Dick Allen
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Sheets is the only White Sox on pace for 100 hits, and just barely.
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31 minutes ago, T R U said:
Only 1 person voted that they would be historically bad in the "How many wins" poll.
Majority of the board had this pegged as a 100 loss team though.
I knew they would be bad, but I figured they would be better than last year. They still have to play 22 under .500 to match last season, but it's obviously heading that way. If they play .500 from here on out, they will lose 90 games.
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24 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:
Has an opt-out of today apparently.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/04/the-opener-pham-seager-crawford.html
I dont see the point. If he wants to opt out, who cares?
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4 hours ago, WestEddy said:
I think it's more that the kids are better trained, better mentored, eat better, and have more access to better statistical analysis than "old guys blowing out sooner".
I think its higher velos. Hard to catch up to gas as you age, and if you can't hit a fastball, you're pretty screwed. Wasn't so bad when guys were throwing maybe 92 and hitters were all hopped up on steroids. Stone was saying how little Jax throws his fastball last night, and he had 97 MPH cheese.
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The Sox haven't won a game yet when they didn't score first. Flush ir, reflect and learn. This mid lower end pocket is tough.
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7 hours ago, caulfield12 said:
https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-twins-beat-chicago-white-sox/600361143/
“Results have not been there, but we’ve been working really hard,” Jiménez said. “So, I know this is not going to be like that forever.”
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“Wilson’s thrown the ball great,” Grifol said of the right-hander, who had held opponents to 2-for-29 entering the ninth. “I was really co
They had him on the postgame show saying this. Ozzie said he was right, it isn't going to last forever. The season ends in October.
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23 minutes ago, joejoesox said:
wtf Steve Stone blocked me lmao, I've never interacted with him
I don't know if you know this, but he's a legend.
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6 hours ago, Green Line said:
All the folks trollishly agitating for the Sox to relocate to Nashville should read the Coyotes reddit page and see all the pain and anguish it caused, or just watch the final sign tv off. It will not be funny when reality hits.
And all they had to do was give them a billion or so and they would have stayed.
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Umpire didn’t help the Sox, but these guys are losers. They prove it every day.l
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Reflect to learn.
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Just got to flush it.
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We might get to stand up tonight.
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55 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:
I assume there is already some sort of handshake deal with the mayor for them to make this most recent announcement a day before they draft Caleb..
They need the money from the state. They also are going to have a tough time with friends of the parks. Tomorrow’s deal is the same thing the Sox did when they rendered drawings, exciting a lot of people.
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1 hour ago, WBWSF said:
I find it odd that the Bears would put in over $2B into a stadium they would not own.
So do I, that's why they will ultimately wind up in Arlington Heights. They will show some drawings, just like the Sox did a while back, and that will excite a lot of people, but when it gets time to pay, they are going to be SOL with the state.
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24 minutes ago, WestEddy said:
Okay, I'll agree with you. I don't know how stringent JR was on the budget. I do believe that the Sox were in such a bad position that they really had to overpay to bring in players. Benintendi probably should have been a 3-year deal, but I'm guessing they had to go to 5 to beat out another offer that wasn't even as good as the other team's 3-year offer.
It was also a strange off-season that really reeks of collusion. They had offers on the table to guys like Pham and Clevinger for months.
The reason Getz got the job is because he would take it and kiss the ring. Payroll is down huge. The first question any candidate from another team would have asked him would have been about payroll and budget. If JR was straight wtih them, they would have ended their candidacy right after they got done eating the meal JR bought them.
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39 minutes ago, Texsox said:
I know this wasn't directed at me, but a number of reasonably solid baseball insiders believed he was ready and would be great. I thought we found a diamond in the rough.
I knew we weren't going to get a "name". His replacement will be off similar caliber.
I agree with the replacement, that's why I think it has to happen ASAP. Get someone who can make mistakes and it won't cost you the playoffs now, and when the team is ready, they will be ready as well.
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43 minutes ago, MEANS said:
Serious question, what made you think he would be great?
In his introductory press conference he talked about being prepared, and accountable. Being fundamentally sound. Ready to kick the opponent's ass every night. He used controlling both sides of the ball, which meant getting ahead in counts pitching, and taking pitches hitting. I thought he was great. I was wrong. Everything he talked about has been a failure of epic proportions.
I realized now he was saying what he thought the guys above him wanted to hear. He's a brown noser. Can't kiss Rick and Kenny's ass anymore, so he kisses Getz' and JR, even Tony's HoF baseball persons asses/
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Someone is trying to argue missing Moncada, Robert and ILoy for 20 games is all the difference when this team has been outscored 123-45. If all 3 of them were that good, they would make Ohtani look like he's making minimum. And they played about as much as they ever play last season and the team lost 101 games.
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6 minutes ago, Texsox said:
You're not wrong. It's part of what needs to be done. Whomever they would hire tomorrow won't be a WS level manager.
Who are you listening to to know where to throw, how to hold runners on, or do a rundown? Let's hire your guy. He can't be any worse.
Again, I'm fine with firing him. Just like I was fine with firing Tony, Rick, Robin, Ozzie, Jerry, Terry, Gene, Jeff, and Jim and I'm probably forgetting one or two.
Fire Gets, Hahn, and Williams.
It sells tickets, makes it look like the team is trying.
But until they actually can draft and develop or attract free agents without a train load of problems it's all window dressing. I'm just too fed up with seeing bad players and being told it's the coaching. No, they are cheap, they have injuries, past their prime, not enough dependent, they basically suck.
I have already told you I also think this team would be bad with anyone managing, but it's obvious Pedro is not the guy. Why continue with his BS? Bring in someone new, see what they can do. if they are just as bad as Pedro, fire them. They need to eventually have someone in place who will be good when they are capable of being good. I'm not blaming it all on Pedro, but he has got to get some of the blame. He's awful. I thought he would be great. All talk, now he can't even speak without saying something stupid.
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45 runs scored 123 allowed. I think it's time to stop blaming Robert, Moncada and Eloy all going down as the reason they are bad. If those 3 were that great, JR wouldn't be paying them.
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Just wait until Tommy Pham is ready. Then they really will be playing FAST.
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4 minutes ago, Milkman delivers said:
Yeah, he’s definitely Hawk now.
I thought he called a few more strikes off the plate against the Twins last night anyway.
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1 minute ago, Texsox said:
Sure. If a new manager will make you happy, maybe you'll buy a ticket or two. Make you believe real change is happening, fire the guy. I won't care either way.
The only thing that will make me happy are MLB capable players in the field. Until that gets addressed we're just wasting time thinking this will be anything but a fifth place franchise.
Even bad players can play the correct way.
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6 minutes ago, Texsox said:
Ok. Don't play them. Rush some guys up to replace them. Hire a new manager. It's exactly what the Sox do to hide they have crappy players over and over again. I guess it will keep working.
If the players aren't listening to this guy, it's time for a new guy. They are major leaguers, they are capable of throwing to the right base, holding runners on, doing rundowns correctly. 64-120 is all you need to know. i though 61-101 was the bottom, but 3-19 is an all time franchise worst start.
4-25 Game thread Sox @ Twins, lucky #7? 12:10 CDT 1st pitch
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If you had no idea and just listened to John Schriffin, you would think the Sox were 21-3.