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Tony didn't want to get back into the real managing role, getting to know players, building relationships and earning trust. He wanted to show up for a playoff game and show the "analytics guys" that he knew better. Just cut your losses now guys.

just a notice. Sometimes people get cranky when people post other team news in here before they realize that's supposed to happen at this point.

I misunderstood your story on who you were engaging with. Makes more sense now, but doesn't change that I think you'll be okay in the end. Good luck, I hope you have a quick turn around on results.

Yeah, I haven't scoured all of the reports but now I'm starting to think all the sox did was confirm it, but we don't know a timeline. Hard for me to believe, as someone said, that it could not be known. No way he doesn't get a background check, I assume the process is outsourced regardless, so it's not like it's just a handshake thing.

If I got one of the thirty greatest jobs in the world, would I resign because my owner hired his old hall of fame pal who just got convicted of a DUI. The answer is no. I would ride that horse to the sunset.

I'm still wondering if it's a "they" or a "he"

this is the dream.

We need to show TLR's new account what Twitter is all about.

sigh. The reality is if it becomes a reality that I can go to sox games this year I'm buying the biggest ticket package I can afford because it means I get to hang out with sox fans and watch Tim Anderson. JR, LaRussa, they are going through an excruciating, pointless security checkpoint before flying off to vacation. Pointless pain, but, come on I want to watch the sox.

Sox are just trying to take some of the heat off of the tigers. They have just been getting crushed for that Hinch hire. Finally, we can hear about something else than that Hinch hire!

Right. People make mistakes and entitled to forgiveness when they show it. Drunk driving affects a lot of people, myself included, personally, but you know it is done in ignorance not often done in malice. But that's when it happens once. When it happens multiple times, there's something going on there that needs to be figured out. And you can't just blame the people criticising.

easily. Ten times out of ten.

brutal. this was good.

In all seriousness, getting two DUIs after age 65 - it's hard to believe this isn't a problem. Either he's drinking alone or around a bunch of alcoholic friends that aren't telling him about these things invented 120 years ago called "cabs" (let alone the recent improvements). And beyond that, JR owes his employees an apology. Many are in jobs that are true charms, but lots of pressure and have really been working toward total alignment toward winning. And he stepped around that in an "I know better than you" move, pissing over their work. That's what would happen with normal people. The white sox will feign offense, use the criticism as proof that only they are right and every critique is hysterical, and steer the tank into a minefield. But these are some damn good players, so we'll see if it even matters. The fuckin mets made it to a world series.

Jerry sells rights to sox games to Quibbi.

Bizarre. Not sure the virus respects school employment, but that said, I'm sure you won't feel relieved until you know, but this would be an incredible edge case. Good luck Tex.

I'd put odds it was transmitted at <.01%

So you are off for two weeks or need to keep going?

Odds Tony can follow the strict rules likely in place to start the 2020 season and isn’t getting ripped in bars after games?

I hope so but in jerry organizations stuff like this tends to make them more insular.

Good to be cautious but being outside is a huge help. I’m sure you’ll be fine but I’d try to isolate for five days and test

I don’t think he has an issue, I think the dip made last year seem better even though it’s likely an aberration.

I do not. But, as someone not a fan of paying for control in trades, I would be more supportive of him than Marquez.

I was comparing it to his own numbers so more a factor of the 2020 drop off + his own improvement. It's why I'm not sure he was that much better this year.

He also had much better homer suppression this year...which is another thing I don't like banking on and paying for.