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The best thing that can happen to this organization at this point for the real fans is if this team continues losing every game in an embarrassing fashion until they are national news for how incompetent they are the players will be fine, they got paid the FO idiots will be fine, they got paid the owner will be fine, he made billions off of us suckers its best for the fans that this team lose as many games in a row as possible. I’m hoping for at least 10 more losses winning is utterly counterproductive at this point
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Let's have some fun since the reality of this situation sucks. Say you could blow the whole org up including contracts ( and including owner, FO, and staff) but you must keep 5 White Sox players to build the new team around. Who are the 5 you are keeping? Me: Hendriks, Robert, Colas, Cease, Burger
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I’m glad it went down this way rather than the 2001-2004 / 2010-2012 slow death march to mediocrity (with flashes of hope). Now I have my whole summer ahead of me without spending much money or time on this stupid team. Oh sure, I’ll go to a couple games with friends - but i doubt I’ll be watching many games outside of that.
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Yes, and from 1990-2012 they had a top 10 record in baseball over that stretch, maybe even close to top 5. It's all in how you chop up the sample size.
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I drank the Kool Aid through 2011. I mean, we won 90 games in 2006, and arguably were a better team. We just didn't quite make it. And then there was 2008, which was an electric season in its own way, and we lost the playoff series to the eventual AL champ. And Schuler had division titles in 1993 and 2000, and we were in the lead during 1994 when the strike hit. It was only recently that the layers began to peel back and I saw the onion for what it really is.
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Moncada actually dealing with a back issue.
Greg Hibbard replied to Greg Hibbard's topic in Pale Hose Talk
Should I change the title to “Moncada to probably miss most of the rest of his career” ? -
The very worst thing that happened to us as fans long term was that the Sox FO luckboxed their way into a fluke 2005 World Series win. That win was brought to you by an insane number of career years and everything working out injury wise and budget wise just right, and gave everyone involved the confirmation bias they needed to justify their idiotic business model for the rest of time because against all sense, logic, and reason, it worked exactly once. The White Sox are the Chris Moneymaker of MLB.
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I struggle with the notion in the first video that the Sox FO and ownership finds losing a preferable outcome. I get it, because they don’t open the purse strings to $300 million players. But I think it’s worse; the Sox have been trying to win, but have been incompetent in assembling the veteran pieces, some starting pitching, and bullpen to compliment the young core of this roster. They set so much money on fire.
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I agree. I want all the Burger I can eat.
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Probably Boilermaker by Jesus Lizard, because it has to be a Chicago band.
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Look, I like Burger and want him to hit, and think he deserves a real part time shot this whole year to play a little DH. That being said, let’s be real. Burger hit a solo shot, then had an error on a routine play that should have been the third out, and the next batter hit a triple. So he got a point then gave back 2. When you say “ever,” did Moncada not care during the 2019 season?
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Was Tim Anderson ever really projected to be a this good of a major league player by anyone? Is he a success story or a failure story? Moncada still is around a 3.5-4 WAR per 162 player. I still have confidence if he’s feeling good and playing he will rake, but that’s what’s missing for me. I don’t mind him being a 10 HR guy if he’s hitting .260 sporting an on base .350. I think the little injuries and illnesses go to his head quite a bit.
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I disagree. Theres certainly nothing wrong with Robert’s talent, There’s nothing wrong with Anderson’s talent. There’s nothing wrong with Eloy’s talent. I’ll get heat for this, but yes, there’s nothing wrong with Moncada’s talent. They simply can’t stay healthy, can’t put it together, and in Moncada’s case, he’s a bit of a headcase and a primadonna.
