Highland

I don't want to speculate because I have so little faith in the organization. So many things need to change that a simple hiring won't have much of an impact. Just so it isn't LaRussa or Cairo.

Yes, and this is just an indication of how this situation was botched. This team is so poorly run and needs a strong manager in the dugout badly. Preferably, a manager with experience and no ties to the White Sox.

There is already some talk about giving Cairo the manager's job, and, if that happens, that is just another indication the Sox won't be fixed. The organization should do an extensive search for a new manager not just hand the job to a convenient man just because he's already connected to the team. There has to be some self-examination. But that would mean people would have to admit they have made mistakes, and I don't see that happening. Right now, this FO just doesn't have credibility. They are too busy blaming fans. The Rebuild is a failure.

I'll say what many others have said: This team just isn't baseball smart. The same mistakes are made over and over. Good teams just don't have talent; they know how to play in certain situations. A new coaching staff would help. Getting rid of some players would also help.

I wouldn't be one bit surprised if JR does not fire Hahn. He'll fire the fans first.

Hopefully tonight it is even less. Time for fans to stay away in huge numbers. Then we can sit back and wait for the Sox to complain about attendance.

Wow, this sure makes me feel better. It's amazing that a man so successful can run an organization into the ground.

Perhaps Cleveland is not likable, but they are better than the White Sox.

I really don't care about anything Hahn will say after the season. I have lost total faith in him and this organization. The rebuild is failing, and it was something they staked their reputation on. I have no expectations at this moment.

Maybe he should start caring less. I don't know what the attendance was for game #2 with Cleveland but the stadium looked half-empty. And it was quiet. Absolutely no emotion. In the middle of a division race. I don't get why he doesn't care less. I wouldn't my name associated with this fiasco.

The Sox cannot go into the off-season thinking injuries were the only reason the team disappointed in 2022. That would be the height of denial.

The very least the Sox can do is show their fans they are not giving up and win the next two. Yes, I know how unlikely the division title is, but they are not eliminated yet. Other than that, I don't have high expectations and haven't for a long time.

Last week Cleveland sent in a minor league pitcher because they apparently didn't think a game against the Sox was all that important. Always feel good when Cease is taking the mound. Hope he can go deep into the game and that Sox don't allow themselves to get shut out for some reason.

It's possible that the Sox can sweep the Guardians, but I don't see it. The Guardians are playing well, and I don't see them losing three in a row here. Also, the Sox offense tends to shut down at least once during a series. But at least there is meaningful baseball for the Sox in September. Many years that is not the case.

The Sox held a team meeting to talk about what they had to accomplish to contend. Now they know exactly what to do. Sweep Cleveland. They are supposed to be better. So, do it.

No doubt it was far worse. There was no debate about whether he should be play or not. I still don't like seeing Robert swing with one arm and hand.

Probably hasn't. This whole situation makes me nervous. I remember Carlos Quentin hurting his wrist, sitting out September and not ever being the same again. Robert is too valuable to be messed with.

One advantage the Sox have going into the Cleveland series is that over the next four days, they play three while Cleveland plays 5. That had to be one reason the Guardians threw a minor league pitcher to the dogs today.

A lot of ifs there, but they don't add up to much. The Sox hit into two double plays and didn't score when they had first and second and no outs. The bottom line is that they scored 1 run in the last 16 innings against the Rockies.

The offense went on a little rampage and things looked better. But against the Rockies, they scored a total of four runs in two games and again showed the inability to get hits with runners on. And they also got shut out in Seattle. Somehow, I don't think much will change. Don't assume a sweep in Detroit regardless of what happens in Cleveland.

I don't know the exact nature of the injury, but the handling of Robert is crazy. He can't swing the bat, and he is one of the team's most important players. Yes, winning the division is important, but there are more important things. Like seeing that Robert doesn't do any more injury to this hand. His development is a lot more important than winning this horse-bleep division.

As I wrote in another post, it is amazing how history has repeated itself with LaRussa. Back in 1986, most fans who had no love for LaRussa, felt for him as he was left twisting in the wind. But that is what you get when you hire an old buddy and can't bring yourself to fire him. It would be insane for LaRussa to come back now. The White Sox should tell him he is done for this season and will not be returning in the next. End this now.

One thing the Sox must not do is look past Colorado and Detroit to look forward to Cleveland. They should beat those two teams, but that is something they have to do on the field.

It is better health wise for LaRussa to not return. Baseball wise it is also good that he doesn't return. The team still shows its flaws, but is winning, and it doesn't need the LaRussa distraction. It also gives the Sox FO an out not to bring him back in 2023. The hiring shouldn't have happened, and now the situation is correcting itself.

Good thing they had that comeback on Friday night. Splitting against the A's wouldn't look so good.