Everything posted by Dick Allen
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The Worst Owner in Sports? The case for Jerry Reinsdorf
I'm sure what you write is accurate. To him the WS only showed him how he knew more than anyone else. If you remember, he and Krause couldn't wait for the Jordan era to end so they could show it wasn't MJ, it was them. And his baseball is still the same. He's had one way to do things, and what worked in the 80s doesn't work anymore, at least long term. So we are just stuck waiting for his reign of terror to end.
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The Worst Owner in Sports? The case for Jerry Reinsdorf
I don’t think he’s always been the worst owner. He was at least average for years. But he is horrible now for sure with both teams. Probably is as bad as there is.
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
They are $1 million to $1.5 million free agent signings. The league knows they suck.
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
If your job hinged on these guys being successful, it's pretty much guaranteed you will need a resume.
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White Sox outright Fletcher, Julks, Peguero, White to AAA, Will Robertson claimed by PIT
They can’t draft any higher than 10th in 2027 most likely, so they should at least try to put something together that is not embarrassing.
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
He’s the hottest minor league pitching coach candidate the world has ever seen. The White Sox beat everyone out because this guy wants to work with the great Chris Getz. Just ask Westeddy.
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
LaRussa's WS team won 83 games. 83 seems like a lot with all the celebrating you do for 60. Not only that, knock fans who think 60 wins really sucks.
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
But this, your next post, did: You would have argued with it, anyway. Sure, Francona was more coveted than Venable.
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
Really? There were 3 openings last offseason. He was the second hired. The first one was Terry Francona. I think he's probably a better manager than Wil Venable. Not only that, but they only had to beat out the Marlins.
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White Sox outright Fletcher, Julks, Peguero, White to AAA, Will Robertson claimed by PIT
That’s a lot of junk off the 40.
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Getz won the Vaughn/ Civale trade
It would have been a bigger win if he just non tendered him to begin with.
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If Ishbia gave us one early present, who would excite you to add to this not ready team
I always like Naylor as a player, and finding out he stole 30 bases with the 2nd slowest sprint speed in MLB, made me appreciate him even more, but there is no way that body ages well.
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Getz 2025 Grade: your vote matters.
Apparently the 2026 draft has a no brainer #1 pick. It's time the lottery goes their way
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TV viewership numbers...
He's trying to go full NFL model. I'm sure he knows it won't happen.
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“The 78” is alive and well for the Sox, Bears are 'advancing' Hammond development
Funny thing is, the current park is much better in every way than it was when it was built to JRs specifications.
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Fire Chris Getz
After he was DFA'd by the BoSox.
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
It's been the White Sox way for decades.
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
I'm starting to question if LaRussa is around and has much pull anymore. You would think if he was, Schriffen would be slurping him.
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
Maybe Clevinger is going to pivot into coaching.
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
Bochy
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
No but stuff leaks out and this is a huge turnover. I get letting him have his own guys, but they didn’t even let LaRussa have his own guys. Besides, if these guys all were great, they would have kept them. So there had to be issues other than Venable didnt know them. He does now.
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
You’re probably correct, but Wise was a holdover, but maybe Venable knew him. It is interesting because there never was a hint of anything but satisfaction with the coaching staff by both Venable and Getz.
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
Weird that both the assistant pitching coach and assistant hitting coach are still around.
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Sox fire Katz and Thames
Burgeios and Butera also gone. Sizemore offered another job in the organization. Sergio Santos sent packing as well.
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Fire Chris Getz
One of Getz' biggest errors was not firing Pedro sooner. They obviously would have still been last, but a month or two earlier, they don't set the loss record. That more than covers the extra cost.