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As noted, I called them earlier today at the 312 number. I was surprised there was no automated system a rep actually picked up, I b****ed for a minute, heard her say "sorry to hear that" and I hungup. Felt kinda cathartic. Hopefully people call and b**** in addition to not spending money. I doubt either will do much but it can't hurt.

It will make us feel a bit better to see him squirm so I'm for it. He's part of the problem.

I hope he turns into Babe Ruth.

Same, must be nice being a made man in a JR run org. Paxson and Gar contradict themselves and say stupid shit on the regular but JR just keeps signing the checks.

I guess that's fair, it can't be fun to keep writing about such a shit franchise.

Jim's post on Manny is pretty much exactly why he's so damn boring as a writer. Dude, you can inject some emotion and speculation into your writing. It's 2019. Its your domain. You're not a beat writer covering crime in Rochester. Any single person in the world could have written that piece, but what do YOU FEEL?

I know for a fact that most FOs have PR folks that read forums. It's been confirmed on RealGM numerous times. I hope like hell that the White Sox have people reading this in the FO and are horrified at what they are seeing. We are not the casual fans. We are the base. Sadly however the guaranteed TV money and revenue sharing makes our individual boycotts less effective. I would think that thinks like 15K on opening day and bottom barrel local TV ratings would spook them a bit. Hopefully.

Sounds about right. Except the Sox thought they could get a premium player for pennies on the dollar like they were dumpster diving not shopping on Broadway. Good one.

I might buy a ticket just to fucking heckle the shit out of Ricky if it's a nice summer day when they are in town. That's about it. I'll heckle him the entire game.

Are you kidding? Dude I'm at a ZERO as far as interest and my account here is 14 years old. I haven't been lower than probably a 5 (out of 10) any time in my adult life. The years I was excited as an adult and had the means to go to spring training -- post Jose signing and post Sale trade with Moncada and Kopech in camp -- I went and spent hundreds on tickets, lodging, food, etc. Furthermore I've had MLB.tv for the last 12 years. 12 years! Since I was in college! That's done. I'm at a ZERO. I just booked my annual spring trip and it was 50/50 on if I was going to SoCal or spring training. Easy choice man, easy choice. I'll be in San Diego this march, not Tempe. Futhermore I have bought behind home plate tickets every year the Sox are here in Seattle since I moved here. That's done. I spent money seeing them in NYC and Baltimore when I was living in NYC. I've spent plenty of fucking money on them. IM DONE.

That quote is just more evidence they actually believed in the "friends and family" plan was worth cold hard cash. Dude, is Hahn really this dumb? This is absurd! Just stop talking holy fuck.

I just talked to "patricia" at the Sox' contact number and voiced my displeasure. Least I could do. Won't be spending any money on them this year as well.

Oh god you're probably right. They will make me loathe Jose as well.

It's basically Jim Margulas and nobody else. Larry stayed at SSS because he has a cult following and is semi-retired from his day job and doesn't need the cash. SSS has been bad since the Cheat left but now it's extra bad since Jim left. Never been a huge fan of Jim or his butt boy Josh frankly. Their analysis is usually lacking convictions (which is what larry does well). That said, I do believe that Margulas has called for Hahn to be fire.

Here is a dose of reality that might be hard to accept: the Sox were NEVER seriously in on either of them. We've been played folks.

They got really lucky in 2005. They also put themselves into a position where luck mattered. You do that often enough you win a title.

You can venmo him.

I hope Lozano sent a screenshot of the money the Sox spent on bringing in Manny's buds with a laughing crying emoji.

Sox had a chance to outbid the Padres and couldn't. FFS man. That's some of the most depressing shit you'll ever read. And if he averages a conservative 3 WAR over the course of the contract he'll still produce some surplus value for the Padres. FUCK FUCK FUCK.

I feel like 99% of the tweets I read during this were complete and utter BS. It was hilarious to see people reacting. Twitter is now the easiest way to get grift accomplished. You have to take pretty much every account -- even the blue checked (lol, what a racket that is) ones -- with a massive grain of salt.

I've dealt with Brady Hoke and Rich Rodriguez and now Jim Harbaugh apparently having his balls put into a vice grip at UM while playing a stone age offense. I've seen a lot of shit lately. Thankfully I had a great childhood of fandom but the flags are faded.

Last Bulls title was when most of us were 7-14, including myself. Been a minute. As a hardcore Bulls fan, there's no indication the FO on the West side has any clue what they are doing either. Another JR run circus.

Laugh.

Tony and I hugged it out we're all good I actually smashed a keyboard earlier today office space style and I feel 100% better.

Fuck that TA is one of the few reasons to watch this club and he's 100% right. People are dumb man. They don't get how pro athletes are wired. If TA was worried about Manny he isn't TA. He isn't some broke ass AA kid that didn't even pick up a bat until 14 or so and then made it through CC to a 1st round pick and now to a 25 million dollar guaranteed deal. He's TA man! He ain't scurred. None of these pro guys are. Sure there are moments, but they are made of sterner stuff than you and I for the most part.