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2 hours ago, T R U said:

Im not diving into the Kim Ng good or not debate, all I am saying is if you're a fan of the Chicago White Sox you really shouldn't be scoffing at someone else's playoff appearance count.

Point taken. But I’m looking at this from a league-wide perspective, not just from our pitiful point of view.

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14 hours ago, T R U said:

The White Sox have been around since 1901, that's 122 years. We have made the playoffs 11 times in that 122 year span.

While playoffs have slowly expanded over that time frame, there is no Sox fan that should be calling making the playoffs unimpressive.

this is a dishonest evaluation of how Major League Baseball has been structured for most of its history. it doesn't make your point. personally, I don't want to root for a treadmill team. There's something to be said about watching 100+ Sox games a year and wanting to see your team win in each game, but a championship is the ultimate goal. I still think about 2005.

 

also, it wasn't "slowly expanded", you should reframe your post to be after 1968; a watershed year for many reasons.

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Just making this the catch-all for non Sox related offseason stuff...

by Shaun O'Neill MLB.com

With Peter Seidler, there was no “yeah, but …”

He set a World Series championship as a goal and backed his words with actions. Period.

He promised a first-class fan experience at Petco Park and delivered. Period.

He was curious about his adopted city and constantly sought more knowledge about it. Period.

He was kind, friendly and respectful to all those he encountered. Period.

He sought solutions for the toughest problems and did not assign blame. Period.

He was relentlessly optimistic -- about the Padres, about baseball, about homelessness issues, about the city. Period.

Peter Seidler, the Padres’ owner and chairman, will be dearly missed. That was clear to those who knew him, and then became evident to all by the reaction to his death Tuesday. Pitchers Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove joined the many fans who paid their respects at Petco Park. Darvish was eloquent on social media.

“My heart hurts with the unfortunate news of Peter Seidler’s passing,” Darvish wrote. “I’m sure everyone that knew him would agree with me when I say Peter was a truly wonderful human being and being in his presence was always a blessing.

“He was a teacher of life and taught me countless lessons from all the interactions we had. May his beautiful soul rest in peace.”

Padres fans should be commended for not waiting until after Seidler’s death to express their fondness for him. A scan of Petco Park during a game -- almost always a full ballpark in 2023 -- would bring sightings of multiple “Seidler” jerseys. That is a rare thing in pro sports for fans to feel so connected with an owner that they customize jerseys in his honor. In April, Padres fans broke into a “Peter! Peter! Peter!” serenade when he was spotted strolling in the stands … in Arizona!

We know he heard the chant. Here’s hoping he felt it, too.

 

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