Harry Chappas

I fully believe that Tony was not on any list until JR put him on the list. If TLR is then on the list he gets the job as there is nothing in an interview that would lead you away from him. TLR checks all the boxes (maybe not the socially acceptable one's) for winning baseball games. If it is between he and Hinch I am not sure Hinch is the better hire. If the hire is someone without experience the narrative is that they are going on the cheap. I am not certain what TLR is making but my guess is it is not cheap. In my little rose colored glasses world, Hahn buys in knowing this is a three year run and there are worse options than Tony and certain some with more risk of failure.

How so...wasn't he part of the Red Sox front office when they won the world series. After reading the Peter Gammons athletic story I am more of the mindset that this wasn't just JR forcing him on Hahn and Williams. In the social justice world Gammons is rather liberal so was interested in his take.

Who was moved for Darvish? In my I hate the cubs world, the Padres and Mets turning into major contenders is nice to see.

Maybe I am ignorant but I do not think that JR is a puppet master of this organization. I think he sets a budget and that is it. I do think he has a say on major moves and is involved in conversations but isn't directing the dumpster diving and bringing in the Friends of Manny. I also believe that while he may have pushed for TRL hard Hahn and Williams had to buy into it. They may not have liked it but I think they would have pushed back harder if they were against it as much as this board feels they were.

I did not mean for it to seem that way. I was agreeing with you and expounding on how every move made in baseball now seems to directly impact how the White Sox work and is a direct result of JR running the team. If the Padres get Darvish and it liquidates their farm they have a two to three year window tops. I am fine with Lynn and the farm v Snell/Darvish and no farm

This site is awesome. Somehow JR is now Jerry Jones.

The irritating thing for me is that in regard to the O line the Bears did not even know who they had. Seems like the interior is pretty set now. The fact that they kept running Coward out there is rather head scratching but maybe the lack of preseason played a role in that. Having Ifedi try to move inside seems dumb now as well.

The Bears need a football minded person to be Pace's boss. There just isnt enough seasoned football minds in the organization. Stay healthy here.

But did he call them? That is what we need to know.

So you feel you are an enlightened Boomer compared to Cali. I find it odd that while TLR may be a rather deplorable human being this board feels he is just a muttering old man who has never accomplished anything. I believe while he failed in AZ he was credited with assisting in Bostons WS run 2 years ago. I think he is keeping the seat warm for Jerishchelle (no clue how to spell it). He gets two years. I also don't think he is sitting around trying to sign players either.

Wasn't he the President at the time though? Maybe baseball is different from football where I am pretty sure you cannot interview for a lateral move.

Agreed My point though is more to the idea that the big signing free agents may be detrimental in the end. If COVID is playing the part in Phillie than my rationale is not debunked here.

Sorry I misread the tweet. I should go read the article. In the NFL you can interview for a promotion not sure if the MLB is the same.

Nothing alike but the White Sox seem in a better position so I am not certain the White Sox are the one that erred and should be frowned upon. This is especially true if the Phillies were at one time looking to move Wheeler. If spending money on a player hampers your ability to improve moving forward it is debatable if that money is worth it for said player. Hahn may look at the Sox and Phillies and while not happy with his current situation does not see the Phillies as an improved situation.

The report states he turned it down three times. Dombrowski and JR go as far back as JR and TLR and JR's boneheaded hiring of Hawk essentially fired both. I would guess that Dombrowski approached JR prior to speaking to Hahn three times. This could all be untrue but it could also debunk the Soxtalk ideology of the current state of the White Sox front office.

The New York Yankees have been a super team since the time numbers were first put on the back of jerseys. The NBA just has a different structure and you need less players to make it work.

If this is true it debunks how put off Hahn is to his lot in life with the Chicago White Sox.

This is how the Bears operate. They have to hire someone at GM who has to run all of football operations and they are cheap so said hired executive has no experience. Bears President has zero football knowledge.

I just posted this thought in a different thread. Nobody is signing. I think Eaton signed because he was familiar with the organization and vice versa. It is one year at a low salary so there is not much risk. What is the largest contract this offseason $15M?

The problem is how high do you go with Springer and how long do you wait? Missing out on Machado and Harper was ok because 2019 was a nothing year. Missing out on Springer and then having limited options is my issue. I like the Eaton signing because I think he fits a need but also because he is actually signed. Lynn and Eaton should not preclude them from making additional moves but is a nice back stop if things go crazy. I don't think they get Spring or Bauer because some GM will do something stupid and that contract will be an albatross before the ink dries. Outside of New York how do those big contracts work out? The whole offseason seems to be gridlocked right now. How long are the Sox supposed to wait it out.

Joc isn't signed so there is no clue what his value is. He also cannot hit LHP. The White Sox wheatear right or wrong are not waiting entirely on the market. They are being more proactive. Hopefully they sign another bat but if Eaton and Engel are the RF platoon with one moving LF for the 30 game Jimenez is hurt that works. I'm hopeful that another bat is signed but the market is not cooperating.

They need a starter if they are serious. They can compete with the roster and would need to grab someone at the deadline.

I agree with you.

I love that JR is now running the team like Jerry Jones. Eaton and Lynn were cost effective moves that made the team better and while Dunning was nice he was certainly movable and by no means proof that there is now a push to get really old really quick. Other than a handful of starters none of which are all that good, nobody has spent any money this offseason. People need to really take a step back. The White Sox are not getting Snell for Leury Garcia and Dane Dunning. The cubs are also not handing off Darvish for Stiever. The Sox got burned waiting on Machado and Harper. My guess is Bauer and Springer are waiting on the Mets. If the Sox sit around and wait on them there could be nothing left and then the pissing and moaning around here would be epic. The White Sox are not going to overpay for Sprigner and Bauer you can call them cheap and that would be fair I guess.

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