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The MLB Trade Rumors site is reporting the Rays are finalizing a Major League deal with Diekman. Watch that organization figure out what's wrong with him and turn him around.

May 9, 1976 - Sox pitcher Wilbur Wood’s career was basically ended when his left kneecap was shattered by a line drive off the bat of future Sox player Ron LeFlore in Detroit in the sixth inning. Wood had gotten off to a fine 3-3 start, with five complete games and an ERA of 2.49 when the accident took place. He got credit for the eventual 4-2 win but missed the rest of the season and though he came back the following year was never quite the same. May 9, 1984 - Harold Baines ended the longest game, innings-wise, in American League history when he blasted a home run off of Milwaukee’s Chuck Porter with one out in the 25th inning to give the Sox a 7-6 win over Milwaukee. The game ended one inning shy of the Major League record. The 8:06 length of the game also set a Major League record. Tom Seaver got the win in one inning of relief in the marathon contest, which had started on May 8 and was suspended after 17 innings. The Brewers thought they had a good chance to put the game away after scoring three runs in the 21st inning, but the White Sox came back with three of their own to extend the game further (pitcher Richard Dotson, pinch-running for the Marc Hill, scored the tying run in the 21st). It was the second time the White Sox had tied it up with their backs against the wall, as in the bottom of the ninth a Tom Paciorek two-base error, Julio Cruz double and Rudy Law single forced extras. Through the many maneuvers of the game, the White Sox lost their DH after the 21st, with pitchers Ron Reed and Floyd Bannister forced to hit for themselves, ending the 22nd and 24th innings on ground outs. The White Sox also missed out on a chance to win in the 23rd inning, as Dave Stegman (whose move from DH to LF in fact was how the White Sox lost the DH in the game) was ruled to have been touched by third base coach Jim Leyland while advancing from first to third on a Paciorek single; Vance Law next singled, which would have driven in the game-winner. Paciorek set a Major League record in the game, subbing into left field for Ron Kittle in the fourth inning and proceeding to get nine at-bats as a sub. Amazingly, after Seaver’s relief win, he came back out for the regularly-scheduled game later that same evening, winning, 5-4. For the night, Seaver threw a little more than nine innings, allowing only four hits.

The issue is and what I replied to the author was the fact that the "depth" is basically comprised of has been's, never was, injury prone, broken down stiffs. Just warm bodies or cannon fodder as they call it in football. Sox machine is a LOT better than this, I was shocked when I saw it.

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Grienke is pitching tonight for the Royals. I wonder if the Sox remember his comments about pitching against them from last year (where he was dominant in three starts if I recall right). For those who don't remember or missed it he said (paraphrasing) 'They get themselves out by swinging at anything. Makes it a lot easier.'

May 8, 1966 - New Sox manager Eddie Stanky gave a real indication that the season was not going to be like any other, and that he was a lot different from former skipper Al Lopez. On this date after the Sox dropped a 3-1, 11 inning game to the Tigers, Stanky was asked by reporter Watson Spoelstra of the Detroit News what pitch Bob Locker threw to the Tigers Gates Brown in a key situation (Brown would get a two RBI double in the 11th inning off it.) Stanky, who was preparing to change into his street clothes, went temporarily crazy. He launched an abusive tirade at Spoelstra while ripping his jersey to shreds. Then he took off his spikes and threw them crashing against the wall! May 8, 1967 - Sox outfielder Ken Berry was part of the cover shot for Sports Illustrated. The action shot’s caption was, “The Tangled American League. White Sox Star Ken Berry Slides to Avoid Mickey Mantle’s Tag.” May 8, 2021– How do you hit .000 in a game and match “Babe” Ruth in the record book? If you’re Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal you walk four times in a 9-1 win over the Royals in Kansas City. That gave him 13 walks in four games tying the American League record first set by Ruth in 1930. If you add in the National League, Bryce Harper is the only other player to do this when it happened to him in 2016.

Here's what I don't get. Sox have a big lead yet Grifol burns through three pitchers to finish the game only letting them go an inning each. What? One of these stiffs couldn't go two innings, saving a guy? I mean they don't have a day off until May 15. Makes no sense.

It's the White Sox way.

The A's and Royals have better records than the Sox? or am I missing something here?

For the last several years the baseball gods have been saying, "Until you get new ownership and a new front office we are going to keep shitting on you..."

"Luck is the residue of design...-"Branch" Rickey

That's because this ownership/organization has their own ideas about how to "win". How's that worked out so far? ?

First off the other owners would never approve Cuban, because they know he'd be another Cohan regarding contracts and secondly Cuban has said that if he were to get a team he'd want it to be the Pirates because that's the club he rooted for as a kid.

I don't think it will matter much but the Sox rotation next year looks like Cease, Kopech, Martin...?...?...?

Bob Nightengale (JR's personal mouthpiece) is reporting that if the Sox don't get back into the race they will be looking to move players at the deadline but regardless of if they get back into it or not, if they don't trade him, they have already decided not to bring Lucas Giolito back after this season. Giolito will be a free agent after the season and if Nightengale is to be believed, no negotiations will be taking place to see if a new deal can be reached.

May 7, 1989 - Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the start of construction on the new Comiskey Park across the street from the original stadium which was built in 1910. Dignitaries from the state, city and White Sox franchise were on hand for the occasion. May 7, 1991 - Sammy Sosa became the first Sox player with a ‘walk off’ home run at new Comiskey Park when he beat Milwaukee with a blast in the 12th inning. The final score was 2-1. Sosa hit his game winner off Brewers relief pitcher Mark Lee leading off the frame. May 7, 1999 – Sox outfielder Carlos Lee homered in his first at bat in the Major Leagues. Lee connected off the A’s knuckleballer Tom Candiotti. It came in the second inning at home in the Sox 7-1 win. He became the first White Sox player to ever accomplish this feat.

Tim isn't the "Face of the franchise"...he's the "Face of the IL."

“They have talent, but they just don’t look like they care. Something is going on there that’s festered. It looks like they don’t even like being around each other.”---Former MLB outfielder Brian McRae to the Chicago Tribune.

It's typical that the 'core" group Anderson, Burger, Jimenez, Moncada and Robert simply can not stay healthy for whatever reason or reasons. They aren't trying to get hurt, let's be clear, but the fact is and this has been shown over the past several seasons they simply can not be counted on to play a majority of the season. The Sox need to admit defeat, move them for whatever they can if possible come July. (And yes I know the front office is incompetent. That's the position the Sox are in...between a rock and a hard place.

No...typical.

Yes and he was atrocious for the rest of that season. That may have been coincidence, maybe not. It simply just...never...ends for this organization regarding the "core" group and their availability.

At least until he's traded come July.

It never ends does it?

You are welcome.

Depends on your definition of 'fighting chance." All of the projections and odds now show the Sox have a very, very slim chance to do anything. Granted anything can happen but the reality is it very likely isn't... so when the time comes a smart organization acts accordingly.