Lip Man 1

I thought I read where he's either close to returning or has already started.

Sox finish the month of May at 15-14. More mediocrity!.

“We haven’t clicked yet as a team and why that is, I’m not sure. But we’re working every single day to figure it out and when we do, hopefully we’ll go on a nice little stretch.” ---Pedro Grifol to DVS of the Sun-Times. ? That my friends is called whistling past the graveyard. And he's the manager, I'm assuming well paid, but he doesn't know why the team hasn't put anything together this season (longest win streak is three game...) He fits right in with this incompetent, dysfunctional and inept organization. That's what the rebuild has come down to, "Hoping." ?

Total complete garbage.

May 31, 1914 - Joe “The Butcher Boy” Benz, (so named because that’s what he did in the off season) fired a no-hitter beating Cleveland 6-1. The no-hitter was at Comiskey Park. The Indians run was unearned in the fourth inning because of three White Sox errors in succession. Benz walked two and struck out three on the day. May 31, 1950 - Sox G.M. Frank Lane made a six-player deal with the Senators and included former All- Star second baseman Cass Michaels (real name Casimir Kwietniewski) in it. The move was important because it cleared the way for a youngster named Nellie Fox to take over full time at the position. That year Fox would play in 130 games with 497 at-bats. May 31, 1970 - The torpid White Sox, on their way to the worst single season in franchise history annihilated the Red Sox in Boston 22-13. The Sox banged out 24 hits, Luis Aparicio and Walt Williams had five each with Bill Melton knocking in four RBI’s. Williams also scored five runs. The Sox had innings where they scored seven, six, four and three runs. The Sox victim that afternoon? None other than former Sox star pitcher Gary Peters who lasted less than an inning. It was the second most runs ever scored in a single game by the franchise. May 31, 1971- In the second game of a double header with the Orioles at Comiskey Park, former Sox infielder Don Buford charged pitcher Bart Johnson with his bat after Johnson drilled him with a pitch in his behind in the eighth inning. When Buford went out to left field in the last of the eighth inning, Sox fans pelted him with garbage and vocally let him know what they thought of his actions. Cooler heads prevailed but in the ninth inning while in the on-deck circle Buford went towards the screen to warn a fan. He was then attacked by a second fan from behind who ran across the field. He was alerted by White Sox players yelling from the field since they could see what was happening. Buford knocked him out then his Oriole teammates charged out of the dugout and did a bloody number on that fan who was led away by security. Buford was then thrown out by umpire Nestor Chylak for going to the screen to warn the original fan in the first place and antagonize the situation. The teams split the double header that afternoon. May 31, 1973 - It was an inauspicious debut for a player who’d make himself into a fine big-league hitter. In a game at Chicago that the Sox won 10-2, Brian Downing had just entered the game in the seventh inning making his Major League debut at third base. On his first play in the big leagues, in fact on the first pitch, Downing caught a foul pop off the bat of the Tigers Dick McAuliffe, diving to make the catch. On the play though he’d tear up his knee and have to be placed on the disabled list. Downing would collect his first big league hit in August, an inside the park home run off the Tigers Mickey Lolich in Detroit.

From what I saw this morning Moncada is in the starting lineup for Wednesday.

If you listen to Anderson, it is him. ?

From my interview with Donn Pall: ML: In June the Sox made what turned out to be a major public relations disaster when they released Fisk while the Sox were in Cleveland. Compounding the problem was that they didn’t even hold a press conference to announce it; they sent faxes to the local media. Tell me what happened that day and how Carlton reacted to it and for that matter what the feeling was a few days earlier on "Carlton Fisk Night" at Comiskey Park after he broke the record for games caught. DP: "When we had that night for him I turned out to be the winning pitcher when we beat the Rangers in extra innings. I got Carlton to sign the game ball from that night. “Bo” Jackson went around asking guys if they’d donate 500 hundred dollars each and we surprised “Pudge” by getting him a motorcycle which “Bo” drove to home plate during the ceremonies. After the game the guys had a big party right in the clubhouse. It was great! Later that evening guys went out on the field and started running around and sliding into the bases just like you saw in "Bull Durham." The party went so long into the night that a lot of the guys stayed and slept in the clubhouse because we had an afternoon game the next day! That night is something I won’t forget." "As far as “Pudge” having lost it, I don’t agree with that at all. He still worked very hard but the problem was he was only playing maybe once a week and when you are at that age, not playing causes you to lose your skills quickly. He and Gene (Lamont) (Author’s Note: then Sox manager), didn’t get along at all and it started one day when “Pudge” got thrown out for arguing balls and strikes with an ump. He must have been out there two or three minutes and during that entire time, Gene never came out of the dugout! I mean managers always come out to defend their players and Gene didn’t do that. I lost some respect for him that day and I’m sure the other guys did as well." "We had heard rumblings that something could be happening but it was a poor decision on the part of the Sox to wait until we were in Cleveland before doing something. I mean why have “Pudge” get on the plane if you’re going to release him? That morning Ron Schueler (Author’s Note: White Sox G.M.) called him and told him the Sox let him go. That night we’re at the game and “Pudge” is sitting in the stands yelling at us! He was saying stuff like "you guys suck!" and everybody got a big laugh out of it." "I talked to “Pudge” and he told me he was going to go way out in center field for the rest of the game. I asked him why and he said he was going to sit next to the guy who used to beat on that drum! “Pudge” said “every time I’ve come in here that guy was beating his drum and it drove me nuts, so tonight I’m going to sit next to him,” and he did. He bought the guy a few beers and had a great time." ML: In another incredible public relations blunder you and Fisk were turned away by security guards before Game #1 of the A.L.C.S. I guess you just wanted to say hello to the guys didn’t you? DP: "We got to the game early and yes we tried to get in the clubhouse. The security guards who were there, they were the regular guys that had been there all season. When we tried to go in for a moment, the guard said that Major League Baseball ordered that we couldn’t come in. I thought he was pretty embarrassed about it because he kept kind of shifting his weight from one foot to another and looking down. He said that he felt really bad about it. I thought it was ridiculous. I mean we weren’t agents or a relative of a player, we were players. I could understand about me but how could you not allow Fisk, the guy who was the captain of the team, to come in for a minute and wish everybody luck?" "Pudge” left the park and I followed him into the parking lot for a while. I had tickets to the game so I could get back in but Carlton didn’t have any. He was furious and I think he never forgot about it. I mean come on, somebody couldn’t have invited him up into a luxury box or get him a seat?"

I think this is a real possibility. It would be short sighted because then the Sox would get nothing for the free agents but with this dysfunctional organization anything is possible.

May 30, 1951 - The Sox blasted the St. Louis Browns 8-1 to win their 14th consecutive game. It’s the second longest winning streak in franchise history. After returning to Chicago, Mayor Martin Kennelly presented vice president Chuck Comiskey, manager Paul Richards and the White Sox, the keys to the city in a ceremony. The Sox would go from “Rags to Richards” in 1951 ending their string of desultory seasons and pointing the way to the “Go-Go” 1950's. That year the Sox went 81-73-1 good for fourth place and their first winning season since 1943. May 30, 1960 - Outfielder Jimmy Piersall, who would become a Sox announcer in the 1970's and early 1980's, went on a rampage against the scoreboard and Comiskey Park. Piersall started by throwing the contents of the Cleveland dugout on to the field after he was ejected by umpire Cal Drummond for calling balls and strikes while standing on second base. He then went into the Sox dugout, grabbed a bucket of groundskeeper Gene Bossard’s sand and dumped that on the field. In the other game, Piersall didn’t move when a ball hit by “Minnie” Minoso came right at him. It went over his head for a double and adding insult to injury, the Sox thought it was a home run and set off the scoreboard! Finally, Piersall caught the last out of the game, then turned and threw the ball at the scoreboard which he hated. All in a day’s work, as Cleveland took a twin bill 4-1 and 9-4. May 30, 1966 - Sox pitcher Jack Lamabe fired a one-hitter at Comiskey Park beating the Red Sox 11-0. Lamabe didn’t allow a hit until Joe Foy singled leading off the eighth inning after he shook off catcher J.C. Martin. He faced 30 batters, striking out six and walking two. It was a sweep on the night for the Sox who shut out Boston in both games. The Sox won the opener 1-0 behind pitcher Johnny Buzhardt who only allowed five hits. In addition, this was the club’s third consecutive shutout, since the day before Tommy John blanked the Yankees 2-0. May 30, 1985 - In a night game at Comiskey Park, Carlton Fisk belted a rooftop home run off the Royals Charlie Leibrandt in the fourth inning with a man on base. It helped Tom Seaver and the Sox win 4-3. It was the start of a four-game sweep of the Royals and a week in which Fisk would hit five home runs and drive in 12 RBI’s. That season Carlton would set career highs with 37 home runs and a 107 RBI’s.

Actually he is at most of the games up in the owners box.

I was basically told the same thing from multiple sources this past off season.

Fundamentals, little things, playing defense, baseball smarts are all unknown words to this organization.

Sox had 23 thousand tonight which surprised me. I never understood having a night game on the final day of a holiday weekend. People have to go to work the next day. Should be played in the afternoon. Maybe the Sox had a memorial Day fireworks show tonight.

That's true. Kenny made the statement they couldn't go the two additional years on Machado because they had to have money to resign their own players. LOL.

Luck is the residue of design - Branch Rickey They've been losing "heartbreaking" games because the team as currently put together isn't good enough to win them. This team is DOA and has been for awhile.

He may actually get a position with a club but it will be along the lines of what he started doing for the Sox, contract negotiations.

Hahn showed up to speak to the media today! Basically spoke and said nothing (of course). Said May was better than April but still frustrated by inconsistency. Now that everyone is "healthy" (he's just asking for it isn't he?) he thinks the Sox may possibly play up to their capabilities. Also said it is still to early in the season to make any longer term decisions. Guy is a complete moron.

No one is making them scapegoats but they are a LARGE part of the issues going on (and off) the field with this club. That's a fact not conjecture. Hell they can't even stay healthy for a few months at a time. The best player EVER in baseball is worthless if they actually aren't playing.

May 29, 1922 - Continuing to rebuild in the wake of the “Black Sox” scandal, owner Charles Comiskey spent $100,000 dollars and purchased the contract of third baseman Willie Kamm from San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League. Comiskey also threw in three players. Kamm would lead the A.L. in fielding percentage for six straight seasons. In his eight full years with the Sox, he had 80 or more RBI’s four times in a season and in 1925, he not “Babe” Ruth led the league with 90 walks. May 29, 1982 - LaMarr Hoyt was beaten by the Indians 5-2 at Cleveland. Hoyt had won his first nine decisions of the season and coupled with five straight wins to end 1981, meant he had won 14 consecutive decisions. It was longest win streak over multiple seasons in franchise history at that time. Hoyt hadn’t lost a game since August 15, 1981 at (where else?) Baltimore. Cleveland got to Hoyt for four early runs and never looked back.

‘‘I like to play in the outfield. Everybody knows I hate DH.’’ - Eloy Jimenez Sunday. Way to take one for the team Eloy! Play a defensive position which hurts the team and can possibly cause you to get injured again because you simply aren't adapt at it to stroke your own ego. ?

As President Ford once said, "The state of the union is not good."

You're assuming he decides to show his face to the media. He did not on the last home stand.

It was the Guardians announcing team

Wish him all the best, hope the Sox can get something decent for him when the sell-off starts in July.