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I do think they're definitely at kind of a crossroads. Probably too late for Kenta Maeda to come back and make any type of difference. He's the type of bargain pitcher the Sox might be looking at instead of a Rodon or deGrom or Thor type. They probably have to dump Sano...they've still got lots of talent, especially Buxton, but can he and Correa ever put it together for one entire season? Probably too late to find out. Odds are that Correa will likely opt out and take his chances with a better team but may even less money betting on himself again for 2024. The Twins' starting pitching began the season as something of mystery, became a relatively strength (especially with Chris Paddack) and eventually both it and the bullpen morphed into a weakness. They now have the fewest number of innings pitched by their starters now of any team in the majors, with the Tigers being right there with them at 6th from the last. Of course the Astros are the opposite in this category. The problem is that while they have a lot of "nice" looking young/er talent (especially Miranda and Nick Gordon), the Guardians have 3-5X as much talent despite one of the lowest payrolls in the entire major leagues, and certainly the best manager and "clutch-iest" team in the division. If someone hasn't already stuck a fork into them . . . you need to now, they're definitely done! BTW, so are Falvey, Lavine and Baldelli . . it's time to flush them down and start over. thumb_upLIKEreplyREPLY remove trythinking 4 hours ago Clean house with the leadership, like the Vikings did. If it doesn’t, this disaster will continue. Their time has now passed. thumb_upLIKE2replyREPLY remove FlyerJack 5 hours ago In the early 2000’s when this division was crappy Gardy could usually win it but now when it’s crappy Rocco can finish 3rd at best. thumb_upLIKE1replyREPLY remove sfgiants 6 hours ago Is contraction still an option? thumb_upLIKE1replyREPLY remove ham2846 6 hours ago Cleveland is two years ahead of us in with the players they have on their roster thumb_upLIKE1replyREPLY

Guardians sweep series, 4-1 win knocks Twins under .500 for first time since April (startribune.com) If someone hasn't already stuck a fork into them . . . you need to now, they're definitely done! BTW, so are Falvey, Lavine and Baldelli . . it's time to flush them down and start over. thumb_upLIKEreplyREPLY remove trythinking 4 hours ago Clean house with the leadership, like the Vikings did. If it doesn’t, this disaster will continue. Their time has now passed. thumb_upLIKE2replyREPLY remove FlyerJack 5 hours ago In the early 2000’s when this division was crappy Gardy could usually win it but now when it’s crappy Rocco can finish 3rd at best. thumb_upLIKE1replyREPLY remove sfgiants 6 hours ago Is contraction still an option? thumb_upLIKE1replyREPLY remove ham2846 6 hours ago Cleveland is two years ahead of us in with the players they have on their roster thumb_upLIKE1replyREPLY

Clayton and Duper, the Marks Brothers. Never had great defenses then...and I hated Jimmie Johnson because my dad went to Oklahoma and he coached at Ok.State. I think all that offense too early in life is what led to the Kirk Ferentz years at Iowa, haha. Then again, did have Oklahoma over that stretch to compensate with infuriatingly lax defenses after that one national championship over Florida State in around 1999. Then they started losing consistently to USC, LSU, Florida/Tebow, etc., because they didn't ever have enough defense. We'll see with Venables/Riley now at OU/USC now.

Except Jimenez and Cease, lol.

It was all Tony's fault, and that dramatic homer against HOU.

Could have used Lopez THEN...now it's too late. Just getting some work in. Didn't have to be that way at all.

Patriots' Day Giolito last year.

B bullpen is clearly not a strength.

Not as bad as Bengals' temporary long snapper soon to be unemployed TE.

Did LaRussa really give Harrison Covid? Well, at least he didn't put hands on Andrus yet.

Twins laid down like Sox used to versus the Twins. Their pitching is collapsing can't get past the fifth inning anymore Goodbye Correa! We hardly knew ye. And een the thought that TLR was returning to the team was enough to induce yet another slide...

Buy One Ticket, Get the Next One On Us! This offer is no longer available. LOL at the Twins...would be nice if the White Sox could do this for the remainder of the season. Minnesota was still running ads on this promotion during their game today against CLE.

I am Spartacus....errr, no, Barbarian.

The funny/ironic thing is that attending the Stewart Ceremony is almost the perfect indicator of the future awaiting Sox fans if someone who couldn't handle a GM-like role properly with the DBacks was for whatever reason given control of those decisions in Chicago almost a half decade later. Ranking the five worst moves of the Dave Stewart era with the Diamondbacks - CBSSports.com The five biggest gaffes of the Tony La Russa era with the Arizona Diamondbacks - AZ Snake Pit Yasmani Tomas and Yoan Lopez have to go here somewhere as well... 1. Making Tony La Russa Chief Baseball Officer (May 17, 2014) It seemed a wise and popular option at the time, James Parziale of Fox Sports saying, "It's hard to view La Russa's presence in Arizona as anything but a huge win for the organization." But it was a radical departure from normal front-office structure, effectively creating an entirely new level for La Russa: it’s this at which (Derek/Derrick) Hall’s "too many cooks" (GEE, THAT DOESN'T SOUND REMOTELY FAMILIAR, NOW DOES IT???) comment seems aimed. It was also a position with which La Russa was inexperienced, having no front-office experience. While there’s no denying his managerial skills, after 33 years in the dugout and more MLB games than any other living person, what transpired shows they don’t necessarily translate to the front-office, any more than great players automatically become great managers. #2. Hiring Dave Stewart (Sep 25, 2014) Before this season, Stewart was asked about the PECOTA projections. "Think we only win 78 games? That’s a joke." Turned out the joke was on him, as the team fell nine games short of that mark. I never thought D-backs fans would look back on the Kevin Towers era with nostalgia. But for all his flaws (not least of which was a large mouth), Towers at least knew the role and how to handle the processes. In early 2015, Stewart reportedly "tried to make a trade with another team that would have violated MLB rules, and the GM of the other team had to explain to him that such a move was not allowed." Stewart’s lack of experience was painful, and often exploited. #1 The Shelby Miller trade (Dec 9, 2015) Really, Dave? A trade about which, for example, Yahoo’s Jeff Passan said at the same time, it "has a chance to go down as one of the worst trades of the last 25 years"? That’s doubling-down and going all in. Got to admire the guts there. The intelligence? Less so. Because if true, it demonstrates an abject failure to learn from mistakes (ideally, other people’s, but more importantly your own). Mind you, it could have been worse, considering there was discussion with the Marlins about Jose Fernandez; Miami wanted A.J. Pollock and Patrick Corbin. If subsequent events had all still occurred, that would have been quite the steal for the D-backs in 2016... Not so much, going forward. It’s interesting to imagine an alternative timeline, where La Russa was not hired. It’s likely this would have led to someone other than Stewart taking over as GM, and in turn that makes #3-5 probably evaporate. Perhaps, say, the team goes with Mike Hazen as GM, two years earlier. Simply by not doing anything, never mind making any positive moves, the team would likely be little or no worse off in the standings, and would certainly have a much better future.

Pulling the rug out from all the fans finally starting to get back involved with White Sox baseball...re-engaging...would be the ultimate kick in the nuts and make the mood even more foul this upcoming offseason. Can I please just have one of my favorite sports not ruined by this tagline/motto...pretty please? Howe's High 5: Iowa State Stuffs Hawkeyes Iowa Offense Remains Mired Below Mediocrity

Twins fans really giving it to their team at home. Lots of booing. Seems like they are playing like the Sox have for the majority of the season in the last month or so.

That's a sure way to lose EVERY season ticket holder for next season. At least we get Romy and Andrus instead of Harrison next year. Mendick and Engel will have their work cut out for them.

Jovani Moran. Duran would have gone in with a tie or the lead, apparently. Caleb Hamilton could end up playing a key role.

Duran and someone very much Pagan warming...

Most exciting overall night for the AL Central this entire season...

7-6 heading into the top of the 9th, CLE hitting...Rosario, Jose Ramirez, Naylor, Gonzalez, Gimenez, heart of the order.

Only 1 down with Gordon a shot to tie it or go ahead with a homer.

Karinchak accused of cheating with sticky stuff... no evidence. Baldelli is going to get it back from Francona soon enough.