MiddleCoastBias

Took me a second, forgot the ESPN part of that sentence

This and Balta's comment about coaches telling them to hit the ball into the ground and be aggressive, just look at the difference in Jake Burger on the Sox vs. the Marlins this year. Worlds apart. I have no doubt that Eloy would mash somewhere else. We just won't get fair value because we'll continue to suppress it by asking him to hit line drives.

Don't worry, we still have next year!

Relative to the traffic here, I've been thinking about that myself. Normally I'm checking countless times a day, even if I post or respond infrequently. I've found myself checking in, seeing the same tired threads on the main page that don't do anything for me, and I check out. A losing team and losing culture definitely have trickle down effects. I know this comment adds nothing to the discourse and I'm doing nothing to make it better, and I'm part of the problem as a result. And that's my observation.

Yeah, I can definitely see someone making the case a few extra million this year for a team that is already close is money better spent next year possibly starting all over. If someone sees Clevinger as the piece to solidify their run, that's worth the money.

This organization makes me so tired, you guys. It's exhausting to be a fan right now.

Already done all of this. I can't pull over any more!

It's literally already decided - it's Chris Getz.

If we're moving the team to the suburbs, The Village of Bedford Park has an opportunity to do the funniest thing right now.

Look, I want Jerry as far away from this club as anyone. But I absolutely do not want them moving to Nashville, Charlotte, etc wherever. I haven't lived in Chicagoland in 20 years but it will forever be my anchor. I've been a remote fan dealing with pirated feeds and/or overpriced MLB TV packages forever, so it's not like I can pop over to the stadium whenever I want. But this team means something, still. *Where* it is means something. They can lose, they can suck, I can hate any number of players/coaches/FO staff etc, but it will always be more than that. Moving the team out of Chicago will just be too much. I don't want to lose that.

The ones responsible for firing people are the ones who deserve to be fired. This is such a stupid premise.

Baez is closer to a DFA candidate than a trade candidate.

Man, can you imagine what kind of team we would put on the field if half the guys got suspended? That would've been entertaining in a "how bad will this get" kind of way.

Birds of a feather.

We're getting Madrigal revisionist history now too.

Hell yeah, fully on board. Understands the traditional game, unwritten rules, etc but also willing to shake things up to see what works. Also important, he doesn't have any of the Sox institutional stench on him (though that probably also disqualifies him from actually getting a job here).

Come on, Lance, spread it on. We need more. Burn it down.

Sad state of affairs when a thread about the race to the bottom is the most positive thread on the home page right now.

3rd-worst record in baseball to get even odds at the top draft pick.

On a team that has failed to compete because we have no depth, we traded our only depth piece in Burger. And now want to compete.

C. More half measures means a half-way grade. Great early moves to bring in some intriguing pieces for the future. But then didn't complete the job and held onto pieces thinking they can compete for the "now" (2024). Once again, can't pick a direction and commit to it.

Hold on, when did Heyman say that?

How does the claim order work for subsequent players if we do claim someone? Meaning, do we stay the same place in the order for the next players, or are we dropped lower in the order as a result of having already claimed someone?

White Sox baseball is like a box of unlabeled chocolates... ... and you're allergic to nuts. You know that one of these days it will kill you but you keep coming back for more.