 2015 -> 09:10 AM) Not just hindsight, everyone thought it was a mistake when it was announced. (Even you do if you scroll back a few pages ) It's not gonna ruin his legacy, but there's definitely gonna be a "what if" feeling if they don't win the next two. It's not his only mistake though. Multiple players have been shipped out of here that could have helped for reasons unknown to anyone but Quenneville . I also hate that he only goes to Kane/Toews together in desperation mode. Do it more often. He also has a fondness for bad players occasionally. I don't want him fired or anything but Wednesday definitely wasn't the only head scratching move he's made.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ May 26, 2015 -> 09:08 AM) Some of you just THRIVE on negativity. What the f*** does Buddy Bell have to do with Melky Cabrera's 54 wRC+ or John Danks' 5.11 ERA? This team has played like s*** this year and they deserve to lose, but giving up your fandom over a s***ty season is just so dramatic. Fine, blame the manager if you want to pretend you have any idea why they're hitting so badly, but the bottom line is they're losing because they're playing like s***. The players have not performed anywhere close to the level they could have been expected to perform. It happens to 10+ teams every year. I don't know why it's so satisfying to find a political reason to hate your team. This post is awesome. How do you stop being a fan of a team? Doesn't make sense to me.

QUOTE (glangon @ May 26, 2015 -> 08:58 AM) I'd like us to try and break out of this by using our utility guys and try and manufacture runs and use the speed that we have. (not drugs) With Avi looking as if he might hit the DL and everyone else struggling, I'd go for a new approach and look for the Could Go Sox 2015. Line Up Eaton L - CF Sanchez S - SS Abreu R - 1B Gillaspie L - DH Cabrera S LF Soto R - C Shuck L - RF Bonafacio S - 2B Beckham R - 3B Bench T-Flo - R La Roche - L Alexei - R You have some speed and the ability to to eek out bunts and infield hits for Eatonb and Sanchez. Sanchez's defence at SS can't be any worse than Lexi's has. You have Abreu, Gillaspie and Cabrera, whose job is to simply get on base and move the runners over. You have Shuck whose job is not to strike out and then you would have Shuck, Boney and Beckham who could all use their speed and ability to get base hits whilst sitting the three coldest bats in baseball. You could bring on La Roche as a Pinch Hitter or Lexi as a pinch runner. Its not ideal but without calling anyone up, it can't be any worse than the rot we're watching just now. The problem is that they have too many terrible players. If Beckham, Bonifacio, Sanchez, and Soto/Flowers are in the same lineup, I just don't really expect any success. Then add JB Shuck to it and it's even worse. I just vomited.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 25, 2015 -> 09:48 PM) I'm kind of excited about prospects of a midseason "do-over." I remember one year the Sox acquired Bobby Bonds, not Barry but Bobby. He was so bad they recognized the problem and dumped him. I believe they did the same with Dan Pasqua. They also knew they erred in acquiring Swisher and also that lousy leadoff hitter Erstad. Dumped all of 'em before the fans picketed. If Hahn does this right, he can get so many good prospects for Shark, Lexi, LaRoche, Melky, Robertson, Duke it'll make our heads spin. Please Mr. Hahn, start planning some amazing trades. I still say we might be able to steal a few KC prospects for Shark. They are talking daily here about Cueto. Why not Shark? Robertson will be a huge chip for a contender! Don't mistakenly keep these guys we acquired last offseason in hopes they turn it around next year. When a guy is a bust, he's a bust (can u say Adam Dunn?) Surely some of you agree with me?! If they fall way out of it, Shark and Ramirez could go. Melly, LaRoche, and Robertson aren't going anywhere though. The whole point of trying to win this year was to not waste the prime's of Sale and Abreu. They aren't just going to give up on next year as well.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ May 26, 2015 -> 07:33 AM) 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. They don't have much to sell though. Samardzija and Ramirez is about it.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 24, 2015 -> 08:46 PM) Damn, u just can't win baseball games with bad leftfielder, bad rightfielder, lousy armed centerfielder, lousy armed catcher, horrific defender at third and first. Just can't do it. I'd say two games over .500 is this team's high water mark, 25 below .500 is the low water mark. Will prolly finish about 12 below .500. Melky isn't a bad LF and Eaton has a strong arm. Actually, all 3 OF arms are strong. I agree that the team is bad defensively at 3B, 1B, RF, and C though overall. I'd play LaRoche at 1B as much as possible with Beckham at 3B until they can possibly upgrade.

The White Sox have obviously been a disappointment and their offense has been terrible. They are lucky to be 19-22 in all honesty. I expect their starting pitching to be better and I also expect Eaton, Cabrera, Abreu, and LaRoche to be better. The White Sox as currently constructed can be anywhere between 5 under and 5 over .500 at any given time. I really think that the Sox will be in position to add to the club come July. I've been looking over some names. The most ideal spots to add would be at C and 3B but those are hard to find. Ben Zobrist Oakland Aramis Ramirez Brewers Martin Prado Marlins Brandon Phillips (2B) Reds Jonathan Lucroy Brewers Brayan Pena Reds Nick Hundley Rockies Willin Rosario Rockies I know that those names aren't terribly inspiring. Zobrist or Ramirez would be nice. I think Lucroy would be a huge addition but will ultimately cost too much. Does anyone have any other ideas? There is already a selling thread so yes I know if it spirals they could entertain dealing Ramirez or Shark.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 24, 2015 -> 08:26 PM) So are we saying LaRoche is a good hitter? Are we happy with what he's put up? Just wondering. Did anyone say that?

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 23, 2015 -> 11:44 PM) Would they take LaRoche off our hands? Get him back in the NL. Nah they'd have no interest. LaRoche isn't the reason why the White Sox offense is bad though. He hasn't been good by any means but most haven't been. Abreu needs to be better and hit for power. Eaton and Melky have been nowhere near good enough. There is a giant blackhole offensively at 2B, 3B, SS, and C. Just can't win consistently relying on guys like Gillaspie, Beckham, Flowers, and Soto.

QUOTE (Bruce_Blixton @ May 22, 2015 -> 12:01 PM) I can't recall a draft prospect rising faster than Jay has the past couple of weeks, he's gone from a late first round pick in most mock drafts to the #1 overall pick? I'm more than a little wary of that type of hype. I think the teams were always on him and the media is now catching up. The media types overlooked him because he's a closer but with many teams thinking he can start and liking the low innings totals, you have seen this sudden "rise".

Gary Parrish of CBSSports wrote an article on Thibodeau, Bulls, Hoiberg. Pretty good stuff in here: http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball...ation-perfectly And this one just dropped from Friedell: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12890745...e-chicago-bulls