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That entire station has turned into a dumpster fire.

Schedule not kind for the Sox to start... 10 of the first 14 on the road, have to open in Houston. The cynic in me says they could get buried early.

TLR said this afternoon Perez will start when Martin is the starting pitcher this weekend. Says it's the logical thing to do.

I recently saw a story that listed A.J., Sandy Alomar Jr., and Ozzie as potential replacements.

It will be interesting to see what happens in case of postponements vs. a team from the N.L.

I disagree with your conclusion but time will tell. As was pointed out (and I assume the person who did it knows something about taxes) there is a big difference money-wise if JR sells while he is alive or if his family does it when he is gone concerning the tax hit. JR, first, last, always has money on his mind. But again we will see. I hope he does sell myself, I'd love to see what new ownership brings...but his history and how adamant he's been along these lines tells me it won't happen. He's turned down offers before, has turned a deaf ear to the minority owners who have been asking him to sell since 2005, I don't see what has changed with him in this matter.

Very possible. Remember TLR went through six hitting coaches when he managed the A's.

Completely agree with your last sentence but keep in mind with the tons of revenue flowing in from domestic and international areas (MLB is now a 10 billion dollar a year business), actual ticket sales/fan attendance isn't as big of a factor as it was in the past. Still important of course but no longer does it make or break a team.

Jose swung at a 3-2 pitch out of the strike zone, plate discipline comes into play there especially in that situation. Eloy is considered "day to day" X-rays were negative. We'll see if the Sox sit him for 3-4 days then decide to play shorthanded before placing him on the IL.

I don't have a complete search since I honestly don't know where to find it, but this is what I've found out of the Sox media guide including this season in his biographical section: 2015 - Minor leagues (missed entire year/elbow surgery) 2016- Minor leagues (on DL from June until 7/19) 2020- Bicep strain (on DL 8/8 to 9/24) 2021- Hamstring strain (on DL from 6/28 to 7/15) 2022- Knee strain (on DL from 5/7 to 5/22) 2022- Lat strain (on DL from 6/12 to ?????)

Thank you for the breakdown. Appreciate it. JR knows what's he doing when it comes to money, he's not selling folks. The best a Sox fan can hope for is to outlive JR and hope for the best with new ownership.

"Luck is the residue of design" - Hall of Fame executive "Branch" Rickey.

I mentioned how DVS of the Sun-Times is getting his point across with how he is writing and phrasing things about how bad the Sox have been in an honest manner. Here is the link to his post game story after the loss to the O's. You can see in at least three places where he doesn't mince words: https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2022/8/23/23319106/white-sox-out-hit-orioles-11-5-but-lose-for-fifth-time-in-six-games

Probably but that doesn't excuse the fact they had chance after chance to get runners home without a home run and failed yet again. That's now 62 times in 123 games they have scored three runs or less.

When the Sox won five in a row and got to a game of first place I thought maybe things were turning around, but like the Who sang, "I won't get fooled again..."

That would be nice but it runs counter to everything JR has said publicly to Bob Logan in his book on the 1983 team, to Bob Sirott on Chicago Tonight in May 2004 and to the Chicago Tribune in a story I think from around two years ago. We'll see.

SS: Honestly I don't know have no experience in tax laws. That's just what I've been told. Maybe someone here who does know about things like that can help.

Not happening. He was offered twice by the guy who owns the South Bend Cubs (grew up a Sox fan) in 2008 and turned him down. To my knowledge that's the last time anyone approached him. As JR himself has said he's keeping the team until he passes unless his health declines or unless he loses so much money it is not worthwhile anymore. As I've been told the capital gains tax hit if he were to sell would be tremendous given the value of the team today compared to 1981 when he bought it. However the estate tax which comes into play if his family sells the club isn't as bad. Remember JR made his bones working for the IRS back in the day. He knows the tax laws.

We'll see, knee strains can be very tricky things especially considering the force a pitcher uses on his legs.

It been happening for a few years before 2022.

Thank you.

Wasn't he the owner when they got to and won the World Series in 2002 or was that someone else?

Read this "interview" myself a short time ago. Not surprised there weren't any 'hard hitting' questions like 'what were the results of the Sox off-season injury study?' 'why do the Sox usually play shorthanded for 3-4 days while figuring out a player's injury and what to do?' 'what does Hahn think of the job TLR has done so far and is the criticism fair?' Instead we get more non-answers. No accountability and the media usually doesn't even ask good follow up questions instead taking all answers at face value. Although to his credit Paul Sullivan has been taking critical aim at the Sox issues in his recent columns including today's, he and DVS of the Sun-Times (read his game wrap up stories and look for the phrases he uses and the adjectives he is writing) seem to be the only ones willing to show a little honesty. (Full disclosure: I know DVS and he's a big Sox fan, you can tell he's as frustrated as many fans are)

Frankly shocked they didn't again play shorthanded for three or four days trying to figure out what was wrong with him. Like seemingly every guy part of the core group for the rebuild Kopech just can't stay healthy. And TLR absolutely did him no favors yesterday.