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Konerko and Ventura both seem like they prefer to be around youth or high school teams...especially as it relate/s to their kids. AJ Pierzynski is the ex player who gets brought up the most, arguably. Jim Thome doesn't seem like he wants that kind of responsibility either.

Foodies say clubhouse in disarray so it must be true!

Sure, but we heard pretty consistently that the White Sox offseason wasn't all that bad because the team was universally ranked Top 5 by every publication coming into April.

Vaughn has arguably been their most dangerous hitter.

See 2012 following 2011...and nobody has claimed Ventura to be even an average manager. For whatever reason, a team of 13 rookie pitchers and Chris Sale suddenly played great defense for most of that year and a rookie closer in Reed almost got to the postseason after a disastrous 2011.

Well, that's what teams have done with guys like Garrett Richards, but it hasn't exactly worked out according to plan.

But isn't this next FA class universally derided? A playoff miss means a significant fall off in attendance. Is it more likely they cut payroll or double down with their spending behind a new manager? I think most Sox fans would go with the former rather than the latter.

Just twice in MLB history though for WS winning teams. 83-79 Cardinals lost eight consecutive games TWICE...1953 Yankees lost nine in a row in early July, that's the record. So historical odds not in their favor despite how weak or vulnerable the entire division looks, overall.

0.882 out of 6 to be more precise.

Well, he was basically hitting off one leg...?

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-power-rankings-2022-week-3 Twins swept the White Sox and fell from 19 to 22???

Compare career fWARs. Or fWAR/season. Or fWAR/game x 162.

They're 1 game back. At best it dampens the walk up attendance for the Royals series. Then again fans will be curious about losing streak...and how long it can possibly continue.

Well, at least Bradley was interesting when they had Hershey Hawkins. As an added bonys, you have Abraham Lincoln on your side. And some StL Cardinals fans who are confused by the similar logos.

Scapegoating Leury hardly seems like the solution. The studs need to be in the field and they need to start producing as paid and expected to. Leury is not the one coming out of the bullpen blowing leads. He is responsible for the White Sox giving him a three year contract instead of just 1 with an option?

Should be more of a worry when he opts IN, lol.

The 2016 team started off quite well at 23-10. Never had the opportunity to manage anything approximating a really good team. He was better than Bevington because he's a.classy individual...took one for JR...and didn't embarrass the organization as much as some of our personnel moves backfiring did.

Sheets in RF 2/3rds of the time next to Robert just seems like a disaster waiting to happen.

What next? Abreu in-season retirement announcement?

The Buxton walk off HR was the longest of the Statcast era.

Loyola and Saint Peters say hello.

Aging player long layoff cold weather...injured and just had a kid so he's clearly not locked in. Then you factor if this would be the end of a normal spring training...pitchers are usually ahead.

Ringing the gong in Yokohama.

Well, with Grandal catching…it just puts that much more pressure on the pitcher. It is what it is. With the injury to Hendriks, hard to imagine Arraez failing two times in a row in that situation. Felt a loss coming either way, but generally you don’t let the other team’s best player beat you, especially if his run means nothing.

Without Harrison available, the only choice is Burger…which is arguably better. Mendick certainly wasn’t the reason for the loss.