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We let these guys off during the season and the playoffs.

I can’t remember him challenging all season long.

Makes me ill just to see scores and think about it. Punting game 3...

Pitching wins pennants.

Looks like the Guards are for real.

Seems he was more amped up to face the White Sox. Night games more electric, plus deciding G5 and coming back from 2-0 deficit against divisional rival that he hadn't recorded a win against all season long. Entire baseball world watching as well.

Jack McDowell told me this one time and it helps answer your question (paraphrasing since I don't remember the exact quote): 'The White Sox haven't won because they've had bad owners, bad general managers, bad field managers and bad players...' Also a big factor is that the ownership groups the Sox have had appeared to care more about things like profit margin, breaking the MLBPA and showing who's boss than winning. The Yankees have the financial resources plus the only goal is to win... everything else is secondary. That attitude goes a hell of a long way!

Whatever ththe want to call him... 5-1 streak now Kwan has misplayed a couple of balls against Diaz but records the final out Sox fans getting more annoyed, not that they had the pitchers to pull this off

Hopefully that changes when Ishbia takes over. And hopefully I'll still be alive to see it.

You mean Halperin?

4/5 final playoff teams there in the Bot 7 then you have the Cubs/Red Sox ownership groups driving their fanbases crazy Pirates and Marlins the most criticized for not spending...Reds are up there too

Shadows too tough now... CLE exposing some TB offensive weaknesses.

Let's hope Jerry doesn't try crying poor again.

Yandy choosing to not challenge anything is just so stupid.

Guardians still have to get through G4 without one of their two aces on the mound. TB likely to go with Nick Martinez. Ball high. Wrong call. 0-1/0-2 count hard to fight back from. Milwaukee still the clear favorite.

The Rays offense struck out 9 times against Gavin Williams in 5ip. He didnt even come close to throwing as hard as he did against us, with his velocity going from 99 in the first to 95 in the 5th.

2009 last WS win for NYY Only four years removed from Sox 2005. Getz has been left with bottom 5 payrolls to work with, hamstrung by JR's debts and penurious ways...owner more concerned with profitability than winning the AL Central since 2020-21. Suffered by association with Hahn's bloated/inefficient 2021-23 spending.

Rays done if they cant score here

You can report your fellow poster for casting aspersions on any expat living in China while you're at it...seems like a bit of a double standard that this has been brought up repeatedly. 1600 is the one who has nationalized over 30 companies/industries and intervened in a plethora of markets.

Reported again for political talk

Halpin from the heart of Silicon Valley, prep bat High School St. Francis (Mountain View,CA) Drafted/Signed 2020-3-95-Cleveland Indians Signing Bonus $ 1,525,000

Shadows starting to take effect with Cade Smith looming. Doesn't look very good for the Rays.

I am of the belief the Schriff should not be back. But to use this as an excuse would be more than lame. You gave him the PTO, he has other gigs, this was most likely set up weeks in advance. How was he supposed to know the Sox would clinch that day? It has seemed apparent to most he unlikely wasn’t coming back next year any way, if he blows off the Vegas thing, maybe he is out there as well. When it’s time to announce it, just keep it classy, it isn’t very hard.

You make a number of great points. The failures of the past don't guarantee continued failure, or success. Yet, for decades franchise like the Yankees keep winning and franchise like the W. Sox do not. I wonder what the differences are? Why doesn't hiring some great new talent changes things in a more permanent way? Second question I'm curious about, what did Getz do in player development or as the assistant GM that you feel we should use to evaluate his almost ten years with the club?

This is why it's so frustrating being a White Sox fan.