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Wasn't he offered $100-120 million by the Mets last year and declined? Sigh. Guardians are even managing to hang in there today in NY with guys like Naylor and Hedges getting key hits against the Yankees. That bullpen has been impressive considering no Karinchak and Shaw's been around twenty years it seems like. This week for the Sox has been the equivalent of watching Six Underground and Ambulance on a 70 hour continuous loop at volume setting 10. Best comp. Or a root canal. I think I prefer being shouted at by Jake Gyllenhaal or Nicholas Cage.

Nice to see him and Rodriguez playing with joy and getting some big game-changing hits last night. The emotions there were like night and day compared with Sox/Twins…

Makes a difference…only 41 home games and even more expensive than MLB on average, fans (and especially young kids and families) want to see stars play rather than sit on the bench.

He turns 78 at the beginning of the playoffs this year, btw.

White Sox: Jason Bilous, RHP (No. 17) Part of Coastal Carolina's 2016 College World Series championship team, Bilous has pitched his way to Double-A and onto Chicago's 40-man roster since turning pro as a 13th-rounder in 2018. He's making progress as a starter, but his 92-97 mph four-seam fastball and low-80s slider would play up out of the bullpen, and he doesn't have a long track record of filling the strike zone. mlb.com From an article where Jim Callis selected every team’s future closer…from their major or minor league rosters.

Actual odds of Leury not being in the top 6-7 hitters? Odds of Vaughn not being in the bottom 3? I mean, TLR can’t bench him for Sheets or Haseley, can he?

What makes the difference between a good and manager? What has LaRussa done this year so for that makes you believe he’s still one of the best?

He hasn’t even pitched yet at Charlotte though, has he? Well, Hahn’s not going to give up on his $3 million man, just yet.

“Very close to being the kind of win that gets you excited,” La Russa said. “A lot of good things, but it turns out to be a very tough loss. Never give in and never give up. It’s pretty simple.” ….. “I was really just trying to get a good grip on it,” said Anderson, who has made six errors in his past three games. “Just try to get it over there. Wet conditions, but no excuse. For the most part, [I was] trying to get a good grip to be able to make a good throw. But that didn’t happen.” https://www.mlb.com/news/white-sox-drop-opener-in-loss-to-twins On TA7 suspension: “We’ll talk to him about it,” said manager Tony La Russa, who didn’t see the action in question and found out about the suspension from general manager Rick Hahn. “Ask him what happened, why it happened. Doesn’t change anything that we believe about him. Nothing.”

And if Hendriks had then blown the save or tie game was walked off?

Please appeal for more games to set a better example for the kids… No more music videos (YM) or documentary series until we actually win something of significance.

2019 4-9 2020 7-6 2021 6-7 after starting 1-3 2022 6-7 after starting 6-2

https://www.citybeat.com/news/angry-fans-erect-billboard-urging-bob-castellini-to-sell-the-cincinnati-reds-12947446 Here’s what the billboard actually looks like. #SellTheTeamJerry #FireTony #ItsNot1986AnymoreJR Just google “Sell The Team Bob” and let the fun and frivolity begin…for now, guess the A’s players are too stubborn not to keep fighting the good underdog fight despite fans and ownership leaving the team dead and buried.

“EVENDALE, Ohio — As the Major League Baseball season starts, drivers on I-75 might notice a bright white billboard with a clear message to Cincinnati Reds owner Bob Castellini: #SellTheTeamBob. Chad Dotson, host of The Riverfront Podcast, said the idea for the billboard started as a joke last summer. "Some time during the summer, someone said we ought to put up a billboard," Dotson said. "If Bob Castellini and the ownership group doesn’t try to improve the team, he should sell the team." Dotson said he grew upset, like many fans, when the Reds dismantled their roster following a playoff season in 2020 and a decent run in 2021. Sonny Gray, Jesse Winker, Eugenio Suarez and more were shipped off this offseason for prospects. “The frustration kind of boiled over a bit. We said you know what? Let’s throw a GoFundMe up there," Dotson said. "We designed a t-shirt, put it out there, did a GoFundMe. We said every dime of this we’ll put it into a billboard.” The group needed more than $4,000 to run the ad for one month. Dotson said 200 Reds fans mostly donated anywhere between $5-25 for the billboard.” “I want to divide the team from the ownership. This is a group of 200 hardcore fans of the Reds. They don’t hate the Reds. They’re mad at ownership. They love the team," Dotson said. "They’re going to watch the game tonight, opening night game, cheering for the Reds." The billboard is not the first time Reds fans have expressed their frustration. #SellTheTeamBob was trending for about a day after the Reds' fire sale. After the moves, team president Phil Castellini called for fans to trust the front office and come to games this season. https://www.wcpo.com/sports/baseball/reds/billboard-calls-for-cincinnati-reds-owner-to-selltheteam-as-mlb-season-starts

Shelby Miller of course a former Cardinal...

I'm still convinced TLR just watched John Wick II and is simply confusing Leury with bad ass Common.

Revisiting Dave Stewart’s D-backs Trades April 10th, 2020 at 8:40am CST • By Steve Adams Dave Stewart’s transition from agent to Diamondbacks general manager was both brief and frenetic. Not afraid to make moves that bucked industry trends, Stewart’s regime aggressively moved young talent for veterans, seemingly placed a lower value on draft picks than other clubs and made what proved to be a pair of high-profile missteps on the international market as they set out on a clear win-now path. Sounds familiar? I think they are referring to Yasmany Tomas here.

They certainly looked to be having a lot more fun together. All those meme pics with TLR acting like a younger hipper version just felt a bit forced...and uncomfortable.

Pretty sure it was Dave Stewart, but the point still stands.

No wonder the retirement talk...he suddenly looks like the grizzled aging vet he is.

We know the White Sox won't even pay Trevor Story or Javy Baez money in FA...

Wanted to reward him by showing confidence in him after his stellar defensive play tonight...blah blah.

How many White Sox fans in the world will watch every inning of a VV Saturday afternoon start? Minnesota won Thursday with a sac fly, it's almost a given another division rival will continue the momentum sweep on road unless Giolito can somehow stop the bleeding on Sunday.

Better find out after the game that $73.5 million Grandal was unavailable to pinch hit! Leury hitting third? Now we probably will get TA7 waiving his appeal so Tony can sit him tomorrow to teach him some type of old school baseball lesson when we need all the offense we can assemble against Bundy. Five...looking like a strong possibility of six losses in a row. Still just one game out of first place but might as well be five games back if this is how they're going to play this year.

Not with his control that inning. But veteran always gets the call at home against the rookie.