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And that's what happens when the ump is only calling 2/3s of the plate.
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Laz Diaz is hitting the zone about as often as Sox hitters.
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1 hour ago, tray said:
Drawing visitors to the immediate area without dedicated parking is heavily steeped in the Cubfan mindset. Be a Cub fan if that is what you like to do. Quick and Easy to get up there and back home from the South side after you are done carousing with other Cub fans at local bars.
We drive to games and sometimes go to Manny's Tufano's, Greek Islands, China Town, Stix n'Brix, Ricobene's, Turtle's, Cork and Kerry, Girodanos, Gino's East, Gatto's, Cooper's Hawk, Lou Malnati's, or countless other places in and around downtown Chicago or in our case, the Southwest suburbs.
WSox have been on 35th for over 100 years. They can easily build on the site of the original Comiskey or other sites preferably near the Lakefront (like the old Michael Reese hospital site) , but not that hole in the ground / aka the 78. That thing is a joke architecturally, financially, and practically.
Meanwhile there is a frost warning in Chicago. We need warmer weather and a win or two before the Sox return for their next homestand. I will be there unless it is still freezing out. Let's Go Sox !
I am pretty sure that White Sox fans are smart enough to figure out public transit, and if they aren't, how to use one of the million apps for finding a parking place in an urban setting. Honestly, holding the idea that Sox fans aren't smart enough to use a freaking train is pretty insulting to the fan base.
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57 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:
I mean, he has a 3.86 FIP, 2.86 xERA, 34 SO/6 BB and is 4th in the league in Ks and likely will lead the league after tonight. I think he's pretty good.
That is actually really interesting.
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48 minutes ago, Pale Sox said:
I know not your words (and thanks for the post) but our minor league system is actually decent, maybe even good? I see it getting labelled as bad far too often. The reputation hasn’t kept up with the reality.
There is a better level of talent, and I think even the organic talent is progressing, but it isn't deep at all. From top to bottom, I don't know that any franchise in baseball has less talent or potential than the Chicago White Sox.
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2 minutes ago, Quin said:
To pile on:
It seemed like Lenyn always had to figure out each minor league level himself.
It was a pattern. He'd struggle hard when first promoted, then go on tears.
Is it any shock that the one level that that doesn't work at is the major league level?
He's never gotten an extended period at the majors either.
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10 minutes ago, bmags said:
Pretty much every fringe guy we have is asked to come up and rake, because they will be an absolute negative in every other aspect.
And then you break down the hitting and they'll have to absolutely rake by making an insane amount of contact or power, because they come up with no discipline, no concept of pitch selection. They swing a lot in the zone, they swing a lot out of the zone, they swing a lot.
They are all just different flavors of danny palka, except many without the power.
We've seen the As put out horrendous payrolls, we saw the year the padres played like 5 rule 5 selections for half the year. None were as bad as this team is.
The guy in charge, was the guy in charge for getting players ready for the bigs. He may have not been given the talent to be a normal bad team, but I think any other GM from a normal team could have avoided "worst offense in history, even when offenses were bad because they were fighting off symptoms of syphilis and extreme dehydration"
This is what my red flag is. The things that seem to be learnable, aren't be learned here. Like I said, get some things are beyond teaching, but some things are teachable, and we don't seem to be getting better at them. We seem to be the dumbest baseball IQ team on a year in and year out basis.
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Here's the thing. Lenyn Sosa to some extent IS a success story. The Sox spent $350k on him to sign him out of Venezuela. Look any player that you sign at 16 years old, who gets through your farm system to the major leagues is a success. The thing is, for a kid that is fully a product of the White Sox from literally Day 1, you hope to see a much better grasp of the basics. Look I get the majors are hard, not everyone has the skills to hit at that level, and maybe Sosa figures it out. Maybe he is a 4A guy. That we can still figure out over time. What bothers me is his baseball IQ seems to be minimal. After almost 8 years in our system, there are things you CAN control and fix and that is understanding the game. I hate seeing guy come through the system who have no idea what they are doing. I get them maybe not being able to hit a 98 mph fastball, because that is a physical thing that not many can do. But I do expect them to understand how to think the game and make the right mental choices in a play.
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This is the one right here. If you have beaten Hawk...
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On 4/22/2024 at 5:55 PM, JoshPR said:
Nah. This was back in 03. I think the dudes name was old roman. I've been around on this board for a while. A lot of posters here were teenagers back then. Had a few older guys and middle guys like myself. It was fun. The 05 world series was fun. I was off for a while. Had some rough times those days
You'd be surprised...
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10 hours ago, baseball_gal_aly said:
No they understand. That's why they want to move to Nashville.
It's either deliberate or neglect.
They don't want to move to Nashville. That whole thing about Jerry meeting with the Commish about Nashville was badly reported and then people didn't pay attention when the clarification came out that Jerry met with him on behalf of the group that TLR is involved in to advocate for them, and not himself and the White Sox. Jerry never met with MLB about moving the White Sox to Nashville. It never happened.
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11 hours ago, fathom said:
Yep, if the diehards on here don’t want to watch, no way are the casuals watching. I can’t even imagine how bad attendance will be the rest of the year and next year. Can’t wait to see a payroll around 80 million.
The game threads look like the diehards are still watching plenty. Honestly I am astounded by how many Soxtalkers are still living and dying with each pitch.
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11 hours ago, caulfield12 said:
Would still be better than endless concessions promotions, Sox Math videos and the Nationwide jingle.
What next...spending more time hyping future opponents?
Serious question. Keeping in mind that these guys are paid representatives of the ownership group, what exactly should these guys be talking about for two and a half hours when the team is garbage?
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It doesn't even matter which reliever gets sent out there in whatever order.
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That was actually a good pitch. 99 down and on the black inside.
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17 minutes ago, wegner said:
Will they get anything more than a lottery pick or two for 1 1/2 seasons of Fedde?
If Fedde looks like a mid rotation pitcher, he will give a nice return. If he looks more like tonight on a regular basis, he will bring a Kings ransom.
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15 minutes ago, tray said:
Wrigley Field is too remote for most people who live in many of our suburbs to travel to, assuming that they would want to repeat that long trip, bus ride, etc..and get crammed into that place with North siders. No thanks.
Pretty sure Wrigley Field gets filled just fine without Sox fans.
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What great managing by Pedro!
Hahahahaha
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10 minutes ago, TitoMB345 said:
I want someone to love me as much as John loves Eloy.
There is a Soxtalk poster you should meet.
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A three run homer? Are those legal?
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4/24 - Good Guys @ Twins 6:40 CT - Crochet Vs. Ryan
in 2024 Season in Review
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Nah see he's got all of these invisible innings that no one saw, he's fine.