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God bless your soul.

My man you’re becoming a parody of yourself.

There is zero chance of that happening this year. Absolutely zero.

was checking the hawks record, didn't realize they were the 4th worst team in Hockey. it's actually amazing how Chicago sports are routinely one of the worst cities in pro sports year after year. every single org runs their team like a mom and pop store and refuses to get with the times. probably because they're all making money regardless, so why change?

Just so bad all around. Caleb is getting hit and rushed every play, the defense is getting gashed by Drake fucking Maye. This is what you get for refusing to make the tough change

I have selective amnesia about the 2024 season which could be mistaken for Alzheimer's by some. To be totally honest I have an optimistic view of the Sox, JR aside. Any Sox fan that wants to gripe about the team has carte blanche. The fact that they are posting here shows that they are still fans. Fans pointing out faults are better than fans overtaken with apathy.

The Dodgers likely knew this was coming as they have $2.5 mil in unspent international money, but the Sox also have a fairly large chunk. Maybe they can trade it to the Dodgers like they did in the Aldrin Batista deal. Or maybe they package Crochet and the cash and get like 4 players back. I think Sasaki wants to ba a Dodger. Might as well get something for that slot money.

5-years, $75 million. That’s all you need to know.

Aren't you the one pretending that Jerry didn't go downstate to get money for this very stadium project a couple of months ago? You need to take your own advice.

The fact of the matter is, if the site was a fraction of the money maker the developer and JR claim it is, it would have been developed long ago.

Did he say the fans needed to execute on that better, too?

It appears that you have an obsession with one-upmanship, name calling and targeting. I'll let you have the last word here as I have in the past, but in the future, try to resist the temptation to try to prove that you are any wiser than any other poster here.

Clearly this team quit after the Haily Mary debacle

Yep and now Poles job should be in question.

This is one of the worst pro football games I've ever watched. They can't do anything against a team that's as bad as Carolina and Jacksonville. They absolutely need to fire Waldron and/or Eberflus after this. Hell, put Bagent in and see if he can do anything, because it literally can't get any worse.

Fire everyone

I am this close to just giving up sports. I really need it right now, but none of the teams are serious.

I'm done with the Bears.

You forgot Getz signed two 1B/DH types for 40% of their budget (who sucked and are not crazy young for the DSL). Jerry will sell the remaining allotment for cash in his pocket.

Boy you could just as easily be talking about Jerry at 35th here.

It is utterly hilarious that someone could write this is the best case scenario for the white sox without realizing that it is an enormous insult to the White Sox ”The best case scenario is they might get something out of this because they’re so pathetic no player would ever consider them even when they are on an even financial footing with other teams. Ignore everything I said about the quality of staff and people they brought in, I was just making sure they liked me.”

Teams bonus pools are technically clear starting in January but everyone has millions of dollars worth of committed money already. Best case scenario for the White Sox is that Sasaki gets cleared prior to 12/15 so that the Dodgers can sign him in current period. White Sox could then trade their remaining space for a prospect.

Dunn, Son of Dunn

Why does it bother you so much that people are pissed off after the worst season in MLB history? Oh right.

It's already been decided he is a bum who will never work again. Sorry.

Well because of his age, he will be a bargain. Why doesn’t Getz just sign him? I’m sure he will be impressed with Chris’ vision of the future.

Ew, shoulder surgery? He probably is Dunn for.

WORLD SERIES 2025 HERE WE COME!

Pretty unbelievable.

I did say only when there is no general consensus on which player to trade for or draft among players considered equally talented from the talent evaluators there can be ways to break the tie where certain opinions are given more value than others. It can be the top guy like Bannister, it can be a successful scout who has ID'd good pitchers before or an analytics guy with a good track record of doing the same thing. We're basically splitting hairs since picking young talent and developing it is more difficult in baseball than any other sport. I know heres a lot of emphasis on some coach or coaches along the way who unlock a key that makes a difference but ultimately it may come down to mental or physical maturation from the player along with various tweaks through the trial and error part of coaching . Who can say for example what made Crochet good in 2024 and why he didnt get injured again ? There's no general consensus on it. Among the Getz haters bristling and embarrassed about the loss record we hear Getz and by extension Bannister, who Getz hired,had little or nothing to do with it. It was all Crochet. Bannister has talked at length many times what their plan was to make Crochet a healthy and productive starting pitcher . Besides adding and developing grips & pitches there is a sports management team that made a plan to keep him healthy. Between all these people including Crochet's mental and physical maturation and rehab from injuries it all added up to success this season. You could argue he's a smarter ,bigger stronger version of himself which is what development is all about. Even if you think the previous regime held him back, abused him and Crochet is resentful and bitter about it as some fans are, it all led to where he is now. No one can simplify it down to one thing. Many many things happened on his path . Even if we think Crochet and his agent were wrong to demand an extension because it hurt our baseball sensibilities about being gung ho for winning a championship and team 1st BS you have to look out for yourself in this world . Once you are at your best and in a situation to better contribute to your teams success is the time to be the rah rah guy. We always hear about putting players in a position to succeed .Crochet didn't want to take any chances on being put into a position to fail. He took charge of his own destiny. However Crochet has also been very happy with the whole plan so much which was what led him to do what he did at the trade tradeline. Turns out everyone was so happy and did such a good job it bit them in the ass for a little while. Fans got pissed, they wanted shiny new toys for the Sox and Crochet spoiled the party. Many thought he tanked his value or teams wouldn't want him because he made a "me 1st" power play. Many were wrong. I just don't think it's anything to get hung up on. Go listen to Bannister talk. He's a very bright guy and in touch with modern pitching and player development. Anyone who wants to feel better about Bannister and Katz and educate themselves there are quite a few interviews with him before and after he was hired here .

You brought up, and compared Vaughn to Rizzo. I’m sorry we keep reminding you that two mental errors aren’t greater than an entire career