[Sox vs Guardians, Sat]

Just now, A-Train to 35th said:

Grifol's stupid get Kopeck out of there with 94 pitches and a long break.

Meh. He's never pitched enough. May as well leave him out.

[Sox vs Guardians, Sat]

TA actually good form there. Got taken out by a wild swing.

[Sox vs Guardians, Sat]

Just now, Big Hurtin said:

This has got to top the Tigers one back in like 2000 (I think), right?

Idk bloody robert fick was pretty great

[Sox vs Guardians, Sat]

I got summerslam with Brock Lesnar on one screen and this game on the other. Way more action in this one.

[Sox vs Guardians, Sat]

Lol this is great

[Sox vs Guardians, Sat]

Yeah if Andrus goes deep off you, time to hang it up

[Burger To Marlins]

KAAAAAAABOOOOOM! BURGER WITH A PISS ROCKET!!!! 🧨🧨🧨

 

[New White Sox Stadium?]

1 minute ago, Texsox said:

That's what they said in Brooklyn. 

Billion dollar TV deals didn't exist in the 50s so not sure about that comparison.

[New White Sox Stadium?]

Lol the Sox would never leave chicago

[Lynn and Kelly to LAD for Trayce Thompson, RHSP Nick Nastrini and RHRP Jordan Leasure]

25 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

Joe Kelly making me feel sympathy for Tatis Jr. (He recently had wrist surgery, for reasons that are on him - but throwing at his hands?)

 

This is awesome by Kelly. Too bad we never saw any of it here.

[Sox trade INTL $ to LAD for two RHPs]

1 hour ago, bmags said:

Friedman selling him in exchange for more intl money tells me all I need to know about what was more valuable.

On the flip side, the worst the Dodgers can scrounge up, is probably better than the best the Sox can scrounge up.

[8/3 Sox @ Rangers, 1PM, NBCSN]

And now thinking Billie Eilish is a guy.

[8/3 Sox @ Rangers, 1PM, NBCSN]

Lol Ozzie say Lars Nootbaar is a Lollapalooza act

[8/3 Sox @ Rangers, 1PM, NBCSN]

Sheets goes the other way for 2 rbis

[8/3 Sox @ Rangers, 1PM, NBCSN]

Sox cooking. 1-0

[8/3 Sox @ Rangers, 1PM, NBCSN]

Sox +255 today. About as big as underdogs as they've ever been. Meanwhile first two on

 

[8/3 Sox @ Rangers, 1PM, NBCSN]

 

[Lambert and Thompson up]

17 minutes ago, wegner said:

Are we going for the least likeable team possible? If so, you bet, bring Dallas back.

Hey Trayce adds +1 to the likeable scale. 

[Burger To Marlins]

31 minutes ago, YonderLaroche said:

2023 Burger 》2022+ Moncada.  Fun fact big brain Hahn wanted Benitendi and Jackie Bradley over Yoan and Kopech.  So I guess it could be worse 

I don't remember wanting Bradley. Either way Benintendi and Bradley have out WAR'd Moncada and Kopech since the trade.

[Burger To Marlins]

39 minutes ago, JoeC said:

I'm wondering if people wouldn't give two shits about Jake Burger if Yoan Moncada weren't also involved.

Yoan fans feeling sensitive today? Yeah I don't think the casual fan that has embraced Burger and loves home runs (rightfully so) gives a s%*# about Moncadas involvement here.

[Burger To Marlins]

Just now, T R U said:

Guys, this team has NO PITCHING after this season. Its Cease, Kopech, and nothing. We can not roster 4-5 1B/DH type players there is nowhere for everyone to play.

It doesnt matter if we had Jake Burger at every position, a rotation filled out with Touki Toussaint, Jesse Scholtens, and Tanner Banks isnt winning anything.

This team with very little power isn't going anywhere either, but yes that's more screaming into the front office void. If they actually had the opportunity to trade Eloy in lieu though (doubful or it would have been done), at least that would have made some directional sense.

[Burger To Marlins]

5 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

This is what I'm complaining about. Burger is like JAG. We are just so starved for any success we have some mixed feelings about losing a DH? I understand liking his story but we root for the laundry no?

The Sox are going nowhere fast, with or without Jake. Getting a good SP prospect makes the next relevant Sox team a little closer.

And this is what I'm complaining about. Burger has 5 more seasons of control by my count. they want to retool on the fly, well that doesn't make sense as you're taking 40 hrs and a decent player off the team. If they want to rebuild, well he's got plenty of time left. The direction of this trade is completely nonsensical no matter how you want to spin it.

[Burger To Marlins]

2 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Says something about something that many Sox fans either don't like the trade or would just prefer to have not made it. This is a franchise that has starved the fans, in some cases into clouded thinking.

And more telling that people are hardly talking about the return. There's a section of this fanbase that liked the idea of trading Burger, and that's all there was to it. Just because they got something, anything, somehow means "selling high" when it's doubtful any one prospect will be as productive as Burger is this year. Hope that part is wrong though and we got a rotation mainstay.

[Burger To Marlins]

8 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

The cult following of Jake from a cohort of the fanbase is something to behold. I get it - super likable dude. It’s just really something. This is a fantastic trade. 

I mean fantastic seems like a stretch. It seems at best what you would expect for Burger. Limitations aside, he will likely be a 2 war player with 5 years of control left. Dont think theres a reason to oversell it. The return seems fine but any one individual pitching prospect is going to struggle to be as valuable as Jake has been this season. You are trading for ceiling though. The direction of the trade is the much more concerning part for me regardless. 

[Burger To Marlins]

My dad has been a season ticket holder since the 70s. Says he will not be renewing this season as a result of this trade. Obviously it's death by a thousand cuts/straw that broke the camel's back. But either way its hilarious how if there is a way the Sox can spit in their own fans' faces, they will do it.