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Jay Zawaski's reporting that Brian Campbell is telling people he wants to come back to the Hawks

Andersen got $5.5/year. But hey Crawford is overpaid!

Freddie Andersen to Toronto Yandle's rights to Florida Vesey's rights to Buffalo

I hope you're right, but to "expect" a firing of Robin is pretty idiotic. This FO hasn't done a thing right in years. Why now?

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 19, 2016 -> 06:02 PM) Problem is If you blow it up Kenny Williams is involved. KW needs to be one of the things going. Agreed

Ventura plays a large part in this but it's not all of his fault. Regardless what can you do if it's not Robin? It's time to do it

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Jun 19, 2016 -> 09:04 AM) depression. No hope or idea who will fix this or how they can do it. Agreed. I'd add in a little "acceptance" because until I see people moved or fired, I will assume that the FO doesn't take it serious so why should I expect anything better?

Frazier is awful

If you rearrange the letters in Abreu, you can spell Bauer, and vice versa.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 15, 2016 -> 05:31 PM) Is 35 points good? It is if you read his explanation for why it's not bad. Consider Andrew Shaw. He's never had 40 points.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 15, 2016 -> 12:49 PM) me2. Me three

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jun 15, 2016 -> 01:39 PM) The money they saved should go towards Panarin.... yes I know he has 1 yr left on his rookie deal. Shaw is a waste of space.. will be Bickell again. Shaw is 3x the player Bickell is and ever was. Shaw takes some extremely dumb penalties but he also scores some incredibly huge goals and always plays his ass off. Bickell had a good run for a month, and his deal costed them Saad and now Teravainen. The problem is that keeping Shaw would have been much easier had they not given their 4th line C $3.1m annually, you know, the guy who has 88 points in 326 regular season games and 15 points and a -12 +/- in 83 career playoff games, Marcus Kruger.

Panik's back on a 1 year deal

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 08:16 PM) I still think Avi would be a much better LF, but that's not saying much. I still think he would be best served on another team or in Charlotte

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 08:13 PM) Momentum in baseball is only as good as your next SP. Shame on this front office and ownership. He's a 5th starter. It happens. Now it's up to Robin to pull him, but...

Why the f*** is Gonzalez still in

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 08:11 PM) Sigh. Our pitching staff is our strength. About 40% of it is, yes. Gonzalez falls in the other 60%

Double, bunt, sac fly, sac fly. #baseball

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 07:21 PM) I am sure he will opt out Isn't he due like $40 million over the next 2 years? If he keeps pitching this way he'd be a damn idiot if he opted out because no one will be giving him more than that

QUOTE (FT35 @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 12:22 PM) The argument about the players not getting it done is valid when thinking about whether Robin is to blame. They need to play better...got it. But what IS on Robin's plate is playing a large part in establishing a winning culture within the organization--developing the mindset of the team, the mental approach to the daily grind, the player's psyche, creating a culture of winning. Look at the organizations that have had that no matter what players are on the field...St. Louis, San Francisco, Texas, usually the Yankees and Red Sox--minus the occasional outliner year. These franchises have winning cultures. The players change, but the results usually produce a winning season. The White Sox have had that...they were one of the top win% teams in the 90's and have had many solid years since, but the winning culture has dissolved into a survival culture--a "what else could go wrong" culture. Whether Robin is solely responsible for taking them there is debatable...whether he's a great baseball guy is not the question...I'm sure he is--we all loved him when he played here...but the fact is, the culture has dissolved into what it is under his leadership and it needs to change. No matter how much talent is put around him, he's not able to tap into players' full potential and ability. Out of the 4 years he's been here...there have only been short periods of time where everyone was pulling on the same end of the rope. The result was the ability to win. However, MOST of the time, we see too much of the hitting being on one day and off another...usually negatively corresponding with the days the pitching is on or off...it's all the evidence of a group of players who are responding as individuals and not as a cohesive unit--TEAM. When this happens in all other sports, the manager is the first to be held accountable--especially after a 4 year sample size of the same thing and a fan base who is beyond frustrated with it all. I hate to bring up the Cubs when talking about the Sox because they are so different. But just look at Joe Maddon--he has that team believing that they will win every day. On the days they don't, he has them believing they will win the next game. He's been a good manager wherever he's been. Look at the Sox and Cubs rosters on paper and you will see many similarities. Power hitting 1st baseman, solid 2nd baseman with some versatility, young talented SS prospect, power hitting 3rd baseman, a couple decent offensive/defensive OFers, 2 experienced catchers, an off the charts Ace, a VERY solid #2 starter, a veteran (past their prime, but still serviceable) #3 starter, a young, unproven #4 with upside, and a serviceable #5, both have decent bullpens and a good closer. How are there VAST differences between the 2 teams in the win column? One has a manager who has helped establish a winning culture, one does not. I would LOVE to see what someone credible could do with this team before they blew it up and started over. The Sox have a power hitting 1B, a solid 2B, a serviceable #3? Hmm. I must be watching another team this year. There are vast differences. Arrieta's better than Sale, and Bryant and Rizzo for Abreu and Frazier (despite ages) is a trade that would never happen because the Cubs would laugh at the Sox.

The Tribune has a headline today- "Could AJ Pierzynski return to the White Sox as manager?"

Burdi just gave up a walk off granny. I guess he IS ready for the Sox bullpen

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 11, 2016 -> 03:52 PM) Serious question. After watching the game do you honestly think they care about winning series? These guys show up to get a paycheck. They have every reason to want to kick KC's ass and they look like the deadest team in America. When a team like Atlanta plays horribly, people say they suck. When a team with bigger names and a higher payroll like the Sox play horribly, people chalk it up to a rough stretch. No, they don't "look like" anything. They aren't good. That's all there is to it.

I am angry at how Sale has been pitching