southsider2k5

Well step one is to WANT so spot it, and not believe it.

I have to give it to the guy, no matter what, he never forgets how lucky he is in life.

I can't feel bad for Pete. His entire life has had one unbreakable rule in baseball. Don't bet on your own team. And he did it. Repeatedly. And against his own team. It isn't that deep.

We all know that the media, especially sports media, is all liars.

If you really like the guy, make him a bench coach with a manager who knows what they are doing in 2024

Every accusation is a confession

My plan is to continue to not go to games and barely watch the team.

Let me put it this way.

I am not going to lie, I expected it to be @Quin when I saw someone getting fed their lunch like this.

If you claiming that the head of a billion dollar operation giving a press conference is "elder abuse" is you not being emotional, I would HATE to see you get emotional.

Pretty much everyone states this because it is good for business. Don't offend anyone. We would know everything by knowing what kind of ask he has made.

This take doesn't make sense. Either you are fit to run a billion dollar operation or you aren't. If he isn't physically/mentally able to give a press conference, retire.

I have never seen someone have the need to tell other people so aggressively to not care and to not have expectations. Cool, we get it.

Look if your players can't get together on a popup, it is 100% coaching. Obviously the players are baseball stupid and never learned it, but still it is the responsibility of the coaches to teach it to them. For some reason we as a franchise seem to have decided to cede the development of our players to the players themselves, but this isn't how successful organizations run. There is a reason you see the Sox making the same mistakes over and over again, while other franchises don't.

I honestly am impressed with the dedication to fitness for some of Soxtalk here getting all of these workouts in as watercarriers.

This bunch of cowards would never, despite how much sense it makes.

But what could we have done?!?! We just have to all be happy, and fall in line, and think all happy thoughts. Soxbots if you will.

You want to get my attention? How about looking at a proven winner? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5806379/2024/09/30/sf-giants-farhan-zaidi-fired-buster-posey/

Thanks for understanding the assignment and not taking this serious.

I would settle for a true Soxfest Q&A as well. I know Jerry never would, but at least Getz and company should be up there.

Yeah, this is where I am. There is accountability for a bad season, and then there is accountability for the worst season in major league history. Someone should stand up in front of a microphone and not only halfheartedly take the blame, while simultaneous trying to blame others, but should be forced to actually articulate something deeper than they are hiring. Does it make a difference? Probably not, but that isn't the point. If the Sox aren't willing to acknowledge the fanbase with any respect, I sure feel no need to treat them as a serious entertainment option.

It's a joke for a franchise with essentially no payroll obligations going forward. We act like we are the Oakland As, except without scouting, player development, or savvy trades.