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  1. TA standing over him for a second too long followed by the slow exaggerated step-over is a classic punk-ass move. Like most pure punks, TA couldn't back it up and ended up on his punk ass. Basic schoolyard rules here.
  2. Three-legged-stool concept. If any leg is weak, the stool tips over. Listed in the order of JR importance. - Leg 1: Financial Stability of Franchise: Check and double check. All investors around the table could NOT be happier. No fans, no problem...no rent. Strongest leg. - Leg 2: Competitiveness of franchise: Weak leg. Huge fail. But never mind....see Leg 1. - Leg 3: Fan satisfaction. Weakest leg. One of JR's first moves was to take the Sox off the air and went to magic-box-pay-to-watch. No big deal now, but the Sox lost a full generation of new fans, while alienating the entire fan base. So we have Leg 1 holding everything else up. To us fans, it's just a crooked mess. JR barely knows or cares that we exist, and that's been apparent for 40 plus years.
  3. No. But it does make him a guy in a linebacker's body....with a soccer player's reaction to every tweak. Grow a pair. Get the ...k up, and at least act like a world class athlete.
  4. "Who Really Thought This Organization Wouldn't Screw This Up?"
  5. Hating? White Boy? Conform? Tickled a raw nerve apparently. But you'll be OK....really.
  6. And the NEXT time he plays outfield, an injury will not be far behind. A danger to himself and those around him. Maybe the crooked hat and 10-pound gold medallion throws off his equilibrium. Maybe if he spent as much time cultivating his physical conditioning as he does cultivating his "look"? DH is a real and honorable position. We should know, we have several.
  7. JoeBatadatz

    JR

    The dude is making a fortune for him and his partners. Smashing success in his eyes. If lightening strikes again, he'll take it. If not, he'll keep counting and counting.
  8. I saw Moncada at spring training when he first came up and I felt the same way. Simply does not "look like" a baseball player. Add to that his apparent inability to smile and even fake like he's happy to be here....I've simply lost interest.
  9. Close thread please. Thanks for participating everybody.
  10. Oh he'll have a game or 3. But mostly he'll look like a Great Dane competing against Border Collies in agility drills.
  11. Same problem as forever. KW sitting on ol Uncle Jerry's lap. KW (answering to any suggestion from JR): "Gee Uncle Jerry, I think that's a great idea!" JR (answering to KW wanting to sign "his guy" of the month): "Kenny Boy, you're the EVP of baseball operations. Let RH know what we've decided".
  12. Based on the frequency and nature of his past injuries, this is not bad luck. He's about as graceful as a Great Dane.
  13. Ownership looks at winning as a bonus, not a priority. Knowing this, I will never be more than an extremely casual fan. Took me about 50 years to get there tho.
  14. I really don't tho. He's a smart guy....he had to know he would be the lapdog to the lapdog to the owner. Not saying I wouldn't have taken the gig, but all of MLB has gotta know Hahn's payoff will be with another team.
  15. Would first need to have KW surgically removed from JR's lap.
  16. If a player or employee falls into the high-risk category (ie over 60) he/she would stay home from the start unless they are willing to take the risk. If an otherwise healthy athlete or employee chooses to play, begins showing symptoms and tests positive, he/she would go home to recover. Herd immunity follows eventually. Play Ball.
  17. Framing is no different than taking a flop in the NBA. Or a soccer player writhing on the ground to show how badly he was fouled. It's all schoolyard crap in a professional sport with careers and $millions at stake. This is why instant replay is everywhere and hopefully taking the human naivete out of the equation. Or human limitations to properly track a 95mph slider. Time for electronic umps at the plate. They won't give a spit about gamesmanship, how you hold the glove, how smooth you are etc. It's a ball, or it's a strike.
  18. This is absolutely true, I was sitting on the lower deck right behind the foul pole in RF.
  19. I'm mostly better served forming my own opinions based on what I hear/see. I mostly ignore those who pontificate and try to tell me who/what I should like.
  20. I never followed the optimism on him so I had no per-conceived notions about his abilities. But when I saw him in LF early in the season, it was obvious (to me anyway) that he has zero business being in the outfield. There is not an ounce of gracefulness in the way he moves. Unfortunately, that is something that cannot be taught.
  21. If you're Machado, you and your agent know the White Sox are a poorly run franchise. If equal (or close) money were on the table, do you (A) buy extra sun screen and move to San Diego, or (B) stock up on long underwear and play for the Mickey Mouse club? They've been at rock bottom. They've now extended their long-term lease.
  22. Perhaps. But I've observed Avi at Spring Training year after year, and he is an absolute tool with fans. Picture a string of kids lined up on the wall just wanting a hand slap. He's only 4 ft from the wall and and he maintains his "tough guy" strut and just glares at them. And this is not an isolated incident.....it's his MO. Contrast that with Abreu who goes out of his way to make every kid feel special. every chance he gets. I say good riddance to his career year and bring on whatever the future may bring.
  23. QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 05:35 AM) He said Drake Laroche was a leader. Hated him ever since. See ya. LOL, I felt the same way initially! But his play last year made be overlook that.
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