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But if you are under-performing your winning percentage by a margin over the longer haul, then you start to look at reasons why.

For the record, this is Game #1 of Tony LaRussa managing against the Cardinals, ever.

And let's be honest here, if fans can see what it is like working for JR, you KNOW other owners know it. If Rick could put this team together even having the yolks of Jerry's restrictions, imagine what he could do with some more breathing room.

But you are less likely to have them against good teams, and since we want to be a playoff team, learning how to beat good teams is kind of important.

Essentially if we aren't blowing teams out, we are pretty mediocre this year. <5 runs is 16-17 (.485). >5 runs is 10-2 (.833). Last year was 25-20 (.556) on the under, and 10-5 (.667) on the over. We just happened to have played a larger portion of our games as blow outs, probably corresponding to the weak schedule to start the season. (25% over 5 runs in 20, vs 26.7% in 21.)

Where is your proof?

For comparison, this is what they did last year.

Not to mention what the recycling rate is amongst pro sports executives going from team to team.

As always, thanks for these insights.

Well for obvious reasons almost all of that stuff isn't going to make the public eye, but I also remember there being about half a dozen teams in the past who wanted to interview him as GM when he was still assistant GM. But if you want to fight instead of get actual information, feel free to keep working that angle. Again.

Now that is pretty telling. We are under .500 in close games, despite having played a pretty crappy schedule so far. I wonder what the reason for that could be...

Just last year the Phillies had him on a list to interview for President of their organization.

If someone could break entangled particles as a form of travel or moving consciousness, they wouldn't have to send a physical self.

So to summarize: Everything is horrible about Grandal, but someone else out there will want to trade him for some who is cheaper and better in most aspects of the game. Wat?

Do they? I don't think I recall it being a news item, so maybe that is why.

This sounds horrifying. https://theathletic.com/2607875/2021/05/24/what-does-adam-engel-do-for-the-white-soxs-murky-outfield-picture/?source=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Does whiff percentage include pitches taken for strikes? That seems to be the biggest potential disconnect.

Which is why Nightengale is the one who breaks Sox news nationally. He prints JR's side of the story, and in return, he gets the scoops.

For my two cents, there is nothing more exciting than trying to comprehend things we don't even realize that we don't yet know.

Be really nice to get them at least September to get back into the groove before the playoffs.

Does anyone else think this seems really odd? Usually Rick comes out when something happens, and at least at this point, nothing has really happened? Could there be a big announcement coming?

Except this is all being discussed in real time, and not after the fact.

It is probably also fair to point out that the old Cooper/Renteria group was very mechanical and predictable in how they typically deployed their relievers. Guys had fairly set roles, and they didn't really deviate from them unless there was a particularly galling failure by a reliever. Tony is a LOT more unpredictable, and there might be a case to be made that the relievers themselves are trying to figure out their own comfort zones here, which could be contributing to a lot of slow starts in that pen.

For those who have The Athletic, this is a great read. https://theathletic.com/2605796/2021/05/22/white-sox-pitcher-carlos-rodon-got-fed-up-and-then-he-got-better-somethings-got-to-change-here/?source=dailyemail

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