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Whoa Nelly, I may not have ever warmed up to George Halas or the McCaskey's but to go over to the Packers? I think that would take time to reflect and walk the earth to decide ....NEVER 🙂

Being a sports nut my whole life the only team I actually really care about are the White Sox. If the Cardinals were still in Chicago, I probably would cheer for them over the Bears. My comparison for franchises would be the Sox & Cardinals, two sad sack teams.

The Gilded Age of MLB

If MLB had a S&P 30, the Sox rating would be CCC.

Sox Festivus will include the airing of grievances, Festivus pole, wrestling and of course autographs for the youngsters .

First intern assignment: shovel snow at JR's house

Nicky has value but not on a team like the White Sox. I could see a contending team in need of a late inning defensive player/base runner/ spot starter. I would be surprised if Lopez doesn't get signed.

I have selective amnesia about the 2024 season which could be mistaken for Alzheimer's by some. To be totally honest I have an optimistic view of the Sox, JR aside. Any Sox fan that wants to gripe about the team has carte blanche. The fact that they are posting here shows that they are still fans. Fans pointing out faults are better than fans overtaken with apathy.

I am all for keeping Crochet and extending him.

I want the Sox to keep him and consider extending him at the end of the season. Also get involved in the FA market, what does JR care about the cost ?, just sell the team in the next 2 -3 years.

In 1967 I was 10 years old, we went on a 2-week family vacation. We drove from Chicago to New Orleans and then to Biloxi Mississippi, Mobile Alabama and Pensacola Florida. I saw firsthand the way blacks were treated and couldn't believe it. I could just imagine a ballplayer like Dick Allen growing up in Pennsylvania and the culture shock he went through and the emotional scars he endured. So many black and brown players before Allen paved the way and are never heard of or talked about, it's sad. 1966 was the year the first Black football player was allowed to play in the SEC.

In 1963 Dick Allen was the first black professional baseball player in the state of Arkansas. This might sound unbelievable but add in he did this at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. If you want to look at Allen's career stats and discount him because he didn't hit 500 homers or 3,000 hits, I think you have to understand the struggles he went through in Arkansas and then Philly for being born black and how that impacted hiss baseball career. if I had a vote Dick Allen would have already been in the HoF. Dick Allen's Journey - BallNine

AMF I don't care where he goes or how he does.

I am digging Venable officially on board, let the process begin. Step 1: Excavation

I tried to watch every White Sox podcast yesterday and there was plenty of positivity on the Venable hire. I'm still pumped on the Sox getting their man and looking forward to the presser today.

With the hiring of Venable, I will have to adjust the 2025 White Sox win total to 117. (Sox get swept in ALDS) The Chicago White Sox will be the only team in MLB history to set 2 modern day records in back-to-back seasons.

Got to start somewhere, scouting, analytics, manager

Chuck Tanner took over the 1971 team that was coming off a 106 loss season. 1972 the Sox were in 1st place as late as August 28th, ahead of the A's who went on to win 3 straight WS. 1972 was my favorite baseball season outside of 2005. To this day I still find joy in that 2nd place team. The White Sox will be contenders again, it is going to happen, and this could be the beginning of the process.

Me, I care

I am a happy camper with what I am reading about Venable. His credentials are so impressive, Princeton, Special Assistant to Theo, bench coach under a future HoF manager in Boche. Getz came through to get Will onboard, good job.

Now that you put it that way let me rethink this over. Yep, still a buzz kill if Nevin gets hired.

Judge Smails from Caddyshack, "You'll get nothing and like it! "

Buzz kill if Nevin gets hired. I survived the 2024 White Sox, I guess I could get through 1 year or a 1 1/2 years of Nevin until he is canned.

With Skip Schumaker out my new list of the final 3 in order: #1 Grady #2 Sergio Santos #3 Albernaz #3a Phil Nevin (last resort)

What is the opinion of Phil Nevin getting the job? I remember him as a ballplayer, he had a decent career. Is Getz regulated to the Dollar Store for his hire?