kitekrazy

Wow I didn't bother to watch thinking there would be another game.

Plus you need great development. I still don't understand why people think MLB is like the NBA or NFL. It's a big difference when division 1 is your farm system where in baseball you are taking chances on kids that are in high school as well and on the whole planet.

With the Sox it never mattered when they drafted. I'm no longer wowed with pitching prospects. Other bad teams have them. This organization is beyond terrible with position players. A stud pitcher is only good for 5 days. Sure you can crank out more Crochets and trade them. The latest example at the trade deadline is frightening. It's not even funny bad. There's debate of Montgomery being a bust. The current GM I doubt ever bothered to check if the farm system is all on the same page. The only constant is players being baseball stupid. Sure you trade for these perceived top prospects but now they are under the development of an inferior farm system. Trading today for tomorrow is often a myth because of poor development and scouting. We've seen enough that making the wrong picks are mistakes have longer consequences. Sure we can be giddy Getz is bringing the Sox out of the stone age but even bad teams try to copy what the good teams do but those good teams seem to have talented people and accountability. Sox will be stuck on loyalty and nepotism until JR is gone. Getz is another example. He shoulda been an acting GM instead of hired. He wouldn't not have been employed in most organizations as farm director.

Why do we like to use other habitual losing teams as an example. None can overcome cheapass ownership.

I guess were are impressed with it being unpredictable and different. Was it the same with the Grifol hire? I haven't forget how the media talked that up. With Getz wanting to deal Crochet and Robert for that vargas type haul, he should be warned he may be part of baseball history next season by losing 125 games. Now all they need is a new GM.

Aren't there any Royals guys in the mix to continue the 100 loss Royals envy.

I know but drafting in baseball is far much difficult.

It's all a lottery no matter what.

That's where the Sox stopped being Royal like.

Wrong sport

That helps. Sometimes there is luck in drafting. Then there's Getz who would be looking to trade him for a vargas haul I guess this is where the Sox failed in the wannabee Royals model. Lose 100 games - cut payroll. Interesting that in the Fall League I've seen most people wearing Royals gear at their stadium. As for Sox gear at Camelback - not too hard to guess.

Only the Sox. Other organizations probably not and that would also depend on the rest of the lineup.

It's harder to be bad in the NFL but once again it's all about drafting and scouting. Luck goes a long way too. It's extremely hard to be good in baseball and maintain it. Then to be the #1 draw in town. Then there's cities were all of their teams are bad. Yet people will go to an NBA or NFL game. I remember the lowest price ticket for the Colts in the RCA dome was $15 and the lowest price for a Sox game was $25. I just checked NFL Cardinal tickets and those are about $200. I guess for some that is a price one would pay for an event like a concert. Spring training game is over $30 now. I no longer go. I'm sure I could pay that for a D"Back game when the games mean something. Where baseball stands out is one can enjoy a game on the radio.

Everything in politics costs a lot of money. Most of them eat $14 muffins.

I feel sorry for that guy. He probably would have never been a Dodger but he went to the depths of baseball hell. He is the poster boy for the incompetence of Getz.Took the advice of a batting coach and where were to other scouts. I can only assume they want him to fail so someone else can take his place.

The organization is struck with the former player syndrome and that's how you get a Getz and what if Hahn wanted to remove him? You need the blessing of Jerry to do so. It has nothing to do with performance. It never did.

Eventually this may be a long downturn in sports. When people start getting into these multiple mini subs and start looking at their monthly budget. You also have to look at the price of streaming. My highest utility is having an ISP and I don't have ESPN. I can watch NFL games but soon that will disappear with all of these streaming services wanting a piece of the pie. Those prices go up as well. The biggest waste of money was buying NHL to stream games. Most of them were blacked out and you might have a choice of 3 games. If only there was a class action lawsuit.

The real problem. Isn't there another organization that wants to lose 100 games that he can be part of?

JR is probably not happy he can't pay him minimum wage.

Did anyone think there is no right hire? What is there to manage other than having to come up with some BS for the post game. Grifol was bad at that. There is a lot more potential for this team to be worse next year. Who can't wait for Getz to get another "Vargas" haul. Then the forced too soon prospects will be busts because there is no talented coaching. Then I can't wait for Schulz to be the next "Vargas" haul. The Sox now have a tarnished reputation on planet earth. You need more clueless people like Grifol not really knowing what they are getting into. Then you have AJ and Ozzie thinking they could manage the modern player. If you are into career suicide please apply.

We somehow think this is the holy grail but even the bad teams do the "right" things. You still need gifted people in decision making and development. Getz is not one of them. His only skill might be the JR listens to him. He is the Grifol of GMs. Only the White Sox promote a person who failed in their previous role.

Live and die by them. Sometimes gut instinct and watching a player sometimes works better than a stat sheet.

Wasn't Crochet a draw? The Sacamento A's will have a far better attendance. This organization has created such a hole that without spending money it will be a decade and won't recover the fanbase. Sure they are going to do what the other teams do but it has yet to erase bad teams. They have a GM that has no business being in that position.

I guess if you don't want to be a Yankee it could be all about the money. Reinsdorf would snicker saying he's not gonna sign him while expecting to be treated serious asking IL for over a billion dollars.

Baseball is not that predictable. It's more about timing. Wrong time for Judge to slump. The list of great players failing in the post season is lengthy. The Dodgers have such a great approach at the plate.