Dick Allen

It's funny, when Beni added weight it was good news because it meant he could maybe hit homers again. Now losing said weight is good news because perhaps he can stay in the line up again. I cannot wait for his contract to expire. Maybe next year they will just eat it.

I think they run simulations as well. Pretty standard.

That's coming soon too. And it will be spectacular.

Chris Getz....he knows their names. a ringing endorsement. I don't think this is that big of a deal because the trade afterall was a salary dump first and foremost, but to think he didn't think this guy was a switch hitter is fooling yourself.

You could almost see it coming though. In 1989, they were over .500 after the All Star break and only 3 under the last 81 games. And everything seemed to go their way in 1990. It was a lot of fun.

69 wins. Only a couple more seasons to be mired in mediocrity.

What we are arguing is how much these hitting "geniuses" have to do with White Sox success. I think the numbers are pretty similar without them.

And with all that, they still were a bottom 4 offense in all of baseball.

The article said they would identify free agents and trade targets to fix. Which free agent or trade target did they actually fix? Hitting is hard. Expecting someone who can easily fix players is absolutely crazy.

Was he better than you thought he would be? Did they fix him?

Slater was league average with a .299 OBP. Thaiss was alright but it was all based on walks. Vaughn improved significantly when he went elsewhere. Tyalor, Rojas, Palacios, Mead, Amaya, Maton ,Noda, Dalbec, Jankowski were just as awful or more awful than they ever were.

Interesting, but who did they fix? Pretty much everyone they brought in , except maybe Tauchman, did exactly as poor or worse than ever, and Tauchman was such a revaluation the Sox didn't even tender him a contract.

Which makes the case they gave him what he wanted last time, and he screwed up. Why at 90 years old would anyone think he can now get it right? Maybe Indiana will want them.

Probably like a 70s porn star with that mustache.

Hopefully he can be what he was the first time. Probably won't, but even if he does, his awfulness last year will keep his flip price really low.

Until Michael Jordan, the Bulls were the White Sox, drawing well when they were good, and drawing flies when they were not. Now they are the Cubs. As mediocre as can be, but still at or near the top in attendance even with ridiculous ticket prices. Maybe that happens to the White Sox once day, but the problem is JR. If you think the park is part of the problem, it was built how he wanted it, blue seats and all. It's far superior now that it was back then.

Just once Id like to be a fan of a team that spends money recklessly.

Winning the draft lottery is probably the best thing that has happened for the team since 2005. Maybe drafting Sale was just as good, but they did nothing with it. When Roche is in his prime, JR won't be around to f*** it op.

They have already spent it.

https://www.lowermytaxes.com/blog/village-of-arlington-heights-and-taxing-districts-agree-to-tax-bill-with-bears/#:~:text=During the middle of December,the former Arlington International Racecourse.

The Bears currently pay $3.6 million in property tax in AH. They are playing games trying to win over the public. When all developed, the tax on the entire development will probably be more than $100 million abd the Bears want everyone to focus on that even though they won't be owning the entire parcel when that happens. What they are crying about is basically about what they will be paying Caleb Williiams almost per gane when this thing gets built.

JR likes cash considerations even more than David Eckstein.

I wonder where the down on their luck Reinsdorfs, who need the state to build them another baseball park, are coming up with their share of the $7 billion 1901 project cost.

Maybe they will try to get Cam Booser back.

Schriffen called Ramos a future star in 2024.