Colome's Hat

It could also be a team pressing because they, for the first time, realize the magnitude of the situation. Those games are outliers

can we get Adam Dunn to mentor Colson? To me that is who his North Star should be. Dunn was brilliant, in part, because of how patient he was at the plate. His injury in late 2012 deprived us of a potential 50 home run season.

Tampa bay's team is literally built for its ballpark. Just like ours. I want to see us be better with RISP but the approach is good. It needs tweaking. A strikeout is another out. And it's less destructive than a ground ball out. People need to accept that it isn't 2005 anymore.

People need to watch the Joey Votto clip explaining why. Furthermore, a .300 average without slug or OBP is worthless.

For people concerned about batting average: the Toronto Blue Jays were second in the AL in batting average. They also hit 162 home runs. We all know the end of that. White Sox were near the league average in batting average.

I think the twins were wrong to do what they did. We have been begging for a hitting coach like Shomon. We get one and we want to fire him. If I have to sit through the bullshit of 2022, where we ranked #1 in batting average and had multiple .300 hitters but no 20 home run hitters, I will lose my s%*#.

It's how modern day hitting is taught.

He just needs to have some..... fun...... this off season

Disrespecting the game for awhile.....

Start by saying I'm a white man and I know José is a black player. However enough African American players have talked about the hurdles they have faced in the game today. I think many players and people fundamentally rejected the way TA was a proudly black player and didn't conform to what the white establishment wanted out of a baseball player. I didn't know before looking it up that Jose did apologize after which is class and good for him. Hopefully it was also mistranslated

He said that TA was disrespecting the game. Whatever you think of TA, it's very obvious what some of this is about. Apparently he apologized afterwords but still.....

He'll be 95.

Calf injury. Prevented him from being able to push off. Was dealing with it all year and it got worse.

Agreed. Might take our bullpen over Cleveland but it gets exposed with our starting pitching problems.

This. Assuming we have baseball next year, there are three reasons why, like you said, this is sustainable compared with 2021: 1) Diveristy of offense: I know people are annoyed by the strikeouts but Rick Hahn tried to build a home run hitting team and failed miserably. That lineup was incredibly right handed heavy and filled with power hitters who had high ground ball rates and didn't walk. I don't think people understand just how valuable left handed slug is. Especially when most of the league is still right handed. 2) This team genuinely loves each other: That 20-21 team was talented but as soon as the going got tough, they turned on each other. This team loves each other. That is so profoundly powerful 3) We have a GM who knows the importance of building an organization: The numbers between the last regime and this regime, in terms of who is working in it is profoundly different. The Sox are now ahead of the curve when it comes to analytics, both in terms of playing but also clubhouse chemistry. We are starting to put together the same kind of organization that the Rays have. Could go on but we are in such a much better place then last contention window.

Staff include bullpen. Ours is better then Houston. Probably better then the Cubs as well.

What he said about TA had some ugly connotations. And I'll leave it at that.

You know we led the AL in walks this year. Sorry these facts don't fit your narrative.

I think the pressure got to them. They led the AL in walks this year. Fine with K's as long as it's supplemented by walks.

White Sox won with class. They don't. They'll get swept by the Rays.

A fair amount of winning seasons but short on playoff appearances. The aughts White Sox teams were always competitive, for the most part.

He's giving over control By 2029. We just need him to realize that he should spend time As a fan next year.

You missed the point. Maybe read the room, see it's an appreciation post, and save it?

One of the guys I was hanging out with at the bar last night never saw 2005, which blew my mind and made me feel old as hell. But listening to how much he loved this team.... this is different than 2021. It's more sustainable and we have a better front office. I think this team truly showed the best of us as human beings. Cannot wait for next year.

Tbh, I think he could be a middle reliever. In short spurts, he has a lot of swing and miss.