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And this is why we can't have pitchers signed to normal for every other team length contacts.

What have you seen from any players that makes it seem like they give a s%*#? Suddenly in a contract year he decides to change his approach? Are you suspicious at all? I'm not giving anyone a pass in the organization. Reality is it's probably both.

He grew up in California, drafted and debuted with Washington, then Sox, Angels, and Cleveland. I think his Sox fandom peaked when they hired his buddy and hit bottom on the plane ride west. A buddy of mine grew up a huge Cub fan. Was drafted by the Mets. Lol sweet irony.

It's a job. Most of those rivalries are more in the minds of fans.

It's a crazy circle. If he pitched like they expected him to, they would be in a playoff race and he stays. They were buyers at the deadline, then sellers when who they bought didn't work out.

A side line reporter measured the turf temp at 165° Rice hung tough for the half. In other news Texas State with a nice upset at Baylor.

Great career. I hope he's enjoying retirement.

He won't finish next season in a Sox uniform.

Yawn. It's only news because we suck and there is nothing else to do.

The assumption is they haven't. How about he ignored their first advice. So they offered something different he might do. Then something else trying to find something, anything he would do. I'm more inclined to blame him than the trainers. Bottom line he's an adult, they can't lock him in a cell and force him to take care of himself.

Players didn't play at the extreme. Using pitchers for an example, they went to the mound with the goal of a complete game. They paced themselves for that. During the first inning they were saving something for the seventh or eighth innings. Now throw hard from the first pitch, try to get five innings, and hit the bench. The effort is greater for a shorter duration and at the edge of injury.

I wonder during the off work / vacation time how much control employers have over grown adults.

Another friends and family hiring.

Actually a couple of our starting players would be great coming off the bench of a competitive team. So maybe he needs to get 20 players

A couple of the vendors on South Padre Island only opened their umbrellas half way this morning.

Bring Tony back was what makes Sox baseball so special. You gotta love the surprises.

That hurts

Eleven years of crap players with shitty attitudes.

Wouldn't be great to have dozens of banners everywhere. Pro JR, Con JR. Pro Pedro, Anti Pedro, Getz, everyone in a banner war. Just fill the stadium with banners so no one has to watch the play on the field. Much better experience.

They are definitely a huge part of the problem. Now you have to have a solution. Do you honestly believe it's more likely to sign players with the same potential as these two former all star level players or that they play better? I see Leury Garcia level free agency replacements. For the quickest turnaround we have to hope they return to near form.

Exactly right. The quickest way back is also the most unlikely. Those guys grow up, reduce distractions, and play baseball.

I truly believe him. I really don't think he hates the fans. I do believe his priorities are different than ours. While we believe in winning at *all* costs. He believes in winning at *some* cost and that it is a cost that he believes is reasonable. I don't think he's a bad person. I'm certain he'd be great to have a bees knees with. If building a championship team was easy everyone would do it. So Jerry, it's not you, it's me. But we need to see other people. I've spoken to my lawyer and he thinks I should get the team in the divorce. Let's put it up for sale, you count your money and keep playing the 2005 video and masturbate yourself to sleep.

Everyone lived! And someone learned a valuable lesson about playing with guns.

Throw back Thursday post of the year! Y'all want a positive? The organization was so bad under Kenny and Hahn that Getz couldn't make the changes necessary. He was the only one screaming the right answer while everyone frantically pushed buttons. He heroically wrestled the controls from the terrorists sending the train over the cliff and will be amazing. Why? Because damnit the cosmos owes us one.

It's so bad my Cub loving friends won't roast me.