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And that's what I'm alluding to. There are several ways of defining healthy. The absence of disease is the old school definition. Now we look at vitality, fitness, mental, and emotional health. I could see at some point him taking the Chairman Emeritus route and being more ceremonial. I think semi-retirement is more likely than selling. That could be a step in the right direction.

Great point and after I looked at the list it made sense. They also have a really odd payroll. Their most junior "employees" are guaranteed $750,000 per year and they spend millions on others. While the people who technically are senior to them make way less. And most of those sales people I'm guessing are calling on corporate sponsors and companies to cross promote. The lack of corporation headquarters is a reason that San Antonio isn't as attractive of a market despite being such a huge population center.

Bannister is doing the same for pitching.

So retirement isn't an option? Doesn't that really depend on how long he lives and his medical condition?

But will he retire?

Actually I think if they are winning the sales department would increase to handle the additional interest and maximize profits.

I should say, that's more management than I expected. I also noticed there are a few TLR types as advisors. Plus some titles I didn't expect.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/team/front-office I was looking at the Board of Directors and seeing if any of them would be likely successors if JR ever retired and started scrolling. That's a big payroll.

Which is more likely? JR retires and sells his shares Or JR retires and keeps his shares?

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Sometimes you have to cheer for the lion.

**Just discussing the concept, not TLR specifically** Baseball moves slower than any other sport. The manager is not really calling plays or making substitutions in and out. Also, if being out of the game causes it to pass you by the following would be true. No one here really knows anything about the game because they were never in. Plus, ten years from now, you'll really know nothing. I'm not certain that's true.

I was not a fan of the move. It seemed less about baseball and more about egos.

Which is why so many Sox fans want Ozzie back. Alcohol? Check. Hasn't managed in years? Check. Old prick? Check. It will work the second time! Lol

That's so old school. They are the next generation and how they want to play the game. I can't wait for the kids to update their media during the game. Imagine him posting to TikTok a POV video of himself rounding the bases. Why just have the network people interview players and coaches during the game?

He doesn't have to sell. Just step away from day to day operations and hire someone from outside to clean house.

The team has really gone to hell since he left the dugout and stepped into that new role. I would love to have Tony advising me. Anything he thought was a good idea I would immediately cross off except bring back an analytics person.

Wow, 20 wins by Juneteenth.

Oddly, in a season that is should be the easiest to track how many wins, I have no idea until I look. And shockingly, the number is usually higher than I thought.

If you feel like it look through 205 pages of posters wanting players to get more. How the players share if revenue dropped from almost 2/3 to less than half in ten years.

Yes. The people that are generating all those billions in profit deserve their share. Even a crappy player generators a lot of profit for the company. The MLB average salary is over $4,500,000. Are those averages based on the players contribution to humanity or the profits generated by baseball teams? So yes, the company is profitable and the employees deserve their fair share. The Sox and the rest of the league take the work of players and generate profits. Like every other company salaries are based on profitability. The current minimum salary in baseball is $750,000. I think that's too low. $3,000,000 would be an easy change. And teams would still generate generational wealth. JR to MLB ownership "You new owners throwing around these big contacts are fools. This is why I'm the master of ownership. I have it to the point that Sox fans are worried about me making enough money. Lol They side with me over the players." If you would like a different example look at Amazon and Walmart. They thrived and built empires on paying their employees as cheaply as possible while the owners became some of the wealthiest individuals in the planet. Their employees were schooled by HR on the various government programs available for low income workers. I find that morally wrong. I will always take the side if the employees. But hey, you like the employer side.

For a team that brings in a couple hundred million? Yes. Do you think JR and the rest of the investors are worth those millions?

What they are worth? That's an interesting question. Compared to doctors? Soldiers? Accountants? Or are they worth a share of the profits that the company earns?

Ideally they have good players.

After the lockout, I don't care how much money a player makes. Almost everyone here wanted the players to get everything they asked for and screw the owners.