Sox Quote of the Day...July 23

[Lip Man 1]

"I don’t like our mental lapses. Our baserunning needs to be better. Our inconsistency in discipline at the plate needs to be better." - Pedro Grifol to DVS of the Sun-Times.

Been saying the same things ad nauseum for months yet nothing has changed. 

[The Kids Can Play]

49 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

"I don’t like our mental lapses. Our baserunning needs to be better. Our inconsistency in discipline at the plate needs to be better." - Pedro Grifol to DVS of the Sun-Times.

Been saying the same things ad nauseum for months yet nothing has changed. 

Grifol is a joke and he promised all these things would be corrected under his watch at the initial press conference when he was introduced by Hahn.

This is why Grifol has to be fired at the end of the season. For those that say oh, its not Pedro's fault, he was given a bad roster is all BS. 

If you had a real manager running this team, like a Francona or Botchy to name a few, maybe the team wouldn't have won many more games, but for damn sure, they would be hustling more and playing smarter baseball...or they wouldn't be playing period.

[South Side Hit Men]

23 minutes ago, The Kids Can Play said:

Grifol is a joke and he promised all these things would be corrected under his watch at the initial press conference when he was introduced by Hahn.

This is why Grifol has to be fired at the end of the season. For those that say oh, its not Pedro's fault, he was given a bad roster is all BS. 

If you had a real manager running this team, like a Francona or Botchy to name a few, maybe the team wouldn't have won many more games, but for damn sure, they would be hustling more and playing smarter baseball...or they wouldn't be playing period.

Not saying Grifol is solid, but he is playing with 3-4 quality position players, and filling in the other 5-6 lineup spots daily with either injured players or players who shouldn’t even be on the roster.

Hahn’s non existent depth has been the same over 11 seasons, and cannot be overcome by any manager. Joe Espada looked at how bad this organization is and decided remaining a bench coach in Houston was preferable to taking the White Sox managerial job.

Hahn should not make any further managerial moves, the next GM must be allowed to have a clean slate and choice of manager.

Edited July 23, 2023 by South Side Hit Men

[The Kids Can Play]

25 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said:

Not saying Grifol is solid, but he is playing with 3-4 quality position players, and filling in the other 5-6 lineup spots daily with either injured players or players who shouldn’t even be on the roster.

Hahn’s non existent depth has been the same over 11 seasons, and cannot be overcome by any manager. Joe Espada looked at how bad this organization is and decided remaining a bench coach in Houston was preferable to taking the White Sox managerial job.

Hahn should not make any further managerial moves, the next GM must be allowed to have a clean slate and choice of manager.

We wholeheartedly agree Hahn should be fired ASAP and not involved with any trades and Jerry go find a new GM from the outside to come in and clean house.

My only point was Grifol promised this team would be hustling and controlling both sides of the pitching zone. For him to complain now is just ridiculous. I get Grifol is dealing with a horrible roster, but he should have demanded more effort and smarter play....and if they didn't do it, then he should have made them sit on the bench sometimes to get their attention.