Stinky Stanky

Home plate umpire took away a strikeout from him, cost him and us a run. Same bozo made up for it on the final out with two strike calls on balls way outside the zone. Home plate umpires: lower on the humanity scale than lawyers and war criminals.

Memories of 2000. Gandhi (Jerry Manuel) in a beanball war. I love baseball.

Fan base was praying for a month that the cute new QB would fix all that was wrong with the offense and offensive personnel. It's what football fans do. Dumasses. If we're lucky, we'll have White Sox baseball to hold our interest for another 5 weeks. Then count the days until pitchers and catchers report. Don't waste your time on the Bears. Get a reading list. Join a film review group. Take up a hobby.

A manager's job is to make it gel. If you're looking for a reason, that's the place to start. No offense to Tony, I'm talking in general. Reason two is that fans like us tend to overvalue their own players.

More than a germ of truth in there. The 2020 group may have been a bit better at advancing runners when needed.

It would require divine intervention based on what I just saw.

He's not getting that contract if any team, us included, looks at those fastball speed numbers. He can say what he wants. Didn't he say that he wants to come back here not that long ago? Knowing that Boras wouldn't have wanted him to say it? He'll get short years, hopefully not here.

Talent? In our minor league system? I'm not used to it yet, but I can learn.

I love his glove. Eclipses Nicky by far. His bat has to improve just a little to give them enough reason to sign him. Betcha they do.

Questioning a theory for lack of direct evidence indicates tinfoil? Turn the mirror around, pal of mine

There's been an "explosion" all season, including the time at the start of the season, where the longer season problem wouldn't have yet had an effect.

Time to question the validity of this excuse which seems to have become The New Truth. Until I see more evidence, coincidence remains a strong possibility.

It's not affecting him in the field. But he needs to sit some more. He's lost at bat.

You nailed it on both points.

He's reading stats off a paper the producer handed him. But he is an OK broadcaster. Stacey's a delight. He was handed a paper too. They had to sit through this game. We didn't, Lord bless us. G'night guys.

Zell's formula is to buy properties in decline and pump them up to flip or bleed the assets off and dump them. They call him "Grave Dancer." Did he foresee the decline of print media in general? Maybe not, but bet your life that he made money off it. Hey, somebody lower on the scale than him was willing to buy the paper.

Those long and repetitive stories about why the Cubs are bad are must reading for the devoted sports fan, just like detailed descriptions of Bears training camp minutiae by three, count 'em, writers keep your eyes riveted to the page. ?

I had to check the name, but Scot Gregor has been on the Sox beat for the Herald for over 20 years and he knows what he is doing as a writer. This while the Tribune couldn't afford a regular Sox beat writer.

Joe Cowley? Sun-Times.

The Herald had better Sox coverage than the Tribune in those recent times when the Trib didn't have a regular Sox writer. At least now they have LaMond Pope on the beat and he's man for the job, IMO.

He threw like an 8 year old. Turned all of four 3-6-3 double plays in his life, IIRC. (Easy to prove me wrong, cuz I didn't look it up.)

After seeing a rested Hendriks on Sunday in a non-save outing, I've got a news flash for you who want Kimbrel in the 9th.

That would mean he pitches better in the 8th than the 9th. Just sayin'.

The team needs to spot him properly. If the 8th and 9th aren't working, try him in the 10th. Or maybe he can't be used two days in a row. Or he shouldn't be used in a non-save situation. Or after 11 pm. Or it's time to learn how to throw the knuckleball. Or the baseball coach at his local high school is going on sabbatical and they need a replacement for 2022.

In that case, what the hell is he good for? Better not be wild in the zone when you're throwing at junk speed.