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😂 I think we need to bring back the I'm drunk thread.

Pretty sure live 2025 Sox games will be the pop-up ads that appear before you get to watch your YouTube video.

Well, hopefully a thread about a cable network 2 times zones away was worth the time off.

And Cease.

I'm gearing up to watch the Pale Hose I think Nellie is going to have a great season. Where my fedora? I kid because I care(tm)

Caleb's second career 300+ yards game. And this is only his 5th NFL start.

I have alof of respect for Eberflus going for 2 there to rub it in after Carolina players started that fight.

Watching this offense evolve in real time has been both stressful and fun.

No, the Fedde/Kopech trade was an awful deal for the Sox made by the worst GM in baseball. I don’t trust Getz for a second to deal Crochet and Robert for players that he and his advisors like. See Fletcher and Vargas as a reminder of how awful Getz is at choosing talent in a trade return. Robert looks like another Eloy and Moncada — poor performance and injuries. It is probably best to see if Robert turns it around next year but Jerry will never offer Crochet a deal that he will accept. I’ll take 6 years of a 20-year old potential star SS that fits the Sox new timeline of not being good for years. Robert and Crochet will not be around by the time the Sox are competitive again anyways.

I think I can confidently say the Orioles will not give up the top prospect in baseball last year and a top flight starting pitcher for Crochet, or even Crochet + Robert.

No, this is an awful deal for the Sox

This is awesome. I can now watch "baseball" with my three year old daughter easily. (Everything is baseball to her and she wants to watch it all the time) Having every major streaming service didn't get us Sox games before. Now it does and it's free. Sure the team might suck, but she enjoys it and that's all that matters.

The concept on paper of CHSN being on free tv is a good idea. The problem is it’s not practical. Most people have either XFinity or YTTV. That’s how they watch TV. In order to watch the White Sox, they will need to switch inputs on their TV, and locate the channel via OTA. While it doesn’t seem like a lot of effort (and it isn’t) it’s not how people are conditioned to watch TV. And given the state of all three teams on CHSN, fans shouldn’t have to take additional steps to watch their favorite teams, they should make it as easy as possible. At this point in time, most people have to buy an additional piece of equipment to tune in, and that doesn’t pass the smell test in 2024

I know it was the Panthers but I think the key is that Caleb appears to be improving with more game experience and is starting to catch up with the speed of the NFL compared to college, which was probably a shock to him early on. And to look this good with still a weak OL is nice to see.

At least the Cease trade was just mediocre. The Fletcher and Vargas trades were highway robbery.

Holliday played more games at SS than 2B in the minors and the scouting reports I’ve read say he’s at least average defensively at SS. They moved him to 2B because they weren’t going to move their All-Star Gunnar Henderson from SS. But fine, I’ll take a 2B prospect with a .928 OPS in the minors. You think he’s overrated because of 190 at bats in the majors. He’s 20 years old. This isn’t a 24 year old Vargas with 509 career at bats.

Star SS? Seriously, what are you talking about? Dude is barely a serviceable 2b defensively. Good lord, Holliday is an even more overrated 2b prospect than Yoan Moncada was.

It’s entirely possible that Crochet gets a strong offer, it only takes one team to do it. Heck, the Phillies game today could affect this. With Robert, there is no way any team is paying a big prospect return for him after last year. If a team is trading for him, it’s at a big discount. But in both cases, it seems possible that the decision to move the players has already been made. That was clearly the case with Cease last year, he was getting traded for whatever offer came through. In the end they got a tolerable offer, certainly not a great one. If they’ve decided they are moving on from Robert no matter what, that hurts his value even more because that means the White Sox won’t hold him even if the offers for him are terrible. It also seems entirely possible that they e decided to attach Benintendi to Crochet to move his contract. This will also hurt the chances of moving Crochet. If a great offer does appear for Crochet then great, but if one doesn’t, and if they’re determined to dump these guys and to move Benintendi as well, then packaging them to get an actual highly regarded player seems reasonable to me. But the key is, if they’ve decided they’re trading Robert and they’re trading Crochet and they need to dump Benintendi’s contract, that removes a lot of leverage. Robert will not return much if he’s moved, even if a team loves him they will expect a huge discount after his awful 2024. If it’s already decided to be happening, then his price will be low, and that will be that.

PTSD from the Fletcher and Vargas trades.

I don't think Getz is a good talent evaluator, but Thorpe was their 5th best (and top 100) prospect, plus won minor league pitcher of the year. He was a solid headliner, especially given no one apparently trades top end hitting prospects anymore. The rest of that package stinks so far, I'll give you that.

Getz will ask for your best prospect, then settle for your 8th best and a 29-year-old reliever.

I like how I don’t know for sure if you are trolling in your posts. You are much better at this than @sin city sox fan.

MBINAABGCILOL

Francona doesn't make any sense for CWS right now, but he should have been the guy in 2012 after Ozzie had this have been a competent franchise

5 bWAR/4.9 fWAR in 2023. I'll take the "+" off if it makes you happy. If the Sox think Robert has no chance to get back to a 3+ WAR player, then they should trade him now. If they think Crochet was a 1 year wonder and is likely to get hurt again, or never make it as a SP long-term, then they should trade him now. If Robert turns it around and Crochet continues to be a top flight starter next year, then Getz should be fired immediately because he sold incredibly low on the only two good assets he has remaining. Jackson Holliday was TERRIBLE in 100+ PAs this year. He'll probably be fine, but that doubt is there now. If you trade your top two remaining assets for him and he's not a franchise player, then the rebuild is pushed back even further. That said, I would 100% trade Crochet for him. Robert is not enough right now, I agree there.

You do realize that it has nothing to do with "figuring out how to use an antenna", right? That there are places where you just can't get a good OTA signal, even though you should be able to? That's the funny thing about radio waves. They don't pass through things very well. Sources of Obstructions and Interference for Antenna TV – Tablo (tablotv.com) Valleys, trees, large buildings, what they built your house out of. Sources of interference? Power lines, Cell towers, LED lightbulbs(LMAO), Rain, Snow, Sleet, Fog, Clouds. You know what else causes OTA interference? LTE and 5G cell signals. Yeah, that's right. Your cell phone. Here's some more for you. Washers, Dryers, Garage Door Openers. Would you like some more? Sure. Industrial parks, shopping malls, big department and grocery stores. THERE'S A REASON TELEVISION MOVED AWAY FROM OTA. It. Isn't. Reliable. In the year of our lord 2024, there are quite literally a million things that could be interfering or obstructing your OTA signal. This isn't user error. It's fucking SCIENCE. OTA signals work via....line of sight. Holy s%*#.

I'm all good. When I saw the post I thought I did something to get banned from the site.

Saban would NEVER

I collect White Sox memorabilia. I've been trying to buy an autographed team signed baseball of the 2024 White Sox . I've reached out to all my major contacts in the hobby and even my season ticket rep. This is a historic team and I would like to add this to my collection. I can't find one anywhere. Most teams sign autographed baseballs for their fans. Due to the constant turnover this past season maybe they didn't sign any balls this year. I know enough about this hobby to know that enough fans would want this item and they could make some serious money selling this item.

I can't do another offseason of arguing about whether the O's will trade anything of value. They won't. If I'm gonna fantasize, I'd rather fantasize about Crochet going to Boston for Roman Anthony.

Probably that the Mets and Dodgers need to meet for NLCS with the Yankees advancing to the WS.

What the hell are you talking about?

I thought it was OTA you idiot lol

Our player development everybody!

I live in fucking Washington state. How the f*** exactly is the antenna supposed to work you fucking idiot?

Vanderbilt, eh?

I’m not sure this works even if he ends up a good player. Trading a top tier pitcher and a guy who has put up a 5+ WAR season and isn’t old for one guy is madness.

I hope his dumb ass gets picked off again.

Just the very act of going to an antenna feels symbolically like going backwards in time in the race with technology...rather than something truly visionary. Like pirate or ham radio.

Resorting to name calling over this is embarassing. I get the signal perfectly in both the city and south burbs, since you asked. The complaints will always be louder. This isn't a disaster to anyone but you, apparently. You don't even care about the signal though. You've made it clear you want the ability to pay for it. I'm sure you'll get your chance, but for now R-E-L-A-X

I can’t believe Caulfield isn’t giving this a try. 63 names in one post is right up his alley.

It's safe to say Chris did not like the way Paddy ran the department.

No way I could, not even gonna try. In fact, I guarantee there’d be names I’d swear I’ve never heard before.

Chris Landers is a clown apparently.

My god, this would be an awful trade for the sox

We won't get anyone we want (tm)

Getzll fix it

JR watching Banana Ball:

I have no doubt they could sell out a full week.

Nobody worth a s%*# is taking the Sox job.