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Loss 121 will be on 9/24 at home vs the Angels. Like the jerks that they are, they make us wait a little longer by taking 2 of 3 from the A's and 1 of 3 @ the Angels. They will lose that game by a score of 73-1.

Just stick him at DH and give him the entire year to show something. Vaughn can continue to be his normal subpar self at 1B. And for the love of god do not bring Sheets back.

They absolutely deserve all the smoke, but until someone in a position to actually press JR/the org on it or otherwise find some way to hold him accountable for the stupid s%*# that comes out of his mouth, I just don’t see how it matters. I suppose what I’m really saying is give media access to all of Soxtalk 💀

Why are we still treating JR quotes as if they hold any meaning? He's not even trying to be a good liar. Nothing he says matters at all.

Lol. They’re your cards. You dealt them.

I think it’s pretty simple. JR is completely full of s%*# and anything he says shouldn’t be used against Getz …Because… Getz is clearly bad at this on his own and we don’t need disingenuous quotes from JR to help prove that

Either they’re Getz’s poor decisions to begin with or they’re Grady’s decisions and Getz is doing nothing about it. Either way, Getz is to blame.

At this point I’m just wondering if the Sheets statue is going on the outfield concourse or outside the stadium.

I’d say that’s on Getz not Grady.

I hear all that, but hear me out: He played the game the right way.

I have to admit this is a charmingly awkward game thread.

Some serious Yelich, Ozuna, Stanton in the Marlins outfield vibes.

It’s been overshadowed by the trade returns and overall suck of the team, but Sheets and Lopez continuing to get at bats down the stretch is one of the larger things that makes me question what the actual f*** Getz is doing.

Are you saying there’s no difference between having a historically bad bullpen comprised almost entirely of players that have no future with the team and having a bullpen where you’ve identified several players that you’re comfortable with moving forward? A closer on a 100+ loss team doesn’t matter. A bullpen, or at least some vague idea of a bullpen foundation moving forward, absolutely matters for the future of the team.

They have good uniforms.

Hiring people you’ve worked with before is fine when you’ve demonstrated and established past success with them. Otherwise it just appears as favoritism, unwarranted loyalty or laziness. Not that those traits run deep in the Sox org or anything.

I think most of us understand and agree with that. I hated the hire when it happened and it gets worse every day. But screaming it from the highest towers and cliffs into the void only returns an echo, so I guess I just no longer find the Getz venting to be cathartic and instead am resigned to being stuck with him. Being a fan of this team is fucking exhausting.

Is every positive move for the org going to be viewed through this lense of “Yeah but Getz is still here”? I get it. He’s unqualified for and bad at his job, but he’s not going anywhere. It is what it is. Meanwhile, basically any change that happens within this rotting, maggot infested org is a good thing.

He came into last night’s game after Vargas went full White Sox. But yeah, playing a man short for a week and half continues to be a bold strategy.

Is the point of these moves to only lose 105 games instead of 110?

The A’s are 24-17 since the all star break. The Angels are still terrible though.

This is a good thread.

That lineup needs to be in a museum.

Yes. We need new quotes to make fun of.