JoeC

Yeah honestly, I was just looking for an excuse to post an Office Space gif. I've come to expect that any thread that mentions Getz's tenure as a GM will just morph into what this thread has become.

I'd be extremely surprised if Stone is still working 2-3 years from now.

How is it beneficial to pick a fight with the radio media personalities? Yes, it's important for him to connect with the fans, but I fail to see how picking a fight with radio personalities is beneficial to that end. I 100% agree that, especially in a town like Chicago, and especially with a fanbase like the Sox's, and especially when following two MASSIVELY popular play-by-play personalities, he needs to connect with the fans. That's one of the things that makes the Sox's job unique, or at least one of the few jobs in MLB that requires more than just a bland and invisible PbP voice. I just fail to see how picking a fight with radio personalities is beneficial in any way.

Schriffen has nothing to gain by engaging with the rest of the media, especially sports radio. Just ignore them and move on.

...and Andrew Vaughn.... ...and Jake Burger....

I feel like a lemonade stand is at least transparent in its cost structure and bookkeeping

Well, we let Martin Maldonado hit like Martin Maldonado, and we don't seem to grasp that he sucks, so yes.

My guess is that Leone gets DFA before Keller's spot's next time up in the rotation, at which point they call up Thorpe or someone else. Leone can give you some innings, regardless of quality, before Keller's spot's next time up.

That won't stop half this board from penciling him in to be the long-term solution at 2B.

Bet the house on that?

Alonso, if he signs with the Sox, will go the way of LaRoche, Edwin, Dunn, et al.

For the record, this thread has been relegated to page 2, while on page 1, there is a thread that starts with a hypothetical scenario that results in Pedro winning manager of the year.

Hot take: Cease blows out his arm in 2026 and can't pitch again. Sox sign him in the spring of 2028 as a 32-year-old hitting prospect who overcomes the odds and becomes our power hitting first baseman. ...because he'd play for the league minimum, and Jerry would value his loyalty. (Jerry lives to be 120 in this version of reality, because we can't have nice things)

Gotcha... thanks

Also, holy s%*#. The Sox DFA'd Ortega on his birthday? That's cold. ...or is it generous?

If Julks was DFA'd, he was presumably placed on waivers, no? Were the Sox afraid he would get snatched up by someone else?

According to Jerry, yes.

Flush After Supposedly “Trying”

Seems like a heck of a nickname for an underground amateur MMA fighter.

Why the past tense?

FYP

Whoever pulled off that burger trade probably needs a promotion. Sounds like he is a smart guy who is a good negotiator and knows how to sell at the right time.

I assume you haven't spent much time rehabilitating from an injuries under the supervision of trained medical staff, I take it.