The Beast

Somehow I knew Kopech was going to get tagged for some long balls tonight.

For $0.50 on the dollar? No thanks.

Wonder what things would be like if the White Sox shortstop hit 11 home runs this year.

Bartolo Colon. Matt Albers.

Todd Ritchie. Jim Parque. Jon Rauch. Who else sucked?

Benintendi just took a batting practice swing and luckily hit a home run.

I have to think the return for Lynn will be nothing more than a lottery ticket. He might be good for another team, but he probably won't start in the post season until at least a third game.

From his wife or what?

I might have to delay my son’s first game with my old man and I. It’s sad.

Thank you for explaining. I would be for dealing Giolito for prospects that can contribute but I bet the return would be light. I also worry that if they deal him they will only have Kopech and Cease in the rotation.

Yeah I remember that. But has he missed all of the games to do Fox work? Didn’t he always miss some games to do another gig? Kasper is outstanding on the radio. I hope JR and Boyer let him do what he came here to do instead of forcing him to go to the TV booth.

I guess he’s not getting spaghetti or sex. Bummer. I’m not sure what else the power drop off could be except for mental health or being hurt. What’s the point of either cheering or hate watching? Seems like they are going to be bad for whatever draft pick they get.

Yes we know? I could agree with the bolded. Maybe their depth issues would hurt them more than having TA out there. I don’t know. Either way he’s not tradeable right now.

Thank you, I haven’t heard him before so I did want to look him up to see where he came from.

Any reason why they are playing him instead of ILing him?

It could be that. But I also wonder if injuries are not helping him with swinging the bat for power.

They cannot succeed unless he goes back to form. That power needs to come back and the production needs to be back. My theory is that it is a health issue.

Okay, who is the kid that is doing the game tonight? That isn’t Adam Amin…

What’s the point in firing a cheap manager if he doesn’t have a roster that will win? I don’t agree with all of his decisions but he is on the bottom of my list of problems with this team. Who would even want to manage the next iteration of this team? Nobody good. Probably a first time manager like Mark DeRosa. Is it Adam Amin? I wonder if Jason leaves after the year ends and poor Len Kasper is forced to the booth (unless he leaves since he loves radio) or stays in radio because his deal stipulates he doesn’t have to take over TV if there is an opening.

That’s what I thought. Realistic. How could it be tweaked to make it better if Hahn stays? Keep him and he gets the QO? Or is that not a thing anymore?

Predictions: 1. Williams retires, Hahn gets elevated or kicked to the vacant FO role. Getz becomes GM. Reinsdorf doesn’t hire outside of the organization because he will still make money and there’s not much incentive to hire someone outside when he’s just going to sell the team when he’s dead. 2. They trade many pitchers (Lynn, Graveman, Kelly, Middleton) at the deadline but not Giolito. They try to find takers for Grandal and Andrus. 3. They deal Anderson this offseason. They try to deal Moncada too but are stuck with the massive remaining balance on his contract. They deal Hendriks. Eloy and Robert stay. 4. The malaise from post-ASB 2021, 2022 and 2023 continues but it is expected and meanwhile ST prays they they draft, develop, make the right moves and whoever buys the team keeps them in Chicago and hires a new GM outside of the organization.

Are we saying they should remove the 300 level section in the current stadium and do something more with the upper deck? I don’t think they can do that and how much of a difference it would actually make. Those 300 level seats are sweet and if you are sitting at the lower part of the upper deck near home plate or within first to third, it isn’t that bad of a view.

Touki Toussaint gets guys out so far. I like him. Keep him around for now.

What was Grandal smoking on the last out?

So the teams traded rights to impending free agents and the Hawks have a short window to sign the players?