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The most dramatic and biggest win in over a decade. If this is not a turning point, then this team wasn't meant to win anything. That was a game the Sox should have lost. Good teams win such games. And A's were not laying down. Their second baseman took two hits away from the Sox, and that throw to the plate was right on the money.

If they truly don't want him back, fire him. Do the right thing and just fire him.

At this point, the Sox don't have to scoreboard watch. Just take care of their own business. It will be interesting to see if their offense has really rebounded.

I agree, but this is just another situation that confirms already held beliefs. But this is truly an example of short-sighted thinking. JR felt bad over the 1986 firing. But managers, even excellent ones, get fired. So, he set himself for another case where he wouldn't or couldn't fire a friend even if it is warranted. When can we expect another short-sighted decision?

It's amazing. In 1986, the LaRussa firing was a real soap opera as Hawk openly recruited people with Tony still in the dugout. Now this, over 35 years later. It gives me little confidence in this organization. Of course, this never would have happened if they put more effort into replacing Renteria.

I have nothing against enthusiasm and optimism or "playing for each other." But the fact remains, we are early into September, and the team is still at .500. There are still more hills to climb.

In real life, the "Gipper" was a jerk, liked by few.

Anyone who is in the dugout now should not be there in 2023.

Of course, they're back in the thick. That's what a lousy division does for you.

They looked flat and Vaughn doesn't belong in the outfield. Slow with no range. And Lopez should have pitched the 8th. The team generated some excitement but now they're right back to .500.

Best game of the year by far for so many reasons. We will see during the next week if we can really believe in this team. Regardless, the division is there for the taking. The Twins and Guardians are short-handed. Even the Twins manager gave up by the middle of the game.

The Sox are on another streak, but they've done this before only to slide back again. I won't believe that much until they do this for a couple of weeks. This division is as bad as it was in the early to mid 1980s. If the Sox are really any good, they should prove it and take this horse s%*# division going away.

Good call to bring Hendricks in the ninth. There was no use waiting until extra innings to use him. This was playing to win, not hope for the best.

For the first time, there is some life in this team. Usually, .500 this time of year gets a team nothing, but this is the AL Central. Maybe that meeting helped.

It doesn't matter who manages the White Sox at this point. This is a .500 team at best. The season was over a long time ago.

Hope whatever this is, that is treatable. Always wondered why Tony wanted to come back, since all the travelling can be taxing. Kind of figures. The team is riddled with injuries and now the manager is out. Wish him the best.

Sheets has looked better since he has tried to use all fields. He certainly has power. I didn't think he'd be a major league hitter, but now I think he's worth a try. He should play every day the rest of the season and get some ABs against lefties. He'll never learn to hit lefties if he doesn't face them. His last three homers brought in 8 runs. He's doing better than anyone else right now. Let him play and see what he can do.

At least Abreu is trying to do something. Yet, he somewhat symbolizes what is wrong with the team. He leads or at least led the league in hits, but his power numbers are way down. He plays a solid defensive first base, but then makes silly looking errors due to a lack of concentration. I do think the team needs to let him move on after the season.

Veeck had his failures as well as successes, but he understood the average fan and what kind of fun the fan wanted to have at the ballpark. Never would have wanted him making trades, but he did what he could to make the game fun. JR didn't understand the average on buying the team, and he doesn't now. There's the difference.

Obviously not, but if a team doesn't have confidence in itself, I can't see how it can have true success. On several occasions, it appeared the Sox had turned a corner and were ready to make a run. Somehow, it hasn't happened. It really hasn't made sense. The Sox have their problems, but they should have a better record than this. That loss in Baltimore was crushing, and I fear that ended the team's season. We're marking 130 games today and nothing has demonstrated that this team believes in itself.

For decades fans have been hoping and yelling for JR to sell the team. At this point, I don't know what he gets out running the White Sox, but these calls are being ignored. He never has believed he has to listen to the fans for anything. However, if the FO has even the slightest want to keep this team as a viable franchise, I don't think it can be this arrogant anymore. There has to be some serious effort to improve the team in the offseason, or more and more fans will tune out. You can't bring back LaRussa and claim injuries were the only thing that led to a disappointing season. I really don't think that will fly. I know for sure it won't fly with me. Actually, this would be a good time for someone or some organization to purchase the Sox. The stadium is now a little over 30 years-old, but it is in good shape, and it is a decent place to watch a game. The team is lack-luster at the moment, but still has talent. And fans would be very open to new ownership. There would be a honeymoon period. I understand the need to call out for new ownership, but it seems so futile. Sox security will do what it can to stamp out protest. JR would do what he wants and insolate himself from the rest. Meanwhile, the team limps along like it has a pulled hamstring.

It's the fans' fault.

Yes, this was dumbest pitch selection in a while. Also shows lack of concentration on Hendricks' part. You have to know keeping the ball in the park is the key in that situation. Any breaking ball has to be out of the zone. I agree. Throw the fast ball and the game is over. Instead, the Sox season is over. 125 games into the campaign, and they have shown nothing by dumb baseball and an awful offense. In addition, they have shown a great variety of ways to lose baseball games.

Nothing seems to make sense with the White Sox and injury situations. The situation with Moncada has been odd all season. Did Luis re-injure his wrist or this something all different? It looked odd when he dropped his bat twice and went back out into the field to play.

Looking forward to not watching tonight. Why bother? They will put a ton of runners on base and then not drive them home. The ninth will be three up, three down with the ball never leaving the infield. And somewhere along the line someone will get hurt, and be "day to day."