JoeC

Sure, if there’s a government-mandated antitrust exemption that allows, for all intents and purposes, for all sandwiches to be purchased from you or one other competitor in the city of Chicago.

Good signing. Wonder what the big league salary will be if he’s rostered.

I stand corrected. Thank you.

Yeah minor league players are not represented at all, from what I understand. IIRC, in the latest labor disputes, the big league union tried negotiating for improvements to the minor league conditions and labor standards as well… but I could be making that part up.

He would have some semblance of credibility with the fanbase if he would have said this 12 months ago.

Also true.

Of course the guy setting the direction and taking action will say that the team is going in the right direction. That said, I don't disagree. The moves he's made throughout the latter part of 2024 and into the 2024-2025 offseason, directionally, are what he should have done as soon as he took over at the end of 2023. Tear the fucker down and rebuild. He's done, more or less, what Hahn was credited and praised for doing (trading away big league assets for prospects). I don't think he's done all that well in terms of maximizing returns, but he's at least put the farm system into a respectable footing. The next couple of years are going to be painful at the big league level. Where Getz needs to focus (where Hahn failed) IMO are: 1. Treat the minor leagues as a factory and not a warehouse. Let players develop and mature - don't just rush prospects because you have a hole to fill. 2. Align player development, scouting / player acquisition, coaching, and front office philosophies across the organization, top to bottom. It seems like he's trying to do that, at least. 3. Convince JR to sell the team I see what Getz is doing, and, in general, I like it. It's going to make for an ugly 2025 and probably 2026 (the arrival of guys like Colson Montgomery, if it happens, will just be the beginning... or the the start of the end of the ugly years), and it can still fail... but the organization needed (still needs?) to be stripped down to the studs to be able to build, and it looks like Getz recognizes that. Again, it's going to continue to be ugly in the short term.

Still seems pretty epic. Just not sure what noun to append to "epic." An epic trainwreck? Embarrassment? Fall from grace?

Vanilla works if he/she is partnered with a complete opposite, ideally with credibility. Having a Hawk-like persona as a color commentator alongside a McKnight would be fine by me.

Same. Hope it happens sooner.

Click on the rows for those seasons in B-R.com

Yeah, my parents never let me call those. I do remember the phone numbers you’d call to get the weather forecast though.

I do not miss the days of looking for box scores in the paper and seeing “late game not included.”

Seems like you’ve invented collusion.

As admin, why are you advocating shutting down Soxtalk?

Yeah, the single worst season in all of modern major league history will tend to do that….

That clarification is sadly necessary, and it is really a sad state of affairs to have to seriously contemplate if we're going to lose 100, or 110+.

The Sox need to treat the minors like a factory instead of a warehouse. The players come out of the factory when they’re ready - not when someone puts in a 2-day delivery order.

My cat is left-handed. She can kind of play fetch, too, so she can even shag one fly ball per day in the outfield on occasion. Works about as hard as (pick your favorite “Rebuild 1.0” whipping boy).

My issues with Schriff are: 1. When he isn’t invisible. He actually does a good job when he’s just… doing the job. He has a good voice and a nice delivery when he actually settles down and lets the game flow through him. The “we aren’t gonna take that” kind of stuff where he’s trying to create action or a back story where there isn’t (or shouldn’t be) one is cringy. 2. He doesn’t do all of the homework that Benetti did. Like it or not, Benetti (his immediate predecessor) was generally well-liked, well-respected, and is known throughout the industry as one of the best-prepared announcers. To make gaffes like mispronouncing the immediate previous ownership’s name or a hall-of-fame player in the sport you’re currently calling is just embarrassing, especially when contrasted with how Benetti prepared and handled things.

Pretty impressive to have JR be pre-emptively denied by a second government.

I mean, as someone making a full-season league minimum salary, he’ll probably be in the top half of the Sox payroll next year.

If it leads to more fun-filled trade threads involving Orioles fans, I'm all for it.

Could Soto literally out-earn the entire Sox payroll this year?

Remember when we had a seat at the table? I’m glad I don’t have to worry about that anymore.