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And then the season starts the next day. But for real this time.* *Until the next time.

The players deserve plenty of the blame for this debacle, but I’d like to see them under a competent manager and coaching staff. And, as others have said, a better supporting cast. With those things, I’m inclined to believe in them. Continuing as is, I do not.

I propose starting the all star break now and having it run through, say, Oct 5.

Do we have to?

Yeah, but he’s accountable to himself, and that’s all that really matters. Not making the same mind numbing, game losing mistakes over and over and over. He takes the heat, so all is well that ends well.

Dear god, the smell of the game. That is some advanced observational analytics.

Fair enough. I believe I’ve spent most of my disgusted currency already at this point.

Is anyone really surprised by this? It’s just who this team is.

Yeah, there’s really no making sense of this team. The on-paper advantages went out the window a looong time ago.

Menechino in shambles

I’d say whatever one considers to be the worst case scenario will likely be on the table. At least that’s the way I’m approaching it.

I’ve been saying it’ll be Paul Konerko’s statue for awhile now. I can already hear the quotes from TLR: “Great leader for this team. Very stoic and composed. He’s like a statue in that dugout.”

Hahn seems like the Renteria of GMs. Fine with handling the rebuilding teams, but absolutely not who you want handling the contending teams. Looking forward to Jerry brining in the TLR equivalent to replace Hahn in the offseason.

All this team does is disappoint. It’s what they’re best at. But hey, at least Kelly should be unavailable tomorrow.

The SF series woke the team up though

Montas would easily be our second best SP.

So here's the thing about that. As rebuilds go, the general ideal progression is: Team is bad on purpose Team is still bad or hovering around .500, but begins to show improvement Team is a playoff contender Team is a title contender There's significant progress from each step to the next, and so expectations are adjusted accordingly. As of right now, the Sox plateaued at step 3 and are currently back to step 2. So yes, in this context, "big f'ing deal" about those 2 playoff appearances.

What is your definition of competitive?

If you don’t care about results, stop inserting Leury into the lineup because he’s 5 for 18 off some dude in his career.

Well it turns out it wasn’t even grass on the other side, it was an abandoned parking lot full of weeds and trash.

My god this division is atrocious.

It wasn't a great season or anything, but it felt like the team was finally transitioning out of the rebuild and into a potential contender. There was some positive momentum.

I'm as jaded as the next person, but what makes you certain these things won't ever improve?

For the record, I'd take my chances letting these stooges handle the next offseason rather than the current FO.

A roster of bat-first players that is among the league's worst offense. Amazing. At least they all run fast.