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So the starting pitcher options are now as follows. I don’t see the Sox throwing big money at a free agent starter just due to history but it seems like they would be more likely to swing a trade. The top five guys below are practically guaranteed a roster spot. Acquiring a good starter and bumping Kay to the bullpen would be nice. Burke Martin Castillo Taylor Kay Sandlin Thorpe Schultz Cannon

Five factoids today: November 10, 1948 - New Sox G.M. Frank “Trader” Lane made his first deal and it was a beauty. Lane traded backup catcher Aaron Robinson to the Tigers for a young left-handed pitcher named Billy Pierce and 10,000 thousand dollars. Pierce would become arguably the finest left hander in White Sox history. He won 186 games in a Sox uniform with two 20-win seasons, seven All-Star selections, starting three games and four one-hitters. He led the A.L. at various times in wins, complete games, ERA and strikeouts. He was the first Chicago athlete to be put on the cover of Sports Illustrated which happened in May 1957. He also was on the cover of Sport Magazine later that same year. By WAR Billy was considered one of the best pitchers in baseball for the decade of the 1950’s. November 10, 1966 – The White Sox officially announced they had signed a deal to leave WGN-TV to start showing their games on WFLD-TV, channel 32, starting in 1968. The deal’s base payout was a million dollars annually to the Sox for five years for a minimum of 123 games televised, including games from Anaheim and Oakland, which had never been shown on WGN. Much like the SportsVision decision made by the club in 1982, in theory it was a sound business idea but in reality the technical limitations and the fact that most of Chicago couldn’t even receive the UHF signal turned the move into a disaster as the Cubs, still on WGN, expanded the number of games they were showing and with the financial backing to go along with a talented team in the time period from the late 60’s through the early 70’s made the White Sox almost invisible in the market. November 10, 1993 - Frank Thomas won his first M.V.P. award on the strength of a .317 batting average with 41 home runs and 128 RBI’s. The “Big Hurt” was a large reason the Sox would win the Western Division championship. Even rarer, his winning the award was by a unanimous vote of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Thomas grabbed 392 points in the voting. Paul Molitor of the Blue Jays was a distant second with 209 points. The award netted Thomas a $100 thousand dollar bonus. Thomas would repeat winning the award in 1994. November 10, 2014 – White Sox slugger Jose Abreu was named the unanimous winner by the Baseball Writers Association of America as the A.L. Rookie of the Year for 2014. He got all 30 votes on the basis of a spectacular first season in the Major Leagues…a .317 average with 36 home runs and 107 RBI’s. He led the Major Leagues in slugging percentage as well. Pitcher Matt Shoemaker of the Angels was second. November 10, 2021 – Liam Hendriks was named the winner of the American League Reliever of the Year Award. The 31-year-old Hendriks signed with the White Sox as a free agent after the pandemic shortened 2020 season coming from the Oakland A’s and more than lived up to his contract in 2021. He had a 2.54 ERA and an incredible 113 strikeouts against only seven walks in 71 innings. He led the league with 38 saves in 44 attempts. Hendriks was the first Sox pitcher to win this award which began in 2014 but former players like Eddie Fisher, Terry Forster, Rich “Goose” Gossage and Bobby Thigpen were also relief pitcher award winners while they were playing.

You watch this MNF game and all I can think is “Oh I’ve seen this movie before…” Vikings remind me so much of past Bears teams…some really good players, well coached on defense, just have a QB holding them back in a huge way.

Caleb had a bad game but don't put him anywhere near this debacle. This is the worst QB play I've seen in a long time.

I’m not sure Carson Wentz will have a job on Tuesday. Not a good week to have the initials CW as an NFL QB.

And not sure he would be worth what it takes in prospects to find out if he truly figured it out.

Because flukes are more common.

Yeah, I get that. But why is not a possibility that he figured something out?

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I have Justin@winetkabillionaireboysclub.org

When are the Sox going to sign Teriyaki Steako?

When Justin takes over and The Railyards is built it will become must-see. This will be a complete and total game changer; the sleeping giant will awake.

BUT WE ARE TOO POOR TO PAY PLAYERS!!!

Mets gonna get Skubal

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/welcome-to-college-footballs-new-reality-make-the-24-team-playoff-or-get-fired-211147833.html

New owners have to sustain that huge attendance/interest somehow.

If the Padres sign Skubal I would think they wouldn't sign King. I don't think they would sign both Skubal and King which could open the door for the White Sox signing King.

Well, probably because he put up 4.3 WAR 2021 - 2025 and then put up 4.2 WAR in 2026.

Of course they are.

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Here you go, since you are reaching out to him you may as well apply for the G.M. position right? 🙂 Justin Ishbia Managing Partner phone (312) 348-7580 Suite 2900 Chicago, IL 60601 Nashville: 1600 West End Ave. Suite 1950 Nashville, TN. 37203 phone (615) 551-7001

I was not invited to those focus groups on the new stadium. I don't know when those groups are suppose to meet. I wonder if I can email Ishbia and tell him what I think about the new stadium. If anybody knows where/how I can contact him I would appreciate it.