The Beast

That was my birthday game. What a fun memory before the pandemic!

I’m not a fan of not having the fireworks after games, I thought that was a nice selling point for the games. They must want fans out of their parking lots and off their lawns. There were some sell the team chants, but it wasn’t as loud as the collective boo when the ducks in right field left, when they made the last out of the seventh and when the game ended. They were actually nice quality jerseys, but I had to settle for a medium since they were out of XL. No big deal, I wasn’t expecting to get one with our tailgate ending 10 minutes before first pitch. Thank you - it is always fun to spend time with friends and family on my birthday every year. The gift of today was just being able to be present and spend time with the people who were with me. Everyone has a way of dealing with the White Sox. I do a soft boycott, where I just watch the games when I feel like it at a certain point. There is a point where I enjoy the team and when things go south I just stop paying attention. In the end it is frustrating and sad that they can’t compete. It’s sad that they are usually competitive enough to be exciting at the start of the year and then it goes downhill. What is also sad is that traditions for families like SoxFest are no longer around. And yet, the gimmicks used to juice attendance to watch this team are bringing in dollars to line the owner’s pockets so he can take the money and blind loyalty to the grave. White Sox baseball…deal with it.

Stuff is being thrown on my section in the field. Yikes.

Still here. I’m sorry for the optimism. The game was a good one until the 7th. I won’t be coming back this year, maybe I’ll take my son to his first game at the Kane County Cougars game. I’m just dissecting what happened and what the problems are since it isn’t my problem to fix.

What happened to Robert? Laziness or an injury?

The losing streak. Let’s take it one step at a time!

It ends tonight… I’ll be going to my birthday White Sox game with 16 other poor captive people tonight. But I feel like the tide is turning and this will end tonight. Let’s go get it Lynn!!!

I should have waited, the prices came down on Ticketmaster. It might be the only game I go to all year unless I go to welcome Hendriks back and leave.

I’m going to the game on Saturday night for my birthday celebration. I paid $56 per seat in the lower bowl in the infield since I had 17 people going. Maybe I’ll start the game thread to bring good luck and end the streak?

Do we think he’s a great coach? Is he worth keeping?

I guess I’m fine that they made the move they did. Carter might not be the best fit in terms of culture even if he’s great on the field. Hopefully it doesn’t come back to bite the Bears. At least Carter isn't a Lion. Van Ness May sack and gyrate at Fields like Raji did to Cutler. My guess is they go defensive end next time. Wright is fine, I am glad they didn’t risk the pick on Skoronski. I didn’t see the Texans trade up to number three and I wonder if they dealt their first round pick in 2024 or if they traded the Browns 2024 first round pick.

Dylan Cease sucks because he can’t use the sticky stuff??

No or not sure, but it’s the White Sox we are talking about.

“We’re gonna be a kick your ass every night kind of team.”

Realistically, any sort of firing would happen in the offseason and would come in the form of kicking Hahn upstairs and having Williams retire. Then the new GM comes in and keeps Grifol on for the remainder of his contract. If they don’t do it this offseason then they’ll tie Hahn to Grifol’s deal and make them lame ducks. With that said, Hahn is getting up there with his tenure relative to the other White Sox GMs. And his winning percentage is underperforming compared to others (yeah I know about the rebuild years). So it might be time for a change soon anyway based on historical norms.

We are all assuming Hahn will be fired after this season, but deep down does anyone truly believe it will happen?

I just wondered if it was another fan decision or if they have a track record for doing so.

Robert. Moncada has been disappointing for some time but I have always thought Robert was the most talented.

Do you guys think it is actually possible that they would fire anyone right now?

I bet you they do and will do so when the game is still in reach.

Damn, Sox pitchers look like Todd Ritchie, Jaime Navarro and wild Damaso Marte.

I haven’t boycotted, but I did go to fewer games than I used to over the past few years. I know I went to two last year - my birthday and a game they won in August against the Astros. If they are losing revenue or attendance year over year I would think they would have to either shed payroll or make a change in the FO. Supporters of Hahn? I mean I’ll give the team more time, but the FO and ownership as a whole is who I’m frustrated with.

Okay, I don’t disagree. But what else will you do about it then analyze it to death? How will your support of this team change so it hits JR’s pocket book?

I’ll have to mess around with filters to figure out their records for specific time periods in the season. I haven’t used that site for team stats, only players.

I was looking for that data, where did you find it?