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Moments of magic will glow in the night All fears of the forest are gone But when the morning breaks they're swept away by golden drops of dawn, of changes. - Phil Ochs

It's also quoted in the twitter linked article in the original post. The Emmy-winning Sambolin, who first joined NBC 5 in 2002 and then rejoined the station in 2013 after a two-year stint with CNN, announced Dec. 29 that she has been taking a break from the station to focus on her health and to care for a loved one. It’s not publicly known where Williams and Sambolin moved.

Thanks for posting, Rick Hahn's account much more interesting than the fast food garbage. Deep Thoughts, with Rick Hahn.... Madrigal has already reached his "short" ceiling Go make me a sandwich Correction - Should be "White Sox" "high priced" vets..... Sucks to be a Padres fan. LOL How did it work for you Hahn the past 15 years? Grandal, Keuchel, Parrot, Dunn, LaRoche, etc. prove otherwise. Hopefully Hahn's lesson learned sticks

Link to a story from two weeks ago, an "anonymous owner friend of Bob Nightengale" explicitly stated there is no chance in hell the season will start on time or be a 162 game season. Said an American League owner (*cough* Jerry Reinsdorf *cough*) who also requested anonymity: “I don’t see any way spring training starts in February. Zero chance of that. I don’t care if we play 140 games, 120 games or 80 games, we have to make sure everyone is safe to do this right.’’

Tony sighting in Wicker Park

MLB is the only sport with an anti trust exemption. The union should lobby Congress and or consider a lawsuit to overturn to create a level negotiating field. MLB has a de facto salary cap, and does not bargain in good faith, is not open and honest with their business disclosures as the other three professional leagues are contractually obligated to provide. (The NHL's Player Union was a complete cesspool in the 1970s-1980s, read Career Misconduct). The Players Union has lost a lot of ground under Tony Clark, They need to Seek arbitration regarding collusion over the past few seasons fight collusion. Seek arbitration or a lawsuit for clubs not adhering to the CBA by skirting minimum player salary requirements under CBA revenue sharing provisions which dictate funds must go toward payroll. Negotiate a significant increase to the MLB minimum salary and incorporate significant increases to arbitration awards, to combat ownership collusion over the past several years. The Union also should consider expanding their membership to the minor leagues or help create a minor league players union, and to fight to restore previous compensation and draft count levels for the international and domestic drafts the owners rescinded last year.

He was good on ESPN Sunday Night / Playoff Baseball radio broadcasts (with former Sox announcer Chris Singleton). Is he going to skip Sunday Cubs games, or be limited to MLB Playoffs only, and skip Sunday night baseball? An ESPN spokesman said Sciambi will have fewer MLB weeknight telecasts because of his Cubs deal, but his MLB work on ESPN Radio and college basketball duties will remain more or less the same. Sciambi has worked for ESPN since 2005 and became full-time with the media giant in 2010.

They agreed to sign Beckham and he passed the physical before the LaRussa announcement. LaRussa's views on race and his criminal behavior are nauseating. I hope the White Sox post the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission contact information in their clubhouse and front office. https://www.eeoc.gov/field-office/chicago/location Phone (312) 872-9744 If you believe you have been subjected to employment discrimination, please access the online Public Portal here. You will be asked to answer a series of questions about your employment situation, and where applicable, be directed to schedule a telephone interview with an investigator. You must have access to the internet and an e-mail address to use the Public Portal.

Yes, even more so than Dallas Keuchel in Game 2 Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/W WPA cWPA 2020 30 SDP NL NLWC W STL 0 0 6.00 3 0 3 0 0 1 3.0 3 2 2 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 15 2.000 9.0 3.0 9.0 15.0 1.67 0.02 0.2% 2020 30 SDP NL NLDS L LAD 0 0 36.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 4 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 8 4.000 18.0 0.0 18.0 9.0 0.50 -0.01 -0.1% Old white guys Tony can remember seems to be the lone player acquisition philosophy since A.J. Hinch Tony LaRussa was hired. Jerry aims to please.

Trevor Rosenthal is the correct answer. He is an old, ineffective guy Tony may still remember as a Cardinals draft pick while he was there. He is also a lot cheaper, so Jerry may all Tony to pull the trigger for $2M-$4M, or $0.5M-$1.5M prorated once the cancelled regular season games are factored.

The owners cannot be trusted. If they try to screw the players again and cancel many/most regular season games, I hope the players walk out in late September and there are no playoffs if they are not treated fairly. If the owners have no regard to the integrity of competition, the regular season and fans, the players shouldn't have to carry the burden. The owners add nothing to MLB, they only take. Keep all profits, socialize all costs to taxpayers and players. Completely reprehensible.

Have the same concern with the White Sox’ richest contract (assuming Keuchel doesn’t lock in his 2023 option). https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grandya01.shtml

“I think there’s likely to be a work stoppage after the 2021 season. Any CBA that would encourage one of the richest and most storied franchises in the game to trade away a generational talent like Mookie Betts for pennies on the dollar is fundamentally broken,” Hocherman, the Nats fan with opening day tickets, said. “Thirty billionaires laying people off in the middle of a pandemic to save what amounts to a couple days’ worth of interest to them is enraging. The destruction of the minor leagues, which is where baseball grooms not only their future talent, but their future fans who don’t live within reasonable distance of a major league franchise, or can’t afford to drop $400 on a game and a couple dogs, is another issue I find maddening. I was an early adopter of ‘Moneyball’ and the thinking behind finding undervalued statistics that correlate strongly with winning in order to compete with the big spenders, but it’s gotten to the point where a team like the Red Sox would rather fly an ‘In Under the Luxury Tax’ banner than a pennant. How is a fan supposed to love a game that is so despised by the people who run it? PS - Liesdorf hates Basketball too.

The Twins and other teams have been talking to Colome. I don't want this to happen.

It would have been interesting, but barring a loss of Kopech, Vaughn or Crochet, I would have loved the move. Welcome to SoxTalk!

After reading his twitter account for a few months, I place Stone in the same credibility column as Bob Nightengale, Chuck Garfien, Bruce Levine and the various food twitter accounts. Disingenuous, not worth the time trying to decipher if they are actually parroting something accurate or whether it's just a ploy for attention. Also, Steve Stone is a documented liar, not sincere in his comments or pledges as to what he will do. Par for the course with Jerry Reinsdorf and his Old Old Old Boy Network.

The thread is moot. GarPax was replaced with competent management by Michael earlier this year. RickWilled was replaced by LaRuse in February, announced publicly in October. No Mercy LaRussa Signed Cobra Kai!

Favorites = Ricky's Guys = 1. Abreu. 2. Robert, 3. Giolito, 4. Moncada 5. Anderson (Honorable Mention for Bakers Dozen Foster; Engel; Garcia; Jimenez; Lopez; Cordero; Bummer; Mendick). Least favorite = 1 Eaton, 2. Keuchel, 3. Grandal, 4. Madrigal; 5. Lynn.

May as well go all in and bring his BFF Adam Wainwright as well. Has been pitching well, regular and post season, Also gives insurance in case of injury. Stick Grandal with Keuchel and Lynn, Molina catches Giolito, Wainwright, Kopech, Cease and Lopez. The only problem is the same worry about losing the DH if one of the catchers get hurt. Can start the season with Collins, if playing with Vaughn's time or if he's not ready. Stats = OPS SP Splits: Optimal: Vs. RHP: SS Anderson .710 3B Moncada .806 1B Abreu .869 LF Jimenez .866 DH Grandal .801 CF Robert .616 RF Eaton .799 C. Molina .732 2B Madrigal .750 Vs. LHP: SS Anderson .845 CF Robert 1.072 1B Abreu .873 LF Jimenez .810 DH Grandal .763 C Molina .748 3B Moncada .721 2B Madrigal .725 RF Engel .667 Bench: OF Eaton/ Engel; IF Mendick .785 / .566; IF/OF L Garcia .650 / .658 DH A. Vaughn (starts when Grandal catches and other games for Abreu / Grandal days off). @Capital G - Yes I caught that and was editing before you hit your reply, looking at Engel's 2020 splits vs. career. That said, if Engel's OPS from last year is sustainable, he performed better in 2020 than Eaton's career splits against both LHP and RHP. The fear is Eaton will play 120-140 games under LaRussa, because he is a guy LaRussa knows and likely likes. Engel is the one with promise and should play the 120/140 games if he is performing at or better than Eaton, not vice versa. I also adjusted the lineups to improve the L/R bunching.

You're correct, thanks for the correction. Reds still need a starting catcher, they are not saving much by dumping his salary. He won the gold glove and works well with the staff, I don't see him available. The ones I mentioned are free agents. Not sure what the Cardinals are going to do if Molina doesn't return, or the Cubs if they salary dump Contreras. Then again, not sure if there are any teams beyond the White Sox and possibly Twins or Brewers attempting to win 80 plus games across both Central Divisions.

That's likely not going to happen, Barnhart is under contract for $7.5M, I called for Zunino, but Tampa signed him for $3M. Of those currently available, I still like a defense first option, Tony Wolters or Alex Avila would be good options for $2.5M-$4M. Matt Wieters would be a third OK option if the first two aren't available.

Well, we will have to agree to disagree. Just disappointed because the White Sox could have been legitimate World Series contenders over the next three years without mortgaging the future by acquiring Darvish, who cost little in prospects. Darvish, Giolito, Lynn, Kopech, Keuchel/Cease is a legitimate World Series Championship rotation. The first solid 1-5 rotation since 2005. The White Sox absolutely pissed away Darvish salary each of the past four seasons, when they tanking (still contend 2020 was more of a surprise with COVID / short season / shitty schedule). You can't piss away 15-20% of payroll when you are not even intending to compete. If money is so tight, it's inexcusable. High priced relievers while tanking? Seriously, WTF. 2020: $20.5M Parrot and Herrera (-0.4 bWAR) last year ($ before pro-rating for 60/162) 2019: $27.8M Herrera, Castillo, Alonso and Jay in 2019 - This was absolutely disgraceful 2018: $16.3M Soria & Castillo 2017: $18.0M Frazier & Holland 2016: Sale traded, tanking the new plan.

Ricketts also doesn't want Schwarber at $7M, doesn't want Bryant ($18.6M) and Contreras ($6.3M), and would love to dump anyone else over $2M if he could get rid of them. Nobody on Earth wanted the Statue of Apathy, Grandal (32 years old) @ $73M. Anyone else bid on $74M for another old guy, Mr. Teacher? He's 33 years old, by the way, and got hammered by the 16th in MLB run scoring A's in Game 2. Darvish is a legitimate 1 or 2, Keuchel is a 3 or 4, who is making $56M over the same 3 years remaining. Nobody in their right mind would trade Darvish for Keuchel. That's why Darvish has a $16.9M trade value (estimated earned value above and beyond his contract), whereas Keuchel and Grandal have negative trade values, at ($7.5M) & ($0.9M), respectively. Yu Darvish is far superior to Dallas Keuchel, for $1M per year more. Nice try though. https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/trade-simulator/

Hope to be pleasantly surprised, but beyond Tony somehow convincing Jerry he "needs" a closer and more importantly, should spend money to get one, i don't see the White Sox topping their commitments to Lynn or Eaton (prorated $9M & $8M salaries), beyond extending Giolito. The Twins are the only AL Central team possibly attempting to win, and Jerry has always shown a firmer commitment to crushing the players and their union versus any desire to compete for a World Series. People mistake Jerry's commitment to keeping LaRussa employed, here if necessary, to a commitment to winning. Can see them signing 1-2 collusion depressed players from the list below in the late Spring or Summer leading up to July Spring Training. C Tyler Flowers ($2M-$3M) C Curt Casali ($2M-$3M) OF Kevin Pillar ($3M-$4M) SP Brian Anderson ($2M-$4M) SP Mike Leake ($3M-$5M SP Adam Wainwright ($5M-$7M) SP Homer Bailey ($3M-$5M) SP Chase Anderson ($3M-$5M) P Tyler Anderson ($1M-$2M) P Tyler Chatwood ($3M-$5M)