Trade Talk With Rick Hahn/Merkin

[oldsox]

5 hours ago, ron883 said:

I wonder what Walt Hriniak is up to now a days. Bring him back. 

Ron, refresh my memory with Walt.  Did he help or hinder Robin Ventura?  Same question with Frank.  

[caulfield12]

7 minutes ago, oldsox said:

Ron, refresh my memory with Walt.  Did he help or hinder Robin Ventura?  Same question with Frank.  

Didn't help Sosa much...he was never going to fit that mold.

Edited May 25, 2022 by caulfield12

[ron883]

1 hour ago, oldsox said:

Ron, refresh my memory with Walt.  Did he help or hinder Robin Ventura?  Same question with Frank.  

Frank speaks very highly of him. Not sure about Robin honestly. 

[ron883]

57 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Didn't help Sosa much...he was never going to fit that mold.

I take it Walt wouldn't administer steroids into his ass cheeks

[caulfield12]

10 minutes ago, ron883 said:

I take it Walt wouldn't administer steroids into his ass cheeks

But if you remember Sosa is his two years he was way too undisciplined to completely change his style of hitting overnight.  Did Hrniak gel with any Latin American players on the Sox at that time?

[Kyyle23]

I believe Hriniak was let go because his approach didn't mesh with the manager, Bevington.  He was batting coach for some pretty good offensive teams between 89-95.

[southsider2k5]

Walt was extremely divisive by the end. He had one system and one style. Those that clicked, loved him.  Every one else, not so much.

[Jerksticks]

7 hours ago, Spumoni said:

Assuming 109 wins is off the table though?

They didn’t lose 54 games yet did they??

[caulfield12]

5 minutes ago, Jerksticks said:

They didn’t lose 54 games yet did they??

So you're sticking with that numbers for the bet?  I offered the opportunity for you to lower it to make things more interesting.

[Jerksticks]

30 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

So you're sticking with that numbers for the bet?  I offered the opportunity for you to lower it to make things more interesting.

What are we betting on again?  All I know is I think we have maybe the best team in the history of the franchise and you’re worried about the Twins.  

[soulfly]

12 minutes ago, Jerksticks said:

What are we betting on again?  All I know is I think we have maybe the best team in the history of the franchise and you’re worried about the Twins.  

This team most certainly isn't the best, not even close to maybe best team in the history of this franchise.  LOL.  I mean, we are all homer Sox fans here, but come on.

[caulfield12]

9 minutes ago, Jerksticks said:

What are we betting on again?  All I know is I think we have maybe the best team in the history of the franchise and you’re worried about the Twins.  

At that point I said 93 wins, you said 109.

I offered to let you lower it down closer to the midpoint, 101-103.

This is not close to being the best team in the history of the franchise.  Most talented collection of individuals, perhaps, but with Grandal falling off the map, Moncada slumping and Eloy MIA, not sure how we can even say that's true.  It's TA7, Robert (when on the field) and maybe Vaughn.  That's not nearly enough with the numbers our so-called complementary players are posting.

 

And I was one of the few a month ago that was worried about the Twins.  Not just because of their next 9 remaining games on the schedule, but because they're playing so much more loosely and actually having fun, just like the 2020 White Sox (until the final two weeks or so of that season...when they suddenly got really tight.)

That team had comeback after comeback in them and battled you until the final out.

This version goes in prolonged slumps where they look like they will never score another run again, especially hitting with RISP,

 

 

[Jerksticks]

3 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

At that point I said 93 wins, you said 109.

I offered to let you lower it down closer to the midpoint, 101-103.

This is not close to being the best team in the history of the franchise.  Most talented collection of individuals, perhaps, but with Grandal falling off the map, Moncada slumping and Eloy MIA, not sure how we can even say that's true.  It's TA7, Robert (when on the field) and maybe Vaughn.  That's not nearly enough with the numbers our so-called complementary players are posting.

 

And I was one of the few a month ago that was worried about the Twins.  Not just because of their next 9 remaining games on the schedule, but because they're playing so much more loosely and actually having fun, just like the 2020 White Sox (until the final two weeks or so of that season...when they suddenly got really tight.)

That team had comeback after comeback in them and battled you until the final out.

This version goes in prolonged slumps where they look like they will never score another run again, especially hitting with RISP,

 

 

I believe it just has to click here pretty soon and they go on a 20-5 tear or similar.