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It's a shame he wasn't retired earlier.

his replacement will likely be much better considering Leury spent much of last year in the bottom of qualified hitters. Low talent shouldn’t be celebrated, it should be moved out

I disagree. He was a decent enough utility player with a 760 Ops in 2021.He had an awful year last but overall was a decent ballplayer. I always root for a guy like that who works his tail off just to make it and stick in the MLB. Not everyone on the roster can be the most talented. No team can afford that.

Hes the goat. f*** the haters.

I know Hawk wanted to die in the booth and all that, but that's not exactly conducive to great broadcasting.

He should've retired like 5 years earlier than he did, listening to his calls of games was a chore. He was the soundtrack of my summers growing up and I'll always appreciate him for that, but he just sounded like a cranky and bitter guy when discussing that, although I do agree with him that Jerry should sell :).

Yeah the homerism is strong. Cubs pitching was actually great after the ASB. If Giolito and Kopech are throwing 91-92 mph this year, give me Steele over both of those guys also.

Based on the number of tickets available through the Sox in prime seating areas it appears their season ticket base has crashed. Confusing or not the new pricing strategy appears to be higher than last year for most seats. Not a lot of tickets on Stubhub which makes me believe advance sales are s%*# as well. Whoever decided to raise ticket prices for all seats season ticket or individual along with raising parking needs to be reassigned. They were oblivious to last season and the fan base. No way they make up the lost revenue from empty seats and associated concession and parking revenue through the higher prices. My worry is that the inevitable lousy attendance will be an excuse for the team to not add on in July if they are in the race and they will blame the fans as usual, when their lousy marketing decisions are to blame.

This channel has been adding a lot of 90s Sox games. Hawk was damn good until he turned about 65. Here’s one from 2000. Buehrle throwing about 5 innings of relief-

If Fisk wanted to release info about his health I doubt he would choose Hawk to be the messenger.

Benetti still can't do that and he's 40 years younger.

Somebody open a window. I smell a Cubs fan.

Rub one out man, you are panicking over a spring training game.

I think the back is good to go

I really hope they do this every year. Great for out-of-towners like myself who don't have access to NBCSC. Kind of sucks you don't get the pre- and post- as I enjoy listening to Chuck and Ozzie, and also sucks that I can't really watch spring training (although not many games available anyways), AND no national games (gonna have to figure out how to watch the sox opening day)...but it's still a great deal.

Quoting SSS here provides no real relevant info. No one is disputing that Burger has an option remaining. What you fail to or refuse to understand is that said option is used when he gets sent to Charlotte, not the other way around. Burger would have to make the 26 man roster for that option not to be used. Once the option is used, he can be recalled at any time, for up to 3 times this season. He could stay in AAA all year and no matter what the option is still used. Waiting for an “inevitable” Mondada injury would require use of a limited bench spot to keep Burger with the big club while he rode the pine instead of getting AAA ABs everyday. That would be a horrible usage. Burger is likely a AAAA guy so trying to save his last remaining option really isn’t that big of a deal. Every team has guys like Burger and Sheets, which is why they have no trade value and are still in the org to begin with. This really isn’t difficult to understand.

I know Leury is better than what he was last year, but I always felt he was overvalued by the front office and is a really dumb baseball player. More importantly, he’s just not a great fit for this roster. Glad we are moving on.

I always felt like we should have 5 bench players. The 13th pitcher is unnecessary.

What do you mean? I applaud my capitalist overlords' ingenuity in price-gouging me with such efficiency and precision. I look forward to a future when technology will allow the ballpark to monitor my dopamine levels and offset each unit of increased happiness with accompanying price increases for my seating and concessions. It is their natural right to separate me from as much of my money as their creativity and innovation will allow!

I'll take Kopech in a landslide.

Romy started like 1-11, took like a week off, and his spring slash is now up to .250/.315/.646. If he started off looking like he has since his return, I wonder if we still bring Elvis back.

The point of dialing it down would be to improve the inconsistent command. If the command doesn't improve there is no point in decreasing the velocity. He'll find out once the season starts. I think we'll see all velocity decrease with the decreased time between pitches. Only a few will be able to maintain it.

He’s got to be 94-96 IMO with his inconsistent command. Meanwhile, two good swings by Kath.

Shouldn’t you be ripping on Harold saying he has no sources

Wild pitch offense!

Madrigal literally took 4 steps to throw the ball from third to first. Nice homer by Vaughn

At this point, Romy at 3B for a game doesn't sound terrible...

Elvis, you better not start out cold because this guy will take your spot in the lineup if you do.

Yeah, I probably would have given it to him over Santos who had an option still purely just for the sake of depth. But probably doesn't really matter.

March 28, 1940 - During a 10-1 preseason loss at Wrigley Field to the Cubs, White Sox second baseman Jackie Hayes was hit by a drifting speck of cinder in his eye. Hayes’ eye became infected, and by the end of the season had lost full sight in the eye, and retired from the game. By 1943, Hayes was blind in both eyes. At the time, Hayes speculated that it was the cinder during the game, or soap, that had irritated his eye, leading to his eventual blindness. But in truth, as he later acknowledged, Hayes was afflicted with glaucoma, robbing him of his sight. Hayes played as a part-timer in 1940 for the White Sox, getting into 18 games and hitting .195. The second baseman though was a stellar defender, and over nine years with the White Sox was a positive player. Interestingly, on August 23 of his final season, with a rash of beaning’s plaguing the game, Hayes became the first Major League player to wear a modified batting helmet basically a hard leather ear flap. March 28, 1981 - The Sox dealt pitcher Ken Kravec to the Cubs for pitcher Dennis Lamp. Over the next three seasons Lamp would do everything for the club... start, pitch long relief as well as close games. He’d toss a one-hitter against Milwaukee on August 25 of that same year losing his no-hitter in the ninth inning when Robin Yount blooped a double. Lamp would then lead the “Winnin’ Ugly” 1983 Western Division champion White Sox with 15 saves. He was also the winning pitcher the night of September 17 of that same season when the Sox beat Seattle 4-3 to clinch that divisional crown, their first title in 24 years. In three seasons with the Sox Lamp won 25 games, saved 20 and had an ERA of under four every year.

Madrigal and Burger are going to be the right side of a tanking teams infield for the next six years.

I just want the people to be happy.

Glad to have him stick around

Just signed up

Correct. And that final option will be used in 2 days when he's sent to Charlotte. Not when he's recalled later this season. 1 option is good for the whole season.

Pretty impressive rally considering it was 2 on 2 outs and 0-2 count and the score was 6-1. Even after the Romy HR made it 6-4, 3 straight hits with 2 outs tied it. Kath single, Glass double and Gladney the 2 RBI hit up the middle.

No, Clevinger.

Probably best to just move on from it. Don't have to like him and he is indeed a shitbag. History suggest he'll probably be on the IL before too long anyway. From a baseball standpoint, if he can stay healthy, he'll be useful. Not the first POS the Sox have employed, and won't be the last.

Ugh, already sick of seeing that shitbag’s name every five days, and the season hasn’t even started yet.

Whole lot of words typed to say Rick Hahn sucks.

Iirc, did he not bat clean up in a game as well? Or am I mis-remembering?

I hope Liam is gonna be okay. Whether he pitches again or not. 🙏

Everybody now.....

It started before Tony with Ricky’s obsession with him. TLR just took it to a whole other level

I personally wish Leury the best. A good guy, always a smile on his face. He could still be useful as a 26th man and I expect he’ll find a new home quickly once he’s eventually released. Not his fault Tony and the FO grossly overvalued him. Good luck, Leury!

It has begun...

Thank the baseball gods

I hope it's not the last either. But I thought I read somewhere that the T-Mobile agreement with MLB ran from like 2019-2023. Hopefully they extend it. This is a great deal for, what is it this year now, $140? Would be even better if there were no blackouts 😏 although I personally can't complain too much. Just can't watch when they play Detroit. Which is less games now with the schedule shift this year.