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Sox need more runs. Bullpen can't cover that many innings on the road against an average team. More runs baby.

How come the Sox can't just get rid of managers like other teams? I prefer the Phils' way. Do it out of nowhere and have the team be 'shocked' into getting hot under the new manager. If Tony steps down over the break I'm going to lose it and yell out loud. If the Sox bring in AJP for the first game of the second half, that's stupid. Sox will probably go 0-5 and 1-9 and be out of the race and be stuck with AJP. Dumb organization IMO.

Great post. It wouldn't be the modern White Sox without one, two or three guys or more out of action for whatever reason. Ugh. I do love me some Eloy when he's 100 percent tho.

Ozzie got me a WS title and I'll always be grateful. That team didn't dominate that postseason by itself. True managers don't do much but Ozz knew to let the starters start and have them pitch five innings! He pushed all the right buttons in a perfect postseason. Yes, this drama seals Oz's fate. it will remind teams they cannot hire Ozz cause he's 'the mouth that roars.' But Ozzie Guillen IN MY MIND is a genius and thanks Ozzie for the title. I do not care that he 'quit' on the team. KW wanted him out anyway and JR reluctantly was gonna choose KW over Ozzeroo. Ozzeroo is like Ditka in terms of roaring. But he got me as a fan a title and I love Ozz.

Not all of us.

The bats were roaring, Luis Robert is the face of the franchise going forward along with TA. Stay healthy please. What a rocket grand slam.

Hate to say it but you can and should give up on Eloy. He's injury prone. It's unfortunate and sad but he's injury prone and the Sox obviously have no solution to keeping him healthy in the future. I guess reluctantly you could keep him around and keep paying him but the guy can't stay on the field.

No offense to Eloy but this is about right amount of time for a relapse. Some of these guys are just injury prone.

Serious question: Are the Sox basically unwatchable? Mostly because of their approach to hitting? Except for diehard fans like we fans on this board, does anybody in Chicago give a flip about the Sox? B-O-R-I-N-G. p.s. Kudos to my guy, Jose Abreu. He's close to .300 BA after being so horrid in terms of BA early on. They should add him to the all star game just cause he's a class act and now close to .300.

Bring in Don Kessinger as player/manager! I mean interim manager. .... Nyuk nyuk. Little joke.

Yep. They need to be at the max 7 games out of a playoff spot at the break when Tony steps down. However, I don't like the way the Sox do things. Usually when a manager gets canned or "retires" it comes during the season (like Phils this year) and the team rattles off several wins in a row and has a nice stretch. Doing this at the all star break will stink. They'll announce it on home run derby day then we'll have time for it to sink in with the team and it'll be all organized with a team meeting and the "shock value" will be gone. Instead of just accepting the choice as Phils had to do with Thompson there will be debate how the new guy won't matter and u wait, Sox won't get the usual jolt and WILL NOT go on 5-10 game win streak with the new skipper. Do it TONIGHT and get some value out of it White Sox!

Last sentence I agree with; first sentence cmon. No way this team is better than it has shown so far. Now could it improve with the same roster? Maybe but doubtful. These players circa 2022 season have stunk. The bullpen again is way overrated. It's highly inconsistent although the closer is pretty good. The everyday players have been hurt and mostly awful hitters. They are for the most part not hitting home runs and their batting averages are low with low number of walks. This team should not be in first. And yes the injuries have been a factor too. The team could look a lot better but I bet u Tony and Stone and Hahn would all agree when guys are not hitting it out of the park nowadays it tends to look lifeless. I think a good manager might have the team one over .500 and that would really be stretching it.

Hey Harry. What's the verdict on the new football coach. Is he liked? Respected? Thought of as nobody special? A buffoon or a stellar replacement? I figured word would be out since there's offseason workouts and assembling of talent to be done. You need players to win. Does he have a good team coming back? Did he add any skill position transfers or big linemen, linebackers? Finally ... what's Badke doing now? Does he still office at Bro Rice? He's arguably a top two coach in Rice history. Hoping Rice can stay elite under the new guy and not turn into St. Laurence/Benet football (decent but not a contender for the trophy).

Today's win was the type that keeps u watching the standings at least out of the corner of your eye. Good to come back from down 2 to beat a bad Tiger team at home. Thing is Sox are about to get smoked on the road. I say this even after their nice sweep of SFG. Sox vs, divisional teams on road is one big LOL. Some blowouts, some bullpen implosions, some defensive lapses or bad baserunning calls ... we know they are a comin'

I'll give Pollock (whom I hate) credit for going oppo field for that big hit today. He does that in key spots a few more times and he might be a little more popular. Right now he's kind of Erstad-ish (though I got buried on here for ripping Pollock a few weeks ago when he was hot).

I'm a Tony apologist but I'll tell u one thing. Tony deserves to have the players quit on him and have discord after giving up the other day down only six runs. People get on my guy Ozzie for giving up on that season when he negotiated with Miami (even though KW wanted him out) but Tony giving up down six says everything we need to know. He's saying the White Sox players cannot concoct the same rally concocted against them earlier this season (was it Cleveland that got six in the ninth or something to beat the Sox? Or some other team). Yeah you aren't gonna win down six without help (some walks, a grand slam, then stringing a few more hits together) but it's a fricking joke to give up down six. It just is!!!!! Why did he take TA out in the fifth? Missed that one today. Loafing? That would be another no no. You don't mess with the team's best player. Bye bye Tony.

Hate to say it but if there's clubhouse disunity Sox have themselves to blame for firing Renteria. Managers don't make much of a difference and Renteria should still be the skipper. Getting fired after leading them to the playoffs was b.s. I had some problems with RR with moves in the playoffs but looking back they probably aren't his fault. Front office prolly had some input in his moves. Karma maybe hitting the Sox for an unfair firing. You can't tell me RR deserved to get axed after leading a historically mediocre franchise to a playoff berth.

That actually was a good home win. Seven hits is a crappy total, but Det. only got five hits. Sox bullpen which is generally average at best, did a nice job as well. ... And I don't know if he's a big leaguer but when Sheets gets it going as he has lately it makes me happy. At this rate his low on the ceiling scale might be Dunn his high on the scale could be an all-star. Happy for him at least. That was a majestic homer. Sox still blow chunks and will NOT have a winning road trip coming up but I likey the victories and give them credit for wins. Overall bad homestand though.

Have to be fair and post after wins too. Nice win. The bats were back. Is Sheets getting good? New approach to all fields or what? My guy Jose nearing .300. He's a pro's pro. Still we'll all be miserable tomorrow if Detroit wins 3 of 4. Would be nice to win.

I was getting out of my car to get some groceries when they said Kelly was warming up. I laughed knowing he would fail of course. Sox have been snake bit all year. For instance, Robert hits that massive home run, just annihilating it. Then in the walkoff situation his at bat was simply pathetic. You can't be mad at Robert, just shake your head. Also Gio strikes out all those batters, for some reason falls in love with the change and gets it bludgeoned over the fence and 2-0 is 2-2. You can't be mad at Gio, but geez. And finally Abreu who is almost at .300 again, hits that pitch that on my screen looked like it had a chance to clear the fence. Instead it not only dies out there but there's a Tiger rightthere to make the easy catch. Can't be mad at Jose, but geez. What a lost season. At least none of us will be mad at virtually any of the trades they make this year except if they trade Robert, Eloy or Tim.

How did Detroit know Abreu was going to hit it right where he did? Sox are a gawd awful team but unlucky too. Or other teams have better scouts.

So frustrating. I'll leave it at that. Sox performance vs. the Central is laughable. Sox are also seven under .500 at home. Laughable. Just resign Hahn and Tony. Give it up.

I believe you in that it was bad. Didn't watch it. I wouldn't say he choked though. To choke would imply he was all scared and/or inable to get up for the moment cause of jitters. He's been through it before. He didn't choke. Now maybe he stunk or failed miserably but he did not choke there. That's the wrong word IMO.

I'd think "Fire Hahn" should be on some of the banners. I happen to think the GM is as bad as the manager or worse. Tony at least had a nice career with other franchises. His only huge failure was with the Sox.

Four hits is one big LOL. The Sox performance against the Central is one big LOL. Fans have had to suffer. Give us one joy by firing EVERYBODY please. Just let the Triple A staff come up and run the team the rest of the season or just let Abreu be player/manager and AJP be interim GM with Stone as consultant. We fans deserve something. Four hits??? During summer game at home against a lousy team? My gawd. And poor Stoney predicted early the Sox would hit tonight. Not mad at him. I feel for him being so dumb to say that. Not Stoney's finest hour. Gosh the Sox stink this year. and by the way, this game took 3 hours to play?? With so few runs and hits? I'd rather spend three hours in the library than watch that in person. Ugh ball.