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    2024 Gavin Sheets = 2018 Daniel Palka

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    11 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

    So you aren't even worried about Gavin Sheets is going to block someone now, you are worried about him blocking someone years down the road who we haven't even acquired yet?  All because he has had a decent start over 12 games?  Yeah that is the definition of unnecessary panic.

    This is all my fault.
    My son, who plays First base, graduates HS in 2026. If we would have had him earlier, he may have been MLB ready sooner. 
    I'm sorry.

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    Soxtalk owes TLR an apology

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    On 4/9/2024 at 6:27 PM, ron883 said:

    Not even joking here. Soxtalk RIPPED Tony to shreds for telling players not to hustle all the time. Look at what has happened to our team for hustling to first. Yoan went down with a terrible looking injury. Eloy went down running to first, AGAIN. Robert tore his hip flexor running to first, then pulled it again recently while rounding first. 

     

    Tony knew his personnel. He knew that he had a bunch of players made of glass. He got demolished for it, but he was right. You can't have any of the "big 3" hustling at this point. They are getting destroyed from it. I know Soxtalk's MO is "blame Tony and Pedro for everything", but Tony was correct here. 


    This is WHY I moved to Texas....

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    Looking forward to 2025.....

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    The White Sox had their chance last fall. They could have brought in outside people to run the club, clean some house, and install a new culture. 
    Within moments of them saying all options are on the table, JR put his foot down again and said "No...I need my 'Yes Men' to run the club."

    No real contention or change will happen until there is new ownership.

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    2024 White Sox Opening Day thread 3/28 3:10 first pitch vs Detroit

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    2 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

    Remember how awesome we thought our post-rebuild lineups would look on paper?  It never panned out but now the bottom half of our lineup is DeJong, Pillar, Maldonado, and Lopez — literally bench players on almost any other MLB team.

    A long-term winner was there for the taking.
    Management sat on their hands, didn't build via Free Agency, and gave the skipper job to the owner's washed up buddy.

    They killed morale, created a toxic environment, and set everything back.
    I guess back to back playoff years and early exits is all we will get from "The Window"

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    A Tale of Two Cities . . . MLB Expansion.

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    7 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said:

    This statement is ludicrous. Jerry Reinsdorf and Bud Selig killed the Expos in 1994 and Jeff Loria defiled the corpse a few years later. John Fisher inherited the Gap from his mommy and daddy, demanded a new taxpayer funded real estate empire because entitlement / privilege. He overplayed his hand and will end up making far less than he would have staying in the Bay Area, as he gets zero real estate at the Tropicana site vs. the Wild Wild West site blocked by Nevada Unions.

    What Should Have Happened:

    • The Rays build a stadium in Tampa or Montreal, not a second one in Saint Petersburg.
    • The A's build a stadium at the Howard Terminal or Oakland.
    • Expansion to Nashville and Montreal

    Restore League and Playoff Integrity: 

    Interleague Eliminated, All Playoffs Best of Seven, Four Division Winners in the ALDS.

    1. Realigns divisions in a better geographical and time zone alignment.
    2. Minimizes historical rivalries / league alignment by limiting shifting teams to recent expansion clubs (Colorado, Miami), with Kansas City ownership and fans likely supporting the switch (and they have been American League since 1955. Milwaukee in the AL North and Minnesota in the NL North probably makes more sense, but Milwaukee will squeal like a pig losing Cubbie fan tickets revenue.

    American League 

    • East: 3 Baltimore, 5 Boston, 10 New York, 6 Toronto
    • North: 5 Chicago, 2 Cleveland, 4 Detroit, 4 Minnesota
    • South: 7 Houston, 6 Miami, 3 Tampa Bay, 8 Texas
    • West: 3 Colorado, 2 Las Vegas, 6 Los Angeles, 4 Seattle

    National League

    • East: 4 Montreal, 10 New York, 6 Philadelphia, 6 Washington
    • North: 5 Chicago, 2 Kansas City, 2 Milwaukee, 3 Saint Louis
    • South: 6 Atlanta, 2 Cincinnati, 2 Nashville, 2 Pittsburgh
    • West: 5 Arizona, 6 Los Angeles, 3 San Diego, 5 San Francisco

    # = MSA Population in Millions (Split Markets are divided by two for this exercise)

     

    What will likely happen:

    • NBA Style East / West Conferences - Obliterate Historical 125 - 150 year League Alignments
    • 16-24 Playoff Teams Including Play In Games
    • Make Games Seven Innings & Replace Extra Innings With Home Run Derby - Limited to Regular Season at First, Followed by Playoff Expansion.

    I would put Houston back to the NL South and Nashville into the AL South.

    Keep Texas Separate...😄

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    A Tale of Two Cities . . . MLB Expansion.

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    13 hours ago, Texsox said:

    Nashville seems to be the front runner for a spot but there will be two. Charlotte? Oakland? San Antonio? Schaumburg? Montreal? Mexico City? Salt Lake City? Portland? 

    Obviously I would love to see a third Texas team but that seems unlikely. A return to Montreal or Oakland seems unlikely since franchises failed there already. But one was decades ago.

    Charlotte seems like a solid choice of they find a suitable investment group. 

     

    Between Austin and San Antonio? Perfect. The Hill Country Hitters! Bring it.

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    Benetti to Tigers

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    14 hours ago, MikeKreevich said:

    O.K. Location Your Mom, how's this?

    Benetti is quick and clever and will eventually become a sports broadcaster on a national level.  Few are better at prep on stats.  His promos/commercials are at a elite level.  I don't think he is suited to baseball.  He has an annoying teasing way of asking questions that he gets away with for reasons I won't mention.  After years of listening to hall of famers Caray and Harrelson, he pales in comparison.  I think the White Sox may have wanted him to only do sox games on days they played and that had much to do with his leaving.  I am glad he is leaving.

    Be snarky all you like to begin this response...It doesn't raise your level of discourse at all.

    Also realize you (and others here) are in a incredibly small group being glad about one the best broadcasters in baseball is now leaving your club.
    He grew up a bigger fan than you, overcame huge obstacles and still became a top PBP man in Chicago and nationwide
    He is so highly regarded around the country compared to any of his colleagues. He will now promote, even indirectly, the Detroit Tigers, when he is on Fox and ESPN.

    Finally understand how this is symptom of the bigger White Sox disease and being complacent to it...helps them spread it. 

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    Benetti to Tigers

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    37 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

    Correct, the product sucks and having some guy talk about s%*# doesn't turn it to diamonds. 

    Benetti was fine, better than most but who cares? I'm watching baseball, not listening for an announcer. They can add to a solid product but they absolutely don't prop up a s%*# one.

    When you let the Sox get you to ignore the symptoms...they will continue to let their disease spread. Thats all I'm saying.

    Benetti to Tigers

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    2 minutes ago, flavum said:

    Actually, you can have any take you want. It’s a baseball announcer. It’s not that big of a deal either way. If you never liked the schtick, you’re happy with this. If you liked his announcing, fine…check out his other assignments when you can. 

    I'll take this anyway I want. He was one of the best in the country, grew up a fan, and we had him and let him go. Its indicative of this franchise and the bad moves they make on and off the field.
    If you can't see that and try to minimize this as "just the announcer" then you are helping enable their behavior.
    They want fans to not care. 
     

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