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Friedrich Nietzsche weighs in on the 2016 White Sox

With the White Sox season in a baffling tailspin, BP South Side turns to the wisdom of famed German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Previously we called upon the Röcken native to provide ideal answers to post-game questions, now we call upon him to shed some light on the Pale Hose’s current troubles.

Now that the White Sox have gone 6-18 since their high point of 23-10, how do they refocus on competing for what is still a wide open AL Central race?

“It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many a bad night.”

What is a major league clubhouse like during stretches such as this?

“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”

Is it time to remove Robin Ventura as manager, or he is a scapegoat for larger issues with the roster?

“What can everyone do? Praise and blame. This is human virtue, this is human madness.”

What should White Sox fans expect from James Shields?

“We do not hate as long as we still attach a lesser value, but only when we attach an equal or a greater value.”

Who on the trade market could provide a good fit in the White Sox lineup?:

“There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of it away to imaginary beings.”

Do you worry about rushing Tim Anderson, or putting too much on his plate if he’s called up mid-season?

“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.”

Is there a nugget of hope for White Sox fans to cling onto at this point?

“I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage.”

Friedrich, thank you. It’s always a pleasure.

“We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.”

 

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3 comments on “Friedrich Nietzsche weighs in on the 2016 White Sox”

Emielke

Gotta love some Nietzsche to go with the vicissitudes of the baseball season.

James Fegan

Have a feeling he’ll reappear

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