Harry Chappas

I love people that cant comprehend how you can vote for GOP senators and not vote for Trump. That is essentially what should have happened in every state. I think the presidential options were very weak so keep congress split.

Even if Hinch personally spoke to every person on the 40 man roster that has nothing to do with LaRussa. If LaRussa had never managed before that may be an issue but there seems to be this belief that LaRussa has not managed since 1952 and is clueless. Somehow I still believe LaRussa knows what he is doing and there are going to be some unpleasant players. If it is because he does not care about their input at this point than so be it. Do I think he should have reached out to the players, yes but that is my opinion, I do not think he really cares about them beyond if they can win baseball games. I also think that is the type of guy that team needs as they seem to be a little too carefree from time to time.

I work at a school we are at 50/50 hybrid. Oddly our boiler system is old and crazy so classroom windows are always open regardless of the temperature, we have no A/C . This may actually be a benefit.

Unfortunately we will have to wait and see on that. Tony has been in the game just not in the day to day grind.

Dick Vermeil is another reason why this may work...he was gone for 15 years. Coaching football is much more important then baseball. He actually won a super bowl upon his return Of all the things to piss and moan about this hire, age and not managing for ten years is not two of them. Football from 82-97 changed much more than baseball has from 2010-2020.

I am not disappointed that Trump lost but also not really happy to see Biden and/or Harris run the country but what I really find disappointing is how some local things played out. As with the White Sox managerial hiring. We are in a better place today than we were yesterday but I am not all that excited about it.

I wonder if there was deep seeded resentment by ESPN for them leaving for WSCR years ago.

Don't need to cut him just make him inactive and Ridley active. I really don't need to see Wims ever again but he can still just be inactive.

I find it almost amazing especially on talk radio about how people are talking about LaRussa. I am not a fan of this move but other than trying to pry Francona out of Cleveland or looking into Bochy I'm not sure what other avenue there was. A few bench coaches may have been better but that is a roll of the dice. Maybe Ozzie would have been better I don't know. I am not certain if Bochy is bi-lingual but I think the White Sox need that more than anything in a manager with this roster. In all the angst I think some folks are losing of site of the fact the guy gets the best out of his teams. He isn't going to be here long term but watching the Sox last year I think there is a need for a person to tighten things up and he will do that. He wasn't winning with the large revenue teams and free agent signings annually. He did have superstars but he also was able to gets his talent to mesh very well. I think he will get the best out of the younger players as well as the veterans and the Sox are better this morning than they were yesterday morning. I think he will put players in a position to succeed not just roll them out there because they are veterans. I am not certain that Hahn is on board with this move but this is move that makes his job easier. LaRussa will use the talent accordingly and will have a more vocal presence in their usage. LaRussa can mange analytics, feel and his staff together to make things work. I think guys like Vaughan and Madrigal will reap greater benefits due to having more well rounded approaches. I also feel that Moncada, Jimenez and Robert can all reach superstar level. These guys will be used and managed in a manner that will get the best out of them. Tony has the voice to get players to succeed and that is what they need. Maybe Hinch and Cora could do that, who know but LaRussa has done it for 20+ years. He is a great stopgap to get the team to point C and I still hope Francona is here next.

How'd it work Saturday?

I have always been of the belief the more pitchers you use the greater the chance a person just doesn't have it and it can cost you. Snell was filthy. I know that's the TB MO but I dont like it.

I find both candidates to be sub par and as such with probably not even vote for president or I will vote for third party candidate as I need to vote against Kim Foxx. I have voted for the winning President in every election I have voted in except 1992 which was the first year I voted. I don't think either candidate is even decent and find it sad that neither party could come up with a true candidate that I could respect. I felt the same in 2016 but went with Trump because I was kind of done with the Clinton regime.....that was a mistake....now I would love for Hillary to be the option.

You start 5 OL a game and need a minimum of 7 to get through year and if they suck it becomes rather obvious rather quickly. You don't need to draft and sign a TE/WR every year which the Bears seem to do while not addressing the O line. Leno and Massie went from being average to terrible and I am not certain what the Coward experiment is all about. At this point the offense and all of the coaching staff need to evaluated and sadly I think Nagy needs to give up the paly calling or be let go if he cannot see that. Pace needs to look at this and wonder how bad Mitch really is as Foles doesn't look all that different back there. Maybe Nagy is the problem.

Been offline for a couple days...this series is great and game 4 was the best baseball I recall even before B9...Sox playoffs excluded of course.

The talk for the last month has been about the running game. All you have to do is look at who was drafted on the O line in the last 5 years and you see the problem. How many WR's are drafted compared to O Line.

Isn't the world series on Fox?

Agree with both of you seems like the hope we need to hang our hat on.

Yes but it It was more of a dig at Bruuuuuuuce who is somehow considered an "expert"

Exactly.

Earlier this week Bruce Levine said it was Kirk Hasler.

As stated earlier the longer this goes without being shutdown like Guillen the more likely it is that he will get the job. If the White Sox did in fact ask for permission to interview him, it's gotta be his job. You don't bring him in to interview to turn him down. Guy has been around a little to long ot waste time in an interview.

I thought LaRussa was 75 when he stopped managing.

The fact McCann never faced Berrios this season probably cemented it as much as anything. At some point in late September Grandal should have been moved to full time DH and McCann every day catcher and Collins should have been brought up.

The thing is you have real security/ushers, no concessions and you charge a lot per ticket.

I still think there is an agreement with the Indians for Francona and the younger fella managing in A ball (won't even try and spell his name) is going to be groomed with Francona to take over from him. The Hinch and Cora thing makes sense but is out of character for the White Sox but who knows.