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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 10, 2016 -> 08:56 PM) If the Cubs actually win the World Series, that 2005 card will get harder and harder to play. It's not like anyone is going to games anymore because of something that happened 11 years ago. One trip to the World Series in 36 years as owner for a large market team is not an impressive record by any measure, no matter how well the team performed in that one year.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Aug 10, 2016 -> 08:50 PM) As I said before. Just have a automatic post that says "JR sucks." Well he does, doesn't he? Have you seen White Sox baseball this past decade? Come to a different conclusion on the guy and let us know how you got to it. Be very interesting to see what you have to say on his record.

QUOTE (Insp @ Aug 10, 2016 -> 07:04 PM) Team's ahead, nobody posting. Business as usual. "Business as usual" is because Sox management has failed once again to bring forth compelling, competitive baseball here in the middle of summer. Your beef about lack of posting is with Reinsdorf, Williams and Hahn, not the fans.

Stoney and Wimpy were absolutely terrific tonight on the broadcast. Stone very fluid with the PBP, and the Wimperoo pretty sharp with the color. It was as if they've worked side by side for years. Very nice listen!

Stone is actually terrific with the PBP.

Very acrobatic pair up the middle there for the Royales.

You gotta be bleeping me.

I enjoy the Stoney/Wimpy broadcast combo. Rather pleasant sounding, and the 'ol Wimperoo still has it, IMHO.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 10:05 PM) That figure is wrong. The Sox won 90+ games under JR six times: 1983, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2005, 2006. Mark Correct. Fixed.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 07:45 PM) You are entitled to that view. However, they've had many successful seasons unless the 1983 team winning 99 games and that really good run in the 90's doesn't count. i would consider those special seasons along with the World Series win. "Many successful seasons"? During the last 36 years? How "many"? By my count, only five, given the team has only made it to the postseason five times during that period. Making it to the playoffs is what defines "success" in baseball, and nothing less. At least that's my point of view, and one shared by no less than our ace starter and perennial All Star, Chris Sale. He's on record saying he hasn't played in a "meaningful game" in his entire career since the Sox haven't made it to the postseason since he joined the team way back in 2012. So you are, of course, entitled to call a season "special" under your own terms, but successful? That is making it to the postseason, and nothing else.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 07:27 PM) Good for you. I know what you think too. I disagree. I'll take the World Series win over the years of good but never winning the world series teams. As I said, draw your own conclusion. If you are content with something special coming by once every nearly 40 years, well, to each his own. Be satisfied with just that. I'll join the chorus of others who hope for and expect better production than that.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 06:37 PM) I don't think anyone has said that. That is taking the "I hate JR" to the extreme. I think it's more the posters that are trying to say that no one currently with this team has done anything to help this team. That is extremely short sighted and big on revisionist history. I just disagree with the comment that he has done nothing for this team or franchise. 36 years now with Jerry Reinsdorf as owner of the Chicago White Sox. 18 of those 36 years, or exactly 50% of his time as owner, the Sox have finished at .500 or below. 6 of those 36 years, or 17% of his time as owner, the Sox have won 90 or more games. 5 of those 36 years, or 14% of his time as owner, the Sox have reached the postseason. 1 of those 36 years, the Sox made it to the World Series, and they won it. Avg. game attendance in 1980, the year before JR bought the team: 14,819* (* - actual fans in attendance vs. tickets sold) Avg. game attendance in 2015, last full year of JR's ownership of team: 21,677 There ya go! That is the record of Jerry Reinsdorf as head honcho of the Sox. Has he "done nothing for the team or franchise" over nearly four decades as the owner? No, you can't say that. There was 2005, and it was magnificent. Outside of that wondrous year, well, you look at his record and draw your own conclusion. I know what I think!

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 04:41 PM) Exactly. Jerry wants to win, I have no doubt on that score at all. The caveat is though he wants to win "his way," under "his conditions." How's that worked out for 36 years basically? He's a brilliant business guy and real estate man, no question. That doesn't mean his way is smarter or better than the rest of baseball's and the record shows it hasn't worked very well. Mark Can you name me one owner who doesn't?

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 12:59 PM) 2015 happened because they had some nice pieces and jerry couldn't sit on his hands no longer to let them keep building up. He accelerated it and wanted to compete. Problem is there were still too many holes on the roster. Keep patching things and wanting to win isnt helping and hahn is the only one to acknowledge that. Havent heard anything from kenny or jerry about it. Hell kenny didn't even know of they were buying or selling. A team that claims they want "to compete" and which came in last in offense last year does not pass up acquiring the very available Yoenis Cespedes and/or Ian Desmond last offseason in favor of Austin Jackson and Jimmy Rollins. I mean, enough with this "we want to compete" business already. Actions speak louder than words.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 01:42 PM) Sox play like s*** on weekend home games for the last 5 years especially when crowd is bigger, a lot of those fans are not coming back and I do not blame them. Yes, but there are those who would tell you that it's not that bad baseball you are referencing that will keep the fans from coming back. That's not the problem at all to hear others tell it. They'll tell you it's those fans making up excuses about the color of the seats, or ticket prices, or parking issues, or whatever. That's why they'll stay away, and not the bad baseball.

QUOTE (Insp @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 01:42 PM) What is this Jason guy saying? Well, right now he's talking about painting Steve Stone's face.

Jason, stop, please. Just stop.

Not a bad crowd out there today. Too bad today's performance is unlikely to entice many back anytime soon.

QUOTE (Insp @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 12:58 PM) Over at the Orioles Hangout, 177 fans are viewing their game thread with over 150 posts already. Meanwhile there are only 8 members and 23 guests on the SoxTalk game thread that has only 13 posts. It stands to reason. One team is playing meaningful baseball in the middle of the summer. The other, for the 4th year in a row and 9th in the past eleven, is not.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 12:44 PM) Hahn needs to be fired so badly Problem is the only people who could fire him need to go even more so than him.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 12:35 PM) I want the Orioles to win the division anyway, so I hope Bundy does his thing. Shields helping out the Orioles cause so far early on in this one.

Not the most exciting first innings there offensively for our Sox.

Sox win!

Dreaded lead-off walk

At the moment, the game of Tim Anderson offensively is eerily similar to that of Alexei Ramirez.