BrittBurnsFan

Yep...the starters were pretty proud of themselves all summer...and then this!

I thought for sure we would get an OF at the deadline...but was OK with the moves! The deadline has looked DISASTROUS at the moment! The moves they made ended up at best being meaningless...at worst detrimental in big games! The moves they didn't make (getting a hitter to play RF) were worse!

Agree...they haven't given up...they never would! But having Leury start in OF again is just not great! Goodwin (who isn't all that great either) should have been on this roster!

I hope we keep Vaughn and Sheets...but do agree that Burger won't get us much at this point. Sheets however...depends upon the internal evaluation of him. Do the White Sox see him being a 1 tool player (power from the left side)? If so...this might be the time to see what one could get for him? That left-handed bat really seems to be weighing on me though...because my head tells me Vaughn is going to be a stud for a long time yet I would be nervous trading Sheets this winter!

And even dumber...if someone living in Iowa happened to be a fan of the Tigers or Indians...and subscribed to MLB.tv they would get blacked out of every game the their favorite team played against the 6 teams blacked out in Iowa (3 divisional rivals...so a lot of games)! They would pay a full rate but not be able to watch 3/4ths of their favorite team's divisional games! How many games do Central division teams play against each other? Just flat out ripping the customer off!

Yep! Living in Iowa gets you buried in blackouts! Ridiculous! And they are trying to grow the game?

Vaughn seems like the guy we would regret moving in 5 years! Sure Sheets will be on some highlights as he just hits massive HRs...but Vaughn seems like an everyday stud player. Yeah he wore down this year but he did everything that was asked of him!

So...is there free local TV for Chicagoland? Sorry...wrong post I responded to...but the question remains the same.

This will be an interesting offseason to watch in terms of Vaughn. I agree that Burger is probably gone...no reason to keep him around. But Vaughn...no way do you make him a platoon-player and I feel he is a better all-around hitter than Sheets but can he hit his way into the permanent lineup? He is going to have to if he wants to beat Sheets out for that OF spot. He also has the disadvantage of being RH though when compared to Sheets. Will he ever have more value if you consider trading him? Hope so because that means he is doing well...but if he does well then there is no need to trade him. Hope he sticks in the organization for a long time! He seems like the kind of guy you want on your team!

I just don't think I can watch this film because the entire time I will be thinking about how much I miss the Sopranos!

Hit up the new Venom movie with 2 of my boys this afternoon...it was alright. Only a bit longer than 90 minutes or so and I like that! Get in get out when it comes to that genre for me! My boys enjoyed it and therefore so did I!

Agree...my family saves more than $100 a month since we gave up traditional cable! And a big difference is that I can cancel and switch services in a minute if I dislike what I see or if I get a better deal from another service or if we just don't want to watch that much TV for a month or whatever. Money saved and flexibility to shop around. Huge difference.

Good read on the challenges that YTTV-like and Hulu-like offerings will face in the future: https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-tv-nbc-universal-streaming-wars/?scrlybrkr=8b91a969

At least the White Sox will stay on YTTV through the end of this season...so that is good! Hope they work things out longer term however! https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/youtube-tv-and-nbc-have-agreed-to-an-extension-channels-will-stay-on-youtube-tv-for-now/

Guessing "no news" is bad news in this case!

I have been very busy today...any updates on this situation yet?

Minus the station that shows the White Sox! That is the only one I care about!

Yeah...I think Google is making it seem like such a sweet deal for us if they drop NBC...which isn't the case for those who subscribe for the purpose of getting the sports regionals!

Looks like I may be doing some free trials of Hulu Live and whatever else is out there! My kids will have to find other ways (YouTube) to re-watch our favorite memories of the White Sox this summer!

I feel like that is their "general" NBC Sports channel though...not the regional one. I suppose at worst it would only cost me $10 to find out though...just sign up and cancel immediately and get a commercial-free month of reruns of "The Office" and "Parks and Recreation"!

Frustrating! I would pay a bit more just for the regional sports channels...the rest of the NBC stuff I really don't care about! That seems about the way things work for me...

Frustrating and terrible timing...I need my fix! I would buy Peacock Premium but I won't get regional sports channel coverage with that right??

On MLB Network Pedro Martinez when thru the video of the hit-by-pitch and he said there is no doubt Jose was hit on purpose. Pointed out that the pitcher's eyes and head were directed right at Jose the entire delivery and follow-thru. Of course, because that network always plays both sides, Harold Reynolds was critical of Jose's slide because this is a "new era" and you just can't use those old techniques to make your point. I loved the slide! But Harold didn't...although he did say that when he was playing and a hitter got plunked...he expected to be taken out by the base runner on any ground ball that followed.

I live in east-central Iowa...MLB blacks-out the White Sox/Cubs/Twins/Brewers/Royals/Cardinals in my market! I mean...it is ridiculous! I would love to get MLB.tv but they obviously don't want my money with those restrictions!