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O/U on infield errors tonight?

Memories of AJ Reed and sugar plums dancing in our heads...

Look where the Twins went from 2016 to 17. Then 3/4 playoff teams. 101-61 mixed in there. Then two rebuilding the farm system/reloading years (including signing Buxton/Correa)…with the Twins leading the division for well more than half of 2022. Does anyone believe a White Sox teardown in 2023 is going to lead to a team competing for first for 4 1/2 months in 2025 when their entire pitching staff will have to be replaced, essentially?

If Crochet can make it back that fast, so can Chris Paddack.

Don't overanalyze or over think it. Just see the ball and hit the ball.

Reminds me of Carroll, the former Purdue QB/pitcher that everyone was worried about qualifying for his lifetime pension and medical insurance...

I was just watching the new "AIR" movie about Nike and Deloris Jordan... The thing that REALLY struck me was the fact that I could just never imagine Rick Hahn believing in something so much that he would risk his entire career, his position, his family on the type of bet Sonny Vaccaro made on Michael Jordan. I couldn't imagine him pulling all-nighter after all-nighter in week before the draft or right before hosting Machado or Harper...that desire of wearing his heart on his sleeve in the quest for Sox greatness. It's not that he couldn't even give an emotional speech that spoke directly to Sox fans or a future #1 draft pick or free agent target, it's that there's something in his manner that says all the right things but it just lacks the conviction, the belief, that what he believes in is right and good and that he can almost will it into reality in the future by sheer determination. It feels like that's why we come up short on so many important free agent negotiations...in the end, he's representing Jerry Reinsdorf, and there's always going to be a limit to what he's willing to offer because that risk-averse side of the baseball operations execs and Board of Directors will kick in and they'll get lost in all the things that MIGHT go wrong instead of focusing on what COULD go right. There was a point in time that KW once legitimately believed the Sox could win the battle for the city of Chicago with the Cubs...now, it's almost like Hahn is resigned to his fate and playing out the string like a marionette, but any vision of this team BEING great/amazing has disappeared with the morning fog. I just don't and can't believe in Rick Hahn...even to the extent that we placed our faith in the KW who wasn't afraid to hurl over the post-game spread tables to get his point across. An Ozzie and Cora who weren't afraid to haul those players out in the early morning or offdays when they kept making the same mistakes in fundamentals or execution. KW once had that edge, that chip on his shoulder when he was in his 30's and 40's, but he too has lost that burning fire and passion for the team/organization. After almost two decades of Rick Hahn, I still don't have a clue what he actually stands for...whatever it is, it's certainly not excellence. I also don’t get the feeling he has genuinely been desperate for anything in his life, that everything has come way too easily and too quickly without it being earned on the talent evaluation side. He’s always going to be more of a lawyer/negotiator than criss-crossing the continent or flying over oceans to locate the next great Sox player.

Well it would have been a Sox loss 85-90% of the time in that scenario/on the road. Alberto just expedited it... may be saved the bullpen for another day later in the season.

Clevinger just the most recent example of not being ready until Year 2...

Brewers/Rays/Guardians/A's/Twins/Orioles Cardinals/Braves/Blue Jays Dodgers/Giants/Astros Need to find an exec/GM from one of these three tiers... preferably the first grouping. Someone who could conceivably field a competitive team within 3-4 years with a budget of just $100-125 million.

They really took it to the Sox with their speed defensive aggressiveness and not being in the least bit intimidated. Orioles and Guardians play a quite similar style or brand of baseball.

Hopefully more Chris Pratt than Seth Rogen physique-wise...

When's the last time we heard of the White Sox front office playing 3-D chess, lol?

Tatis 6 3 5 8 478/1.673 ops 3 homers game still going on vs. ALBQ https://www.milb.com/news/fernando-tatis-jr-hits-long-home-runs-el-paso-chihuahuas

We desperately needed a long or swing man in the pen and someone capable of insuring the rotation... Martin is the ONLY realistic option right now.

Feel for Scholtens...going back down with a bad taste in his mouth after the way that game ended. Blame our 3B. Hopefully he uses it as positive motivation. Then again, he might never see the big leagues again.

Father pitched for Sox/Angels, right?

Lopez, Ryan, Gray, Ober, Mahle, Maeda Winder/Paddack returning from injury/TJ Kepler (returning this weekend) Celestino (60 day) Farmer (day to day) Gallo (going on rehab assignment) Kiriloff Polanco Royce Lewis (former #1 overall pick, career decimated by injuries) 3 Top 100 prospects, but Brooks Lee and Emmanuel Rodriguez are drawing absolute raves...overall ranking of system in same ballpark as the White Sox. Julien was right on the borderline of the Top 100 and has impressed so far in the early going...1st career homer tonight at Yankee Stadium.

Twins 9 Yankees 0

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/twins-vs-yankees/2023/04/13/718590/live/box Twins still have four players they didn't plan on starting in the lineup against NYY but at least Correa/Buxton back. Solano is going to be yet another Piranha...

Luis Robert is the only player we were outbid for and still won against StL due to the Cuban Connection. Konerko, lol?

https://www.mlb.com/news/adley-rutschman-blasts-walk-off-home-run-to-beat-athletics Ofc Baltimore is coming into Chicago on top of the world...but there's no momentum in baseball. Supposedly.

https://www.mlb.com/news/white-sox-discuss-shaking-off-slow-start Ofc we knew that Hendriks and Crochet would be cast in the role of midseason saviors... but will it be another case of too little, too late? Effort is better... but execution and fundamentals other the really nice relay play and Robert being back closer to 100% are still lacking. Andrus has lost another step seemingly. Alberto Burger Vaughn Sheets are each flawed defenders and the one plus athlete off the bench Romy can't hit.

Giolito, Moncada and Lopez already had big league time. The biggest issue is and will be Kopech vs. Devers and getting nothing from the back end of that trade. Cease and Jimenez was a haul. Dylan took 2-3 years to find himself though. Dunning peaked early and led to the Lynn deal. When all is said and done, Moncada and Kopech have disappointed the most... Michael at least 50% due to injuries that should have been. expected throwing 97-101 at that time with nearly max effort.

And ironically the #1 reason Machado provided for signing with SD was the presence of former Sox prospect Tatis Jr. With Moncada at third and Anderson at SS, Harper was always the best choice, especially from a marketing standpoint since Manny was pretty much a villain back then before earning a lot of respect back with his level of play and especially maturity/leadership.