southsider2k5

Did we forget about who signed James Shields to the huge deal in the first place? Let's slow the rush to deify Preller here.

Family did it for me. Wife, kids, work, hobbies, etc. It finally dawned on me that it was supposed to be something to enjoy, and if it wasn't, I wasn't doing it right. When I think about the White Sox and baseball in my life, don't get me wrong, winning the World Series was great. But for my two cents, those days of randomly driving up to Comiskey Park in the 70's and 80's with my dad and brother to grab cheap seats and take it in a ball game wasn't about seeing the team win. It was about enjoying a game, and a few hours away from everything. It was about being together and enjoying the time. A large chunk of my favorite White Sox memories have absolutely nothing to do with who won or lost a game, or where we finished that season. I think in the modern age where we have access to hyper-concentrated and specific groups of people based on the smallest of interests, as well as the taking WAY more personally things like fandom and just the groups in general we associate ourselves with has changed a lot of that. The need to be entertained, and the need to feel the center of attention has taken over a lot of entertainment in general. It isn't good enough anymore just to provide a few hours of getting away from life, people now need to feel entertained and like the focal point of a multi-media experience for 3 hours. I was there for a long time. I threw temper tantrums over relievers blowing games, and managers making dumb decisions. I let games ruin my nights and days. I won't even lie and say that it never happens anymore. But I have done a lot to not let it define me. None of who I am is defined by who Rick Hahn signs or doesn't sign. I can't control that. There is no good reason for it to own me. I could spent countless hours pouting, or I could view this as a release from life. If it isn't, I'll go play with my kids or work on something of interest to me. I have thrown myself into other organizations and local politics. When I see what others go through, missing out on Manny Machado doesn't seem as big of a deal to me. I definitely don't see it as something worth letting the failures of decades ago affect me in a personal way. Why should I be upset that the Sox missed the playoffs in 1960? I have better things to do and take personally. But at the end of the day, to each his (or her) own. I am going to do what works for me. If I see this bothering people so much, I see an obvious solution, and will offer it because it worked for me.

Still letting the team and anger live in his head rent free.

Yet, here you all are.

I am not quite sure why everyone is so pissy with Anderson. This is EXACTLY what I want to see from players on my team. I would really be worried if they were out there thinking that they needed someone to come rescue them. I get why fans are pissy about this situation, but expecting members of the organization to be feeling sorry for themselves, mad, pouting, or whatever people are looking for would be a worst case scenario. I want my young and potential future star players to feel like they can do it themselves, and don't need Manny, Bryce or anyone else to save them.

The lack of one did exactly that.

One thing worth mentioning. 0ne thing we have all seen is that there is a small army of insiders who live to repeat whatever they are told from inside the White Sox. If the Sox said they were out, it would be repeated, even if it weren't really true. That said, overwhelming odds are on the Phillies.

Two days after the fact, and knowing how this played out, I wonder if the team regrets not bidding up?

Even if you assign the Sox just 1/3 of Chicago. it still blows away almost every City on this list, especially if you equalize for the Peso, income, and already failed locations.

If no one is going to publicly finance, what is the attraction of leaving? That doesn't make sense.

Ok, while missing out on Machado was a clusterfuck, this is fantasy. The dude has his baggage.

I doubt anyone else here is attending Cubs spring training.

No.

My HOPE is that the hard top for Manny is some sort of mixture of analytics dictating something and/or their own worries made them decide on a top and held them to it. But I also don't really believe it.

"Whenever we speak." It's over.

I am waiting for pictorial evidence of this conversion.

I see everyone feels better as after this...

It's over.

A deleted account. Hmm.

This seems incredibly obvious to me, but I would start with contacting the team. A close 1A would be to stop spending your time, effort, and money on the team if you still feel like you need to make a point.

A temper tantrum about a radio show that can't even be called into live seems like it would be pretty low on the list.

Yeah, I am sure he cares too.

Seems like a waste of time to me.

Good.

Who cares if someone is tough on Hahn. It isn't going to make a bit of difference.