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The Sox are sitting on back to back playoff births and are the favorites for next year in the AL Central, whenever that actually happens. I feel like this has almost taken on meme vendetta status, but this franchise can only be so much of a bad thing with 2 straight playoff appearances. No matter how you want to reframe the argument, they took what talent they had at the bottom, and turned it into a multiple time playoff team, with another appearance on the runway.

But of course the White Sox are now selling tickets to Spring Training. You can't make this shit up.

This, and pray in silence it goes away, seems to be the stories of his leadership style so far.

Well thank god we silenced Ken Ros... oh.

Haven't had one of these in a while, so why not. Just finished The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester. Started 1619 Project. Listened to the Podcast and picked up the book after Christmas at Barnes and Noble half price hardback sale. Also in queue is Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, Land by Simon Winchester, The Doomsday Book by Marshall Brain, and It's Good to be the King about Mel Brooks.

Last season of Shameless was decent. They found a solid note to end it on while staying true to the show. Also started The Good Place. First season was spectacular, but am in season 2 now, and it has lost something with the big reveal. Another one I don't think I have ever mentioned is Curse of Oak Island. Not quite sure why I still hang on, but have been fascinated by the story forever. I still watch knowing full well they will never find a treasure, but love the history that is found.

There it is. Man up and go directly to the source instead of being a coward.

It is the only thing that made sense as to why Nagy was still here. Hopefully the Bears can pull a Bulls here.

Yeah, it doesn't work that way. Not paying the correct price is what is locking us out of the top free agent market.

Well luckily MLB is more concerned about silencing minimal discent and not actually fixing the game, so I am sure there is plenty to "report" on. Except now they screwed the pooch and are the news. It would have attracted way less attention if they had left him alone.

The job is unique. The "rules" should reflect that, versus being PR people for MLB.

How many people's job is to objectively report on your company and bosses? This is way too simplified.

That's absurd. "Paying the correct price" is some Jerry Reinsdorf stuff which keeps us out of the top of the free agent market and signing the second tier guys.

So much for the idea that information is somehow neutral in all of this. Toe the MLB owner line, or get fired.

It SHOULD be done if it helps the franchise improve. "Buy low" is a non-sequitor.

Unfollow that outdated hack.

I see the New Years drinking has started early

They finally got Betty White.

This year we didn't do the traditional gift thing. The kids all have birthdays in November and December too. So instead of doing all of those presents, we packed them up for a Disney trip the week before Christmas instead.