WhiteSox2023

Jerry drinks our tears and it adds years to his life.

The next time they sign someone out of Japan will be the first player since Shingo and Iguchi, I believe. Washed up Kosuke Fukodome doesn’t count and they won’t be in on any of the big expensive names anyways. Not really much to get excited about.

Brother Rice getting the prime time good broadcast this Saturday. This will be BR’s third broadcast game this season. The first two were on Marquee Network against Mount Carmel and Saint Ignatius.

If you guys beat Oswego, good luck to you against Mount Carmel. Someone needs to beat them. 😡

Lansu was apparently cleared to play after coming back in 4 weeks after surgery in his non-throwing arm. He had his best game of his season in his first game back from the injury. https://247sports.com/article/2026-minnesota-qb-commit-owen-lansu-details-his-return-from-injury-and-gopher-gameday-trip-257146428/ “I broke my radius bone about halfway down my left arm. They had to put a plate over it to align the bone which was displaced," Lansu said to 247Sports.”

Well, to be fair, all his article says is that the Sox had scouts looking at Okamoto. I ran the article through Google Translate and he isn’t embellishing. Here’s the key excerpt below. Now does that mean the Sox will sign him, especially when the other scouts were from legit spending teams like the Yankees, Phillies, and Blue Jays? I sure wouldn’t bet my left nut on it… “On this day, representatives from several teams, including the Yankees, Phillies, Padres, Angels, Blue Jays, and White Sox, were watching from behind the backstop at Tokyo Dome.”

Okamoto turns 30 in June. I doubt the Sox are all that interested. Murakami is only 25 but the Sox aren’t going to meet his price. I also read that Murakami has struggled mightily hitting fastballs above 93 MPH. That’s pretty scary.

ChiSoxFanMike’s article below cites Yahoo Sports Japan’s reporting that “White Sox scouts were in attendance for a recent Japan vs. Korea exhibition game featuring star Japanese free agent infielder Kazuma Okamoto at the Tokyo Dome.” https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-are-reportedly-scouting-star-japanese-free-agent/

Not in his first five seasons.

I don’t think we really know that. Free agency started on November 1st. Teams could have offered Naylor a deal and Seattle just matched.

The extension isn’t official so only the number of years is known so far.

Did we have a seat at the table?

My son just told me DGN had two key injuries — Tackle Anthony Bertacchi and DL Aiden Solecki. I saw Bertacchi limp off the field in DGN’s last game. Those are two big injuries for their lines.

Definitely some questionable calls in that MC game, but I wouldn’t blame that. MC is just so damn good. Coach Q recruited Lansu when he was on the Downers Grove Panthers with my son, but he decided to go to his local HS instead. So Q is very familiar with Lansu and hopefully will know how to stop him from connecting with some of his bombs.

Not really.

Are you sure? He’s a 32 year old veteran 1B/DH that has only accumulated 3.1 bWAR in his entire career. Of course, he’s a former Royals player so that probably explains Getz’s interest. It would definitely be a “business as usual” Sox signing.

The game is at home for BR, so that is nice. I’ll be interested to see how Coach Q plays the defense against Lansu. He has a cannon and can burn a secondary — see his two TD throws against Lincoln-Way West.

Darn, I thought for sure Jerry was going to approve Getz to offer him a 5-year deal. 🤣

Yeah, messed up that they are both denying reality. The father was having multiple affairs and shot his wife in the face with a .357 revolver because he didn’t want to lose half his money in a divorce.

Jason Benetti doing the Panthers @ Falcons game. Sarah Kustok on the team as well. Haven’t heard her name since she was on Comcast Sports Chicago and her dad killed her mom.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRGpSKDjNKU/?igsh=c281ejZ6YWlqdGxm

Some love for the BR OL… https://www.shawlocal.com/friday-night-drive/2025/11/16/brother-rice-controls-the-trenches-cruises-to-quarterfinal-victory-over-st-charles-north/

McCarthy blows so hard.

The funny thing is, the guy hiring these other coaches from crappy teams like the Royals is the undeserved hire to begin with. He should have never been promoted to GM and he should’ve been canned after his embarrassing Cease trade.