JoeC

Because we're baseball, and we love the "human element." Meaning, "we need to be able to b**** about something."

Would have been great if they had pitchtrax for that so they could use robot umps.

To me Buehrle is in the "Hall of Very Good." He was consistent, durable, and dependable, but never stood out. The Hall, like it or not, is filled with players who had similar careers to Buehrle, with a stretch or two of dominance built in there. MB was always one of the better pitchers in the game, but rarely was he in the conversation among the best in the league for a given season.

They have talent - just a matter of actually performing.

<sarc>Well, now he has some real competition for that 2B spot in Elvis.</sarc>

Pretty sure this is a modified version of the "everyone has to earn their spot" speech that team staff roll out every Spring Training.

Shouldn't have to be a big deal, but good on him for coming out. I'm sure he'll face a lot of s%*# for this in the future - here's to hoping it goes well so it makes it easiers for others in the future.

well, until that whole QO thing....

Oh, I agree with your thoughts, but after 2022, my perceived likelihood of the above is really low.

Compared to last year there is reason to be optimistic. But to me, MAYBE getting back to where the team should have been 12 months ago is not a reason for optimism. I'll cheer loud and proud here in Detroit, but I'm by no means optimistic.

...which is smaller than at least 3 contracts handed out by the Twins, who were ironically a candidate for contraction within most of our lifetimes.

The fact that it’s been 18 years since we’ve been the “better team” and have had the “better team” once in over 100 years is embarrassing to me.

I considered that angle, but I consider Eloy to be replacing Eloy / Pollock. Vaughn is replacing Jose, and Benny is replacing Vaughn. at least that’s how I view it, when all’s said and done.

So 1 guy we’re counting on to be the same as last year, 1 guy we’re hoping is finally being put in a position to succeed (replacing a fan favorite), and one guy who is a positional upgrade over the second guy you mentioned? …meh.

Give me 3 reasons to be optimistic.

Makes me wonder what sort of insurance policies are waiting to be paid out....

For one, there's no way for us to stream Bally Sports. Obviously is probably a drop in the bucket, but it can't help when you effectively limit your product's availability.

Yeah, but what about the Dairy Queen bucks???

As pessimistic as I am in general about this season, I largely agree with you. I truly believe that the 2022 team was awful not because of talent, but because of execution. To me, that's largely coachable, and having a leader who sets the tone like Grifol seems to be doing is a good start. I'm still pissed and disappointed in the lack of moves, but the change in leadership alone SHOULD account for fewer uncontrolled meltdowns. Say what you will about the "Ricky's boys don't quit" crap, but how many times did "Ricky's boys" just roll over and play dead? And how many times did that same cast roll over and play dead last year under Tony?

My dad in recent years has been buying a suite for family and friends once a year at Sox games. That's basically his big annual party for family once a year. This year, as a protest, he bought a suite to a game.... in Oakland. It's going to be cheaper for us to fly to Oakland (note: we have family out there) for this game... and we're giving money to an OPENLY cheap organization (not an org that will lie to you about it)

Too painfully accurate.

"What time can you make it?" "Ricky's Boys Don't Haven't Quit Yet" "___days since our last PR nightmare"

So it's never going to happen? Well, wouldn't putting your brand name on the ballpark be a form of elevating brand awareness? I'm confused as to why "brandname Field at Comiskey Park" spoken out loud 15 times a broadcast wouldn't accomplish that goal. Never said he did. Only said that, as a corporation, I could see their strategy to try to earn goodwill points with a fan base by restoring part of the historical legacy name. If I stated anything otherwise about Reinsdorf in this regard, I apologize.

Plus, from a corporate image standpoint, imagine being the sponsor who resurrected a "long-beloved classic name" as part of its naming rights. "Look! We're sponsoring the White Sox, and we're bringing back the 'Comiskey' name! We're awesome!"

So you're saying that corporate sponsors cannot adopt that style of naming?