JoeC

Sounds like the perfect “Overton Window Hire” to prepare for the return of Ozzie.

If some magical poster were to visit Soxtalk in 2016 and tell everyone "don't worry - by 2023, the Sox will have both Moncada AND Benintendi locked into long-term contracts on the same team coming off of playoff appearances in 2 of the past 3 seasons," what would the reaction have been?

Yes. At this rate, the Dodgers will win the WS thanks in large part to Getz trades.

My Gawd this is a depressing thread. Because so many of us were being so pessimistic.... but not pessimistic enough.

Really going out on a limb there, eh?

If they build in any of the suburbs, their sponsorship money from the Village of Bedford Park would dry up. Also, what do you think the urban fans would do? How would they get to the games? By having the stadium in the city, you open doors for people without access to cars to get to the games. The 78 would be developed as a destination in and of itself. There'd be more than just a ballgame / ballpark there. A suburban stadium would just be an island. You go to the game, then you head home. That's not how the game is marketed anymore.

We haven't forgotten how bad he was in player development, but he's just made so many bad moves as a GM that it's overshadowing his bad past job.

@Melton1972 they were talking about contracting the Twins.

All over the news now, including a reported valuation of $1.7B.

I didn't look at these pictures too closely before, but have these people never seen what home plate looks like?

The joke writes itself.

Can we come up with a tax-dodging scheme to make JR buy them and sell the Sox?

This thread keeps getting better. can’t wait for the Orioles fans to come douse it with gasoline

Some questions have no right answers.

Holliday has one thing going for him - his dad was a good hitter for a long time. Not that it guarantees anything, it's more that his dad knows what it takes to succeed as a big league hitter, and he's probably more likely to listen to his dad. Even if Sox coaching inevitably fails him, he has options. In other words, he might be more immune than most to the typical shitty coaching the Sox seem to provide hitters.

Pretty sure live 2025 Sox games will be the pop-up ads that appear before you get to watch your YouTube video.

I cannot. no way in hell.

I’d do the Holliday deal

Like another TLR….

You don't get sarcasm, do you, @kitekrazy? that was the whole Leury thing.

…but he was consistent and healthy. nobody said anything about the quality of production.

I dunno. Hiring Tony La Russa in 2021 would seem to be a dumber decision.

Pretty sure Jay Cuda is about 30% of the White Sox analytics.

Clearly. But it would be SOOOO White Sox to temporarily gain 30 to 35 wins to negate a high draft pick.

Be careful. He's not gonna take that.