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September 15, 1990 - Owner Jerry Reinsdorf fired G.M. Larry Himes citing ‘personality differences.’ Himes drafted and signed Sox future stars like Frank Thomas, Jack McDowell, Robin Ventura and Alex Fernandez. During the press conference announcing the hiring of Ron Schueler as new G.M., Reinsdorf issued his famous ‘Point A to point B to point C’ comment. Later in a rare radio appearance he was candid on the subject to host Chet Coppock. “The fact is Larry Himes cannot get along with anybody. You can hardly find anybody in the Sox organization that wasn’t happy when Larry Himes left.”

The next entity to own the Sox more than likely will be a corporation.

Post season record doesn't count towards the regular season. Rangers are the only team that could have made the post season with a losing record. 82-80 in the regular season or the Mets 83-79 in 1973 (if I remember right) isn't a losing record. It's not very good but they still won more than they lost.

As you yourself said it won't make much if any different with the ungodly amount of money rolling in to MLB teams from domestic and international sources. And this organization has blamed fans before going back to Kenny's, "I can't spend a dollar if I only have .50 cents" comment years ago. Hasn't changed a thing. The organization is arrogant, incompetent, dysfunctional and inept and nothing changes until JR is gone. That's reality.

Worst start since they went 6-16 in 2018. "Window of Contention..." "Multiple Championships" ?

In 1994 at the time of the labor impasse Texas was leading the Western Division and they were 10 games under .500 if I remember right. Had they completed the season it is likely they would have made the playoffs as the first losing team to ever do so. I think they would have drawn the White Sox in the opening round. You could see that happen this year in the A.L. Central Division. The balanced schedule is really bringing out how bad of a division this is. With all their advantages in market size, radio-TV deals, advertising...the fact that the Sox have never dominated the division just shows you how incompetent the organization is.

Then they get Tampa again for four games. You could be looking at 7-22.

To describe the Chicago White Sox organization is? I'll go first: "All I Need Is A Miracle" by Mike + The Mechanics.

Anderson, Lynn, Giolito, Hendriks, Grandal, Graveman, Kelly are all at the top of the list.

Got to have someone to stick up the joint in Chicago when Hahn starts selling guys off in July.

Of course...they can win the worst division in baseball and then get hammered in a playoff series. ? I mean that's what the rebuild was all about right? LOL.

And of course we'll be hearing comments from the organization about how since fans won't support them they can't spend. Always the fans fault you understand!

Well...at least we can't say the Sox haven't been swept. Just enjoy the dysfunction and laugh at the buffoons is about all you can do because big changes won't be happening until the trade deadline when Hahn starts selling off his precious rebuild.

April 23, 1919 - Perhaps the greatest White Sox team ever, in terms of talent, opened the season in St. Louis destroying the Browns 13-4. Claude ‘‘Lefty’’ Williams got the win throwing a complete game. This time however, six months later, after winning the American League pennant, the ‘‘Black Sox’’ reportedly threw the series and lost to the Cincinnati Reds. Eight players would be banned the following year, including Williams, and the only franchise capable of stopping the emerging New York Yankees juggernaut was decimated. April 23, 1949 - Sox left hander Billy Pierce won his first Major League game. Pierce came in to relieve starter Al Gettel, throwing almost four scoreless innings, and got the decision as the Sox won 12-5 against the Browns at Comiskey Park. Billy would win 186 games with the Sox, make the All-Star team seven times as their representative, throw four one-hitters and finish with 211 wins overall in his brilliant career. April 23, 1955 - The White Sox hammered the Athletics 29-6 at Kansas City. The 29 runs were an American League record that stood for years. The Sox collected 29 hits that afternoon as well with seven home runs. Every starter had at least one hit including pitcher Jack Harshman. Bob Nieman had seven RBI’s with Sherm Lollar and “Minnie” Minoso adding five each. Nieman went 3 for 4 with a pair of home runs. April 23, 1990 - It was an unusual event even though it happened in an exhibition game. Utility player Steve “Psycho” Lyons played all nine positions for the Sox during the annual “Crosstown Classic” game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Manager Jeff Torborg moved him all over the field during the contest won by the Sox 6-5. Outfielder Dave Gallagher threw out the potential tying run at home plate to end the game.

I sent the link to this story to a friend of mine who works in the front office. Good person. Part of my note was that I urged them to forward it on to the powers-that-be. That unless they turn things around or make drastic changes they are risking a great deal with this fan base.

That has been a constant theme under this ownership. "WE know what we are doing...how DARE you even question us!" The results say they don't.

The White Sox made it a double dumpster dive today. According to the MLB Trade Rumors site they signed pitcher Nash Walters to a minor league deal. He's made one major league appearance, with the Angels last season. He's recorded one out in his big league career. The jokes are now writing themselves.

The only possible hope the Sox have (and you are assuming the usual suspects don't get hurt again) is the fact they are in the worst division in baseball. Even so, no guarantees and if by some miracle they were to get in the playoffs the odds of them doing anything besides showing up are very, very, VERY small. I'd also say enjoy those returning guys while you can because there is still a very good chance Hahn has to deal three of them at the deadline and try to sell the fan base on how another rebuild is needed and hey this time it will work out! LOL.

He signed as a free agent.

Whether Charlotte is improved or not has little to do with the issues the Major league club is having. As myself and others have stated more trash, more wasted money, more giving reps to over the hill guys who have no value moving forward. Give those at bats to a kid in the system who actually may do something for you moving forward. But the Sox minor league system is so destitute they can't even do that.

Paul Sullivan then wrote a column using that quote and then mentioned that the Sox had only two winning seasons under Hahn in 10 years. He closed it with "Imagine that" ?

I've been told by others that Hahn and Merkin are close citing the Michigan ties and Hahn tells him stuff that he won't tell to others in the media.

He better be careful or his Michigan friend Hahn is going to stop talking to him! ?

No they do not. It is in JR's contract that he has the say to run the day to day operations of the team as he sees fit and that includes if he wishes to sell or not. The minority owners, the board of directors literally have ZERO say. That doesn't mean JR doesn't listen to them but he is under no obligation to do what they wish. Some of the minority owners were asking him to sell after 2005 but he refused. Andrew Berlin twice made offers in 2008 but was turned down.

The Sox players I spoke with didn't mind because the players got a share based on attendance. 92,000 in the stands meant a bigger payoff.