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Tim Beckham states otherwise.

To me racism isn't normally just an incident, but a pattern. It can manifest itself in one incident, but typically the signs are there. People like Tony tell us who they are through their actions and their words. It isn't just a single incident or story, which makes it easier to question. There is a pattern here that goes back a long ways, and even his most recent public comments on the matter don't seem like he has grown or changed with the times to start to get past that kind of a line of thinking. I mean in my life experience racism isn't a yes/no switch. There is are differences between holding a few racist stererotypes to be true, hating BLM as a terrorist group, burning crosses in people's lawns, ignoring black names on resumes, and lynching black people. Now I don't know how much of a racist TLR is, but from his own words, I can make a 100% clear observation that Tony holds viewpoints which are absolutely held as racist by people of color, and that I would consider as racist as well. This doesn't mean he is holding Sunday crossburnings, but it is also a really big red flag to a situation where he is coming into a group of strong personalities, and a large minority population who 100% will think that of his viewpoints. Maybe he can change their minds, or maybe he causes the clubhouse to go up in flames and anger. I don't know that answer, but I do know that it isn't a chance I would take, nor do I want to see the White Sox taking.

We live in the United States of America. The very idea that there is compulsory actions that must be taken to properly be labeled as "patriotic" is so anti-American that it hurts. If someone has a cause that they want to get recognized, and feel that kneeling during the national anthem is the way to achieve it, more power to them. Even if I don't like the ideals being espoused, people have the right to do it. No one should have the right to take that away from them. Sure you have professional considerations, in place, but those professionals also have the ability to take their talents elsewhere. And you are already seeing indications of that from a professional black athlete. Even if you don't believe in it, they do. Instead of telling people what they should be allowed to do, maybe you should spend more time listening to people like Tim Anderson when they tell you WHY they kneel, and not buy into some artificial construct designed to distract you from the underlying issues by pitting you against them personally. If Tim Anderson wants to kneel to protest racism, more power to him. If Trevor Bauer wants to kneel to protest BLM, more power to him as well. NO where in this country is compulsory patriotism a thing.

^ This. Over and over again, this.

Totally disagree. This is how people of color in general see this issue. We are already seeing this seep out with the reaction of a guy like Marcus Stroman. Trust me when I say he isn't alone.

Much better to ignore what a black player is saying.

This may well be the most effective way to get managements attention.

Even if you don't care, when you walk into a lockerroom full of guys who do exactly what TLR is saying he won't allow them to do, it is a major concern. Look again at the list of players who knelt, and tell me if it is worth screwing things up with those guys. Look at Macrus Stroman's reaction to TLR to get an idea of what players of minority backgrounds think if the guy. I care about what key players on this team and potential free agents think. Destroying the clubhouse before the season even starts seems like the absolute worst thing that you can do to this squad heading into 21.

And this one is real.

At least this like is real.

Is that true? If so, awesome.

Wonderful, today can't get any better.

Luckily none of that group are team leaders or important players going forw... oh

Seconded. Its information. Even if it doesn't end up proving out in the end, it doesn't mean it wasn't accurate in the moment. The information is appreciated and adds color to the process that we might not get.

I don't have a lot of expectations for Collins, but the kid has had a grand total of 120 scattered MLB PAs. It is WAY to early to call him a bust, especially because the kid has never really gotten regular playing time.

Not if it was virtual.

We don't often agree, but I would subscribe to this newsletter.

The fact that Texas is even close is mind boggling.

So much for overracting, huh.

He can do what he wants, but if he negatively impacts the play of key players, is it worth it? If TA and Abreu ask for trades, is it worth it? Why can't we find a manager who fits the personality of this bunch?

Here's the thing. Tony and Trevors political views line up really well. I don't know about their baseball and analytics views, but they do have the anti-BLM stuff in common.

This didn't actually happen.

Adios.