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We were this close to a battery of Spease and Mercedes. If Katz can cut that ERA in half the guy will really help AA

Admitting you have a problem is the first step in recovery. While it's less change than most fans wanted, it's much more than experienced fans expected. We could win 70 next year!!

I know in golf players at all levels will make changes to their swings while working with their coaches. I don't see why baseball players would be any different. Some players have stuck with their personal instructors instead of the team coach.

There are specific rules to follow including it be public and without serious injury.

It's undefined which gives prosecutors wide discretion in Illinois. Depending on POV does it waste tax payer money to try to prosecute without victims willing to testify?

I'm willing to give Pedro another year with almost a new, plus it will be his, staff. All new hitting which is huge.

Per SI https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/chicago-white-sox-make-several-coaching-staff-changes-ahead-of-2024-season#:~:text=Hitting coach Jose Castro and,will be reassigned%2C sources said.

Boston out of lives, Katz has eight more it seems.

On a practical note, you are correct. But to be accurate . . . A person doesn't press charges. They can refuse to testify. They can not report the crime. But only prosecutors have the legal authority to actually press charges and bring someone to trial. Imagine two gang members shooting at each other. Neither one "presses charges" so they can't be prosecuted? That isn't in the public's interest. There is only one state that recognizes mutual combat. Someone can ask you to assault them, they can write a nice note, etc but it is still illegal in all but one state. Again, most prosecutors would refuse to bring a case to trial if the victim refuses to cooperate. Especially if the victim hasn't also committed a crime. Which is a weird way to come back to the shooting. If the victim isn't cooperating why would police put any effort in?

You can legally bet on baseball, but baseball can ban you. You can legally appear in a porn movie, but baseball can ban you. There are legal supplements that you can take but baseball can ban you. You can scream all the racists crap you want, but baseball can ban you. This isn't about him doing something illegal. This is about decent people boycotting a product if they employ someone like him. If you own a company you don't have to continue to employ someone who you believe is bad for your business

Plus it doesn't have to be illegal for an employer to take action.

Bottom line in America companies are free to hire anyone they want, and with a few exceptions, can not hire anyone they want. After this became public besides MLB teams there are thousands of other companies that aren't offering him work. He couldn't get elected to office. He couldn't get work as a college coach. The reason he earned millions each year is he produced many times that in revenue for the owners. Now that he can't produce that revenue for the owners he's not worth the money. It's not about his ability to pitch, is about his ability to sell tickets. Let this be a lesson for all the youngsters out there. Choking someone until they pass out is career suicide in most industries. Maybe he could try porn.

I was tricked into violating MLB standards. It's not my fault. I'm certain not everyone here would almost kill someone because they wanted to be almost killed.

Are we still paying Leury? We finally have team he'd earn a roster spot on.

This was so much more fun when they didn't include the rest of Europe.

Disappointing

Go Rangers

I believe this is the third or fourth rebuild of the 2005 team. Why rebuild any other version? It's a fork in the road for many Sox fans. Some left and started down a different path. Some are die hards and will stay through everything no matter what. Some are questioning why? I want to get back to enjoying baseball. This team sucked so much baseball out of me I didn't go to any games at any level. I've enjoyed watching some really bad teams through the years. Ignorance was bliss. This spring I'm going to be at as many if my high school games as possible. We aren't going to fix this. Not fix as in putting a new battery in and the car starts. I'm going to try to be happy with some improvements. Look for the positive while ignoring all the negative I can. Meanwhile go Rangers

it's been there for twenty years.

Then we about due for another World Series win.

The phrase originated in Chicago in the 1930s. It was popularized by Moran, Capone, and that era. I read an interesting history of the phrase in grad school.

"thugs packing heat" I love Chicago gangsta expressions.

Lol There are people who were shot while being robbed, car jacked, or murdered. I think the resources should go towards solving those crimes before this. But because there are folks wanting to make the Sox look at bad as possible, this keeps coming up.

I thought one theory was the victim accidentally shot themselves which is why they aren't making a big deal about it. They don't need to solve this to do the right thing. Tighter checks at the entrance. Better training. Clear protocols either from the league, the city, or the team. It it was from outside the stadium ban all guns in the city.

Victims don't seem to care. If this happened anywhere else in the city no one cares. Seems like a waste of resources that could be used to solve murders, car theft, rapes, muggings . . . Accidental discharge usually results in a ticket and fine without any other mitigating factors.