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Fwiw, Gio is in Chicago right now training at UIC. I think his partner is from the Chicagoland area.

That's a good point. But his dad came on the air after he was traded and said that he would love to resign for the White Sox in the off season if they made a move for him.

I would bet money we bring Gio back.

He's willing to spend stupidly. How many of their big signings, outside of Shohei have worked out? I don't want someone to spend for the sake of spending.

Also, if you are talking sports, this includes the global world, there are many european football owners who are FAR worse then Reinsdorf. We are talking letting their teams go bankrupt and lose professional standing. All you have to do is go to the EFL. I'm sorry but I do think this needs to be pointed out to be put into context. I legitimately think Spurs ownership is worse then Reinsdorf, although Levy is actually a good comp to him.

They also didn't win a world series. If we are taking to account full ownership, Reinsdorf has seven championships and Moreno has zero. I don't like Reinsdorf. I just don't think he's the worst.

I think the White Sox have been more competitive and successful with Reinsdorf then the Angels with Moreno. A broken clock can be right occasionally.

I think Moreno might be worse. Wasting Trout and Ohtani is criminal.

Pop psychology: he learned from the failures of the last administration?

I dunno, based on recent play, this teams seems very capable of going 26-27 the rest of the year. That isn't great by any means but it is a marked improvement over last year. As far as playoffs, if you can nab a wild card spot or win the division with 85-86 wins, yes this team with the right investment and free agent signings/trades could absolutely do that. This all gets back to the fact that the team last year was never as bad as their record indicated but were horribly mismanaged.

$$$$$$ It depends though. What kind of $$ they are offering and how does the team look at the end of the year. Bryce Harper wanted to come here in 2019 after an abysmal year. Could absolutely see some players finding this place attractive to play.

This team isn't that bad though. They had an awful start but if you remove that, they are basically close to or a little under .500. Nobody is doing cartwheels but it is progress. They are much better than they were last year. To be honest, the team wasn't that bad last year but they were so poorly managed that it obviously looks much worse on paper. Getting to 60-65 wins is a big deal. Let's say that get to 66 wins, which I think, quite frankly is a very reasonable goal. That's a 23 win improvement, and that comes just from dumping out the last excess of toxicity and getting better coaching. You invest smartly in the team and they could become a playoff contender next year. Especially in an American League that is just much weaker than the NL. 86 wins could probably get you a wild card spot. So yes, this team is no World Series contender right now. However there is merserable progress. As someone who is a footy fan, they are essentially a mid to lower level premier league team that is tough to beat and fun to watch. Eventually, some of those teams vie for the equivalent of our playoffs, which is Europe. Some of those teams make it into the conference league. Actually Crystal Palace, if people are attuned to what is happening over there is a good shout. You had a team underachieving and hanging around relegation due to a bad fit at manager. They replaced him with a new manager and the difference is night and day.

I was skeptical of the hire but you have to give Getz credit in that he has been much more serious about building an organization and a culture.

Yeah. But he won't live much longer. Dunno. I think they miight spend. I'm just worried they won't spend it well.

Whether they actually will or not, Reinsdorf is old enough that he might fucking go for it next year in the same way we did in 2020. I think if they keep this core and spend the money, more importantly spend it wisely, I think they can compete with Detroit. That being said, they need to invest in the team.