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Add that to "It's not that bad"

Sox finale here:

There are so many quality pieces of Sox and Chicago history that could be chosen and incorporated into Sox Park that with some creativity you could build a gem. Plus if they can build an OF angle open to the skyline and build the entrance at the top of the 100 level, you fix a lot of the new Parks screw ups.

f*** no. See you at your funeral.

It was a great show. An all timer.

I don't know what got into Davis, but hopefully it is contagious

Dutch is #1 until proven otherwise

Brooklyn, not LA.

Well, knowing Jerry it's probably not a GOOD salary.

Or will he hold on until his value is gone? Stay tuned

He at least draws crowds...

Somewhat? That would be a HOF line

Does this qualify as North Bridgeport? Asking for a... ummmm... just asking.

No way. This team is not two players away from winning. And honestly, the Bulls don't have enough to trade for a Giannis, as they would need salaries to fit as well.

I spy a baseball field.

The San Diego Padres are about to be sold for double that price ($3.9 billion) the person Jerry hurt most with his negligence is actually himself, as this franchise could be valued there.

obviously all are different points along the timeline, and none of them were that crazy in the moment, but it's also possible they do the "right" thing and still fail too. I just fell pretty confident by getting some of those bigger things right, we don't bottom out as the worst of all time.

Especially since if Ishbia already has bought up a large portion of minority shares, as was already reported, he has a pretty vested interested in getting to the finish line. Even if it is just a verbal agreement with someone like Michael R, I am sure this detail wasn't ignored.

If I could Sox time travel, this is the fork in the road I would love to explore. -Bring in one (or hell both for that price) of those guys and see if it reduces the pressure on the other guys to play through injuries. Maybe better If they don't play through injuries, do the Moncada/Eloy/TA/Jimenez group not peak as fast and start to lose their abilities and skills? You are also looking at a deeper line up, more protection, with more insulation against injuries if they do happen, etc. -Maybe instead of rushing Crochet up as a reliever, they take time with him and get him up a couple of years later as a starter. -Maybe instead of Ricky being fired, who the guys obviously loved and gelled under, maybe he gets more time to figure out how to go from point B to C with them. Even if they do fire him, do they let Rick do his own thing instead of Jerry's thing, because the team is closer, and there is more trust of Hahn instead of Jerry feeling like he has to insert himself? -Could Jerry be more likely to walk away under his own time if the franchise doesn't turn into an MLB laughing stock? -Do they come to terms with a Lucas Giolito instead of pissing him away over $50k because the money means less at that point?

I was watching it trying to decide if I was just that nostalgic or if it was really still that good, so I am glad to hear someone else say it.

My thought has always been that the tiebreaker to the Sox would be how fast they could move through the system, and then bonus asking price. I have to imagine that the Sox see Roch on a Gordon Beckham kind of timeline, and with the desire to try to rescue the fanbase, that would come into play. If people really think Emerson could be under two seasons away, I wonder if that factors in the other way if his ask is appreciably different from Roch's.

Ok Boomer, back to bed now.

That only matters if he starts hitting. Otherwise he is giving away $17 million for next year.

And that number is only because they begged Jerry to sign Mune.

I mean it's not an absolute. But basically the ownership deal is a tax scam in all but name. Jerry has sold the team, and taken money up front for it, but doesn't want to ACTUALLY sell it because then the capital gains taxes kick in. They are pretending Jerry still owns and operates so as to keep the facade up. If Ishbia starts speaking for the franchise, that falls apart and the IRS will come calling. The historic ownership structure was that Jerry held all of the power. That changes, red flags go up.