Texsox

I like this analogy. Like any factory decreasing production time increases profits. Getting raw material quicker from receiving to shipping is important. What I don't like about this analogy is if you believe a team should have MLB ready depth, then it does function as a warehouse.

I forgot how good his standup was when he was starting out. His stuff with Steve Dahl was always a highlight.

That was the end of an era. I miss amateur athletics.

We've made our playoff appearance for this decade. 2030 is the soonest we'll be competitive again. https://champsorchumps.us/team/mlb/chicago-white-sox

Our coaching staff will fix him right up. /Imissthegreen

How's that career as an "influencer" going? You really need better clients. lol I think they will be less disappointing than last year. But that is mostly based on my expectations of record breaking losses.

Lopez the Legend(tm)

Or the price dropping

Supply and demand gets ugly for consumers. I think one reason we see different reactions is no one is scalping a Frostie.

I'm going to some games this year. I'll be at a few high school, a college game or two, a couple MiLB games, and probably a few MLB games. Most will be in Texas. I haven't even looked yet but if the team is in town when I visit I'll go. But it's just not a must schedule thing. Plus, for the first time in decades no one in my family bought season tickets.

Winning will bring back the true fans. They need hearse jumpers because the bandwagon is reserved for parades.

Don't even bother trying to get the generational fans. A quick read here will tell them the hardcore fans are staying away. Promote the visitors, baseball as the All American game. Add some giveaways for the kids. Fireworks, concerts, etc. I hope they can sell some tickets.

I think we all appreciate honesty. "Hey, these guys are cheap and we're required to fill a roster. I didn't pick them, they're the scrap heap of players. My goal this season is to save my career. We are going to lose 100 games and it's not my fault."

You're married to JR?

I can't believe MLB doesn't specify materials for uniforms. That's not how most companies subcontract work.

If all goes well this won't matter in two years.

I thought it was a law firm

We usually blame that on the poor coaching throughout our system. Obviously it's impossible to pin this on one thing or he could have fixed in immediately. But most anyone, in any job, will struggle to perform their best when their life goes to crap.

Can we agree that having two families splashed all across the media is stressful for most people and possibly a contributing factor?

Guaranteed Deficit Field

I agree. I was going to write no boos but there's a few in every crowd. I should have looked at the schedule since it won't happen this year.

He's got the hometown, he's looking for a roadie.

I think he needs to go through the humble loop. "I'm just happy for the opportunity, just want to play hard and help my team, I'll miss the fans in Chicago, etc" and stay out of the limelight. He won't receive a Liam welcome in his first game back as a visitor, but it shouldn't be filled with too many boos.

He needed a change of scenery. Fans in Miami will be pulling for him. It's a fresh start. I'm glad we didn't lock him into some $300 mil, play for us until retirement, contract extension a couple years ago. I wonder if Miami's offer was going up or down as the season opener for closer.

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/wsoxatte.shtml For those interested. Average AL