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I think there's the argument that he's old enough and talented enough that he would respond well to being challenged. At this point, I wonder if he hasn't been healthy for the last 2 years and if his back issues are so debilitating that he might not make it. Trainers can't really judge pain. He has a plus eye, and his inability to turn in pitches up in the zone is a major red flag that he's in more pain than he admits.

Of all the people I've messed with on this board, you and fathom are my favorite. I'd seriously buy you two a drink and I'd expect it to turn into a fun night. ...

Ishiba's my cousin. Incredibly well educated, clever and rich. He's also a union buster who drives a '14 Honda Civic, tapes his shoes, doesn't believe in free agency and won't sign pitchers not named John Danks to deals over 3 years. On the bright side, he has massive influence over David Stern.

I sense some projection on your end. I'd argue that the vast majority of people overly sensitive to allegations of racism are, in fact, racist. If you called me racist, I'd laugh, probably not even address it, and forget about it in 5 minutes. Why? Because I'm not racist. My Mom's a fantastic woman and I'm grateful she allows me to stay in her basement. 2840 S Calumet. Come over. We can have a couple drinks, I'll let you sit on my lap and let you tell me that Robin was the most underrated 3rd baseman of the 90's. Maybe Mom will grab a steak sandwich from Ricobene's that us poors with sucky careers will split with you. For the record, I didn't wake up to make this late night post. Mom and I got s%*# housed at Bernice's, ran up a massive bill, split on it and took off running. She fell over at the underpass and I had to leave her. She's a tough chick. She'll be fine. She better make some meatloaf when she i-bond's. I don't make excuses for Getz. I wish he wasn't hired. I wish Jerry wasn't the owner. I love the idea of some billionaire buying the team and investing millions into the neighborhood, rebuilding and getting me and Mom out of the east side of the e-way. Until that happens, I recognize that Getz inherited the worst situation possible - an organization with little to no infrastructure, dated philosophies, relics for coaches, coming off an internal power struggle between the previous GM and President, and worst of all, a failed rebuild in which all but 1 player completely tanked their value (Cease). At least Getz is transparent about how much the job sucks and doesn't answer questions with trash like "stay out of White Sox business." He may have been the head of player development through it all, but he recognized that he didn't have the tools to compete and is doing everything in his power to change that. People fail. People make mistakes. People also learn and grow from those mistakes. Nobody knows how much the Sox need to change more than Getz. Even if he fails, we're back to where we've always been, me and Mom living in the Low End and the Sox being perpetually mediocre with a great logo and classy uniforms. Mom and I will also show you how to sneak into the Wells side tunnels that open up under the bleachers. We haven't paid for a game in years. Hopefully she doesn't accidentally shoot herself this year. That was awkward.

You just called Caufield "calm, cool and collected." He's the same poster that quit the board earlier this week and started posting again 6 hours later.

Clevinger didn't make the news either. This is all Twitter stuff. I blame Trump and Musk.

Perfect timing.

Quick, tell me about how I need to pull up my boot straps or something. All these 25 year old memes are getting me all worked up.

Think about how bad it would be if I didn't go on my weekly posting rant. It would only be SS2K and 2023 fighting to validate each other against Eddy, Caufield posting nonsense nobody reads and the occasional worthwhile post provided by somebody at Sox Machine.

At least we learned the reason WhiteSox2023 has 8000+ posts in a year on a dead message board for a 41 win team is that he gets woken up by Amber alerts and the first thing he thinks to do is refresh fucking Soxtalk. That's the wildest s%*# you'll read today.

Knew better? He met her at an 18+ club. It's the same thing as a senior dating a sophomore, or a college freshman dating a junior in HS. Maybe it's not the best look, but her parents were fine with it.

Obviously her gamble didn't pay off and her plan wasn't very well thought out. All of this was probably apparent to the police, DA and MLB when they investigated the accusations.

Giddey had sex with a 16 year old when he was 19 and you're comparing him to Deshaun Watson? Lol

I never understood why it pains you guys to find out after years of investigations that Clevinger's baby's mom was gold digger that got caught. It happens to pro athletes all of the time. The covid angle is legit though. In all seriousness, that was bullshit.

2025 and the Cork and Kerry's going suburbanite crew at Soxtalk still thinks "living in your mom's basement" is a solid insult. Nice work Dick, the 68 year plumber who still hasn't retired.

I'll take the reign of sanctimonious blowhard. Don't worry.

You were woken up in the middle of the night and you refreshed Soxtalk? WTF is wrong with you?

"My life's purpose..." "Get his manager killed..." Could you possibly be any more dramatic? It's like you think we're collapsing globally or something.

They aren't. The humor is in the absurdity.

We're on the the brink of global collapse, and you're worried about Clevinger sneaking out to do some blow with some strippers during Covid? Come the f*** on.

That's Mexican League MVP Trevor Bauer you're talking about.

The Sox don't need to "win back" fans. They need to win baseball games. In 27 or 28, when they have a shot at being good again, fans will show up.

People will go to Sox games when the team is good. It's been the same since the beginning of time.

I'm agreeing with you. Well said.

Yes, Mike Clevinger is just like Diddy.