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Alexei gets a standing O. Sox fan base is classy.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 26, 2016 -> 11:29 AM) When they aren't going anywhere, I hit the doldrums in August, but once September hits, I get a second wind. No baseball for 6 months gets me excited to watch meaningless for the White Sox games. Same here. I will miss baseball season even though I will attend some fall league games. I'm getting lest interested in the NFL. It's become more about political statements when sports are for entertainment. Plus with so many injuries the quality is not there. I watched a team get 3 ten yard penalties in a row. I guess though it's kind of grim for most Chicago sports fans unless you are a Cub fan or a BLackhawks fan.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Sep 25, 2016 -> 05:00 PM) It was one of the last things he talked about before signing off for the year. He referenced some recent conversations with Reinsdorf where apparently the owner was very clear that he really, really, REALLY wants to win next year. From there he and Stone agreed that this upcoming free agent class was too weak to really provide the quantity and quality of upgrades this team will need if the team has any chance of achieving the owner's desires for next season. Stone then said improvement would need to come via trades, but was optimistic that trades which were discussed at the trade deadline would probably get revisited, but in the sense that the Sox could end up getting certain players they could have never gotten in mid season by teams in the middle of a pennant race. So what does that all mean? Well, the owner seems like he may in fact be going for it, but without the services of one Chris Sale, because he was the one Stone was undoubtedly talking about when referencing the trade deadline rumored trades. Question becomes, can the team compete with the haul received from a Sale trade and some select pickups in free agency? Based on Hawk's comments today, it looks like we might just find out! No. The thing with Sale is he wins and the team wins behind him. It's a bad idea to trade one of your best contracts because no team will make a too good to be true offer.

QUOTE (harkness @ Sep 22, 2016 -> 07:00 PM) Chasing home run hitting free agents has been failing. We need better on base percentage and a better bullpen. Worrying about home run hitters isn't working. That's because they've been getting them from the NL.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Sep 18, 2016 -> 12:23 PM) Yes, where it is allowed, that's always a great solution. We have a generator, so it would work, however I've read that it's not permitted at the nearby Walmart. Thanks There are a few nearby Wal-Marts now.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Sep 17, 2016 -> 07:02 AM) You're right. They should wrap him in bubble wrap and treat him like a p**** instead. I call it the Strasburg Syndrome. Sox fans seem to suffer from it. Athletes like to perform. Trying to plan to avoid injury is often a failed attempt used in the NFL. It doesn't always work. Sometimes the worst thing for an athlete is time off. Besides it wasn't too long ago Sale was throwing a lot of pitches in April. Maybe last season. I thought it was a gutsy move for Ventura to keep him in. I wanted him pulled after that walk since his control looked way off. It was a situation where he continues to earn the label "ace".

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 05:45 PM) The logic was that all things equal, Saladino makes sense as the utility guy, while Rollins didn't. It still does. Abreau could DH more, Frazier at 1st, Saladino at 3rd. Somehow it seems wrong for people to believe having quality utility guys. Heath seems to be an issue with this team. Then the replacements are often guys like a Shuck. Usually a guy that is peaked and probably not good enough to play at the major league level.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 03:09 PM) I hope they get swept in the NLDS. I've been the "Sox guy" ever since I was a little kid. Back in the day, we'd have some fun and go back and forth with it and then once the Sox won most of the s*** talking went away. All of a sudden everybody became Hawk fans. Recently, a bunch of people who don't know baseball and have never talked baseball with me have started talking the s*** again. I am annoyed by it. I don't hate the Cubs team or their players but I wish their fans' suffering to continue. Maybe that's immature, but oh well. Unfortunately I envy their organization. They hit on 2 draft picks and took advantage of a stupid trade. That doesn't happen all of the time and most like will never happen on the south side with the current ownership. I do like your attitude.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 09:28 PM) Bravo. I love it when I'm wrong like that.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 09:22 PM) Wins? The stat people say wins don't matter at ALL so why are we talking about wins? To me they do when a guy is on a crappy team.

The big difference from last year is this team will score late.

2 run lead. Robin will find a way to lose this.

Wow! He really didn't get all of that. Nice going.

The best thing for Garcia is to go to the NL. In the AL he has Sox killer written all over him like Wilson Bettemitt.

Love that blue glove. I had one when I was a kid and it had Billy Williams autograph on it.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 08:28 PM) And if we can't fire Hahn and KW, which you suggest we won't, do you want us to just sit on our hands? Yes I do. It's the people under them that are not competent. The same patterns have not changed since this century.

QUOTE (Insp @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 08:23 PM) Interesting how once the team is not doing as well, the boo birds all come out to post. How is that interesting? I call it common.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 08:20 PM) Meh. I want to get rid of s***ty players so that our team can win. I don't like that we accept mediocrities like Tyler. I get that we have other holes to fill, but that doesn't mean we should approve of junk. And we definitely shouldn't let him start every day. I'd rather get rid of the people responsible for the s***ty players. That wont happen anytime soon. I'm sure we could score more of them by trading away Sale or Q. People think we have quality scouting, development and luck like the Cubs.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 08:18 PM) Has this year taught you anything about the importance of depth? Keep both, let Saladino be a utility player and try to have the best roster possible. He wouldn't be a true Sox fan without having a knee jerk reaction.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 08:11 PM) He's not garbage. That's unfair. He'll probably get a key hit before this game is over. No Sox player is going to get a key hit. They might not even get a hit.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 08:09 PM) Tyler has a .672 career OPS. If it wasn't for his last 17 games, he'd be right above that mark this year too. The dude is f***ing garbage, but hey, let's start him over Brett Lawrie next year. It's cool- we're getting used to the cellar. That's a bit of an overreaction. He's a utility guy.

Sox have 7 blown saves against the Royals. Sale made sure that wont happen.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 07:59 PM) No way should Dozier be given a hit for that. Not a good throw, but wouldn't it be nice to see Abreu help out an infielder for once? Needs to DH next year Sale is the new Q.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 08:01 PM) There is nothing more entertaining than when people show up to troll people based on a bad play or streak. and a certain mod who never fails to point this out

Still have a nice 4 man rotation. The real problem is the pen.