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Yeah I'm not celebrating KW having more input and he should be right out the door with Hahn. 2005 was 18 years ago and most of the time since then has been awful.
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What's the point of trading him now...you won't get anything for him. But yeah, he's a massive disappointment. I thought he was going to be our best hitter since Frank Thomas.
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No. We dont want the team to move. We want him to sell. Why would you make a post like this?
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Is it hyperbole? I agree he made a few nice trades to kickoff the rebuild. He's also made some very, very bad trades - 'he who should not be named' being the main one. But I was a fan of his back in the early part of the rebuild, despite the Tatis trade. What else is there? He's in his 11th season as GM and they've won 2 playoff games in his tenure, and lost both of those playoff series. I dont think its possible for any GM to have a record rooted as deep in failure as Hahn's, because other owners would have shitcanned him a long time ago. The rebuild is already dying a very painful death. Under Hahn, they've shown a near-total inability to draft or develop at an acceptable rate. What have they drafted or developed since Timmy - who was drafted 10 years ago? That right there is this team's biggest problem. It's almost impossible to compete for a championship if you basically never have good talent coming up in the system to plug holes or cover injuries. This is all on the GM and ownership.
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Do you still get pleasure out of rooting for a particular sports team?
Sarava replied to VAfan's topic in Pale Hose Talk
I still root for my teams - the White Sox, Bears and Blackhawks. My problem is - more often than not my teams seem to be in teardown rebuilds and in a state where I kind of need to root for them to lose for draft positioning. Like the Blackhawks chasing Connor Bedard this past season. Or the Bears getting the #1 pick. And the Sox had their rebuild a few years ago. The ownerships and management of Chicago professinal sports team has been really bad in recent years. -
Solid start to the season. Let's keep it going!
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I'm hopeful as well. Even getting just a few of these guys to stay healthy and come close to their potential could vault this team to first place.
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Andrus to the Sox, expected to play 2B, 1 yr, $3 mil
Sarava replied to Heads22's topic in Pale Hose Talk
I like this move. Insurance for TA's inevitable 1-2 months on the DL. And it makes it more likely that someone among Romy, Sosa and Elvis can do well at 2B. -
Hmm, that doesn't make sense at a glance. I'd have to read your article. Forbes estimates Reinsdorf owns 19% of the White Sox, and also estimates the White Sox are worth 1.4 billion. That puts Jerry's estimated share value at $266 mil. That said, I'm sure the Sox would sell for a lot more than 1.4 bil. I'd guess 2.5 - 3 billion at least.
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Mike Clevinger under investigation for domestic violence
Sarava replied to RibbieRubarb's topic in Pale Hose Talk
It is if the rest of the guys start hitting home runs unlike last year. -
Mike Clevinger under investigation for domestic violence
Sarava replied to RibbieRubarb's topic in Pale Hose Talk
Right and for hockey fans, we saw the false accusations that Patrick Kane had to deal with. We need to let this process play itself out. -
I think our big hope is the hitting coach changes produce some results in all these underachievers on the team. We'll see. I could see anywhere from high 70's in wins to over 100 if everything clicks.
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Try reading that again, Jerry. Those aren't comments from Benetti.
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\ Very good read there. Thanks for posting this.
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Nothing they can do about it? They could have not built the new stadium across the street in the late 80's/early 90's? Although the stadium has convenient highway access - it is still viewed as an undesirable area to go to. Who wants to ride that section of the redline at night? And crap like those guys on electric scooters scamming people for money as they exit the Dan Ryan for a game only furthers the problem. IMO the Sox need to move once new ownership eventually comes in. If nothing is available downtown, then the burbs should be the focus.
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Mike Clevinger under investigation for domestic violence
Sarava replied to RibbieRubarb's topic in Pale Hose Talk
Release him? -
He definitely isn't coming off as a team first player. Disappointing. Maybe they need to clean out some of these me-first attitudes from the clubhouse.
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The problem with the White Sox is not 2B and RF, it's their "superstars."
Sarava replied to VAfan's topic in Pale Hose Talk
I'm sorry, but this take is ridiculous. If all those things happened, the Sox would win 115 games. They don't need to win 115 games to make the playoffs. With everything going sideways last year, they lost the division by 11 games. If just a couple of those players blow up this year, the potential to sail past Cleveland is easily there. I'm not saying it's likely or that they are the favorites. But to act like they only have a snowball's chance in hell is just off. -
I'll take 5 Alex Fernandez's and spend the leftover $5 on a right fielder.
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Yikes. Best of wishes to him for a speedy and full recovery.
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Not sure what the point is here. If anyone believes Jerry lost $21 mil last year, then I have some breachfront property in New Mexico to sell you. And the Sox will sell for way more than 1.76 bil if it attracts open bidders.
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Nobody thinks this will get him to sell. But that doesn't mean a little embarrassment wont be fun to snicker about. Hopefully this gets a little snippet on national tv.