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I'd rather people post the foodie tweets than continue to read people get mad at their own made-up head-canon here.

Yes I do think a good manager has a big impact on the W-L record versus a mediocre manager. Please show me where this is documented or widely agreed upon, because a great manager is worth more than 2 wins. If you think Francona or any other great manager is only worth two more wins a year, then you are clearly overestimating the talent and mental aspects of major league players. With all the key managerial decisions are responsible for such as: 1, When to pull or keep the SP in. 2. Which bullpen pitcher to use and how long to use him 3. Putting out the most effective lineup daily. 4. The non-stop ongoing critical game decisions for a pinch hitters, pinch runners, when to steal, when to hit & run, when to shift. How to position your outfielders, and tons of other important managerial decisions...and you think that is only worth 2 wins! ? Then forgetting the season results from a great managerial approach, what about prior to the regular season games, when good managers need to manage the work necessary during spring training to work on fundamentals, extra work on hitting, situational baseball and getting their players in top physical condition. It is not luck when some managers get their baseball teams better prepared for the season, because they practiced and prepared better to become that stronger team defensively and ready to play smart baseball.

He lost me when he said he was bringing swag.

The hamburglar told me the Sox are going to hire there manager by the end of this month. Some will be happy and some won’t.

The Score talked about Thome also. I guess coaching 14u Sparks team is the equivalent to 2022 White Sox.

I agree sometimes that can work, but not always. That can work only if the people you keep are highly qualified. However most people in any managerial position both in sports and corporate America usually come in and want their own people. There is an old adage if you're going to fail or succeed, do it with your own people and not people from the prior regime. If Espada were to become the Sox manager I would predict and hope he would want his own coaches and not the losers on this current Sox coaching staff. The fact is, if he or any other new manager didn't want his own people and would settle with this Sox coaching staff, then they are probably not the right manager for the Sox.

That's so like the White Sox. Good Luck.

They haven't contacted me yet, but they haven't not contacted me either.

The Cubs have announced a 5.1% decrease in season ticket prices. The same Cubs who outdrew the Sox by 600,000 in a down year.

oh my, managers are arguably worth less than 2 wins (unless you're la russa) in a 162 game regular season and you think they have some significant W/L impact on the post-season outcomes. You know why the best team doesn't win every year? Small sample variance.

I don't think "lying" is appropriate...more like "find out if he was overruled...again".

Espada is a hot name in the open manager discussions across baseball. My guess is he wants to see what the Astros do. If they win it all Dusty would retire and Espada would move right into the Astros job. It would be a better opportunity for him than the other open vacancies.

I've never gotten the impression Thome is an especially intelligent guy. It follows he would have little to no reliance on data helping to steer his managerial decisions; he would be another "gut" manager. Of all the names we've heard, some much more unimpressive than others, Jim Thome shouldn't just be at the bottom of the list, he shouldn't even be on the list.

Jim Thome

Please no Ji

Have the Sox interviewed Pants Rowland yet?

Jerry Reinsdorf…..he’s gotta save money where he can with no playoff revenue this year

They can make up for by signing Kimbrel next season with Tony's blessing. Gotta strengthen that bullpen. Quantity and quality are so confused.

It’d be kinda poetic if 2/3 of our managers were fired Cubs managers.

Brad Hand over the Lead

Who knew you could do such a thing?

Pretty nice half inning here for all of the Padres mid-season additions.

Juan Soto is one of the best hitters of all-time through age 23. Eric Hosmer is overpaid and bad. They aren't comparable at all.

Hi, @maloney.adam

Hahn right now.

ROBERTS

I guess my point is that flexibility is just one piece. Strength is also important, and mechanics are also important. Yes, it's easier to prevent a hamstring / groin injury than an ACL tear. However, my point of contention is that joint injuries (ligaments, meniscus, etc.) ARE preventable with the proper protocols. To dismiss them as just being freak / inevitable things (as you seemed to do with Kopech's meniscus tear in your original post) is, at best, only partially accurate. FYI, I've been in athletics my entire life (college hockey, coaching hockey competitively at the youth national level, collegiate levels, etc.)... and what you're saying makes sense... to a point. Yes, I'm aware of the benefits of partner stretching... but that sort of flexibility / stretching has proven to be useless when used as preparation for pre-competition (it's best to warm your muscles up through dynamic stretching and gentle full-range loading). Back to my original point.... non-contact joint injuries are, by and large, preventable, so I don't agree that Kopech's knee injury is an unpreventable aberration, especially once you contextualize it against his own personal injury experiences + his teammates' myriad injuries. I'm of the opinion that Kopech's knee injury is a product of both his injury proneness (probably greatly exacerbated by fitness regimens) as well as the Sox's medical staff's shortcomings.

Whatever, none of them are beating the Dodgers.

Let's just hope it's not Grimace

I wish I could be in a position to be pissed off about getting paid like that for the past decade to absolutely blow at my job. He is a good blower, however -- maybe some other organization is looking to give him the autonomy to blow somewhere else ...

I feel your pain, but that’s taking it too far. Those foodie tweets are so pathetic.

The game has evolved over time and the White Sox are an organization that didn’t evolve with the game. JR does things his own way.

Well, Bieber will be fresh, at least. Oh, wait a minute...

This game is pretty much an Exhibit A "tour de force" of players NOT signed by the Sox...yes, I replied to myself lol. This editing button still takes some getting used to. (At least Gen X is relatively closer to retirement. Not ready for the meta verse yet. Neither is FB. At least Netflix got their act in gear.)

HEY GUYS IT'S JI JIM THOME

Did an interview today and that's something that was said, "The Sox are the laziest and dumbest team in baseball."

You didn't want Shelley Duncan as your analytics guy? Well, how about Jim Thome as manager?

He’s a hot commodity right?

No, no it's not.

Getz and Thome? Oh FFS

Just applied for debt relief, and requested a refund for payments made during COVID. It will be a nice influx of cash coming!

lmao thome

I get trying to make each season profitable but, let's be honest, with few exceptions we see the biggest gains in franchise value through simple asset appreciation. Reinsdorf and company bought this team for $20M....it's now worth (conservatively) $2billion. And they want to stick it to the fans after a b.s. season? They want to whine about payroll? Here's a helpful hint to ol' Jerr...you're about to die soon. If you want this team to climb in value on your way out the door, get to spending and improve your product. Build the fanbase, increase the TV deals, sell more STs. Dicking over fans while your initial investment has grown nearly 10,000% over the past 40 years is just disgusting, especially given the lack of competitive seasons this franchise has mustered over the decades under Reinsdorf.

It will take a few things to get me to even go 10-gamer again. Namely who they hire as manager and what moves they make. This season the White Sox org really turned me off and made me more of a general baseball fan. I might go to a few games if they are decent but it’s unlikely I give them a large chunk of money up front again after the TLR disaster.

already covered my guy!

Bozo the Clown for 2023 Chicago White Sox manager of the year!

I went to one game this season. I had planned on buying a suite to a game and bringing a bunch of friends, but between not being able to get a response from the Sox tickets reps and the overall garbage on the field, I didn't. We ended up actually using that money as a part of the down payment towards a Disney Vacation Club membership. Quite literally the quality of this team, and the TLR situation, cost them somewhere around $2500 to $3000 from my family alone.