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Sure, because constantly hearing positive things about a 95 win team is based in reality and not trying to sell a shitty product.

I can’t believe there’s still two more years on Benintendi’s contract AFTER this year. It feels like he’s already been here for 9 years.

For the not hustling part for sure, but threatening the manager feels a little out of character for those guys.

You think they’re trying to justify the $1 million combined that Capra and Noda are making?

None of us know if that’s all Venable or if he’s receiving direction from Getz. And if it is Venable, Getz has done nothing to override those decisions. Thats all to say that I’m willing to give Venable some benefit of the doubt, but Getz not so much.

Obviously Getz. What does that have to do with Venable?

Imagine being told in 2021 that in 4 years, every player from the team will be gone but TLR will still be with the organization. That’s just fucking cruel.

Hey now

BREAKING: Aaron Civale requests trade from White Sox

Fair. But they were massive successes, until they weren’t. I’m not declaring them victories or anything, I’m just not interested in waiting 5 years down the road to be invested in them when they look good now. It’s just more fun for me that way and lord knows we can all use a little more fun as Sox fans.

Well except for him. And Shane Smith. And Meidroth. And Quero. And

I get that that’s what you were saying, I just don’t hear it that way.

? Vargas is good, its a good story, and the Sox haven’t had many of those.

Dang. It’s barely been a year and I’m already Remembering Some Guys.

Honest question. Since you don’t seem interested in even slight progress, what do you get out of coming to this board?

I think they’re approaching that “scrappy underdog” territory. Which is good! But I feel like they’re also getting a lot of contributions from players that probably aren’t on the next decent Sox team. Which is less good. But maybe that says something about the coaching staff. Which is good!

I did the deep dive and uh, it’s a lot of bad. It’s Robert or Rowand by default.

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Ah, gotcha. That makes total sense then, thanks.

Right, and that’s all I’m getting at. Most of us were dreaming pretty big after his 2023 season, where him taking another step didn’t seem all that far fetched at the time. To say now that AT BEST he was only going to maintain his current value, and not increase it, feels like hindsight to me.

Yeah I don’t buy this at all. Based on what exactly?

I’m here for all the soda metaphors, especially in our new Oscar Colas-less existence.

He was rocking a .501 OPS in 29 games between AA and AAA this year. He’s done nothing to earn more of an opportunity.

Well yeah, but since when are we viewing the Sox payroll through that lens?

Maybe they paid him with one of those novelty oversized checks.