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We had an older woman here for a while.Cant remember her screen name. Loved left handed hitters and I couldn't blame her since the Sox are historically bad with LHH stats. I miss our Pick to Click guy too, elrockinMT. Haven't seen him since his last PTC post Aug 20 ,2023. At that point he was the only one participating in it.

I never said they'd get much, just that I thought they'd trade him .

5 weeks and you can be as smug as you want. Surely you want him to get hot don't you ? JUSTgottaBELIEVE !

Perez, Houser, Shane Smith, Vasil, Civale those are all pretty good finds. They have all done well for pieces others teams were willing to discard. Perez a FA but was pitching well before he got hurt. Even so they probably got more bang for their bucks than any 5 pitchers new to their team this year for as little money as they're getting. That's like jackpot territory for garbage picking.

Every time someone has said something about Robert being traded I've taken the opposite side of it and been right. Nightengale said he'd likely be traded by Memorial Day I said he wouldnt be. Same thing when the Sox picked up Taylor and everyone said Robert was about to be traded I didnt think so. When people here and Nightengale thought he'd be gone along with Crochet at last seasons TDL I said I thought it was not a good chance of either of them getting traded by then or something along those lines. Mightve said it was 50/50. Can't remember. Probably glad it didn't happen that soon with Crochet and might've been a mistake not dumping Robert if they had any decent offers. But despite how bad he is this year it's possible since he's cheaper a team might want to take that chance on him this year. There's not many others you can put into late innings for defense and PR that are also capable of a HR in extra innings. Heck of a guy to have as your 4th OF too on a contender in any OF position.

He will.

I'd bet money he gets traded and that he won't have to settle for a minor league contract . He'd still would be worth a $5M flyer to almost any GM and even more if he can find his swing the 2nd half. Even if the worst happens and he doesn't get traded and despite all efforts he shows just marginal improvement through the summer months, he could get released before the end of the season. Then you buy out the option and he's a free agent. In the Sox position there's no one they could find cheaply with as much upside as Robert which is why he won't have to settle for a minor league contract.

Oh I would too , no doubt about it, especially Teel since he does have more power than Quero . I really like what I see from both of them so far.

New level new struggles. Made a great pick of that lousy throw home by Rojas. Seems very animated and spirited on the field. I think we got a good Captain type leader. He'll hit eventually.

Intoxicated toxicity ?

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Doubtful he'll be a true closer right now. He'll still pitch where he's needed. He just happened to be ready to put in on a day they needed someone to close. They aren't in that situation very often so it's a waste to only pitch him to close.

How r u 2-0 ? Did u win 1 and not do your duty and start the next game thread ? 😋

And yet it got 2 likes. Even if he got the name right it's still a ridiculously stupid post that only you had the guts to say anything about . No one can prevent injuries in human arms when there's constant stress that throwing a baseball requires and certaining not biomechanic guys. It just shows a gross ignorance of the purpose of biomechanics while somehow acting like biomechanics is a bad thing and Getz trying to modernize is a waste of time. This place is so toxic .

Ahh crap Cards tied it fast when I wasn't paying attention.

It'll probBly go down to the wire on if he gets traded at the deadline. He should be if they can find a taker . Shouldn't be that hard when he still plays great defense can pinch run and occasionally PH against LHP. They don't really have a true CF backup guy but would make no sense to hang onto him just for defense when you're looking for a younger player to step up. Not sure if they will allow Baldwin to play CF.

He's mad he missed that last pitch.

4- 2 Sox after the Taylor 2 run bullet bomb. Grant Taylor gets a gift from the ump for a K and a FO to the wall for a 1-2-3 innings. Taylor made victory coming ? 😉

What exact same thing am I doing ? Explain it to me .Communication is the key to understanding.

I don't know.Nobody thought they get anything for Vaughn and they got a guy whos not useful for the future beyond this July most likely, but he is still of more value than Vaughn in helping preserve young arms and likely to fetch a minor prospect if he traded . If I have to keep hearing from angry fans because the Sox were historically bad then vets who play along with the youths to become a better than historically bad team should be tolerated for what little you can get for them. If one turns into a Tatis Jr. or even a guy who hits a PH GW HR in a playoff game in 2031 no one will complain. The Siths can't have it all their way continuously whining about the record then saying the record doesn't matter, just dump all the vets for the youth immediately. That's not how teams operate. I'd love to see Baldwin getting MLB AB right now too but do you honestly think waiting another month is going to screw up his whole career ? Most people are already penciling him in as a good super utility guy . He could be so much more than that but he won't be until he's seeing every day MLB AB for at least a good 400 ABs to see if he can make any advanced progress like he has in the minors. Hopefully that comes where the Sox have the most opportunities and that's in the OF.

And spare me your angry tears that blind you so much that you can't see that my "that's over now" comment came in response to " having that worst team in the history of the sport" which I took to mean the 2024 season which is now over and a part of history as the writer said. And I will not spare you or anyone else my opinion which was pretty calm and courteous compared to your sarcastic response . As you said "go nuts" and I'll continue doing what I do. I am actually puzzled that you pretend that everything is the same as it was last year. There's much more positive things happening that you would expect on a developing team on a year to year basis starting at rock bottom. Getz didn't even manage to get his full nucleus of coaches in until this year . Yes,historically, you were generous that the franchise has been mediocre but it's possible if the sale to the Ishbia's holds up that you could be looking at a Renaissance era of White Sox baseball. Maybe everything isn't so bad if you don't let history cloud your judgement. And I'm sure it's of little consequence but they set the record for most losses but were not "the worst team in MLB history. This article placed them at 39th worst using advanced metrics and comparing them to league average. https://theanalyst.com/articles/2024-chicago-white-sox-worst-team-in-mlb-history Have a sunny day.

Because Baldwin deserves every day ABs and it won't be at SS . It's going to be mostly in the OF where playing every day defensively is pretty important. Once Tauchman , Slater and Taylor are removed and Beni is back to DH , Baldwin should be in LF almost every day. You just can't stop playing the vets if you hope to trade them no matter how unlikely you think getting any type of good return is. Contributors to good teams come from unexpected places sometimes. If Baldwin is going to be a good player It doesn't make a difference if he gets his chance now or it starts sometime in July. I think it's great that after he got sent back down that he responded with going 3 for 3 with 2 HRs ,a triple and a walk in 4 ABs. He's not sulking that's for sure.

That's over though. That's a pretty long cry. I know everyone makes a big deal about telling one another how to fan but I don't understand ultra negative fans. If you are that upset, that negative, that hurt and it's that deep that you have to write about it every day something just seems very wrong . Move on, do something else. How long are people going to carry on like this. Sports is always full of disappointment as fans. Best case scenario you move on and look forward and find hope where you can instead of crying about the terrible players that are inevitable in a rebuild. Baldwin could turn into a huge win for the organization but it won't happen over night. So could the Montgomery's. Odds are less than even that all 3 have even 1 All Star season but why should I let that stop me from saying there's also a chance for a much better outcome too. You know once things turn around you'll be still here talking about playoff matchups as if none of this ever occured.

Brookes performance in a short period of time really is amazing. It makes you think that if he can find a way to play competently in the OF that he could be a starter there and a good one , not just a super utility guy. Makes no sense classifying him as anything specific yet if he can translate those minor league hitting skills to the majors. I hope he's in the OF every day after they trade off the veterans. Baldwin turning into more than expected would be a huge win for the organization and mean even more if the Montgomery's also turn out well. That's hoping for a lot but it's better than crying about the lineup every day. These guys will get their chances. Just have to be patient.

You do realize that he's in estate planning phase of his life now right ? That means making sure his kids sell the Sox and keep the Bulls and continue investing in the 1901 Project with the Blackhawks. Why do you talk about him as if this was 25-30 years ago ? There is nothing in Reinsdorf's future plans that include him or his kids investing more than the bare minimum in the Sox.