South Side Hit Men

He's a decent minimum contract DH for Tanking 2.0. If he doesn't figure the strike zone out soon, he'll be joining Yermin in Mexico. Qualifications - Tony knew him in Saint Louis. Also, see Lance Lynn.

Romano threw a total of three strikes in the zone for three strikeouts. That is the Chicago White Sox in a nutshell.

f*** you Tony La Russa and all the s%*# you dragged into the organization.

No, in line for a promotion soon.

Sox Math Chris Bassitt (13.8 bWAR) + Marcus Semien (38.1) + Josh Phegley (2.1) > White Sox Jeff Samardzija (0.3)

So Colas will start / play CF when they rest Robert (they should rest him once before the All Star Game) as the only other player on the roster capable of playing CF. Wonder if they are trying to acclimate Perez with the staff before they attempt to trade Grandal. Zavala plus 2 DHs attempting to catch is not optimal roster construction.

Still douchebag after all these years.

The White Sox are .500 (187-187) since Tony La Russa fist bumped fellow paisano Rocco Baldelli for ordering the beaning of Yermin Mercedes. 2021 68-54 2021 Playoffs 1-3 2022 81-81 2023 37-49 May 18th, 2021. A date which will live in White Sox infamy. https://nypost.com/2021/05/19/tony-larussa-losing-white-sox-after-ripping-yermin-mercedes/

Tonight is the 6,666th game of the Jerry Reinsdorf era. The White Sox have gone 3350-3311-4 .503 heading into this evening, and need to win 19 more games this season to avoid finishing the year under .500 during his reign heading into 2024.

1976

Why sign or give QOs to solid pitchers in their 20s, when they can overpay on end of career guys with gargantuan ERAs in their mid 30s. Bonus for being a finger pointing d-bag.

Between adult responsibilities and Jerry Reinsdorf, my fandom has waivered over time. Currently in following but boycott Jerry until the Reinsdorfs are out. Will likely attend 20 + games a year once / if they are before I die. Dual Sox/Cubs fan ages 6-9 (1975-1978) Excusive Sox fan after NW side Cub fans gave me s%*# age 10 (1979-1990). Had weekend season tickets, went to 1983 playoffs, worked at the ballpark in 1986. Attended first night game at Comiskey II on scalped tickets, boycotted beyond free tickets through 2002. Broke boycott, attended a significant number of games (2003-2006). Busy with work, followed team but not closely (2007-2018), attended games when I could. Retired in July 2019, attended many games in second half. Excited with rebuild and to attend first ever Spring Training March 2020. Postponed season tickets until 2021 due to planned long trip to Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand in September / October 2020), but planned on going to many 2020 games through August. Government lockdowns and Jerry cancelled most of 2020, owner lockout out in 2022, Jerry's treatment of minor league players, Boycotting until Jerry and family are gone, still following most games. Going to first Sox game since spring training 2020 on Saturday (comped tickets, won't spend a penny inside). Mikolas vs. Touki the likely starters LMAO. First regular season game since the Doubleheader on Saturday September 28th, 2019.

If they only spent as much research and effort in scouting ballplayers, only spent as much time and effort with legitimate player analytics (i.e. not Dave Duncan's son to placate Tony) versus conducting ticket analytics, perhaps the Sox would have advanced in the playoffs more than one season since 1917. Perhaps they would not be sitting 12 games under .500 this year, or under .500 since May 2021 after the Tony / Yermin and Tony / Liam baserunner debacles. https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/2/15/22934905/white-sox-ticket-scam-broker-bruce-lee

He faced two left handers. Will hopefully have consistent success against RHP and return to being Tim again for the second half.

This is just typical jerry Reinsdorf / insular White Sox bullshit whining. Milwaukee moved to the National League in 1997, the Sox have played a whopping five more games against Pittsburgh (36 to 31) over the twenty five years before going to the play every interleague team 3-4 games this season. Getting the Yankees on an off-summer weekday series benefits them because they can draw 10K + more per game than they would have with people showing up anyway because of Summer weather or a promotion, In terms of West Cost Travel and Home stands, here are the past several years of reality: 2023: Perfect scheduling. Two full week trips, week long homestand in between. 2022: Perfect scheduling. Two full week trips, week long homestands in between the first, short trip to Cleveland/Detroit before returning home. San Diego (after Minnesota) the anomaly due to facing additional West games based on NL West interleague (Colorado and San Diego). 2021: Perfect scheduling. Full week after Spring Training (low travel) followed by full week homestand, Oakland the lone other West Coast Trip, week long homestand before and after. 2020: Perfect scheduling. Owners cancelled most of the season, zero West Coast trips. 2019: The schedule had three separate trips out west, so guess they could have had two back to back series for two of the three (post ASB mid July Oak/KC/TB; mid August LAA/Min, mid September Sea/Min), but had week plus homestands before/after each trip, and none were "back out to the coast" as they fell over three different months. 2018: Perfect scheduling. Two trips / 3 series total. One series in between two week homestands in April, one week for the other two series in July sandwiched between two week long homestands. 2017: Perfect scheduling. NL West Interleague, one three series trip sandwiched between two weeklong homestands in May, two other pairings (Oakland / Colorado & LAD/Texas) also sandwiched between week plus long home stands in July and August. 2016: Perfect scheduling. Opened the season from Spring Training to Oakland, one other West Coast trip (Angels and Seattle) sandwiched between week long homestands.

Travel to/ from the West Coast the likely reason. Teams / players advocate for off days after these kind of flights.

Yes, this is why I don’t get down on players beyond scumbags like Clevinger, and a few finger pointing d-bags who don’t respect their teammates (Keuchel is one of the few I recall approaching 50 years of fandom). Glad Carlos and Ashley got the family, contract, and baseball situation they deserved, and hope the players in the Sox organization can also experience this joy one day either through regime change or free agency.

Catchers: Zavala (Giolito, Cease, Kopech), Grandal (Lynn, Banks). Infielders: Vaughn (1B), Remillard (2B), Anderson (SS), Burger (3B), Andrus (Reserve). DH: Eloy (Permanent). Outfield: Benintendi, Robert, Colas, Sheets (4th OF), Hamilton (5th OF). Transaction: Sosa for Perez Keep Elvis to have someone if you flip Tim. Pending Transaction: Lambert up if Shaw sucks once or twice more. "We Got To Pray, Just To Make It Today." - White Sox Mission Statement So

Meghan will always stand by her man. Well, if there is still cash to be had.

Both Ron and Larry were fired after the third (Ron 95 win) and fourth (Larry 94 win) highest win totals during Reinsdorf’s four decades plus stint. Chalk it up to Jerry’s douchebaggery and preference of cronies over competence. Hence eleven seasons of Rick Hahn. White Sox Highest Season Win Totals 100 1917 (WS) 99 1983 & 2005 (WS) 98 1964 96 1920 95 1965 & 2000 94 1954; 1959 (AL); 1963; 1990; 1993

There have only been two seasons with more losses through June 30 than this season. The worst was of course also led by Rick Hahn The other by Larry Himes who built the early 1990s "multi-championship contention window" closed by Jerry in 1994 when he cancelled a potential White Sox vs. Expos World Series. Most White Sox Losses through June 30th (1901-2023): 54 2018 (Rich Hahn) 50 1989 (Larry Himes) 48 2023 (Rick Hahn); 1998 (Ron Schueler); 1970 (Ed Short) Ed Short was fired in September. Larry Himes was fired one year later. Ron Schueler was fired two years later. Rick Hahn is here five years later, with no signs he is going anywhere.

DVS from the Sun Times called it "pulled for unspecified reasons", perhaps Rick will tell us Tuesday if he is not off to attend a Fourth of July parade in the suburbs.

Who wanted Jake Lamb in RF? Who wanted Andrew Vaughn in LF? Who wanted Steak Dinner extended here for two more years, crippling the staff who could use an actual decent starter? Lance is only motivated at this stage by revenge because he isn't physically capable of fielding bunts. He has been horseshit since he s%*# the bed in the playoffs. But he pitched for Tony in 2012, Tony vouched for him. Tony also wanted a 3 year extension for his 'everyday reserve" Leury, DFA'd one third into the contract.