Texsox

Great times. I do remember. Remember those first couple of series this year? Our optimism was in place. Then our innocence was robbed by an old man and father time. The mask was ripped off to reveal the hideous face of the franchise. Moving forward there may be a couple highlights, a false sense of finally "putting it together", but, in the end, other teams will be playing in October. After the World Series there will be a melancholy retirement ceremony for Tony. By then fans will have run out of energy to cheer his departure. A shuffling of a couple coaches, perhaps a lawsuit will be settled. Some aging players will be signed. Big contracts will be traded. It's over.

Welcome to the psychedelic world of TLR where Chicago baseball fans will forever debate the worst baseball season in Chicago history. Will it be the 1969 Cub Collapse or the 2022 Sox No Show?

Shh, there are a few here who will come after us for believing that.

War is hell and NATO cheering from the stands is a disgrace. I'll live with higher gas prices, it's a tiny sacrifice.

I expect professionals to do their jobs and quit making excuses. If they need a "win one for the Gipper," speech they should go back to college. I don't think Liam gets his energy from Tony. Moncada should pull on his big boy pants and fucking play like his contract.

Yep it's Tony.

I'd like to see the current Russian government wiped off the planet. That was sarcasm earlier.

We really need to start buying Russian oil.

I'll go cheer the 'stros so we can keep pace with KC.

Can't get swept without losing the second game.

If it was only 10% they wouldn't look this bad. They are half of what they could be.

Yeah, plenty of opportunities for a guy hitting .100 or near the bottom of their position on the field. When he's riding the pine behind Burger his career is toast.

It's the batting order. Put guys in better positions and they will perform better.

Wasn't Tony on that team?

Bingo. They'll destroy their careers in the process, but it's worth it.

Moncada is a .200 hitter under a different manager.

My wife just alerted me to the exciting news that we missed two seasons of The Good Witch. Thankfully I'll check back here but I'll be seeing what's going on in Middleton. At least there the old people are competent.

Or that.

Allow him to retire with dignity. Move him to JR's personal ball boy. Advisor. Anything. But yeah, he needs to be out of the dugout.

Just got home from graduation, how's the game going?

I have. And I got my job done well enough to be promoted when they fired the guy. I don't leave my livelihood to others.

So one win one for the Gibber speech away from a world series? Better decisions. Better lineups. All that is necessary. Motivational speeches? Save it for high schools.

Dear JR I know you enjoy fairy tales so I'll try to help you understand what's happening this way. The first time you kept Tony too little. Now you're keeping Tony too long. He's not going to find a fountain of youth and slay the dragon. A once great baseball guy is embarrassing himself and the franchise. He's not only desperate for a win, but he's equally desperate to look like the Hall of Fame guy he was. Instead he looks like a desperate crack whore trying to move. He keeps kissing the wrong frog hoping he'll turn into a Trout. Give him a graceful out. You may have been the hot couple in high school but now you've just a sad couple. It's not you, it's not him, it's both of you. Sincerely, One Foot Out the Door