South Side Hit Men

Wonder if this interview was conducted this evening, after it took Tony over 24 hours to realize the Sox lost on Sunday and were swept this weekend. Joe Kelly 2022 White Sox Baseball Card

He has a bigger target in mind, and as long as Jerry is alive he has a shot at the big enchilada. Connie Mack 3,731 Tony La Russa 2,884 Will get there by the end of 2034 (7 more wins this year, twelve more 70 win seasons).

White Sox Baseball = Target prices for Dollar Store quality.

I will now walk the pier.

1. Rick Hahn and 1A. Tony La Russa, these players didn't just show up here out of the blue on their own. Bottom line is Lynn ($18.5M), Grandal ($18.3M), Moncada ($13.8M), Pollock ($11.0M), Graveman ($8.0M), Kelly ($8.0M) and Garcia ($5.5M) have a combined net fWAR of 0.0, and all but Grandal and Moncada were signed/acquired between July 2021 (Lynn) and Opening Day 2022.

You really are a funny guy!

Yes, but they also claimed to have begged Robin to stay in October 2016. I believe Robin entering into the 2016 season as a lame duck was more of Robin wanting to GTFO, or at least wanting another six months to think about it, than a lack of interest by the White Sox. His October 2016 "offer" could have just been a smokescreen to allow Robin to save face, but I'd go with Robin really didn't want to return, and looked like he didn't want to be there, perhaps for his entire tenure. Tony may feel he has had enough after this year and will tell JR to wait and see about his health when they get to October 2023 before announcing anything publicly. I don't think even Jerry has the balls to publicly announce he extended Tony after this debacle. They would just keep it private. I don't see Tony leaving his managerial role in October 2022 (outside of legitimate health or family considerations) unless several of the team's veterans came out and criticized Tony publicly, saying they need a new manager and additional coaching staff changes. Jose is all you would really need, but it goes against his personal nature. I can see several players beyond Tony's Cronies (Liam, Lynn, Kelly, Leury) coming out with long knives for Tony. This would expose Tony, as he stated several times including last October that he does not consider returning unless he has the backing of the players. Most of the public and media would back the players in this battle/debate. Players would win in either scenario, either by purging Tony or getting traded elsewhere and leaving this sinking ship with better future financial and competitive prospects.

If they extended Hahn and or Tony at any time between October 30, 2020 and today beyond 2023, would you expect them to announce an extension this October, or just play it out and say nothing until at least October 2023? If Tony and or Hahn are going into a "lame duck" season in 2023 (or whatever is the actual final year of their respective contracts), do you believe Jerry would allow either to go in as a lame duck without at least a one year extension? Similar to the one year extension Hahn gave Ricky Renteria in October 2019 for the 2021 season.

Bill Veeck is the only White Sox Owner who won more pennants than expected based on the number of teams he competed against. Beyond breaking out Charles Comiskey's ownership separate from his children, he is the only owner of the four groups who have a positive contribution to White Sox Baseball over 120 seasons. Meanwhile, Jerry Reinsdorf and Family would surpass the Comiskey Family's ineptitude for worst ownership group in the history of the Chicago White Sox if they continued to own the Sox through 2032 without the Sox winning a second pennant. Expected American League Pennants vs. Actual American League Pennants by Chicago White Sox Ownership: +0.281 Bill Veeck (Actual Pennants 1, Expected Pennants .719) -1.400 Pennants Arthur & John Allyn (Actual Pennants 0, Expected Pennants 1.400) -1.890 Pennants Jerry Reinsdorf (Actual Pennants 1, Expected Pennants 2.890) -2.625 Pennants Comiskey Family (Actual pennants 4, Expected Pennants 6.625) Methodology: Minus 2.625 Pennants: Comiskey Family (Charles 1901-1931; J. Louis 1931-1939; G. Comiskey 1940-1956; Dorothy Comiskey 1957-1958): Four Actual Pennants (1901, 1906, 1917, 1919) vs. 6.625 Expected Pennants (53 seasons / 8 teams per season) Positive .281 Pennants: Bill Veeck (1959-1961 & 1976-1980): One Actual Pennant (1959) vs. 6.625 Expected Pennants (2 seasons / 8 teams per season + 1 Season / 10 teams + 1 Season / 12 teams + 4 Seasons / 14 teams ) Minus 1.4 Pennants: Arthur and John Allyn (1962-1975): (14 seasons / 10 teams / 0 Pennants) Minus 1.89 Pennants: Jerry Reinsdorf (1981 - 2021): One Pennant vs. 2.89 Expected Pennants (32 Seasons / 14 teams + 9 Seasons / 15 teams) - Through 2021. American League Pennants as a Percentage of Chicago White Sox Ownership Seasons: 12.5% Bill Veeck (Actual Pennants 1 / Number of Seasons 8) 6.9% Comiskey Family (Actual pennants 4 / Number of Seasons 58) 2.4% Jerry Reinsdorf (Actual Pennants 1 / Number of Seasons (41) through 2021) 0.0% Arthur & John Allyn (Actual Pennants 0 / Number of Seasons 14)

Unfortunately the sawdust balls only seem to be impacting White Sox hitters, who rank 26th across The MLB in that statistic despite playing at Comiskey Park II. White Sox pitchers have given up 135 HRs, also the league average. 17 teams haven allowed less home runs this season. The home run differential of minus 29 coincides with the run differential of minus 42. Rick Hahn's personal batting coach selection of Frank Menechino, plays a role, if not a big role in this unfortunate set of circumstances. Tony La Russa also agrees with the small ball approach, but Hahn brought him in October of 2019 and is responsible for this approach to hitting.

Please no Chicago NHL Team comparisons, would rather watch every game three times in an 0-162 season than support that organ-I-zation.

2022 Series the White Sox Won by Ten or More Runs +22 @ Minnesota July 14-17 (32-10) +21 @ Detroit June 13-15 (27-6) +12 @ San Francisco July 1-3 (19-7) +11 @ Detroit April 8-10 (19-8) 2022 Series the White Sox lost by Ten or More Runs -10 @ Minnesota April 22-24 (17-7) -10 @ Toronto May 31 - June 2 (21-11) -10 vs. Baltimore June 23-26 (17-7) -11 vs. Arizona August 26-28 (20-9) -14 @ Cleveland April 20-21 (19-5) -14 vs. Houston August 15-18 (29-15) -17 vs. New York A. L. May 12-15 (32-15) -20 vs. Boston May 24-26 (33-13)

Not only were the Sox swept, but they got their asses whupped 20-9 in the series.

All series three games unless noted. Teams Arizona has swept in 2022: @ Miami May 2-4 @ Chicago A. L. August 26-28 Teams which have swept the Sox in 2022: @ Cleveland April 20-21 (20 a DH) @ Minnesota April 22-24 @ Toronto May 31 - June 2 vs. Arizona August 26-28

Jerry pays less for carrots. Jerry charges fans more for carrots. Jerry continues to net higher profits, now selling third place carrots with the expanded playoffs.

Did Ed McMahon give Pollock a $1,000,000 check before his third plate appearance today? 2023 payroll continues to be spent futilely in 2022. Tony continues to need one win or to resign before year end to retain a winning record as a White Sox manager entering 2023.

Jerry is strictly relying on selling Sox and Bulls hats to Peoples Nation at this point.

Will Hahn continue ducking the lapdog media for the rest of the season?

And the beat goes on for Sox fans.

Tony is betting five to six figures a game against the White Sox via the Caesars White Sox Betting App. Will restock his wine cave for October 6. No mercy sensei.

The Sox aren’t flushing their 1/4 CSN ownership down the toilet to chase down some hillbilly 30th tv market in the country. Las Vegas and Portland will also offer horseshit TV revenue. Montreal is the most viable city and baseball is not returning since Canadians aren’t building these billionaire fat cheapass fucks free stadiums.

Our only hope is First Take invites Jose Abreu as a guest and films at the Comiskey Park II parking lot before the final home game.

As it deserves to be. Tony was always horseshit with the Chicago White Sox, took advantage of steroids and coasted off of superior FOs when Jerry placed him in Oakland and later in Saint Louis. He still fucked up two of the three Oakland World Series despite being heavy favorites.