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Game hasn’t been played in over a month… nobody: absolutely not one person: oldsox: did you notice Shriffen confuses left and right field a lot? 😂

I've pointed this out before. It's been several times. I also like how he calls a pop up to the SS a flly ball. Technically I guess it is, but nobody refers to it that way in professional baseball except him.

It's a violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement to publicly utter those words. And how did it benefit the fan base in any way? (Did the Royals ever make a statement saying they couldn't afford to extend Bobby Witt, Jr.?) Jud demoralizing to hear it said about. Everyone in the world knows he could only realistically sign with 4-5 teams, although some might argue it's actually closer to 13-14 teams.

He wasn't the only one

That guy probably had nightmares about Washington when that ball went into the air

Is this a joke? The dude is 44 years old and hasn’t played since 2013.

I really hope Poles doesn't do something stupid tomorrow. The Bears are not a Maxx Crosby away from a Super Bowl. They can not afford to give up future draft capital especially as a slightly above average team and we all know Crosby will likely fetch a 1st +. We aren't the Eagles, Chiefs or even the Lions right now. Still way too many holes to fill on this roster. Now if you get Trey Hendrickson for lets say a 4th, then sure, I don't see the harm. Let the guy prove he's healthy and productive then in the offseason you can decide since he's a pending UFA. I'm not giving up more than that though.

Ty. Jim is so much better when he can simply write what he's seeing in a game and not doing whatever the heck it is he does when he's more meta focused. Antonacci is a dude it appears. Be nice to have some middle IF depth.

My hope is this prevents the Bears from getting over their skills and giving up assets for a short term rental. I get that they have needs, but this team is still plenty flawed, let them continue to grow this year, maybe they squeak into the playoffs, maybe they don't, but this isn't the year to go big.

Margulus writeup on Arizona League

I just wonder who the hell he was pointing at right before the throw lol. There's no Packer on the screen in bounds.

People over-estimating the Twins then. They are going to be awful, on top of maybe still having more selling to do. Their farms system is deeper and better at the top, but that will take a couple of years to get to.

To follow up on this, the fact that ANY Bears player went closer than 10 yards to the football on the on-side attempt should be a fireable offense. If the ball doesn't go 10 yards, the play is dead. You cannot be in a position to be touched by the football at fewer than 10 yards out, under any circumstances, whatsoever. It cannot happen. Either players need to be released, or the Coach should be fired. Maybe both.

All of these things were better off left unsaid. You know which phrase is the most popular to repeat? “I don’t have a lot of time left. I don’t want to go through a long rebuild. I only expect to be here another 10 years,” Reinsdorf said during a rare media session. ..... “That moved me to the thought — what is it I owe to the fans? I think one of the things I owe the fans is to get better as fast as we can possibly get better. Speed is of the essence. I don’t want a long-term proposition. “It became clear to me that he [Getz] would be one of the major candidates, alongside these other candidates. And then when I started thinking about the SPEED (my emphasis) I owe the fans, I realized that if you bring in somebody from the outside, it’s gonna take him a year, he’s gonna have to evaluate everybody in the organization. So you’ll lose a year." Well thank god we have Getz so we can compete in 2029 now instead of 2030!!! How the HELL are they acting like speed of the rebuild is a priority???? Total unadulterated B.S.

You're kidding, right? Like, you're struggling to argue with anything. People here still openly weep about Reinsdorf saying this wasn't a rebuild. They still act like they're paralyzed by confusion over that remark. "We have a seat at the table" is posted at least once every couple of days here. Tell me how "Anybody would have great interest in Ohtani" helps anybody. Jerry also doesn't need you whining because he didn't give you another punch line to whine about for the next 6 years. It's a good thing that Chris Getz is doing such a great job pointing this franchise in the right direction that you only have nonsense to complain about anymore.

Or you should be asking why you can't afford $46 million (inflation adjusted) when he's bringing in $100-150 million in additional revenues ally himself for LA. His contract more than pays for itself. And that's not counting all the other Japanese and Korean players now even more likely to join the Dodgers. "How do you give a guy $325 million without ever throwing a pitch in MLB?" — Josh Reddick (@JRedDubDeuce) December 22, 2023 Well, the answer to that for LA is all explained in the Jeff Passan article copied above. "Watching people work at his clinic in Osaka is special," said Galen Carr, the Dodgers' vice president of player personnel and a fixture in international scouting. "They do things with their bodies -- contortions and twisting and balance and strength -- and it's body weight, not stuff we do here. And somehow that kid throws 98 and he's 5-10. ... Maybe we can learn something from him." Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers president of baseball operations, wasn't sold until he saw it himself. At the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, he watched Yamamoto long-toss from the right-field corner to home plate. Yamamoto wasn't taking crow hops or hurling parabolic throws. "I wish someone had videoed me watching that before the game," Friedman said, "because my mouth was agape." Even if the list of short, slim, front-line right-handed pitchers could be counted on one hand, the Dodgers were already perfectly happy to get into the outlier business, giving Ohtani a 10-year, $700 million contract Dec. 9.

No surprises with that poll, Ishbia when he takes over will have a monumental task righting all the wrongs by the Reinsdorf regime.

Caleb looks like the world’s best QB compared to how Darnold looked 1.5 years into his career. People have to be patient with Caleb - he is already solid, yet has is frustrated cause we see there is so much still to grow. This is first year really working from the center and you can see growth - low points too - but he showed flashed some good stuff today and the offense had some more drops and he had a few misreads too. I think the next growth we will see with this offense is them starting to get the scramble drill chemistry - when that happens we are going to see some more explosives for the Bears and it will kind of force defenses to play different this enabling Caleb to continue to advancing his ability from there to be a stronger middle of the field passer!

Santos probably couldn’t reach the front of the endzone from that distance

Jags kicker Cam Little hit a league record 68 yard field goal ffs

It's still better than being left out.

Oh no. The football team I love might lose a playoff game gtfoh.

It'd be fucking great.

If Sasaki Sheehan or Wrobleski were on the White Sox...they would all be 1-2-3 starters. Sasaki was out with injury for 4 1/2 months and contributed immense lying to the bullpen down the stretch. The Dodgers also have $1.3 billion invested into their starting rotation. Not like they have a plethora of rotation openings. We will see how they use Sasaki next year. Jose Abreu and Alexei Ramirez were defined as rookies. You can't change the way intl. players are defined just because you want to. And why is it LA's fault for creating an environment where the majority of Asian players want to go They have worked diligently since 2013 to make it happen. Whether you like it or not...they still have one of the next minor league systems in baseball...and as much quality depth as any team. You're still avoiding the discussion of the importance of W.Smith Wrobleski Sheehan Pages, etc. And why is it LA's fault the Red Sox took a terrible trade for Betts or the Braves (like JR with Machado) not wanting to give that one extra year in his late 30s? Finally, you're not giving any credit for the getting players like Muncy and Ki-ke off the left for dead scrap heap.

1) I consider the Dodgers more dangerous to baseball, not AS MUCH because of the free agent spending, but because they seem to be a desired destination for Japanese players. Before you start a "why shouldn't they" argument, that's why we have an amateur draft, and international spending limits, so that all the best players can't just sign with the Dodgers and Yankees. 2) Kim and Sasaki aren't "rookies". You don't generally act impressed with starting pitchers who wind up in the bullpen because they couldn't dominate as starters. Why should that be different with other teams? 3) I would expect a team that is the greatest in drafting, signing and developing players to have more than 2 home grown players in their lineup, and any of their main starting pitchers to be home grown. I understand that they traded from their own farm system to acquire Betts, Edman and others, but that also highlights the folly of ranking systems. Nobody from the Betts return is a significant producer. Vargas in still a work in progress. Michael Busch might be the best prospect they traded in the last 10 years. For every Corey Seager, there's more Joc Pedersons, guys who are just slightly above average regulars. That's great, teams need them, but every player coming out of the Dodgers' system isn't at the level of the best position player they produced in the last couple of decades. I understand that an important function of a farm system is to create players other teams want, regardless of what they become. 4) Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin aren't part of any collection of anything right now. May was a nice prospect who never had sustained success, Gonsolin had one nice year, and is yet another example of how the Dodgers chew through pitchers like rats on your asbestos siding. Kershaw was drafted 20 years ago and isn't indicative of what is going on with the Dodgers right now, just as Chris Sale isn't an example of the current White Sox development apparatus.

Seems to be working out very well for the teams you mentioned. Milwaukee, Philadelphia and San Diego gets lots of attendance, makes the playoffs on a regular basis and is putting themselves to get a lot of marketing and advertising chances. And the Mets while not making the post season regularly are still packing them in. Would love for the Sox to be in that position instead of a doormat.

How's it working out? The White Sox just set a major league record for the worst season in the 125 year history of major league baseball, and the 2nd worst ever for 2 and 3 seasons combined. Give me trying and failing over not caring at all.

I think it is fair to expect an owner to recruit a front office that can put together a winning program. So that's basically the baseline of competency for me. He has consistently failed at that for decades. He's failed at what I believe is the minimum to pass.

Would you still be cheering for a lockout if the Blue Jays didn’t blow one of the multiple chances they had to win it? Either way, a team with a top 5 payroll was going to win the World Series. Either way, a team that offered Ohtani $700 million was going to win the World Series. The Dodgers barely squeaking by doesn’t really change things IMO.

Yeah, I am not interested in putting a Hall of Fame ceiling on anyone in this system today.

Best World Series I have ever seen.