Rusty

Admittedly I haven’t even read the article yet but…there’s no way this fucking guy is that tone deaf right? The fucking owner said they didn’t go through an actual search or interview process to lead a multi-billion dollar organization because they didn’t want to waste any time. The guy that was gifted a GM job that he is completely underqualified for and seemingly incompetent at performing was previously in charge of the development system that has completely failed with almost every top prospect. Not they want “patience”? Go f*** yourself Chris.

I’ll preface this with the disclaimer that I believe Pedro is a completely incompetent MLB manager. But…in his defense, with all of these media hit pieces coming out on the state of the team, could they have possibly chosen a worse personality fit to manage this team? Nearly every description has Pedro as a hardcore MLB lifer that doesn’t care to deal with clubhouse politics and media drama. Meanwhile this team is wracked by exactly that. They legit chose one of the worst possible persons. I almost legit feel bad for the guy. It’s like hiring a divorce lawyer and on day 1 of the trial, they show up and realize it’s a murder 1 case.

I’m too lazy to back read but…it’s pretty awesome that AJ Hinch has successfully managed the Tigers into the playoffs less than 5 years removed from 114 losses. Meanwhile the Sox will soon be on their 6th manager in the same timeframe.

They weren’t even “dogging it.” At one point 5 players in the starting lineup were told to “take it easy” while running the bases. That’s asinine in a professional athletic organization.

“Antics”???? He’s a young star in the most dysfunctional organization in professional sports. It’s a minor miracle that his agent hasn’t demanded he’s been shut down for the season like 8 weeks ago. If they were mildly competent they would’ve absolutely demanded a deadline trade. It’s borderline malfeasance for an agent to even allow for a young player to continue employment with this dumpster fire organization.

I don’t know if I’d take that as he’s returning. That could easily be a shot across the bow negotiating tactic. My guess is that CHSN is lowballing people and proposing significant paycuts

I don’t want them to trade Crochet or Robert because Getz is going to get fleeced but knowing how much of a dumpster fire this franchise is makes me hope they trade both of them before the Sox destroy their careers. I’m glad Kopech got out. This story is almost exactly the reason I see negative value in bringing up a guy like Quero for this season. I’d prefer to even keep guys like Baldwin, Sosa far away. Also confirms almost all suspicions on why Vargas always looks like a sad puppy and why Giolito appeared physically ill at all times.

I have heard zero discussion of any programming outside of the live broadcasts. Maybe that’s a contract thing with everyone currently employed by NBC but apparently almost everyone is still in negotiations. My guess is that they are being asked to take a fairly significant pay cut on the new network.

I’d agree…if he named it almost anything other than X. It’s just such a horrible branding decision.

Jerry. Reinsdorf. Thats how.

Eloy and Moncada both in my opinion. I think guys like TA, Luis, and Kopech are at least putting in some mild effort but they definitely aren’t putting in the work to reach their true potential.

I personally can’t wait to hear about all the defensive work that Sheets puts in this offseason before they pencil him in at RF next season.

I’ve heard that the blown out tire from Tony’s DUI and his blown out uniform pants from when he s%*# himself in the dugout are already at a storage facility in Cooperstown.

It’s going to screw the Hawks the most. The major deals won’t come to the table until NBA/MLB gets closer so the Hawks are going to be borderline inaccessible for at least a little bit.

YouTube TV will almost certainly not carry it. They have NBC SN Chicago because it is a bundle agreement with all of the other NBC RSNs. Since The new CHSN is a standalone, it likely won’t be picked up. I’d guess, if a streamer picks it up, it will be Fubo.

It’s still Twitter. “X” is one of the worst re-brands of all time.

The hilarious part is that this absolutely is a strategy cooked up by some 27 year old kid making $40k per year. It’s legit the most redeeming quality of the franchise this season. Brooks will take credit but we all know he was fuming until the millennial employee showed him the before/after in engagement stats and explained how social media actually works. Guarantee this 20 something kid had to put together a slide deck to explain to mid management and executives what things like “ratio’d” means. Hell they might have had to explain the difference between Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. No chance anyone knew what TikTok was or that they even had one.

Tick. Tock. Less than 2 weeks from launch. Still no agreement with Comcast. Still no announcement of a direct to consumer option. Still no option for a nationwide stream. Still no announcement of on-air talent. I didn’t think it was possible but this might end up being a bigger debacle than Sportsvision. I’m not watching the Sox or Bulls but don’t mind putting the Hawks on as background noise. Unfortunately I’m out of market so OTA isn’t an option and I’m sure as f*** not paying for DirecTV or Center Ice. Guess I’ll watch the Kraken instead 🤷‍♂️

I had a very significant bet on the under season win total at 62.5. Easiest money ever. The team was obviously going to be horrible.

Or Clevinger…

I generally despise the ignore feature on message boards, but this is getting close.

He’ll absolutely break camp with the team. It will be him and Lee as the two catchers.

It’s stunning to think about given that they are currently the worst team in MLB history but…they easily could be even worse next season. I don’t even know how it’s statistically possible in baseball at a professional level but they could seriously lose 130 games. Getz isn’t going anywhere so we know talent identification and player development will continue to be an issue. They have already stated that they will slash payroll and we are only a week or two away from Jerry publicly blaming the fans for that so no significant FA additions are on the horizon. The top prospects like Montgomery or Schultz aren’t nearly MLB ready but will probably be pushed into service out of pure organizational desperation. The top young players that are MLB ready both play catcher. Likely trade Crochet and Robert so they literally have about zero above average MLB players on the 26 man. Assume they’ll try to package Benintendi with one of them so the return will be significantly degraded. Even if they don’t, Getz can’t be trusted in a trade to get anything meaningful back. Moncada is horrible, but he at least is an MLB player. When they decline his option, they’ll trot Vargas out there every day. Thinking about the Opening Day lineup next season is terrifying.

As would StL and Milwaukee. Hell, Detroit, Minnesota, Cleveland, and KC probably block it as well so they don’t have to face a major market competitor in division.

I’ve heard that he’s looked great out in RF this season. Just waiting for the offseason puff piece about how he’s putting in the work defensively before he’s the Opening Day starter in right.