BrittBurnsFan

Amazing...a guy with 14 career MLB innings gets the ball for the Jays in Game 1! Not saying he isn't worth it...but just blows my mind when I think back on game 1 starters over time. I am rooting for the Jays...but not betting anything on them!

The only case where JR spent (IMO) was signing Albert Belle...which was done to piss other owners off and he included an out-clause that he knew Albert would use...so maybe that doesn't really count? I am surprised the league owners don't call JR out for damaging a property that MLB could market!

In general I would hate this...but not because of the current state of the White Sox! One thing this recent "run" of White Sox baseball has done to me is it has opened me up to enjoying following other teams (Padres are an example). I just love baseball in general and would sorely miss the sport if I had to wait 15 or so months between seasons! But I certainly get what you are saying!

True...Dr Buss is still worshipped by Laker fans...JR will be demonized (rightly or wrongly) long after he has passed on...

That all might be true...but do you think they really delay a sale of this magnitude due to PR reasons? I mean...maybe...but does that mean they sat there in the discussions and said "hey Jerry, why don't you hang on to the White Sox a bit longer so the Ishbias can look better"?

Didn't Hahn state something about appreciating JR signing off on that decision so the team could move forward and get better? (paraphrase)

Thanks...now I am thinking it was Keuchel! I am getting old fast...LOL...can't remember recent stuff...ask me about the 80s/90s White Sox stuff and I remember it like was yesterday!

I think that is right...was thinking it was earlier than that embarrassing contract (wasn't that much but that guy deserved 3 years...thanks TLR!). I think you are right though...Leury.

Who was it that Hahn ate some decent amount of money (by White Sox standards) to release a guy a few years ago...and praised JR for allowing him to do it? Can't remember who it was though...

Also, what are they negotiating at this point? An extension to play at the Rate? Or a new ballpark?

So this businessman who lives in Chicagoland is going to purchase an MLB team at a value that would fit a major market team...and instantly devalue it by moving to a smaller market? Jerry isn't selling the club at a small market price so Ishbia will be over-paying for the club...won't believe these rumors until it happens (which I doubt is even under legitimate consideration).

I get the urge to grade on a curve...but Getz knew the situation better than any of us...and took the job why? Just for the money and prestige or because he thought he had a plan? If he had a plan, he is entering his 3rd off-season with no card in his hand that will get him 2, 3 or 4 kids we feel "good" about (Crochett card)! I am thrilled we went younger this season...but 2 of those younger kids are someone elses kids (which is fine, it is how the sport works). So with no card like the Crochett card...who is being developed that will show up and have us excited about getting even younger? Smith and Schultz? Maybe...I hope so! But yikes unless those two figure something out in the off-season or spring training!

F...as said...102 losses! Imagine just a few years ago thinking that 100+ losses is ANYTHING but an F! That is how low the bar has been set...so sad and frustrating!

I hope so...and yet it amazes me that a .239 hitter gets so much praise! When I was young...Colson's numbers would remind me of a Rob Deer type hitter...which is OK...but not a phenom!

No kidding...but when Jason B wanted to miss x number of games...it was "c ya"! UGH...

The Padres booth is great...informative and an enjoyable listen!

I have no idea if he is a good guy or a bad guy but he is a horrible fit for the White Sox! I hope they make a change!

Point #7: I am just asking a question about this...not arguing whether one is right or wrong. Can't the issue of a sale prior to the death of an owner be taken care of by the purchaser paying a higher price for the team? I have no idea about this type of level of transaction but if Jerry is concerned about losing money by selling prior to death can't he just ask a higher price than the value of the team? Maybe if a prospective owner wanted the team that badly they would then overpay and Jerry would come out even? Or is the "penalty" for selling prior to death so substantial that this idea wouldn't remotely make sense?

I am one minute into it...and already have tears streaming down my face while smiling ear to ear! Thanks for posting this link!

Advertised? 3 months ago he looked like a bust! He hadn't lived up to his draft status at all...Frank dominated from day 1 in professional ball. And...as much as I enjoy watching Colson play and hope we have an "anchor" going forward...his poor start in professional ball will always be stuck in my head as a caution to get too excited!

This news sucks! UGH...

But...it is possible to strike-out 20 and still lose the game.

I have become a larger HOF guy of late as well to a limit. I love Harold Baines...was my favorite MLB player until Frank came around...and the HOF dust-up his selection caused was unfortunate because he truly is an HOFer as a person so it hurt to watch "attacks" on his worthiness. That said...if you are doing side-by-sides of HOF status...Harold Baines' resume is almost identical to Andre Dawson's! Minus the MVP (which is great but has relative meaning when doing a year-to-year analysis) and SBs...Baines is every bit as worthy of HOF membership as Andre Dawson is! Yet...not much push back at all when Dawson got in!

THIS! Bingo! If Sammy wasn't listening to Hriniak...it is another stupid decision on Sammy's part! Frank still RAVES about Hriniak...which "generational" talent showed they had some work ethic along with the desire to be great?!

Honest question...why are the Twins in debt so much? Did they finance their newer ballpark?