Tony

The sheer tonnage of bullshit in this post could sink a cruise liner. I say with no hyperbole that I really don't even know where to start with this, but I'll give it the old college try as I'm sitting in the airport killing time. That...isn't science. There is a large difference between the scientific study by someone or a group of people......and a group of people going to feed stores putting horse paste on crackers because they don't "trust" the media but will trust the guy down the street who he follows on Facebook that posts wacky meme's. You of course are painting with an incredibly broad brush which really accomplishes nothing in this case. Who here has said they totally trust the media, totally trust the government? Who's making that argument? But not having full faith in those two institutions doesn't then mean every single person in the media or every single person in politics is lying. From the data I've gathered from sources I trust, I made the determination the vaccine was by far the safest way to protect myself and those around me. That doesn't make me a "sheep." It makes the people not getting the vaccine because "they don't like being told what to do" assholes. Everyone has the freedom to make their own decisions. That doesn't make them right.

Seriously, this one really hurts. I was watching Norm clips LAST NIGHT(him doing his Nixon talking about hearing devices…AND WIGS” God he was funny. What a loss.

Which is why I don't think Rodon's contract is going to be that massive, and why I think there is a better shot than most think that he stays. It's for those very reasons. * I should add if I was putting money down, I would probably bet against him coming back. I'm not saying it's just this slam dunk he returns. I just think the probability of him coming back is higher than most here feel.

I didn't re-signing Rodon is what I would do. But knowing the Sox, having drafted Rodon, and knowing Jerry's loyalty, especially to players that have had success in a White Sox uniform..........I'm not discounting that the Sox don't bring him back if there is a deep October run. Boras or not, I think some of the FO will have a hard time seeing him walk away after all the fruits of their labor finally paid off, then he goes somewhere else. We'll see.

I totally agree. Season is just too long, and with football back as well, every casual fans picks MLB back up in the playoffs. Cut the season down to like 130 games. I'd even love 100 but that won't happen. Additionally, the lead the Sox have built up...I've found myself watching about 2 games over the last three weeks. I know what's going on, stay up to date on everything....but with the rotating IL spots this team is featuring lately and just the lack of urgency (which I understand), it just doesn't give me a lot of reason to watch. I'm incredibly excited about October and think this team has a great shot.....but these September games are tough to get up for.

I'm not convinced that's true, at all. Say the Sox make a long playoff run. Say they win the World Series and Rodon is the ace during the playoffs, pulls a Bumgarner. While that will earn him more money on the open market, I also could very easily see Jerry and the brass making sure that World Series "hero" doesn't walk away for nothing.... A lot will have to do with this teams performance in October.

Right?!?!? There are always those people, the moment after the team wins the World Series, thinking "BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT NEXT SEASON NOW?!?" We're fans. Enjoy the ride a little bit.

White evangelicals: 59 percent Democrats: 88 percent Independents: 60 percent Republicans: 55 percent Republicans who support Trump more than party: 46 percent Republicans who support party more than Trump: 62 percent Democratic Sanders-Warren voters: 88 percent Democratic Biden voters: 87 percent Biden voters in 2020 general election: 91 percent Trump voters in 2020 general election: 50 percent

It's fairly straightforward. https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/poll-finding/kff-covid-19-vaccine-monitor-profile-of-the-unvaccinated/ These figures are from June 2021 so a little dated, but only by a few months. This was a poll done by NBC in late August as well: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/nbc-news-poll-shows-demographic-breakdown-vaccinated-u-s-n1277514 It seems like the "bigoted" idea of saying "Trump supporters are dumb and won't get the vax" checks out....

I mean...that's kind of the way it's supposed to be, no?

I think you're right about points 1,2,3. But I think you're missing the mark with the bolded. This "When Will He Start?" conversation is golden sports talk radio drama. No one knows the answer so it's just pure speculation, which is what fuels conversation like that. So I think the media actually is enjoying this "controversy" as it's creating manufactured drama they can keep latching onto.

This is called "Fox News Brain"

You aren't offering any solutions regarding COVID. It's easy to say what you don't like, but what do you think should be done? Here would be my question based on what I believe your stance is. The government hasn't mandated every American needs to get the vaccine. But they have mandated all government employees must get it. It's not a right to have a job (as you know), but a privilege. In this case, getting the COVID vaccine is now part of the job requirement. Don't like it, don't have to take the job. I know you're anti-war based only your above post, but as I mentioned a few pages back......since before I was born, there are over a dozen vaccines every enlisted person gets within the military. It's been a "mandate" for years. Unless I've not been paying attention, I've never seen a lot of backlash over that. No one is forcing anyone to serve, but if you choose to take that path, getting vaccinated isn't a choice. It's a mandate. I guess my point is I don't know why so many are up in arms about their "freedoms" and "mandates" when these things have existed for decades. If you don't want the COVID vaccine, right now that's your choice.....but there are going to be things you aren't able to do because of that choice. And the point is that same scenario has existed for decades, but no one seemed to give a shit until now.

This video is incredibly interesting to me. Such a fascinating look into rural America.

I've wondered about that too, and have a few theories. The message seems to be rather inconsistent from the anti-vax side....some of it seems to be "I'm worried about what's in it" or "I've seen so many people get sick from it, I don't want to take the risk" but then I also hear the "I just don't like the way this was handled, I don't want to be told what I have to do, this is America, I'm standing up for what I believe in." For example, a distant family member just shared this TikTok on her Facebook page with a bunch of thumbs up and American flags: https://www.tiktok.com/@thatkid6again/video/6999677258470264069 For me, there are two rather large things that stand out there. 1. He's talking about what the flag represents and the people who fought to protect our freedoms, etc. etc. What he's leaving out is I believe the military requires you to get like 15+ vaccines once enlisted. They fill your body will all sorts of shit in order to serve. 2. He says "Why get mad about someone's else choice they want to make?" Feel like it's safe to assume a lot of anti-vaxxers are probably pro-life as well, which seem like conflicting ideologies for obvious reasons.... It's why I ultimately think it just comes down to politics. If everyone got on the same page from the start on both sides of the aisle and pushed the vax hard.....we don't have nearly as many unvaxxed people right now. But way too many high-ranking officials and talking heads on TV pushed the "freedom" narrative and here we are.

I've watched about 10 innings of White Sox baseball in the last 1.5 weeks. I've been somewhat busy, but I've also had very little interest in the team during that stretch. These are basically spring training games. They don't matter. Yes, I know home field is up for grabs, and I'd love to see the Sox get it....but aside from that there is very little they are playing for right now, and it doesn't draw my interest. I say that because my guess is the players are feeling that too. Right or wrong, it's sort of a natural feeling. The injuries are scary. And we all know it can be tough to "flip the switch" back on once the playoffs come. But I really think they are just going through the dog days with the division been long wrapped up.

There is only one answer to this question, and of course it's "who knows?" That's the beauty of sports. If we knew what was going to happen in the playoffs, what's the point? However....people have a right to feel anyway they want. And as Ribbie said earlier, there are people that love to play the negative card just so they don't get hurt down the line. The problem with that, in my opinion, is it goes against the whole idea of rooting for a sports team. Part of the draw is the uncertainty. You watch because you don't know what you're going to see that night. Is my team going to get shut out? Are they going to hit 6 HR's? A no-hitter? A walk-off? I know for myself, I can't watch a game from yesterday on tape, even if I don't know the outcome. The feeling that it isn't live just wrecks it for me. Anyway, the other point to this being a fan of this specific White Sox team. None of us know how the next 3-4 years are going to go.....but there is enough MLB history on our side to tell us right now is the "come up" which can be the most fun you ever have as a fan. This is the time when your team really arrives on the scene. When all the crap seasons of a rebuild start to pay off, and you see the fruits of those efforts come alive. They have the third-best winning percentage in the AL, have run away with their own division and have a young, incredibly likeable core that's locked up for the foreseeable future. If you want to make the effort to come to a White Sox message board when the team is 79-58 and tell people you only think they'll win one game in the playoffs....that's your call. I just don't really see the point. Then why watch? What are you doing with your time? What's the point in rooting for a team? This will be the FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY THE SOX MAKE THE PLAYOFFS IN BACK TO BACK SEASONS. If you're a Sox fan, I just can't grasp not being at least hopeful for what's to come. But to each their own.

Dis you?

Such a sad way to go through life.

I know Barstool isn't for everyone, but the Chicago guys made a pretty good video that shows what it can do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leitq2viZqI&ab_channel=BarstoolChicago

Nice work Jas!