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Benetti is fantastic. Those who don't like benetti, I dont really understand. Sox have one of the best play by play guys in sports

Lol you and harold are in midseason form.

It's such an absurd argument when you consider the risks of the different paths. Let's say that the covid denialists are right, this thing is completely overblown, nearly every government around the world has been hoodwinked along with the overwhelming majority of the world's virology and epidemiology experts. Democrats in this country are intentionally hamstringing the economy and overhyping this in order to damage Trump/GOP. So in that case, what possible harm does wearing the mask actually do? Best case, you wore an extra piece of clothing while out in public for a little bit as a show of consideration for your fellow citizens who were naively scared. This whole thing would be under control without masks, but they didn't cause any harm. Worst case, you're wrong, the actual experts are right, and you wearing the mask helped get this thing under control that much quicker! Or, you don't wear a mask, and you're right. Ok, what did you gain? Smug satisfaction, but not much else. Or you don't wear a mask, and you're wrong, and now you've increased the danger for everyone's health and our economic capabilities that much more. Maybe you even directly kill someone by spreading the infection to them. It's the ultimate display of a completely selfish ideology. Minimal personal inconvenience for very high potential reward (greatly reduced illness/death/economic damage), or selfishness with very high potential negative consequences.

Are people delusional enough to not see coronavirus has crushed revenues across all sports/entertainment industries? I don't see the controversy here, but people love to bash pro sports owners, then say nothing about the wealthy owners of corporations who are laying off millions of employees and crying for bailouts. MLB owners will take big losses this year, and with no fans likely in 2021, the losses will likely be higher if they play a full season. And I'm sure a lot of owners would love to sell, but the Mets bidding shows franchise values are already down 50%, and that will continue to go down. Sure people want to buy the Mets, because the Wilpons will sell even for pennies on the dollar. Nobody is saying feel bad for the owners, they'll be fine. But the economic reality of covid-19 and the US economy, which includes sports, can't be ignored. Sports aren't immune and there are zero other businesses in this country where owners would take tens of millions in losses just to pay millionaire employees more. MLB is a business and in a capitalist society businesses that don't make profits usually don't last very long. And it's weird people feel bad for MLB players. These guys are on such a pedestal and are in the 1% already. Feel bad for minor leaguers, team employees, and the millions of Americans going through actual financial hardship

Um, rightfully so. These millionaires and billionaires just don't have it in them to shut up. The best way to answer the question from the reporter about how it's going financially is to say - "I decline to go into detail there as I don't think it's appropriate to complain based on the position I'm in" He wasn't that bad in the article, but let's be honest, he should be smart enough to know how the article and title would be spun. These few owners that come out and talk about the losses are absolute idiots. Let me tell you how this works - if it was a bad investment you wouldn't have teams of millionaires and billioinaires lined up to buy the Mets or having the Royals sell for what they did. The fact is, it's an extremely lucrative business. Also surprise surprise that he's trying to cry poor to sign free agents.. It's the same ol' same ol' for Uncle jerry and always will be. It's never about winning, its never about making families happy, it's not about the players... it's about his pocketbook.

Covid protections are the nuclear waste, it's already happening. But I'll keep fighting, I expect others will too.

Most people agree with Betsy Devos, partisanship aside. She has been a great advocate for improvement in our education system.

She married into the super-rich Amway fortune family. That’s her lone education qualification. Nepotism. She’s never had the perfect anything. She’s basically ordering teachers and students to walk through a firing squad of bullets every day...with 5 or 7 of those 100 bullets during long lasting damage to an American family that no amount of money will fix. The American thing would have been to give 91% of the $3 trillion spent so far to those earning under $75,000 as a household. Instead, they only got a measly 9%. “Draining the swamp” in reverse and exchanging corporate welfare for a lost generation saddled with paying off the massive $26 trillion debt accrued over the last forty years.

Not not Steve Cishek comes on

We need a down vote button.

were students trained in daycare in 1990 or something

Hasn't Jerry kept all Sox employees on the payroll despite shutting down? He should be commended for that alone.

That's what the mask symbolizes, yes I agree.

The mask is just the flag you wave that says I'm willing to watch people die while I do nothing but ask for more porridge.

Because of the federal response, which was slow, and then Trump thought it would be a good time to play Celebrity Apprentice-Governors edition, and pitted states against each other to increase prices and screw up the supply chain for PPE to our front lines, and have no federal response, the US is not in position like most other countries to open up, so yes, they probably should be printing more money now and handing it out to people who cannot work right now.

My proposed Idea is to let people drive drunk. But Betsy Devos has presented the perfect option of having drunk driving choice, so if you are willing to drive drunk, do it. And if not, use a different option you find appropriate. Common sense. Be American, do what's best for your family and don't oppress others with communist democrat ideas.

My proposed Idea is to send the kids back to school. But Betsy Devos has presented the perfect option of having school choice, so if you are willing to send your child to school, do it. And if not, use a different option you find appropriate. Common sense. Be American, do what's best for your family and don't oppress others with communist democrat ideas.

Hey Just, out of curiosity why was there so much pushback? Here the people are scared to death and don't want grade school, high school and colleges to open. Why are parents wanting school opened when COVID is rampant? Is it the fact online option was/is a joke or the fact parents need to work and be out of the house?

The solution was to wear masks, shut things down and stop the spread back in March/April. But we couldnt pull together. Almost every other country could do it. We just didnt prioritize schools, we prioritized our rights not to wear masks. The US still is fighting the science. Why even have school? We dont listen to scientists anyways.

Sounds like JR is greasing the skids to justify a lean 2021 budget and then a lockout wipes out 2022 so basically like 1994 they are gonna kneecap a good portion of our championship window. Thanks, JR.

So good to see some Sox baseball

I do think Jason's grown a bit with more time doing games.

Wouldn't be a game thread without mindless complaining

Maybe I'm wrong but I don't see him throwing that many sliders so if I am right I'm just happy he's getting in the work he needs.

Now I have to wait for the inning to end cause I won't have the Cordell/Thompson/Rondon AB's for bathroom/kitchen breaks

With Moncada and Madrigal in the line up this is a legit 1-9 lineup

According to rotowire, he was 0-9 with 4BB and 3K... so no.

Collins seems different in a good way

The bird is the word !

That was a beautiful sequence!

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Has anyone else noticed, most people that don't wear masks would generally help society by covering their faces?

I can appreciate that JR is concerned about the 2021 season. I am concerned too. Loss of revenue is real and it's a real challenge for the business bottom line. I'm also concerned about paying my bills, and keeping my apartment, and my bank account, and my long term employment prospects after the decimation of my entire industry. But only one of us will be gainfully employed today, tomorrow, and in the coming year before a vaccine is readily available. So forgive me if I find the timing of these articles/interviews rather distasteful and unsavory while so many of us are trying to figure out our livelihoods in the now and the immediate future...

I spend most of my day bashing other wealthy owners and CEOs of corporations, as well as other officials that keep our society marching towards a dystopian capitalist hellscape. However, since this is a White Sox board, I constrain my criticisms here to the single wealthy owner of the White Sox, and occasionally other wealthy sports teams owners. You can say I'm wrong, but never say I'm inconsistent! And I would say it is weird to use MiLB as a reason to demonize MLB players when MLB owners are the ones refusing to pay MiLB players (or other MiLB staff/employees) a reasonable wage, and when its the MLB owners who have been suppressing MiLB unionization attempts for years, perhaps even decades at this point.

When I wear a mask in public, or decline an invitation to a party or to come inside: I want you to know that I am educated enough to know that I could be asymptomatic and still give you the virus. No, I don’t “live in fear” of the virus; I just want to be part of the solution, not the problem. I don’t feel like the “government is controlling me” any more than when I wear a seat belt, don't drive drunk, obey the speed limit, or stop at a red light. I feel like I’m being a contributing adult to society and I want to teach others the same. The world doesn’t revolve around me. It’s not all about me and my comfort. If we all could follow these simple steps, the virus could be under control, and businesses back open. Wearing a mask doesn’t make me weak, scared, stupid, or even “controlled.” It makes me considerate. When you think about how you look, how uncomfortable it is, or what others think of you, just imagine someone close to you - a child, a father, a mother, aunt, uncle, or grandparent - choking on a respirator, alone without you or any family member allowed at bedside. Ask yourself if you could have sucked it up a little for them.

We had 12 straight days of 110 degrees here in AZ. Is the hot weather here yet? I’m tired of COVID 19.

Oh not the White House deliberately obfuscating data and cutting the CDC out of national health care authority in favor of political hacks. I'm talking about the breathless "Russian intelligence assets stole COVID vaccine test data!" reporting. Ok, good. Maybe they will use that data to assist in development of their own vaccine. That information should be being shared globally and publicly anyway. This is a pandemic. Unless they actually damaged or destroyed the original Oxford vaccine data, I don't really care if more people now have access to it.

My favorite part of this is that apparently the ENTIRE WORLD HAS DECIDED TO PLAY ALONG. I want to know on what planet the Dems are this powerful, but can't win an impeachment trial, or even nominate a candidate worth a shit.

No. The Royals were sold BEFORE the pandemic. The Mets bids are said to be 50% at best the franchise's pre-covid value. The "spin" is coming from people like you who ignore that we are in another Great Depression-level economy. Baseball WAS lucrative. It isn't anymore, at least not in a pandemic, and the only people who want in do so because teams like the Mets are going for clearance prices.

No. Not even close. She is the enemy of public education and is only trying to drain public sector funds to the corporate schooling arena.

Isn't that exactly what he's doing?

Yes, there is a demand for restaurants to be open, there is a demand for schools to be open, demand for air travel, but it can't be met due to unnecessary restrictions (the uneducated would call them protections). I believe there is definitely some cause for concern when you see the Government trying to "protect" us so much. If you think them doling out money to citizens is a good thing, that's fine, but I can't believe that is a good strategy.

Agreed. Plus, with no minor league season, you don't really have the gifted reason of "needs more time in the minors." What are you going to say when you call him up a week into a 60-game season, we needed to see him field more groundballs and live bp?

Let me make sure everyone knows my position.

Is that the amount of time? One week? So he misses the Twins and Indians series. I guess if they can do it, you do it. But also remember...it’s Nick Madrigal. He’s going to be a reliable starter, but I don’t think he’s ever going to break the bank. And once the CBA gets renewed in 2022, chances are he’ll sign a long term deal.

When the time comes...I don't want a "group"...just one very rich guy who can't stand losing. A person who is willing to spend the money and hold the executives accountable for results.