southsider2k5

It's hard to argue with 3 championships and 5 pennants when that era made the playoffs only once.

The back to back playoff appearances for the first time in their history was worth the footnote as well.

Sure, but the Sox are also chasing all of MLB right now, except the Rockies.

If this rebuild is going anywhere soon, you need at least one of, if not both of Schultz and Smith to be those guys. If they aren't... Ooof.

Honestly? It would just show that people pay more attention to sports than they do politics and they honestly should be ashamed of themselves. I can name five projects right now in my town of 30,000 people which are getting these kinds of funds, which are happening, a few in businesses with way bigger market caps than the Bears or Sox.

That's pretty scary for the future.

Now we have a of bad utility players and utility prospects! Yea!

Someone fixed it, because it was wrong yesterday. There was also a typo and a repeat of sentences in other write ups.

I know Timmy fell apart, but he was really good for a number of years. Way more so than most of the rebuild fodder.

"Nothing wrong with..." "It's no worse than..." "If... It would be just about ideal" Such ringing endorsements.

*announcer

A great example of your tax dollars at work... hundreds of millions of tax dollars going to build condos. https://chicagoyimby.com/2023/07/initial-financing-hearing-held-for.html

Ah the classics. I love a good WTAF thread.

Sure, and now someone making six figures doesn't make them rich either. Times have changed. Sports never seem to get hit.

I need a crying react.

Call it whatever you like, and blame whoever, but the dude does have some serious mental lapses in the field.

Eh. The first time I remember reading this was said about baseball was when Babe Ruth got a salary that was higher than the President of the United States, and the media had a field day with it.

They didn't pay for their infrastructure as much as they owned their employees and used the town to drain back the money they paid them, and then kicked them out if they no longer worked for the company. It was more of an indentured servant situation vs "support" of a town. We might not like it, but this is the system that exists, and until it is made illegal at the federal level, there will always be this structure to attract companies and jobs... and we all know that isn't going to happen.

It is great to see the guys who were starters hopefully, who are now downgraded to relievers, able to be pushed down in rankings to adequately represent their falls in value. It is kind of sad how many guys fall into that bucket, but onwards and upwards.

I am going to guess with the amount of time left in the Sox deal at Sox Park, that $50 million will roll off right about the time the lease expires.

Company towns were horrible. The company owned everything and loaded it over employees.

What did you think Houser was worth?

That was so awkward. Like Luis was NOT here for this.

Getting anything for a dude that was an MiLB free agent this season is a win.

In a nice consumable small sized package so that even people who don't want to actually read something can understand it?