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I was not predicting things to end up the way they have the night Tim hit the walk-off homer against the Yanks in the Field of Dreams game. š
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Upper deck fix. removing one of the club levels
Thad Bosley replied to zisk's topic in Pale Hose Talk
I love most of this idea, but I wouldnāt want an upper deck in the outfield to block the view of the skyline. -
I want the Leury Garcia Era back!
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Jim Bowden: Sox top 5 likeliest to sign judge
Thad Bosley replied to bmags's topic in Pale Hose Talk
Sure, Jim, thatās exactly in the Soxā offseason plan. First, cancel the annual fan fest. Second, make the most spectacular free agent signing in the teamās history, and then have no forum on which to show him off and take a bow. Reinsdorf showed up at the Soxfest after the Belle signing. Do the math, Jim. -
Faint praise. Youāre comparing him to Comiskey, Veeck, and the Allyns, the last two with no money to spend and without a sweetheart lease deal. None of those previous owners had near the resources afforded Reinsdorf, and yet with such an advantage, just one trip to the World Series, and ZERO playoff series wins in the other 41 years. PATHETIC.
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42 years of one mind-numbing, franchise-crippling decision after another. If you take a step back and have a holistic review of the four plus decades of ownership by Reinsdorf, itās beyond appalling. Heās really been a horrible owner. It would be a dream come true if Reinsdorf joined his dear pal tomorrow and surprised us all with the announcement he was selling the club and walking away as well. Wonāt happen, but itās fun to dream about.
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8/5 - Two steppin' in TX - Cease v Otto Game Thread - 7:05
Thad Bosley replied to he gone.'s topic in 2022 Season in Review
Too early to hear your negative BS, for sure. š¤® -
8/5 - Two steppin' in TX - Cease v Otto Game Thread - 7:05
Thad Bosley replied to he gone.'s topic in 2022 Season in Review
I still see his 2019 season and think he can return to that level, at least. -
8/5 - Two steppin' in TX - Cease v Otto Game Thread - 7:05
Thad Bosley replied to he gone.'s topic in 2022 Season in Review
Has anyone ever told you your insights are, well, not very interesting? -
Will the Sox ever outdraw the Cubs again?
Thad Bosley replied to caulfield12's topic in Pale Hose Talk
Sort of like a do-over, build a ballpark they should have built the first time around. One facing the magnificent skyline and with a far more reasonable upper deck in terms of steepness. Imagine the difference in the upper deck experience if you could see the skyline beyond the scoreboard from most of the seats up there wherein you also donāt feel like youāre getting vertigo because of a steep angle. Put the entrance to the upper deck in the middle of the deck, not at the base as it currently is, so nobody would be faced with a huge hike to get to their seats. I think the demand for an upper deck seat would almost do a 180 if all of this were to happen, and would go a long way towards addressing the teamās long-running attendance issues. Seven years left until the lease on the current ballpark runs out, and thatās on a collision course with the advent of new ownership in this same time frame, so as get closer to all of that I canāt imagine how the talk of a new ballpark wonāt steadily increase. Should be very interesting! -
Whitesox @ Twins 6:40PM The Chase to .500 continued
Thad Bosley replied to Vote4Pedro's topic in 2022 Season in Review
Why would you criticize another White Sox fan diehard? As goofy as you can be and certainly are, at the end of the day, we know youāre a diehard Sox fan. So are those folks who chose to make the short trip in the middle of the summer to Minny to see their Sox play there in their beautiful ballpark -
Whitesox @ Twins 6:40PM The Chase to .500 continued
Thad Bosley replied to Vote4Pedro's topic in 2022 Season in Review
Probably the same kind of diehard like you checking into a game thread for this Sox team. -
This is Jerry Reinsdorfās 42nd (!) year as owner of the White Sox. In his first 41 years, thereās only been ONE year when his White Sox team won a postseason series - 2005. In the 40 other years with him at the helm, there has not only been NO postseason series victories, but a mere SIX postseason appearances and a mere SIX playoff game victories. If that doesnāt scream UTTER FUTILITY, I donāt know what does. Not to mention, but the four plus decades of his *ahem* leadership has included one mind-boggingly, boneheaded, franchise-crippling decision after another. Put the current LaRussa debacle as the latest in that series. Luckily for the fan base, we are in the twilight of the current ownership, and if you look hard enough at the horizon, you can see new ownership that will likely come in, clean house, and hopefully change this culture of losing we have suffered under with Reinsdorf for way too long.
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Or maybe, just maybe, itās the same, relevant observation he and every other Sox announcer has made at this time of day on a sunny day game. š
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It takes a man to do a manās job in this organization, and the one man who could and has, Hawk Harrelson, is gone now.
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Anyone familiar with how Jerry Reinsdorf handles situations like this, after witnessing four decades-worth of his franchise-crippling decisions, one right after another, knows the last thing heās going to do now is fire Tony LaRussa. Itās not going to happen. Reinsdorf hearing those chants yesterday only made him dig his heels in deeper in his typical āIām smarter than everyone else, and Iāll show you all that I am!ā, and heāll stick with LaRussa now and hope the combination of everyone coming back from the injuries at the time the schedule becomes easier will turn this thing around and propel the Sox to winning the division and getting hot at the right time in the postseason. The guy is now living for the āI told you so!ā moment later in the year. LaRussa is, sadly, not going anywhere.
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GT 6-4: Dodgers @ Sox (7:10pm)
Thad Bosley replied to Chicago White Sox's topic in 2022 Season in Review
How does the Hall of Fame manager not know this? -
GT 6-4: Dodgers @ Sox (7:10pm)
Thad Bosley replied to Chicago White Sox's topic in 2022 Season in Review
Shame on Tony LaRussa for putting Leury in a position to fail. Lead-off against the Dodgers? Really? The problem is the manager and front office, not the player. -
GT 6-4: Dodgers @ Sox (7:10pm)
Thad Bosley replied to Chicago White Sox's topic in 2022 Season in Review
When are things going right for him? Weāve yet to see him in the role heās suited for, which is the super sub role. He keeps getting pushed into a starting role due to injuries, the crazy manager, and an ineffective front office who did a terrible job addressing the second base issue this past offseason. Remember: he didnāt pencil himself into the lead-off spot tonight against one of the best teams in baseball. -
GT 6-4: Dodgers @ Sox (7:10pm)
Thad Bosley replied to Chicago White Sox's topic in 2022 Season in Review
Heās not the worst hitter in baseball when used properly as a utility player. If and when overexposed in a role he doesnāt belong in, yes, he can look bad. Most players cast in a role they donāt belong would as well. As for the snarky heās not good at anything comment, heās good at being a super sub who can give you good defense at SIX positions, while providing good speed offensively. Heās been here awhile. You should know that by now. -
GT 6-4: Dodgers @ Sox (7:10pm)
Thad Bosley replied to Chicago White Sox's topic in 2022 Season in Review
Heās not below average as a utility player given the number of positions that he can play and play well adequately defensively, and he has speed offensively. Heās only overexposed when heās forced to start as much as he has. Forget the injuries: heās overexposed partly because this front office failed to solve the second base issue over the offseason, and now Leury starts far more than he should.