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I don't hate the guy. He delivered a lot of very good baseball for very little compensation. He may be the greatest bargain in White Sox history. His life apparently is a mess. Something that people in all walks of life do. His problems sadly are front page news while the corporate mid manager problems are anonymous. I'll be interested where he signs. The stench of Sox baseball may also hurt his marketing.

I'm so glad someone with a lot of experience in winning organizations is still involved. I only wish that JR will actually listen to him.

He's the cleaner. The fixer. The spy.

No matter who they brought in, we will want him fired in 2026.

@Balta1701probably has the best handle on this. If *everything* went perfectly with every free agent the team wants signs a deal. Looking at every available player, what's the best possible line up we could put together for an octogenarian owner looking to "win now". I know we'll fall far short, but I thought it would be interesting to see what's possible.

We knew it was over. Time to start again. They are clearing the decks. I've worked through the stages of grief and will watch what unfolds next. After living through the darkest days of being a Sox fan I just won't allow my self to invest that heavily in something I ultimately have no control or even input into.

It's been a month, much has happened, how are we feeling?

He's worth less to the Sox and the other bottom 10 clubs than to a top 10 club. Without two top tier clubs desperately looking for a #3 or #4 to put them over the top, he won't fetch what he's worth. The Sox will get what he's worth to them, almost nothing. They don't really need him and everyone knows it.

Then we'll say they rushed those guys like Vaughn.

If the Sox lose in the woods and no one is there to see it, did they lose?

I think a 20 game losing streak is possible.

I don't think the only care about money is valid. Perhaps if they don't care about money because they ain't getting an over the top package from JR. Can't get a job anywhere else is the pool we have to pull from.

Let's remember we don't want to rush anyone like they did Vaughn. So pick guys that likely would not see a MLB roster in their lives and bring them up.

Or playing for the Sox sucks that much he'd take a pay cut to go somewhere else.

Any organization that willingly avoids any information or opinion is making a mistake. The key is what they do with that information. "Tony, wake up. What do you think about this guy?" "I like him. Good hire." Now comes the key. A good organization will keep looking based on his track record post HoF induction ceremony. Our problem is we don't.

Ctrl - C Ctrl - V Will save you some time this off season.

Nice to see his mom can work the Internet.

Now I'm really depressed.

Surround yourself with people who are better, smarter, and more capable than you are is an old business adage. For Getz that is so easy an assistant college coach and high school coach with zero MLB experience meet the criteria.

TL:DR worst team in baseball with no hope of recovery.

Nothing I love more than reliving memories of the HoF guys that have come and gone. No, not you.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38793943/way-too-early-2024-mlb-power-rankings Spoiler alert -- scroll to 30th

A really good friend of mine while in high school attended basketball camp at Indiana. On the final day they met Coach Knight. He said Knight spoke about basketball and character like our Parish Priest spoke about God.

We already knew a wildcard team would win the WS. Instead of teams playing meaningless games in September those fans can still dream of a WS even if they are out of division championship chances. Division championship banners are nice decorations for some franchises, but a WS win is so much more.