southsider2k5

Its because he doesn't care about anyone but himself and his guys.

That's fair.

I live in one of the cheapest markets in the midwest and it is still hard to live on that kind of money.

This is also not accurate. The lowest state by median income is 150% of this.

Fixed it for you. Pelosi actually got a bill passed.

The whole thing. If the person was making $100 a week, they wouldn't be making $200 a week on unemployment, even subtracting out the extra $600. They be making something like 50 to 60% of what they were making. Unemployment itself has all kinds of minimums for how many hours a person has to work and earn before they are even eligible for unemployment. Someone making 4 or 5 hours a weeks at a minimum wage kind of job (which isn't going to add up to $100 a week either) wouldn't make those thresholds. To hit those kind of numbers at a minimum wage type job, you are probably talking 15-20 hours a week. Also if you are working a part time job as a high school student that means you are most likely living at home and a dependent. This means you aren't able to collect unemployment anyway. The extra $600 ended 2 and a half months ago when the GOP refused to extend it.

This doesn't really pass the smell test.

This could also be a part of the problem.

I could also Cease starting in AAA as a starter if things break right.

I am not going to lie, the red flags are out there with Sale. That contract is scary right now, especially post covid AND post TJS.

Its almost like we shouldn't have been running trillion dollar deficits during the "best economy ever!", so that when the next recession came along, we could actually do something about it.

Hopefully the reports about him tapping into his power are accurate and carry through to next year. If he emerges, that will be a huge shot in the arm.

For the record, the Yankees just pulled their rookie starter after 1 inning, and one run allowed.

The White Sox know better than anyone that live arms can figure it out. They are not going to be in a rush to trade him. If they do trade him, it will be only for a front line pitcher. Honestly if the shoes were reversed and Cease was offered to the Sox, they would take him in a heartbeat. They target underachievers with big arms. They aren't about to just give him away.

Why? Hahn has for sure addressed it internally, which is really all that matters. Sure we all WANT to know, but it isn't a need. It doesn't matter a lick if he tells the rest of us October 2, today, or November. It will come out when it comes out.

If the Sox aren't firing him, they are on board with what he is doing. If they have a major problem with him, they would fire him. They would not let a guy that they didn't think could lead this team manage a team that is just starting its big run, and potentially waste those years. Sure people like Frank Thomas and Steve Stone have opinions, but the only ones that really matter are JR, RH, and KW. If they are OK, he stays. if they don't think he can handle this, he goes. They aren't about to waste time here. Replacing RR would be a MUCH cheaper option spending for players. I think you are retreating a bit from your original opinions hear to soften up the original statements to make them a bit more gray, so hopefully you realize that no front office would let a manager just do whatever the hell he wanted, especially if they thought it was stupid. These guys are 100% working together on this decision making. They made decisions during the season which were intended to try to get the guys they thought coming into the season would be best for the team in the playoffs. You mentioned things like EE hitting fifth. I am sure they weren't just looking at this seasons number and instead were judging him on the hitter he has been his career thinking that the team would be way better off with a vintage EE, than anyone else on the team in that role, so they tried to get him back there. I promise you that if RH and KW had a problem with this, RR would have gotten a talking to and it wouldn't have happened more than once, or they would have fired him. No management would tolerate mid level leadership who refused to be a team player, and the White Sox aren't any different. RR is here because RH and KW think he can do this job. If he was running around on his own, he wouldn't be here.

Only if if benefits him.

Its a real leap of faith to think that the front office sees a " train wreck" of a manager yet won't fire him when they know their contention window is now officially open. That is negligence.

There is zero chance that they didn't order an MRI if they thought there was any chance of a tear. Keep in mind that if there is swelling results aren't always accurate and clear in the early days.