The Mighty Mite

Right on all counts plus they had great pitching and defense, they also had the best Sox manager of all time in Al Lopez but he made a big mistake in not giving giving Billy Pierce a start in the Series, I know he didn’t want to start a lefty in the Coliseum with the short left field which was only 250 feet down the line, game 2 at Comiskey should have been Billy’s start then Shaw in game 3 in LA, Wynn again in game 4, Donovan in game 5, Shaw or Pierce in game 6 back at Comiskey and Wynn for game 7.

Still my favorite Sox team even though they didn’t win the World Series like 2005 but these were my boyhood heroes and of course Nellie Fox was my favorite, I cried the day he died at the young age of 47 and again when he finally made it into the Hall of Fame. I was very fortunate to attend game 2 of the World Series at the young age of 13.

Why would they be lucky, they have basically been in the same division and except for 2005 and a couple more years have been basically a failure with Cleveland and Minnesota having better track records.

I’ve been a Sox fan since 1952 and because of 42 years under the pathetic ownership of Reinsdorf I’m very close to giving up on the team that has been part of my DNA all these years. So many great memories but a lot more heartache, at 77 years old, I’ve had just a few too many heartaches. My only hope is that JR sells very soon, like maybe tomorrow. Living in Florida now for 30 years my ties to Chicago are gone so why follow teams from a city that I don’t care for anymore, I still have some love for the Blackhawks but not much, I haven't cared about the Bears and Bulls for decades. I’ve become quite a fan of the Rays and Lightning, these are 2 great franchises especially the Lightning who have the best owner in pro sports, in fact the Lightning was voted the best franchise in pro sports a couple a years ago. The Rays probably have the smartest people in the front office in MLB, what they have done since 2008 with a small payroll is remarkable. So far in 2023 because of the Rays great start this year the vibe in the Sunshine State is the most I’ve ever seen for them, I can tell by the attendance, normally last nights game with Sox would have drawn about 10,000 but 18,000 showed up, their last home stand they drew quite well, not great but for the Rays pretty good. If the Rays keep playing like they have and the Sox continue playing like crap, don’t be surprised if they outdraw the Sox this year. So back to the Sox, last night was a perfect example of how bad this team is. They had a chance especially with Robert at the plate a couple times to put the game out of reach. You knew somehow, someway the bullpen would blow the game. One thing I’ve noticed is guys like Robert, Vaughn and Eloy is that with their open stances is that they continue to have trouble with balls on the outside corner and have trouble hitting the ball to the opposite field, 4 of our guys last night who have square stances got hits to the opposite field, those being Benintendi, Grandal, Burger and Sosa, why aren’t our guys making adjustments, opposing pitchers keep throwing breaking pitches on the outside corner to Robert and Eloy and all they do is strike out or hit weak grounders, Eloy got a pitch that he could handle and hit it in the seats but the way things are going he won’t get many too many more pitches to hit, just a steady diet of breaking balls low and away. Where and what is the hitting coach doing about this or are especially Robert and Eloy too stubborn to make adjustments. Second base and right field continue to be a problem though it’s too early to say Colas and Sosa aren’t the answer. Another thing, IMHO the hiring of TLR was one of the most detrimental events in the history of the franchise, it affected the whole organization from many in the front office to the players and to the fans and threw the rebuild into shambles. The players knew that TLR was past his prime and out of it and just stopped performing to their capabilities after the 2021 All Star game, in one way it doesn’t say much about them as players but we really don’t know what went on behind the scenes. Another thing is some of our guys are plain flawed, some with constant injuries, some are meant to be a DH with no business playing in the field and some that are just not smart ballplayers and 1 or 2 just don’t give a damn.

Harold Ramirez can hit.

Not sure but back in 1959 the Sox scored 11 runs in one inning on 1 hit with a bunch of walks and a few errors.

I’m in shock.

Yeah but they wanted at least 3 innings from him.

This game is over. I would love to see Josh Lowe in right field for the Sox, he’s a player.

Yep.

Rays announcer Brian Anderson commenting on the White Sox not taking walks and constantly swing at pitches out of the zone, every White Sox opponent knows this. Why isn’t this problem being addressed by the White Sox brain trust.

The question that begs to be answered is what is in Moncada’s makeup that he doesn’t want to play or seems like he doesn’t care.

Because it seems like it’s the same crap as last year. We have players that refuse to do the little things to win ballgames. This started after the All Star game in 2021 and you just can’t put lipstick on a pig.

As long as our guys keep swinging at pitches out of the strike zone, that’s all they’re going to see, take walks and force the pitcher to throw balls in the zone.

You can take that one to the bank.

Not a damn thing has changed from last year except we somehow managed to go .500. No way this cast of characters goes .500.

The only solution I see is when Moncada comes back is to trade Eloy and let Jake and Sheets handle DH. Eloy hates DHing and you don’t want him in the outfield where he’s dangerous to himself and to teammates.

#1 is true. #2 is next to impossible.

I’ve been a Sox fan since 1952 and a lot of hate towards the Cubs and their fans has built up through the years. Funny thing though, a lot of the guys in my golf group know I’m a Sox fan but can’t stand anything Boston so last year when the Cubs played the Red Sox a guy from Beantown asked me who I was pulling for in that series, I had to pull for the Cubs. Any other AL or NL team including the 2016 World Series I will pull for the team that’s playing the Cubs. This is our 30th year living in Florida and I’ve become a big fan of the Rays and the Lightning except when the play the Sox and the Blackhawks.

The Sox drew just over 2 million in 2022, 2,009,359 to be exact.

The deal was made with Governor Thompson and Mayor Harold Washington, and it’s Daley not Daily.

ONLY was the word that perplexed me.

Exactly, why would they want to stay.

It’s a straight Double Header so the fans can remain.

Actually the Sox are second among all teams with 20 no hitters, Dodgers have the most at 26.