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Yeah, more short-sighted or "penny wise, dollar foolish" than anything. History has shown he's willing to increase the payroll after more money starts rolling in thanks to increased attendance after a winning season. But, he always stops just short of really putting this franchise over the top. Their big "All In" move (which became their advertising slogan that year) that I can think of was to sign the one-dimensional, 32-year old Adam Dunn to a four-year contract. Even with the infamous Hahn rebuild where "the money will be spent", he wouldn't commit to Machado or Harper and instead the Sox spread all that payroll space they had on B-level free agents like Keuchel and Grandal plus trying to outsmart the market by signing their young, unproven talent to extensions. Not to mention that this has taken place on top of not investing enough in scouting, player development, international scouting, etc. Look at the Padres. Yeah, they have no WS titles or pennants to show for their actions, but they now draw 3M a year and were sold for nearly $4B thanks to fielding exciting teams and developing a top-notch ballpark.

At least he's not arrogant.

Memo to the next owner.

I hope so. Yeah, if it was localized, his chances of recovery are very good.

I also thought he was able to grow when he got out from under the shadow of Hawk's enormous ego. I loved Hawk in his heyday but he didn't exactly get along well with his partners.

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Honestly, it really never crosses my mind that John Schriffen is black. He's just not good at his job even if he's less bad than we was when he started. Playing the race card shouldn't be a factor in deciding if it's best to move on to someone else. I liked DJ when he was on TV. He was obviously moved to the radio booth when Steve Stone became available after his falling out with the Cubs organization. They had Stone on the radio his first year with us, but they obviously weren't going to keep a well-known talent like him on the radio side permanently.

Yeah buddy!

Ald. Dowell vowed to use her aldermanic privilege to block approval of a White Sox stadium at the 78. If city officials are serious that the 78 is a dead end, why should they be shocked if they moved on to looking to build across the river, which happens to be in another ward? Does Ald. Lee have a plan to try to work with Amtrak to find an alternate location for their maintenance facility if residents really don't want it to be built in Bridgeport? Having people shouting down Amtrak officials and union reps when they speak at public hearings and city council meetings makes for very good performative politics, but is it going to make Amtrak (and their federal exemptions and eminent domain powers) go away? Amtrak doesn't want to stay at 14th St. and the Sox don't want to stay in Bridgeport. Does the city have a plan to address that?

The Sox have come a long way from 102 losses, but still have a long way to go. 52 Ks in three games showed just how flawed our offense is even with the bright spots. Relying on smoke and mirror for pitching only gets you so far. I hope Getz & Co see the glaring flaws and aren't resting on their laurels. But this is the White Sox organization we're talking about.

Do you think the location of the new stadium will be good for them?

2 down 2 to go for the Brewers first NL pennant. Of course, going up 2-0 at home in a best of 7 hardly makes this close to a done deal. Now the next 3 in LA.

"And the governor’s office suggested a state-owned easement in the Bridgeport property could complicate Amtrak’s efforts to move ahead without state support." I guess a privately-financed Bears stadium possibly getting killed in IL isn't enough, let's try to scuttle a privately-financed Sox stadium too! If the goal is to get the best possible emissions and noise reductions from Amtrak at this new facility, that's great. But, killing such a massive private/federal investment to improve rail service using land that's been a railyard for 100 years due to NIMBY objections would be the most Chicago thing ever. Also interesting that Ald. Lee was aware months ago that Amtrak had intensions to use the area, but just assumed funding would be slowed by the current Admin. That's a hell of a way to approach things. Damn you Feds for actually giving us the requested money for this project! I thought you were going to sit on this request.

And let's always spell his name "Kolson." Clever, you see, because "K" represents strikeouts. That'll show him!

No love for Mr. 3000? /s

Go Rays and Brewers! 1 win down, 7 to go. If the Rays and Brewers indeed meet in the World Series, it'll be the first time since 1980 that two teams who have never won the World Series faced off in the Fall Classic. Back in 1980, it was the Phillies (last of the original 16 teams to win the WS) vs. the Royals (1969 expansion team).

World-class museums, too. It's been ranked best big city in the US for 10 straight years. Winters still suck, but they're not nearly as bad as they were in the 70s and 80s....not even close. Now imagine having two top-rated ballparks in the same city. Like it or not (I don't), Wrigley is a bucket list-destination for many people. It would be great for the city if we could add a Petco/Oracle/PNC-level ballpark for the Sox on top of that. I know me saying this will make someone throw a huge hissy fit, but I'm still going to say it.

I can't wait to see both Bonemer and Roch on the MLB roster.

IMO, no chance it would change anything.

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Whew!!!! Brewers win!

I'd give Braden more of a chance to improve. He wasn't even called up until June. Too early to give up on him. What do you think about trying to keep Mune after 2027?

Go Brewers! f*** the Dodgers and their $400M payroll.

Yes, let's not lose sight of who the real enemy is in all this......Justin Ishbia.