Bananarchy

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 15, 2016 -> 11:27 AM) I also don't feel like the MLB would be so forgiving of a 120 year old franchise to move cities. Theres no geographic footprint they need to hit. As of now it would basically just be a new owners preference for city. And mlb should work to block that. If they want a new city at this point they should just expand. Especially when you consider both Chicago franchises can do well when both organizations are winning.

QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Aug 15, 2016 -> 10:47 AM) What worries me is that the more we suck and the more attendance continues to fall, the only way somebody could be enticed into buying this team is if they got to take them somewhere else. As a fan, this seems like a legitimate concern, but in reality it won't happen. The Sox have a sweetheart stadium deal in a strong local market with a good TV contract. There's really not a market that would work better for the White Sox, IMHO.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 15, 2016 -> 10:38 AM) The best thing about this thread is a sale like this would take forever and public news about it would be minimal so it will live forever. Cespedes thread x 100 Nailed it. It would take months and potentially an interim owner and all this other crap.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 14, 2016 -> 08:32 PM) You don't trade for a 3bman who can hit about 40 or more homers just to let him go right away Meh, he's 1 WAR. 40 home runs are sexy, but you might as well use that to trade what is actually an average player.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 14, 2016 -> 12:05 PM) There is no way in hell the Cubs are more popular than the Yankees. I think that Chinese water has a bit too much lead in it. Cubs are definitely not as popular, but their span of influence nationally is as strong as the Yankees thanks to all those years on WGN. Down here, the most popular baseball teams are the two local ones followed by the Cubs by a long shot over the Yankees.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 12, 2016 -> 06:01 PM) They shouldve moved on from Hope Solo years ago. We need a like button for this post alone. That monster has no business representing the United States in soccer.

Yet again Hope Solo makes an ass of herself. She's among the worst of the worst

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 11, 2016 -> 10:36 PM) Jerry Krause is underrated but if one time success means forever credit where does Al Davis stand? Reinsdorf philosophy largely works for orgs too timid to go for it when you have a competitive team near the top, but it's keeping the w sox in limbo. 7 successes. That's twice what Davis has. Not sure why this is so hard for people. I don't love the current Sox ownership method, but this guy has championships in two sports. His age has clouded his judgement, but there's no need for horrible ownership stupidity. In a town with so little hardware, Reinsdorf organizations are responsible for the majority of it.

Most of these scenarios have the appeal of projectile vomit during a one night stand.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Aug 11, 2016 -> 09:46 PM) He bought the team when they already had the greatest player of all-time on the roster. I can't imagine how incompetent an organization would had to have been not to win multiple championships with Michael Jordan. 7. Championships You struggling to put your pants on in the morning has won the city 0 championships. QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Aug 11, 2016 -> 09:45 PM) He gets credit for owning the team. So what? He'd be about 20th on the list of people actually responsible for it. Where should the owner rank? 7. Championships.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Aug 11, 2016 -> 09:40 PM) He had nothing to do with those Bulls championships. He didn't hire the front office that drafted Michael Jordan. It would have been nearly impossible to screw that up. This is complete nonsense. He owned the team, he gets the credit. 7 championships. 7. How many championships does Chicago even have as a city? Reinsdorf has 7 of them.

The fact that Hope Solo isn't at least suspended from the USWNT is disgraceful.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Aug 9, 2016 -> 08:02 AM) We are stuck with Shields, nobody is going to want to deal for him this offseason. 2017 rotation: Sale Quintana Shields Rodon Fulmer We better hope Shields and Rodon are good next year If I'm Hahn, I put Shields on waivers. And your 2017 rotation would indicate the Sox are going with perennial failure mode. No thanks.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 10:48 AM) I'm very forgiving. It's hard to remember what you said two years ago when your job is to talk every day. But, he took such a stand on Patrick Kane. Then, he kind of laughs off the "boob" comment on Twitter. Now, he thinks it's ok for the Cubs to trade for Chapman because, "They are trying to win?" No. Just no. He described the Cubs as "a lot less likable" after the trade. Bernstein's response to the Chapman trade has been less militant because most of Chicago seems understands that Chapman is a monster and aren't super comfortable having him on the Cubs. He went hard on Patrick Kane because that situation was a textbook case of mistreatment of potential sexual assault victims by fans and media.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 3, 2016 -> 08:21 PM) What makes this even worse is Anderson is fading hard and with Tilson out, there's not much to care about This whole thing just reeks of organizational mismanagement

QUOTE (hi8is @ Aug 2, 2016 -> 02:07 AM) If the season ended today they'd have the 12th pick next draft. Watch / Listen / Care in hopes they lose every game from here on out - hoping that they draft well in 2017. Hoping that such a disappointing year would force Jerry to clean house. Root for the young guys, hope that they develop. Hope that the new guard goes into the offseason and makes good trades to right the ship. That's as sound of an argument as I can come up with logically. Emotionally, I will ALWAYS be a white sox fan who watches, listens, and cares because it is in my DNA. For better or for worse. Edit: poop. Man, when you spell it out like that, that's a lot of things that have to go right.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 1, 2016 -> 11:15 PM) Anybody worried about Zika virus? Problems in Florida but virus has been discovered in almost every state in the USA. Is this the big one? Or not. Worried? Or not. http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/01/health/cdc-m...ning/index.html It's a real problem and now with the Olympics, it's likely to spread to other parts of the world.

I read somewhere he and Abreu don't like each other. Make it happen, Kenny

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Aug 1, 2016 -> 04:20 PM) The Sox have gotten better at scouting young talent, their problem is scouting at the ML level Based on what evidence?

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Aug 1, 2016 -> 03:25 PM) Not surprising considering what front office were talking about. Time to take a break from this organization. It's literally nauseating. I'm in agreement. Sucks.

QUOTE (MDWhiteSoxFan @ Aug 1, 2016 -> 03:15 PM) So who is the big name we get this off season ala Shark last year and Frazier this year? My guess is Puig Hopefully a new GM

QUOTE (heirdog @ Aug 1, 2016 -> 03:02 PM) what is bonus time? is it a real thing? even the yankees managed to off load ivan nova in the waning moments... There's a period where an announcement is possible.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Aug 1, 2016 -> 02:52 PM) Bummer. I get why they haven't moved them. Blow it all up in the offseason. They won't. They have a BS three year plan.

Holy cow. Rangers and Yankees having amazing trade deadline.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Aug 1, 2016 -> 01:03 PM) I don't know if he's a troll but his posts do scream that he's a cubs fan. Or a completely disenchanted White Sox fan. I'm sorry, but this White Sox organization is so pathetic, it deserves every ounce of criticism it gets. What a complete disaster the last decade has been.