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The huge difference here is the difference between expectations and actual results. The 2022 opening day roster had almost everyone from Vegas to the casual fan expecting an easy division win, and to go at least two or three rounds in the playoffs. Folks that had no emotional bias looked at the roster and said wow. Fans said wow. If that team just meets expectations Hahn is Executive of the Year and Tony gets votes for Manager of the Year. Those 1980 and 1990 clubs we expected to be average and they maybe underperformed a little from expectations. If we expected this team to lose 90 games I could watch. I can't watch a squad that we expected to win 90 play this bad.

We love bold predictions. I'm still on the side of the Lions blowing up in spectacular fashion.

It's that new ballpark and the extra revenue.

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That's what would happen in about twenty MLB franchises. We ain't one of those.

The best game threads happen in days without a game

Death isn't an option. The games will be played. TV ? will be earned. It's the Subway* Sub 500 Series. Imagine instead of this game being played teams this bad where sent home and good teams started a second season. It would make beating better teams in September more meaningful than who did a better job of beating on the Sox, Tigers, Royals, A's etc. in the summer. *Featuring the Veggie Delight because there is no meat in these lineups.

The Ranger's have more of a Sox feel.

I'm sensing desperation for one last shot at glory. Legacy slightly over money.

People remember Custer's name. No one outside of Chicago will remember Getz by name, just by the tragedy.

Even the players knew the franchise stopped trying.

I keep seeing parallels in history between Getz and Edward Smith*. *Working the obscure references.

I think there are a couple possibilities at work here. Talented pitchers but bad approach. Good approach but no talent. No talent and bad approach. I think I know what most folks here will pick.

Started the game thread because, unlike this team, we show up for every game. How will they lose today?

I wouldn't have thought it possible a month ago.

I'm not certain how you see trolling. I'm joking that he'll be long gone before this team is any good. Looking forward to him managing a different team (as in not here) and he'll take that competitive team and trash it which is good for us. He'll probably finish this contract (because that's what we've always done) but he won't sign a second contract. I'm looking forward to that day, aren't you?

It's another pay check. Keep living the dream

Three guys, as inept as they are, are part of the 1,000 best players out of billions on the planet. They play against other guys who are really, really, good at this sport.

I'm really looking forward to see was Pedro can do with a real lineup. If course it won't be a Sox team, but someone will give him a second chance.

Somehow there are a couple of teams worse. Amazing.

Interesting thought Magglio Ordonez was vilified here for not using the team doctors in his final year of a contract. Most posters actually believed he should have trusted the team physicians even though he was never going to play for the Sox again. Could you image that argument today?

And this is why we can't have pitchers signed to normal for every other team length contacts.

What have you seen from any players that makes it seem like they give a s%*#? Suddenly in a contract year he decides to change his approach? Are you suspicious at all? I'm not giving anyone a pass in the organization. Reality is it's probably both.

He grew up in California, drafted and debuted with Washington, then Sox, Angels, and Cleveland. I think his Sox fandom peaked when they hired his buddy and hit bottom on the plane ride west. A buddy of mine grew up a huge Cub fan. Was drafted by the Mets. Lol sweet irony.