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Yeah, that call was cringeworthy. That’s what I would expect out of a high school kid on a student webcast.

Schriffen is horrible. He thinks if he shouts into the microphone, it helps somehow. The Sox are 30 games under .500. Fake enthusiasm isn't the answer. But he is what JR wants. A kissass.

Wrong Contreras

This isn't the flex you want it to be.

I mean, you are really bad at this.

But is he worse than the dirt at the 78th?

I’ve been pretty neutral on Schriffen, because really who cares, but that was all kinds of cringe. I think I actually made this face the entire clip ?

30 games under, on June 2nd. lol.

schriffen is the worst. i can't stand to listen to that guy call a game.

JR is riding the Grifol hate until the end of the season to protect himself and Getz. It is so damn obvious that Grifol will be the fall guy for this season, to take the pressure off of Jerry and Getz. This is quite simply evil JR’s maniacal plan and he already telegraphed this move with the firing of Hahn and Kenny last year. Once Grifol is fired in the offseason, the Sox will sell Getz’s new manager hire as a huge deal that will be rid of the Hahn taint since Grifol wasn’t his choice. And it will be a bunch of BS and the Sox will suck next season as well.

I actually didn’t mind Pham’s reaction. He’s an intense dude, it’s heat of the moment, whatever. But Schriffen’s call felt like some sort of staged pro wrestling announcer outrage thing. I have no idea what slam ball is, but that’s what I imagine 80% of slam ball calls to be like.

No they need to get better players. Angry isn't going to do anything.

Yes. Boomer. A bench clearing brawl will accomplish nothing. Know why? Because these guys FUCKING SUCK AT BASEBALL. They don't need to be tougher. They dont need to try harder. They need to be better at baseball. Which, they can't do. Another joke post.

These guys are on pace for the 3rd worst ever winning percentage of the modern era and the most losses EVER. They have no room to tell someone not to talk.

Please, Jon, shut up.

Yeah I’ve tried giving him the benefit of the doubt on a lot of stuff, especially with the radio junk - but this fucking sucked. What an embarrassing thing to say/believe.

Just saw the clip…how embarrassing. He is as bad as the organization is.

We might have a lot of Ls, but we aren’t taking that! (we took that)

It’s ok they have only been shut out once in the last 28 games

One of the worst teams in baseball history, and no one has lost their job

Generalisimo Francisco Franco is still dead....and Brebbia still sucks.

Isn't this what everyone wanted? Play the kids and give them extended time. Can't or I should say shouldn't whine after every AB. Give them a chance. Peralta makes a lot of hitters look bad.

…yes. I am married, so I understand this….

While that call today was hilariously bad I actually thought the most hilariously stupid thing he did today was ask Stone if you let Fletcher swing 3-0 with no outs down one. Stone quickly says no, and he says "not even after the catch?" Fletcher hitting 180 something. ?

Did you just double down and pull out the “well he started it?!?” card? My three year old stopped doing that six months ago. Well played all around.

You were told by numerous posters that this team was terrible in the offseason. You argued and seemed to think the Sox were better than their record was indicating during what you called a small sample size of games earlier in the season. The Sox then won a few games in a row but the same posters knew it was just a matter of time before they would start losing again. Meanwhile, you tried to use this even smaller sample size of winning to claim the Sox weren’t historically bad. It was every bit as misguided as you noting their shutout count improving more recently as some sort of sign of something (no one has a clue). Well, the Sox now have a .250 winning percentage after playing 37% of their games, which is definitely a large enough sample size. They are on pace for a 40-122 record. The Sox are historically bad. Further, no amount of brawling on the field is going to make this suck fest of a team that Getz built start winning. First and foremost, they need to replace most of the garbage players that Getz acquired this past offseason with good players. They need to get a manager with a clue. A new owner and GM would be number one on the list but we all know that isn’t happening. However, these are the ways this historically bad team may start winning some games. Not from getting their asses whooped in a stupid on-the-field brawl like Tim Anderson versus Jose Ramirez.

I was giving him the benefit of the doubt since the team sucked, but nah. I'm tapped out after this.

They are a garbage team built by a garbage GM and owner. They won’t improve just because of a bench clearing brawl. This is complete and utter old school meatball fan thought.

Embarrassing? No it was appropriate to stand up for our player and call out that piece of old cub garbage Contreras. Sox should not allow Contreras and Baez for that matter, to spike the ball in the endzone or in our face. How about some brush back pitches and whatever follows? Don't let these guys keep talking sh1t.

Yep. He’s a tone deaf goof.

ZR directly responsible for the loss two days in a row (missed tag yesterday). What a horrible baseball player

lmfao this team is pure garbage, what an absolutely horrible send. just incredible. take your bow, whoever the f*** our idiot third base coach is.

If I don't that is news to me since they have always treated me very well and gone out of their way to help given the work that I've done for them especially from a historical standpoint. Ask your sources for example about the 12-CD set I put together with audio game highlights, radio spots, player interviews et al going back to 1953 from my library with specific scripts for each one. It took a few years working on and off but the Sox have very little of their history and I do. I felt it was important that they had copies of this material. I've done a lot for them and they have reciprocated in kind. Let's put it this way, the rare times I've been back to Chicago they have always joined me watching a game usually from up in the radio/TV area as well as taking me through the locker rooms, letting me down on the field during pregame and showing me the scoreboard opearations area.

Is this even tanking? I think they legitimately thought this was a better team than last years 100 loss one

We're an analog organization in a digital world. In most other industries they would have been bought out and modernized or faced bankruptcy. But with a monopoly they can survive. Good, even great, people might be there. But when you're in a system that is so antiquated and behind the times, it's impossible to be successful on a consistent basis. This gets perpetuated when they continue to hire people who fit into this 20th Century mold. It's why I believe continuing to replace parts isn't the answer. We need an entire new organization with modern influences.

I can’t wait for him to ride the bench so we can watch Sheets run around the outfield instead of playing first base while Vaughn is out

White Sox player goes on the IL Pedro: So anyway, he's been hurt for a while.

Who cares. I don’t feel sorry for them. If they feel that way they can look for an opening with 29 other teams that aren’t run by the worst owner in professional sports. You are lying to yourself if you don’t think these people know what they are getting into by accepting a job with one of Jerry’s teams.

Dumbest franchise in sports. So many things are wrong

The Sox players and coaches, front office and ownership should feel pretty embarrassed by their performance so far. Don’t they have any pride in their work and professionalism? The sad part is that they are not making any changes for the better. It is inexplicable that Grifol is still the manager. He is pretty clueless with horrible results. I read on a Tribune article that there is some sort of bromance between Grifol and JR. Need a change now, it can’t be worse that what we have now. They owe it to the fans. IMO.

forget it

Brebbia = lighterfluid

Yeah, but they've scored about 37 runs total in those 28 games

Yeah Steve the Sox are the only team that thinks Sosa can play in the ML

This is the type of organization that would pour far more analytical resources into something like maximizing fan engagement with minimal expense than they would spend on player evaluation and on-field products.

You are aware that the Sixers have been one of the better teams out of the East for the last decade, right. They have averaged 50 wins and been to the semifinals 5 times lol i agree that Jerry doesn’t mind losing but I believe the Sixers do lol

There are some great folks in the front office who are both depressed and frustrated with the current state of the organization.

The White Sox are quite literally the worst team in baseball. No one here needs to be talking about how other teams do business because every single other one is doing better

With Vaughn and Benintendi hurt, the Sox are probably better. This puts the loss record in jeopardy. I’m not being sarcastic.