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QUOTE (SpankyEaton @ May 31, 2016 -> 06:43 AM) I can't think of one - some person wrote that Portland would be a good idea, I don't think it would. I do think that a new owner would really help the Sox, but I wonder if they'd want to keep the team at the Cell, in the suburbs or move out of Illinois. Financially, I doubt the state has enough revenue to help pick up the tab to build another stadium in the suburbs, even though I would love the Chicago White Sox of Oakbrook. That's because you can only think as a fan. I'm sure a businessman with little emotional interest and very deep pockets could do research to prove us wrong. Attendance, and potential TV and Radio revenue would probably prove you wrong. If you move where there is little competition with other pro sports teams people will flock there. In my perfect world owners would foot the bill for their own stadium. They don't because they know it's a bad investment and they use the usual "extra revenue in the off season" lie. They hold a city and its taxpayers hostage with the threat of leaving. Yet no politician has the balls to let them leave. BTW unless it has changed but the IL taxpayers shell out $500K to the White Sox.

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ May 31, 2016 -> 09:52 AM) Listen up, people: Blame White Sox players before you blame the manager http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/rosen...531-column.html I can't believe Rosenbloom wrote that. Haugh makes a better point. So often in professional sports coaches are the sacrificial lamb. Change for change sake.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 30, 2016 -> 10:35 PM) Sell the team. Move the team to Naperville for gawd sakes. Build a fricking palace (like the one they had in Arlington; same principle; Arlington is not Dallas). The suburbs will go CRAZY for White Sox baseball. Very true you are offending a lot of loyal baby boomer south siders who don't wanna come out to suburbia. That's sad, but how many people you talking about there? 10,000 max true South Siders who go to games? The true blue collar Sox fans from the south side probably can't afford tickets/parking/food anyway. New owner. New palace in suburbia privately funded. Just.Do.It. Naperville is the spot. The only people against it would be 50 to 70 year old white guys who live on the south side and eat their beef sandwiches and drink their Schlitz/Old Style. True, they won't be caught dead driving to Naperville, but there's not a ton of them anyway. The money is in suburbia anyway. Make us the elite team. New rich owner! New awesome stadium! The Chicago White Sox play in Naperville!!! Can you dig it? Move them out of state where there is no MLB. Create a new fan base. People will tolerate a relocated losing organization. Plus more TV revenue.

My biggest gripe is not against Ventura but those who decided to hire him. This has to top everything in baseball stupidity. He didn't go through the usual steps that lead to management. He was basically set up for failure.

Cooper pretty much has the same staff from last year and they regress. We always want to fire the hitting coach.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 30, 2016 -> 03:42 PM) NY writer tweeted that Ventura said he had Melky bunt with two on and no outs because they were playing for one run. Wow, just wow. What an idiot (Robin) The biggest shocker was he didn't look like a #3 hitter trying to bunt.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ May 30, 2016 -> 03:44 PM) The bad hitting with RISP, that should turn around. The other stuff, well... The Mets are worse in baseball but tops in HRs.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ May 30, 2016 -> 03:17 PM) Thing is do we really think this team will do any better with someone else? I dont think so. I agree the team is weak mentally.I think its an organization thing. Proof is against the royals. The royals are the new twins. And BTW ozzie managed those teams There's only one way to find out.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 30, 2016 -> 03:05 PM) Most of these moves of late were second guessed before (bunt, pitching to Hosmer). With that said, even the moves that make sense have back-fired. Team is just mentally weak. Once something bad happens in a game, they fold. That's the scouting for you.

This loss doesn't bother me as much. They couldn't hit. It's no like they blew an leads.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ May 30, 2016 -> 03:11 PM) I agree but nor right away. I was not a fan of the Robin hiring but firing him would not solve the problem. I think the roster is a .500 team. But first step I think Robin should go quickly so they can give Renteria a chance to show what he can do over the rest of the season. Second step w Renteria's input is to clean out some dead wood like the group you mention. That way he gets some input on his roster. Third step is to add a LH bat and a SP but again w some input from Renteria. Everyone is blaming Robin and he gets some blame. But Hahn does as well since the bench is awful and there are still holes in the everyday lineup and bullpen. Unfortunately this isn't an organization where if guys are not getting the job done there is someone on the farm that can replace them.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 30, 2016 -> 02:36 PM) Mets closer has sucked lately it will be a 1-2-3 and over. We can relate to that.

At least Albers didn't implode.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 30, 2016 -> 02:27 PM) Shields will fix it Maybe he can fix Coop.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 30, 2016 -> 02:19 PM) Can't agree with that reasoning. Bunting is a valid and effective strategy. We had one out and two runners in scoring position and our bug hitter up Same here. We are use to watching station to station baseball though. BTW one of the best bunters in the NL is Zack Grienke.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 30, 2016 -> 02:02 PM) Then we have 1 run, do you feel safe with just 1 run after everything that has happened? That assumption is based on a sacrifice fly. Base hit could give you two.

So what if it worked?

Wow! Melky can bunt!!

Remember back in the day when a start would go past 9. I remember Brit Burns and Ron Guidry did it.

Must admit our outfield seems to throw runners out compared to the past.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 30, 2016 -> 01:19 PM) Bad luck right there. That always seems to happen when teams are playing bad or a batter is slumping. No logic for it.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ May 30, 2016 -> 11:47 AM) In 2007 Kenny decided to rebuild the bullpen with guys who all threw 95+. How did that work out? The issue was they fell behind regularly in counts and when they brought that 95+ straight fast ball, it usually went out at about 105+ MPH. Speed without movement is a killer. Big league hitters will catch up to straight fastballs. Mark Exception - those wearing Sox uniforms.

Mets - most HRs, worst RISP. Where have we seen that before?

QUOTE (Baron @ May 29, 2016 -> 09:21 PM) That's the normal routine. Devin Hester was crying after Lovie got fired. They wont talk about what was really going on until that manager has been gone for a while. Then the finger pointing starts. Then they remain silent after that. No organization wants a complainer.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/white-s...ntura-his-mind/