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  1. ISFA will do whatever it takes (again) to keep the Sox on 35th. If there was an alternate location me and some Southsiders would be OK with the Credit Union 1 site in Tinley.
  2. KW and Hahn deserved to be fired but, knowing how JR usually treats employees and players, the way they were dismissed was unusual. Basically they were told, pick up your sh 1t and get out of here....and neither one has commented about their sudden departure since.
  3. Getz dive into the 30+ veterans' dumpster has yielded players that, as was said above, are blocking Teel, Meidroth and Quero. Moreover, they are not helping to win games or adding an ounce of excitement to the games. Getz is attempting to cover his azz with a lame strategy to eek out a few more wins, and even that has backfired.
  4. If the Sox get swept by Cleveland (which is possible and even likely) , maybe we will see Meidroth (2B), Quero DH), and Teel (C) up and some demotions and DFAs to make room for them. Forget Rojas. Leave Vargas at 3B for a few more series.
  5. Jerry Reinsdorf's father was a sewing machine salesman. Ishbia and his brother were nepo babies. The Sox don't need another greedy billionaire owner. Instead they need new management that, among other things, begins signing high priced talent. It's never too early to start doing that.
  6. The Sox are designed to lose over 100 games. So at least make it more entertaining like the Washington Generals did or maybe like Bill Veeck often tried to do. Replacing winning with laughter. Put a midget at DH and use position players to pitch after the 5th inning. Get another Andy the clown to entertain the fans. It is a joke now but at least make it a fun joke.
  7. Where of course and how and what. The estate reminds one of the excesses of Trump's Mar-a-Lago. And then there was a bit of billionaire bully boy involved. Fvk this guy . https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13641203/Justin-Ishbia-Phoenix-Suns-mansion-Lake-michigan.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/billionaire-justin-ishbias-estate-plans-divide-wealthy-winnetka-illinois/
  8. When the value of the franchise is at its lowest he Ishby could make an offer to purchase enough shares to gain control of the franchise. Private equity principles would seem to suggest that he looks to make a temporary improvement to the team and then sell at a profit.
  9. https://www.mlb.com/video/braden-montgomery-slugs-his-first-pro-home-run?partnerId=web_video-playback-page_video-share
  10. To me Getz embodies the Peter principle. He is well-intended but in over his head. Maybe demote him to assistant and get someone else to run the team.
  11. I would like to see JR and the Sox brass direct Getz to acquire decent players at almost any cost to get this team out of the hole they are in. Realistically, Rick and Kenny left a mess that will take years to clean up, and they wasted and made millions for themselves doing it. Baldwin reminds of Colson Montgomery in several ways - too tall and slinky to play infield, low baseball IQ, and plenty of swings and misses. On another point, it will not be soon enough when they bring up Chase Meidroth and Kyle Teel.
  12. Demanding 40 bucks a car? To park where? Dude. The Sox don't even accept cash for a beer let alone for parking. I assume that the Chicago Police were on that as they are all around the park on game days.
  13. What you believe will happen is just that, a belief. You make some well-intentioned presumptions like one billionaire sees a goldmine and therefore will acquire and operate a baseball franchise like you think it should be operated. I assume, that would be laying out hundreds of millions towards future player contracts....maybe land the next Ohtani beating out the Yanks and Dodgers. Maybe outspend the Cubs and outdraw the Cubs. Unfortunately you cannot be sure we can assume that this billionaire, a private equity specialist, is less greedy than the billionaires that currently control the team. Based on what I see, I think it is quite the opposite. Multiple choice question: Who built a 66,760 square foot mansion in that White Sox fan bastion on the North shore, Winnetka, IL for $70 Million: a. Joe Ricketts b. Warren Buffet c. Donald Trump d. Jerry Reinsdorf e. Justin Ishbia f. Mellody Hobson
  14. Fvk Ishbia. Some treat him like some sort of potential savior of the franchise . Oh sure, he is going to do you as a fan some sort of favor by casting aside personal gain and private equity principles to gamble money on enormous player contracts. You think he is some kind of gaddamn fool? How did his probing for a majority ownership stake work out for Minnesota fans? In reality this guy is just looking for another deal to make himself wealthier. As Americans, we should all know by now that immense greed is a disease that spreads quickly among the billionaire class. You know a lot of these guys by name.
  15. Yes, I admit that it is depressing to see how Minnesota still appears better than the Sox but no reason to stop trying to improve this team and win as many games as possible.
  16. I'm against abuse of service time strategy and intentional tanking.
  17. Not buying the service time arguments now or ever. Careers are short especially for baseball players. Nothing in the future in baseball or for that matter in life is certain. Put the best team possible on the field. The team can always keep/sign a player or trade him. You can't build a hypothetical roster in some future year based on keeping a few players until the end of team control.
  18. Teel and Meidroth should come up IMO. An extra year of "control" means almost nothing given that this team needs every bit of help they can get right now. I would like to see Meidroth given a shot at second with Sosa at SS. Baldwin can hit HR but not sure he can hit for average. Defensively, he has had a few bad plays, including a key botched double play where he lost concentration. I'm just not sure about his defensive skill set as an infielder but time will tell. I just think Meidroth profiles better as a second basemen....at least IMO.
  19. This game is a reminder that the Twins are still so much better than we are. It is really a punch in the gut to those of us that had some optimism left for this season. Ball buster. Three home runs already in our face at our park. Fvk us.
  20. Onegame, but an important one at the beginning of this season. Let's go !
  21. The article is unprofessional, un-sourced, lazy, sarcastic and pointless. It's not shocking that would be something you would find of value.
  22. More Reinsdorf hatred than anything.
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