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I'm thinking NYE 2030 we start the thread. My expectations are so low this off season that next season can't be a failure.

Lol. I never get tired of you ripping on JR.

Clearly we have the better training staff to keep guys healthy lol

We won't remember these guys a year or two from now.

I'll get him a job with the Sox.

It's the agent's job to find their players places to play. Getz has to open his email and every small time agent is making offers.

Yep. They're all the same. I wonder if each of these guys are saying "Finally the situation I've been looking for. My career is saved!" Or "I'm fucked, the only team that I can play for is the White Sox. I'm going to go teach PE and coach a high school team."

I'm thinking he's the opening day starter. If anything we can get this thread to 300 pages. I wish Philly was interested, having their fans flocking here would be as fun as a colonoscopy.

I thought the Angels would have him signed by now. The Rays seem like a good fit but maybe the off the field stuff will cause them to pass. He's only 30, I can't believe he hasn't signed yet.

Booing Krause? Sad moment.

They seem to have few choices. Which is bad for a great organization but perfect for these guys. Less of a chance to fail spectacularly. Fields can be saved and I believe a pro bowl level player -- for another team.

Well my wife and I decided to take our RV out since we had reservations at a state park. We've had it in freezing temps before without problem. Of course this time a water line possible froze. There is a slim chance we are just out of water. Yesterday we met a couple that was getting south as far as they could. They are full-time RVers and chase 70° all year.

I was a very hands off, I'll let you know if there is something wrong, manager. Most of the branch managers I worked with appreciated that. One in particular was extremely unhappy that I didn't provide enough feedback and "support". They wanted constant feedback. I was a very bad manager for them. They interpreted the lack of attention as I didn't like them. It wasn't until they confided in a manager they thought I liked that we had an opportunity to resolve the issue. I couldn't be the micro manager they were accustomed to, but I could meet them part way. It took communication and trust for that to happen.

I always believed the first and last weeks were the most important. I actually returned to a company I left. Never burn bridges, it just isn't worth it. I left one company and the owner asked me to stay a month to ease the transition. The company I was going to agreed. What I remember the most was the new company stating my sense of responsibility and personalism is exactly what why they were hiring me. But I would prioritize researching at home your next move. Getting the new job while having a job is easier. Does the person giving you a hard time have a financial gain if you don't make it until your bonus?

Any vacation time you can take? Even if it's a staycation, you can avoid being in the office. Do you have another job lined up?

Dissociate quickly each day. Focus on what is making you happy each day. Even when you have a job you love there are periods when it isn't great. For me September is hell then it gets really great then February and March get tough again. Once I realized that, I could cope with the bad stretches. Good luck.

Thank you. I have a MA in reading s%*# and totally misread the post. Lol I took it to mean a mid season trade for less than the blockbuster were hoping for.

The real King of getting jumped on enters room. And don't tell have vapes up north? Smoking? That's like from the I don't care about stats I just want to see the guy era.

Are you predicting light return based on your projection of how he'll look, or the front office not get fair market value, or a combination of both?

It's a strange relationship between a team and it's fans. What other business do we really care about the ownership? If this team was a restaurant we all would be eating somewhere else. Yet here we are. Lol we really are crazy

Damn great post. I totally respect that JR owns the sandbox. His customers are questioning his ability to maintain a sandbox we are willing to pay for.

I don't think you should be prompted within that same shitty organization. How do you change a shitty organization? I don't think it's by promoting from within. Who did he learn from? What examples does he have to draw on? Successful organizations can promote from within, shitty (your description) need outside help. His career path should have been a lateral move to a better organization. Just my opinion.

We won't know. But how inspirational is it that we hired a guy who was working in a pretty dysfunctional organization? It certainly would be easier to be positive if we hired someone who was from a functional organization.

I fully agree. The difference is I'm skeptical right now. We both want Getz to surround himself with good people who will help him. I'm thinking he was that guy that was supposed to help. Here's the other paradox. If we accept he isn't responsible because he didn't do anything. Then we hired a guy who didn't do anything in his previous position. Hardly inspirational. Or, he did do something and that frankly wasn't very good.

----------------+-------+---+-------------+----------+---------- I'll agree there are some positive in the last two years. I'll even agree for our long term mental health we should probably acknowledge them. But it's impossible to ignore what a huge disappointment the past two seasons have been. Whether by team choice (possibly) or career preservation (more likely in my mind) rising stars in good organizations aren't filling these open positions. Yes, we're getting what we asked in people leaving but we also wanted above average replacements. We're asked as a fan base to believe these new folks are capable of delivering a winning product. Like most everyone here I'm skeptical they have the skills to do that while also really hoping to be proven wrong. Words just aren't enough anymore to get me excited and positive, the team has to show me. That won't happen for months.