South Side Hit Men

Big Energy, little results.

Hell, even I am more optimistic about Grandal over Eloy. Grandal looked healthy and was swinging a solid bat in Charlotte. Eloy has looked like Eloy.

If I could bring back one hot dog stand, it would be Wally's (Central and Diversey). Leon's hot dogs, garden on a bun. Bowser Dog was a good alternative, but they closed as well. They were replaced by Auto Zone and townhouses, respectively. Where is Sammy's? I'll have to check it out if accessible. Jay's ((Nagel & Montrose) and Bob-O's (Irving Park east of Cumberland) are my two go-tos. Mr. Beef on Harlem south of Irving was solid until they sold a couple of years ago. Can't do deep dish or anything Lou's due to their sausage patty.

Mike North may have been one of the few or only Score staff who liked Murphy. Stone has been in a few known feuds over the years, most notably Hawk Harrelson. Gets along with Jason due in part to the age difference and Jason's deferential banter toward Steve.

Ditto basketball.

With the expanded playoffs, the second place carrot has been replaced with the third place carrot.

Bullshit, all of it. 2B, RF and SP are your greatest needs. Sure, every team can use an extra bullpen arm or two, but it should not be the "priority". White Sox Hitting fWAR by Position (30 MLB Teams): 2020: First Overall: C 1st; 1B 2nd; 2B 9th; 3B 12th; SS 3rd; LF 10th; CF 14th; RF 17th 2021: Seventh Overall: C 11th; 1B 12th; 2B 23rd; 3B 8th; SS 10th; LF 24th; CF 7th; RF 24th 2022: Twentieth Overall: C 14th; 1B 3rd; 2B 25th; 3B 23rd; SS 8th; LF 28th; CF 11th; RF 16th White Sox Pitching fWAR (30 MLB Teams): 2020: Eleventh Overall: SP 16th; RP 8th 2021: First Overall: SP 3rd; RP 2nd 2022: Twelfth Overall: SP 17th; RP 9th White Sox Fielding fWAR by Position (30 MLB Teams): 2020: Fourth Overall: SP 4th; C 1st; 1B 4th; 2B 10th; 3B 28th; SS 10th; LF 16th; CF 9th; RF 5th 2021: Twenty-first Overall: SP 4th; C 29th 1B 19th; 2B 14th; 3B 14th; SS 12th; LF 9th; CF 17th; RF 27th 2022: Twenty-fifth Overall: SP 4th; C 2nd; 1B 6th; 2B 9th; 3B 19th; SS 22nd; LF 29th; CF 24th; RF 25th

Appreciated Boers and Bernstein staying on the Penn State story, precursor to half the disgusting conference being exposed. I'll pick two lighthearted clips goofing on The Moron Man of The Fans, Mike Murphy.

Yep. Konerko, Dye and Iguchi were slightly below average in terms of fangraphs advanced defensive ratings, but nowhere near the bottom. 2005: C Pierzynski (7th among 21 qualified catchers); 1B Konerko (10th of 15); 2B Iguchi (12th of 18); 3B Crede (9th of 19); SS Uribe (4th of 25); LF Podsednik (3rd of 17); CF Rowand (2nd of 18); RF Dye (12th of 19). The 2022 team only has three qualified players in terms of games/innings, Tim is bad and Robert second from last. 2022: 1B Abreu (5th of 20); SS Anderson (18th of 25); CF Robert (14th of 15) Lowering the innings threshold to cast a wider 2022 net 250 innings year to date: 2022: C McGwire (9th of 47) / Grandal (28th of 47); 2B Harrison (6th of 35) / Leury (21st of 35); 3B Moncada (12th of 35) / Burger (34th of 35); LF Pollock (27th of 32); RF Engel (14th of 32) / Sheets (29th of 32) Overall the 2005 White Sox as a team ranked 10th of 30 in team defense. Tony La Russa's 2022 team ranks 28th of 30 in The MLB. Sidebar: 7:30 - Greatest Home Run Call in White Sox History "JOOOOOOOOOEEEE CREEEEDDDDDEEEE" Also the most consequential regular season win in White Sox History.

Age 28 Conforto Ages 33-35 Corbin, Grandal, Keuchel & Lynn Love Moncada. Would trade Eloy because he still has value but has no track record of ever staying healthy, being a quality OF or being able to DH (his DH spilts are awful). Eloy's fWARs are 1.4, 1.7, 0.5, -0.4. Eloy's best two seasons are comparable to Conforto's 2021. Anyway, my phone is charged, so my work here is done.

HEFTY HEFTY HEFTY Conforto bWAR (3.4 bWAR per 162 average): Age 22 (56 Games) 2.1 Age 23 (109) 0.6 Age 24 (109) 3.7 Age 25 (153) 2.7 Age 26 (151) 3.6 Age 27 (54 - Owner Lockout) 2.1 Age 28 (125) 1.3 WIMPY WIMPY WIMPY Josh Harrison - bWAR 2018-2022 (Ages 30-34): 0.5, (1.0), 0.5, 2.1, 1.0 (Average per season 0.6)

Hahn's plans the past three years of "hope for the best" with Mazara /Eaton / Sheets & Engel, with Jake Lamb and Brian Goodwin sprinkled in, isn't working. Sheets wouldn't even be on the roster if they had a credible LH starting RFer. Conforto's .824 OPS is better than everyone except Abreu (.856) and Robert (.833), and is much higher than what one could expect with either rookie breaking into the league. The window is shutting in a few more seasons, feel more comfortable going with a late 20s player than all the 30 something players Hahn and Tony have been stockpiling.

Yes, anything is possible, but based on the way the Sox slow rolled his promotion (at least in Colas' eyes), without a team friendly deal in place I don't believe they are in any rush to start his clock. In terms of the minor league schedule, they typically end in late August / early September, but based on your post it sounds like they are running later because they likely started later w the lockout.

He's played 3 games in AA, with a few weeks left in the season. Perhaps he is an in season call up in 2023 if he is promoted and can mash in AAA the first half of the year, but he is not on the Opening Day roster.

I don't see it unless attendance heats up the final two months, they make the playoffs, and sustain / add to the Season Ticket base. They are not getting the same walkup crowds they got last year once the restrictions were lifted last season on June 25th. Currently, they are running closer to 2019 tanking attendance than 2021, though their inflation adjusted revenue is likely higher per ticket, with many 2019 tickets discounted / given away. I went to several 2019 games for $3 a piece based on tickets sold to employees at the Illinois Center for April, May and September weekday games. That said, they are spending more on payroll per fan this season than in previous seasons. Significantly higher national and other shared MLB revenue will cover much of the difference, but I don't believe all of it. Budgets are based in part on the following season projected revenue, which I don't have, this is the best cocktail napkin analysis I can do with public information. 2016 21,829 (1,746,293 / 80 Dates) $5,245 payroll dollars per average fan ($114,498,667 / 21,829) 2019 21,426 (1,649,775 / 77 Dates) $2,343 ($50,204,444 / 21,426) 2021 28,367 (1,134,676 / 40 Dates: June 25-end of regular season) $2,269 (1/2 $128,716,666 / 28,367) 2022 24,146 (1,062,445 / 44 Dates). $8,008 ($193,370,219 / 24,146)

I'm presuming a 2-3 year deal. The Sox could use a RF and LHB. I assume the Sox are not in the Aaron Judge market. The rest of the field is slim pickings in 2023. https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/free-agents/right-field/

Said they had to go 8-4 vs. Cleveland, Minnesota and Cleveland, to be possible buyers heading into trade deadline week. Need to go 3-1 vs. Cleveland to hit that mark. I like Kopech getting extra time, though based on his earlier comments, the knee will be an issue through yearend. It was either Lynn or Martin Saturday, hopefully Lynn can bounce back.

I'm keeping Vaughn and the others and hoping Hahn is involved in this. https://nypost.pressreader.com/article/282411288050096

Garden on a bun + mustard. Also, I don't buy Vienna hot dogs (but ok with their condiments). Preferred Leon's when they were in business, now whoever Superdawg uses plus the Costco hot dogs (Kirkland?). Ketchup is the devil's condiment. It is not allowed in my house. Ditto Mayonnaise.

That's some crazy ass shit there. Thought NL had the better starters, but AL had Dusty and more heart. Was always an American League Fan, will die an American League Fan.

Hard pass.

Bernstein worked well with Terry Boers who checked his worst impulses. He has lost his way after Terry retired. Since that point, listened online if there was an interesting Sox interview, but rarely even checked at that level the past few years. This latest incident with their lying afternoon producer, and the Ozzie time waster interview have pushed me to deleting the website link. It's bullshit, all of it. Never bothered with ESPN, local or the national windsocks.

Is strip club Heavenly Bodies still their top sponsor, or have they moved on to Ozzie's Blue Pills?

I don't want him running hard to first base. At all.