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Except he didn't really do all that well in the WBC.

Are you talking about Pereira sticking his spikes in the wall ? Most guys in his position, fighting for keeping their dreams alive , do not equate effort with the score or the schedule. How hard you try is actually the key in many things.

My problem with bullying is that even though it's on a very small scale on a message board its indicative of group think on a much larger scale in society. The more you ignore it the bigger problem it becomes. People get caught up in the frenzy of being on the popular side knowing the security of their power position. I'm a fly buzzing around their head. Those on the popular side equate it to being right and those who speak up are major annoyances and outcasts . Im like the White Sox fighting that uphill battle. JR is the power that controls the purse strings but, as I said, I see nobility in their efforts towards moving forward.I don't see a need to trample on the hopes of fans who think the Sox could resign Murakami or any hopeful thought . Basically both sides are on the same side aligned against the owner , a man preparing his team for a sale and being ultraconservative with the pursestrings, moreso than any other time in his ownership. Our differences are how we deal with it. Not only that , but its doing a lot of damage to the franchise. It's dark times among fans and here I am reminding them that better times are not that far away. No one wants to hear it. It's always about the " here and now" . I understand what I'm up against, human nature, sports fandom in general, power structures . Ultimately that kind of thinking leads to mass atrocities committed against those who arent them. My feelings aren't tied to how to JR runs the Sox. I just try to appreciate the little things and peoples efforts to be forward thinking in spite of the huge obstacle of the Big Boss. If that sounds like I'm cheering in support of participation trophies and the effort being more important than the outcome it's because that's just how the situation is right now. I do root for the underdogs. It'll change if the sale to the Ishbia's goes through. I'm powerless to change it so I take pleasure in the positives I see in the eye of the hurricane. But its still a hurricane, powerful and destructive, yet temporary. I applaud those here who start game threads and do under appreciated stuff like el rockin, who unfortunately seems gone forever. Bama Doc who shows great dedication in keeping us informed in the minor league game threads. And many others who tirelessly show us game highlights from tweets or give us historical Sox info. You are the backbone of Soxtalk. Thank you Jason who has kept this place going from the beginning .

You're a blitzkreig poster who loves throwing gasoline on a fire because it fans the flames of discontent. Everyone knows your act. Its popular among discontented fans wallowing in their own misery and you have the nerve to tell fair people who see some hope that theyre the ones crying about you. Sorry I wouldnt waste tears on you. True grief is for real tragedies not a baseball team struggling to make some inroads while fighting against an owner playing it safe in the final years of his life. We know what's going on and I see a lot of nobility in it by those involved fighting an uphill battle . It's such a shame you choose to kick a team while its down. You feel empowered by the fact the there's plenty here just like you and so few willing to fight back. It's typical bully psychology . The sad part is youre actually supposed to like the White Sox but you actually dont. You like them when they win . You only like them when they make you feel good about yourself aligning yourself with a winner. Typical fair weather fan always on the popular side of any argument.

Acuna burning up the basepaths !!

Not a terrible 5 innings for Martin.

Marsee & Edwards seem like decent hitters.You can see why the hopes are high for the Marlins.

The point is why do we have to keep it in mind? You were reminding us dont get too happy that the Sox are beating a bad pitcher.He was responding to what you actually said. Nothing good can happen without trying to spin it into something not to cheer about.

Truest statement ever.

Yea baby I love grannies !!!

Nice to see something positive. The Peter's & Pereira show is getting some runway. Quero is a team.player , gave up 2 AB's to advance runners.

Yeah maybe took kids are at home with babysitter and he took the wife to the game. No shame in bringing a ball home. Personally I have never come close to a ball in the stands.

It was 1 pitch he was trying to protect on. Every hitter looks stupid many time every year, Judge, Ohtani , all of them.

I think the Sox tried to get cute keeping Paez. I feel like they let go of a few arms that were more conducive to winning. You cant hide an inexperienced pitcher when your BP could get more use than you counted on. Unless Paez hits his stride and they may not keep him long.

Or Kanny perhaps. He's 23 so he's got to sink or swim . Can't be spending time in Complex League at that age. Hopefully he adjusts quickly at whatever positions he plays.

Thanks for all you do AD. Without you in this thread I wouldnt know whats going on with the Knights. Love the starts of our big 3 SP's and Antonacci and Bergolla aka Ant-Man & the Wasp ?

HA yeah that banner is 5 guys no longer playing for the Sox. It's just a putrid reminder of how fast it all crashed and burned .

The top 4 in the lineup, Antonacci, Bergolla , Murray and Dunn went 14 for 21, 14 RBI, 4 HR, 2 doubles, 2 Walks, 2 stolen bases , both by Dunn, & 1 OF assist by Antonacci. Can't say enough about Smith and Schultz !

I was thinking Acuna probably catches that pop up or even Antonacci but the real culprit was the Sox defense was playing halfway and not conceding a run to in order to hunt for a DP.

And its a shame that umps cant get it right so often . I hate Contreras. I knew he was going to get a hit there. Last year he hit a homer or 2 against the Sox.

Do you remember where you watched the ST games on your smart tv browser ? If so go there if not message me. Im watching it now Brewers broadcast and also watched the Yankees game yesterday. No idea before they pull the plug on it but its still working.

Im not saying I dont believe you. It just magically showed up with the Sox and magically disappeared with TB. Doesnt really help your arguments. But we already know you prefer Bannister not being involved with acquiring pitchers that fit the types he likes to work with. You have prejudices for some reason against one of the most respected pitching coaches in baseball who was way ahead of the curve in using data and technology. You also didnt want to give the Sox any credit for helping Crochet become what he did when there's so much out there that they did. Try following your own advice and read up on it instead of talking out of both sides of your mouth. So quick to say the Sox have nothing to do with improvements while being so quick to credit a White Sox success story to a private coach and also implying finding him had nothing to do with scouting or White Sox front office acumen. But you'll jump on the chance to point out ineptitude of Getz or pro scouting because you have some miracle trade in your head and it didnt happen from a pitcher who no one but the Sox wanted .

Funny how that private coaching didnt help him with Texas or Tampa Bay after he was traded but only with the White Sox. He was in AAA with a 5.00 ERA. I guess AAA hitters werent impressed . The Rangers were so impressed they didnt need him on the 26 man roster so he opted out to become a Free Agent and the Sox signed him and he had a 2.10 in 11 starts. How the f*** is that ineptitude dude ? Ineptitude for Texas and for TB when he turned into a pumpkin. Guess that private coaching only worked with the White Sox. Of course if the Sox let a veteran starting pitcher languish in AAA and then did what he did after an opt out like Bourucki just did we'd be hearing how come the great Bannister couldnt fix him and why didnt they trade him ? But I guess TX couldnt even find a trade partner for him . Open your eyes and see the big picture. You're fanning with blinders on only seeing Sox ineptitude when there was plenty of good involved in that whole process for the Sox and not a whole lot for Texas and TB. Yet oh no we traded with TB. Dont do that any more ! Start with Colorado . Yeesh ! The Sox took an unwanted, valueless, pitcher and turned him into 3 prospects and a pitcher valued enough to get $22M.

You failed the exercise.The point was that you expect success in exercises of futility. You expect Getz to do the impossible. Its so easy in every organization to find prospects involved in trades that fail because it happens all the time. This is not unique to Getz or baseball. The majority of prospects fail . The Yordan Alvarez'es success stories are rare. Easy to find failures . You constantly pointing them out is like telling me the sky is blue. It doesnt take a genius to know prospects fail but you have made it an art for pointing out the obvious over and over and over and over...... while barely acknowledging how it's extremely unique pulling Shane Smith and Vasil out of thin air. Youre so consumed with alledged failures that you couldnt even be bothered to look for any successes by all the other GM's in baseball. Yet you pretend it should be so easy to find them for the likes of Adrian Houser ,Austin Slater or the corpse of Eloy Jimenez. Hey heres one for you Tanner Banks got the Sox Bergolla. Not exactly a huge success story yet but thats part of your advantage.I can't yet point out sucess stories because the drafts since Getz became GM have barely had any time yet to develop . Antonacci in the 5th round in 2024 looks promising though. By the way I have no idea what that article was supposed to show me. To me , Houser is a White Sox success story. They got him for zilch, he pitched great for them for a couple months and they got 3 prospects for him. Sucks that Mead couldnt find his power stroke while playing last year when given the chance. But Houser didnt exactly light the world on fire with TB did he ? That trade is over for them but at least the Sox still have Peoples and Davitt. Maybe Mead clears and comes back to play in AAA. Plus the Sox revived Houser's career and despite him not being able to help TB he still got 2 yrs $22M . Glass half full kind of thing. You wouldnt understand.

Easy enough to imagine polishing turds enough to make them glitter but the reality is it doesnt happen often . Find me 5 guys found cheaply who did well in 2025 not counting Smith or Vasil who hadnt used more than a years worth of eligibility yet . Shouldnt be hard right ? Thirty teams out there trying to find those close to the majors nuggets. They cant be involved in major trades Found cheaply. Go.