Chimpton

Not sure even he knows.

I would think even the Pope would struggle with that miracle!

Which team are you thinking will do that?

Like much of the White Sox offense. And as for 'giving him a shot' one week is hardly a decent shot at things. Admittedly his form at Charlotte since returning hasn't been good but again that is a small sample. If they had given him a month and he was still producing those numbers at MLB level then fair enough, but if all they were going to do is give him a week they might as well have left him at AAA until later in the season.

They might be present but he isn't showing them consistently this season or last.

Do we think that AV will be back in a few weeks with the claim he has 'fixed' things while at Charlotte or is this demotion a long term thing?

Even a broken clock is correct twice a day!

Will this body last longer than Gage Workman?

Thanks. Also I suppose they may save some of his wages for this season which will please Jerry.

If Robert's trade value is virtually zero is it better just to keep him on the team until the end of the season?

Poor choice of words for the new Holy Father, 'surely promoting the heaven out of it'! Or are you suggesting the White Sox need an exorcism to get the devil out of the ownership!

We all know that struggling pitchers become Cy Young contenders when they pitch against the White Sox.

I'm more interested in the claim about the macaque!

I think there is a danger that the fanbase can over-hype and over expect with Elko. He may come up and struggle and need to adjust without the expectation that he will come up and continue where he was at AAA. If he is 'just' league average that will be an improvement on what we have currently got at 1B

Also trading him won't get nearly what many on here want or expect.

Is Vaughn Cuban by any chance!

It is getting more and more like the film Major League, maybe if they got a cardboard cut out of Getz in the locker room it would inspire them!

I would say 'unbelievable' but sadly with this organisation it is all too believable.

It really depends on any new owner's motivation in buying an MLB team. If it is for sporting reasons and they want to bankroll a successful franchise then dramatic improvement could happen. If they are buying it as an 'investment' then moderate improvement will happen as they will want a more successful on field team but won't want to throw massive money at it as the spreadsheet is the bottom line.

I would say the only way is up, but in his case probably not.

That's because he hasn't pitched against the White Sox before!

I know it is hard to hear ex-players trashing the organisation, and it does make them sound petty in a way, especially if it was a stepping stone to a big payday elsewhere, but it is noticeable that there aren't many ex-players saying how brilliant the White Sox organisation is or was. Equally, when most/many on here, myself included, also criticise the lack of organisation at the White Sox it is churlish to then trash ex-players ourselves when they say out loud what many of us already think. No one likes to hear bad things about the team they are a fan of, especially when that team is at a historic low point, and especially when it is coming from ex-players who earned millions from but didn't necessarily perform for the White Sox ( I am talking Lynn here not Crochet). But until the whole organisation becomes less disfunctional and actually starts performing on the pitch we will probably hear more stories like this one.

Probably because he knew the Whites Sox would let him get away with such behaviour.

He may be a buffoon, but that doesn't mean that what he said isn't true!

They might as well set fire to them for all the good they are doing with them.