Chimpton Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 8 hours ago, Chick Mercedes said: I need a billboard. Who’s got some cash laying around? In the UK supporters of 'soccer' teams doing badly have hired planes towing banners saying fire the manager, maybe one of those flying over Guaranteed Rate Field would help nudge the ownership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankchifan Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 8 hours ago, Balta1701 said: This fan base is genuinely pissed. This chant, the loud booing is just part of it. I audibly heard at least one person yelling “Walk him Tony” late in the game over the radio and Twitter has a whole bunch of seemingly legit people saying this is happening at the ballpark every time there’s a 1-2 count now. I am not sure I can recall a time where the fan base was this angry. 2016 was a different feeling, this is somehow just pure unleashed anger. There is a limit to fan masochism. Many are also fans of other Chicago teams with bad FO and coaches, which is practically all other teams like the Bears and Trubitsky blunder consequences, the Hawks with Colliton and all the bad Scottie Bowman moves, the JR Bulls mediocrity, not to mention the Cubs implosion. TLR and Hahn are ruining this season and some players too. But the buck on the field stops with TLR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 8 hours ago, Tony said: You phrased that wrong. Managers shouldn’t have that much of an impact in baseball. The “good” ones don’t. Tony La Russa has ABSOLUTELY mattered since he’s been here, and for all the wrong reasons. Sir why are you in this thread? We have fired you. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 11 hours ago, ptatc said: JR won't sell because he's a big baseball fan and loved owning a team. Not to mention certain tax considerations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox80 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 FIRE TONY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shago Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Jerry and his clown jester Tony aren’t going anywhere and sadly, we all know it. That being said … FIRE TONY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 The Sox are getting worse. They were 14-14 in the first 28 games. They're 13-15 since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 minute ago, soxfan49 said: The Sox are getting worse. They were 14-14 in the first 28 games. They're 13-15 since. You must mean 13-16, since they are 27-30 now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marqhead Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Fire Tony clap clap clap clap clap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RibbieRubarb Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 14 hours ago, Texsox said: I couldn't attend in person, so I'll start a chant here. Can we get a thousand posts? Fire Tony My friend texted me the article about Tony hearing the chants and I was like: "Damn...Tony could hear me from Dallas?!?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 Tony you don't look so well. Let's admit a phantom health problem and retire again. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 53 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: You must mean 13-16, since they are 27-30 now... Yes my fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 Fifty Ways - White Sox Version Hahn said, "It's really not my habit to intrude Furthermore, I hope my meaning Won't be lost or misconstrued But I'll repeat myself At the risk of being crude There must be fifty ways To leave your JR Fifty ways to leave your JR" Sail down the Crick , Prick You're kind of a rat, Matt You don't need to be fake, Jake Just get yourself free You're kind of a prick, Rick You don't need to discuss much Be gone by dawn, Vaughn And set ourselves free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradMc Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 I like "Sell Jerry Sell" better. What elite decision-makers and top-tier on-field difference makers would want to be bothered with this buffonery ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradMc Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 14 hours ago, Balta1701 said: This is coming from the same guy who accused fans wanting sorely needed on-field upgrades as disloyal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 13 hours ago, Balta1701 said: There’s kids at the park. Fire Tony is the correct one. I said it should be. Not that it's the correct one. I was being sarcastic. But some type a thing letting Jerry know should chanted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Rowand44 said: Sir why are you in this thread? We have fired you. I keep looking back looking for what Tony the poster did then realize the thread I'm in. I forgot the manager's name as I just now refer to him as fing drunken ahole. I defended the hire on and off for all of last year but this off season and the pure stupidity of this hire has pushed me over the edge. My Fandom is really teetering. One thing I thought of was the fing drunken ahole had the NL pitcher batting to fall back on stupid moves previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 I understand the frustration with LaRussa. And I agree his departure would benefit the team in the short run. But in the long run? We have to remember this organization likes to hire friends and cronies. Then it becomes hard to fire these people, because, after all, they are friends and cronies. So, what would we see as a replacement? Someone who has to have a past connection to the White Sox? Someone who has no managerial or coaching experience? Walking time bomb Ozzie? Getting rid of LaRussa now or after the season would mean the FO would have to admit it has made mistakes. Is it willing to do that? We can only hope that the players can turn things around. But I don't know if the FO knows what is ailing the team, and I wonder if it knows how fix things. A new manager would help but the team needs more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Rowand44 said: Sir why are you in this thread? We have fired you. Probably for the best, if we’re being honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Highland said: I understand the frustration with LaRussa. And I agree his departure would benefit the team in the short run. But in the long run? We have to remember this organization likes to hire friends and cronies. Then it becomes hard to fire these people, because, after all, they are friends and cronies. So, what would we see as a replacement? Someone who has to have a past connection to the White Sox? Someone who has no managerial or coaching experience? Walking time bomb Ozzie? Getting rid of LaRussa now or after the season would mean the FO would have to admit it has made mistakes. Is it willing to do that? We can only hope that the players can turn things around. But I don't know if the FO knows what is ailing the team, and I wonder if it knows how fix things. A new manager would help but the team needs more than that. The one simple reality right now is “it can’t be worse”. Name all of the friends and cronies you can think of, retreads, whatever - they could potentially be as bad as this, but there’s no room for it to be worse from a baseball perspective. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOFHurt35 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Firing Tony is not going to make Yoan and Grandal good at baseball again. Nor keep Giollito and Cease turtling every 5th inning. Nor make this team magically healthy again. However, it was still a horrible hire. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 19 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said: Firing Tony is not going to make Yoan and Grandal good at baseball again. Nor keep Giollito and Cease turtling every 5th inning. Nor make this team magically healthy again. However, it was still a horrible hire. It could, however, stop them from losing winnable games due to managerial gaffes. It could also light a much needed fire under this group. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 25 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said: Firing Tony is not going to make Yoan and Grandal good at baseball again. Nor keep Giollito and Cease turtling every 5th inning. Nor make this team magically healthy again. However, it was still a horrible hire. And even if all that is true and the coaches have nothing to do with any of that, they might still have 2 more wins in the past 3 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOFHurt35 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 20 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: It could, however, stop them from losing winnable games due to managerial gaffes. It could also light a much needed fire under this group. It's a team underperforming at 3 games under .500. This team was suppose to be 10+ games over by now. LaRussa is not that 13-15 game swing. Assuming we are still shooting for the same end goal of contending for a World Series. My point is firing LaRussa (which they should anyway) is like putting a bandaid on the Titanic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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