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If they are on the ML roster, yes. If not, let them develop in Charlotte. They should play most games. I'm somewhat OK with a 32 year old Trayce Thompson because I don't believe they have another player in the system who can cover defensively CF for Robert, and you don't want the pitchers killed by a lack of OF defense. Also, Sheets should never play another inning in RF/LF the rest of the season or career with the Sox if he returns in 2024 beyond an emergency injury situation.

Agreed, but the deadline is gone so FAs like Elvis and Grandal can no longer be flipped. Also don't have to go out and sign guys like Welington Castillo ($14.5M), Kelvin Herrera ($19M), John Jay ($4M) and Parrot ($12M) when you're not going anywhere and then claim "the money has been spent." and have perennial holes at C, 2B and RF.

I want a quality guy in there in November, so they have a proper game plan for the offseason and spring training. Have time to review everything they have and determine who is an asset going forward and who should be moved. The Sox don't have someone who can do that now. It goes beyond Robert and Cease. And I understand the Burger angst, because the new person (if Ng is a candidate for EVP) should have made the call on him as well. The others were FAs. The Dodgers are the only team playing well since the deadline among Sox trade partners, and they have benefited from a soft August schedule (Oakland, Padres, Colorado) and home series vs. Milwaukee and Miami. Joe Kelly only has 11 outs with them before hitting the IL. Lance Lynn has wins against Oakland, Colorado and San Diego. August Records Los Angeles Dodgers (Joe Kelly and Lance Lynn) 17-2 Houston Astros (Kendall Graveman) 10-8 Miami Marlins (Jake Burger) 7-11 Los Angeles Angels (Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez) 5-13 New York Yankees (Keynan "Loose Lips" Middleton) 5-13

To me "tanking" is productive if you are playing younger players regularly to determine whether they hold future value, and are not concerned whether this impacts wins and losses. If you're playing guys like Elvis and Grandal (if Seby ever returns) regularly, than you're not doing it right. Same as in 2017-2109 when Hahn signed several veterans, some expensive, instead of taking chances on younger players and claims of other younger players who might have made a difference in the 2020s.

@Dick Allensaid down payments will be charged to people who spread their season tickets out over multiple monthly payments. Need to sell something to stem the tide of cancellations. Too bad they didn't dump Hahn before the deadline, keep Pedro through year end unless the new GM had someone in mind and available to bring in now. Primary comfort is the fact Kenny said he isn't extending after his deal (likely through 2024 like Hahn's reported deal), so he can be an "advisor" like Paxson is now during the final year and let others run the show. Will be interesting to see who they bring in from the outside. Hopeful it is a good hire and process, will wait to see how it plays out and hope for the best. They have time to do things right and have a new FO in place by November, get back to contention in 2026 with their current prospects plus acquisitions over the next two years.

Yep. White Sox Supercut coming right up. Trigger warning - Yoan gets a double.

Yes, just like his pal Rocky Wirtz.

I hope for everyone's sake he is telling the truth.

It's a stretch to call the Pirates (or White Sox) big league level this season. Well Pittsburgh for several seasons and counting. Do give him credit for pitching well vs. a slumping Arizona team. He got hammered as expected in Philadelphia in his only other start. He is slated to face Texas at home his next start.

Don't forget signing Albert Belle, not to try to win a championship, not because he wanted to bring in a player fans could cheer and back. He brought him in to spite his fellow owners, and dumped him the first chance possible after he was done making a point.

Missed the game entirely, but nice to see Sosa and Colas inserted late and play well. Both should be playing 5 of 6 games, rest 1. Sox win a final series game to avoid a sweep for the fourth time this season. They have been swept seven times, have swept Kansas City and Detroit once each at home.

I feel bad for the workers who can't afford not to call in sick. Yes, felt good to see Tony look well at his final press conference here. Doesn't look so well less than a year later. Jerry didn't do him a favor, doesn't really do anyone any favors flying in his orbit.

Police can't pursue, no bail required, no prosecution, no consequences. It's intentional policy enacted and demanded by city, county and state officeholders.

With a zinger thrown in about former White Sox Union rep Lucas Giolito. USA Today is a fitting place for Bob to "work", then again so is the White Sox for all of Jerry's cronies, and Hahn's Michigan cronies. Hope Brooks Boyer sells 0 season tickets beyond corporate sponsors forced to buy them. Insert flaccid arrow and kickbacks to Jerry.

As someone who actually worked Arlington Heights Race Track and lives adjacent to the UPNW Metra line that will service it, let me tell Arlington Heights and the area around the track was a clusterfuck each year when they attempted to host the Arlington Million and “record crowds” of 25k-30k people. They had to thousands of people for miles and shuttle people for miles. I understand there would be infrastructure improvements to add road capacity, and they ask do bought the adjacent hotel and additional land. That said, I don’t see either a football or baseball stadium happening there. I pity 80,000 fans trying to go there 10 times a year, and also the residents who are staunchly opposed to spending a penny of taxpayer money on this idea. The Bears are already hemming and hawing about having to pay property tax. Must be nice to get everything free for a century if your a billionaire. As far as the Sox moving there, they would have trouble beating the Wolves attendance. There are few Sox fans in that area, and not many more from the South and West suburbs or Chicago willing to regularly make the trek there.

MLB One Shinning Moment 110 - 64 .632 Ozzie Guillen 2005 649 - 646 .501 Ozzie Guillen, not 2005 (2004, 2006-2013) 106 - 72 .596 Ned Yost 2015 1,119 - 1,291 .464 Ned Yost, not 2015 (2003-2008, 2010-2014, 2016-2019) 105 - 74 .587 Dave Martinez 2019 284 - 385 .425 Dave Martinez, not 2019 (2018 - 2023) OG NCAA One Shinning Moment

Fun facts: Rick Hahn served as Brad Pitt's stunt double in Moneyball. Jerry Krause served as Jonah Hill's stunt double.

Lineup the last time the White Sox were 27 games under .500. Please note the Sox had all but two players at the end of the game under with an under .700 OPS. Tonight they only had two over .700. Ryan LaMarre, who I never heard of until this post, had the lone extra base hit (Double) for the White Sox. Despite this accomplishment, Ryan was pinch hit for my Nicky Delmonico. September 4, 2018 8 Detroit (56-83) over 3 Chicago (56-83) * Position / Player / H-AB / Season To Date OPS SS Tim Anderson 2-4 .719 3B Jose Rondon 1-4 .818 DH Welington Castillo 0-4 .741 1B Matt Davidson 1-3 .799 C Kevan Smith 1-3 .680 PH-C Omar Narvaez 0-1 .796 2B Yoan Moncada 1-4 .701 LF Ryan LaMarre 1-3 .716 PH Nicky Delmonico 0-1 .709 CF Adam Engel 0-4 .607 RF Ryan Cordell 0-3 .000 SP Lucas Giolito 1 1/3 IP 5 R 4 ER RP Hector Santiago 2 2/3 IP 1 R 0 ER RP Jeanmar Gomez * 1 2/3 IP 0 R RP Aaron Bummer 1 1/3 IP 1 R 1 ER RP Ryan Burr 1 IP 1 R 1 ER RP Thyago Viera * 1 IP 0 R Note - Colorado also tied the Sox with the same record (48-75) after the loss tonight Note * - Also never heard of Jeanmar Gomez or Thyago Viera until this post.

Sounds Good. Skylark Pre/Post Sox Game (Can buy you two tree drinks / cocktails) Revolution Brewery North Side (Can bring BYOF great Chicago food - La Villa Pizza and or Bob-o-rino's subs) Just completed a beer trade this afternoon (12 received from the Northeast including Treehouse, Notch & Fiddlehead) on my lone other active Social Media account (Beer Advocate).

With this loss, Colorado takes the all time series lead 11-10. Teams the White Sox are under .500 (includes Post Season) .278 Arizona 5-13 (-8) .364 Washington 8-14 (-6) .409 Philadelphia 9-13 (-4) .421 Saint Louis 16-22 (-6) .438 New York N. L. 7-9 (-2) .440 New York A. L. 860-1093 (-233) .473 Toronto 204-227 (-23) .476 Atlanta 10-11 (-1) .476 Colorado 10-11 (-1) .484 Houston 46-49 (-3) .486 Los Angeles N. L. 18-19 (-1) .490 Los Angeles A. L. 377-392 (-15) .490 Boston 958-996 (-38) .496 Detroit 1105-1122 (-17) Source Two White Sox highlights this evening: 1. Tiny E steals home. 2. Luis "Not a Leader" Robert Jr. homers again

Dylan Cease too valuable to risk injury. Trayce Thompson (.619), Gavin Sheets (.647) and Zach Remillard (.640) the other options. Grandal is finally an elite option for the White Sox.

He is a loser and TV fraud. Same as Ozzie Guillen.

There were always relief pitchers in baseball, they just didn't take over half the game as they do now. Each league had 8-10 teams, 16-20 in the sport. And the league pennant winners, based on the regular season, played in separate leagues who did play each other, in October. Back when people cared, not because of what they wore to the game. What does "nine inning" mean? Have you been out in the Texas sun too long today Tex?

Tony was better than Bevington, I'll give you that. Tony's HOF is based on Jerry placing him in Oakland/Saint Louis, not his mediocre record here. The White Sox had 42 managers and 11 are in the Hall of Fame White Sox Managers > .500 Winning Percentage .592 462-293 Fielder Jones 1904-1908 (1906 World Series) .581 157-113 Clark Griffith 1901-1902 (1901 AL Pennant - No WS Played) .578 339-247 Pants Roland 1915-1918 (1917 World Series) .565 179-138 Marty Marion 1954-1956 .564 840-650 Al Lopez 1957-1965 & 1968-1969 (1959 AL Pennant) .551 258-210 Gene Lamont 1992-1995 .529 18-16 Miguel Cairo 2022 .529 406-362 Paul Richards 1951-1954 & 1976 .525 124-112 Bob Lemon 1977-1978 .524 678-617 Ozzie Guillen 2004-2011 (2005 World Series) .521 174-160 Eddie Collins 1924-1926 .519 392-364 Kid Gleason 1919-1923 (1919 AL Pennant) .515 500-471 Jerry Manuel 1998-2003 .515 250-235 Jeff Torborg 1989-1991 .513 678-644 Tony La Russa 1979-1985 & 2021-2022 .513 78-74 Billy Sullivan 1909 .511 206-197 Eddie Stanky 1966-1968 .509 222-214 Terry Bevington 1995-1997

Different time indeed. People cared about baseball, baseball cared about people. Regular season mattered, best four teams featured until wild card / interleague bullshit. World Series Television Ratings Year + Average Viewers (1973 First year with average viewers listed in wiki link above; Population Count for start of decade - 1970 census paired with 1973 World Series, 1980 with 1982, etc.) 1973 34.8M / 203.4M (17.1%) 1982 38.1M / 226.5M (16.8%) 1992 30.1M / 248.7M (12.1%) - Canadian Team Involved 2002 19.3M / 281.4M (6.9%) 2012 12.6M / 308.7M (4.0%) 2022 11.8M / 331.4M (3.6%)