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This development is completely unsurprising. With the White Sox, when you wish for things (new ownership, in this case), you're wishing on a Monkey's Paw. I feel like this is one of those things that people keep repeating to each other, but no one really knows. Genuinely asking- Why is having an AL team here so important to the owners?

Sleve McDichael and Onsen Sweemey.

...although it would be a stretch to look at this roster and see much of anything that was responsibly spent. I began typing up a post that basically compared the last two general managers JR hired to a monkey that smears it's own s%*# on the wall and makes consequential decisions based on the patterns it leaves, but that was mean and I don't have that kind of energy to spend on this garbage team.

There was a point during the 2006 season that I was certain they would do no less than return to the World Series- it was after they swept the Cardinals. The Sox outscored StL 34-11 (20-6, 13-5, 1-0) and were more than 20 games over .500 after that series. St. Louis won their division with 83 games and went on to win the World Series, Sox made it to 90 wins...good enough to finish third in the division, 6 games out.

Too dangerous, would probably throw out his back.

I read that it was originally Juan Uribe's attempt at a bitcoin mining operation back before bitcoin existed.

I haven't really kept up with the Tommy Pham saga. Is there a reason no one else was interested in his services? Age? Great to see the money being spent!!!!!!!

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If there was a way to somehow represent the failed Friends & Family Plan attempt at Machado, that would be my etrant. I guess either one of Jon Jay, Yonder Alonso, or Machado works as well.

Wife broke it to me when I got home from work. I kind of thought Rick might be gone after the season, but the fact that it happened in season, and KW went with him, was the surprising part. Also pleasantly surprised this wasn't just a reassignment into a different role within the organization.

First thing I thought of when I read about this was The Gathering of the Ents from Lord of the Rings.

Hear hear. I have an 18 month old son who will now probably be a Cub fan (wife is a cub fan) because of the absolute fucking imbeciles that run the Sox. The biggest fucking imbecile of them all is Jerry Reinsdorf, and he is the reason that all of this is happening. All of this is on his terms. I'm not setting foot in the park until he's dead- but he'll probably live until he's 125, because all of the worst ones do. I'd hope they still have the great polish w/ grilled onion in 35 years, but that probably won't be a problem because he'll probably move the team to Nashville once someone doesn't blow his dick again with a new stadium deal that fucks the people that he's been fucking since he's owned the team.

Sad to see Giolito go. He was my favorite of this group that the jackass Rick Hahn has assembled. Obviously it was coming, and no one is blindsided, but he's a guy that I would have liked to stay a White Sox for a long time. Watch him end up on the Northside in the offseason. I liked Reylo, too, and think that a competent organization could tap into his potential. Ours is not a competent organization (LAA aren't either, though). It's a career-ending injury to get traded to this organization if you're a prospect still in need of development. I feel so sorry for those two guys coming here.

They just need to put all of the 1B/DH types at 1B at the same time. Vaughn, Grandal, Burger, Sheets (don't want to include Eloy for obvious reasons). Four First Basemen. It would be an impenetrable fortress. Much room for all with the bigger bases!

JR misinterpreted those "sell the team" chants and billboards.