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will be Taylor Rogers submarine show bottom of tenth or they leave Morris in for Nishida then pull him for lefty

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Can they still play games under protest or is that not a real thing anymore?

You have to get tossed This is wnba level crap…heck players are making threats through social media even worse than 8647 because they can’t control jack s%*#

Somehow that’s not a slide and roll into the knees?

How is a good story for the Twins to win when all of Japan not cheering for Dodgers Cubs is for the White Sox, lol? Margaret Atwood could have made that call.

f%+$ off Torre MLB NYC

No way that was conclusive enough to overrule.

Hopefully replacing Benintendi...but probably no such luck

Cubs losing again early, 5-1 to Pitt

Nationals up 4-0 on Guardians early after massacre yesterday

https://sports.yahoo.com/video/how-the-chicago-white-sox-sent-pope-leo-xiv-a-paul-konerko-jersey-172417347.html

SIThe White Sox May Have What It Takes to Rise From the Cel...Following three straight seasons with 100-plus losses, the South Siders are building something sustainable as they claw back toward competency.

Chicago White Sox White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami has been one of the best sluggers this season. | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Biggest reason why they’re a contender: Much-improved offense The White Sox are right there with the Pirates when it comes to improved offense, as the club collectively is barreling the ball at a better rate, hitting the ball harder and pulling the ball in the air more, resulting in a slugging percentage that is almost 70 percentage points higher than last season’s. The White Sox lineup boasts Japanese rookie Munetaka Murakami, among the MLB leaders in home runs, and two other players who have reached double figures in homers in Colson Montgomery and Miguel Vargas. So good has the offense been that it’s helped offset one of the club’s biggest weaknesses. Biggest reason why they’re not a contender: Unreliable ninth inning situation Where would the White Sox be if they had a dependable closer? Case in point, the White Sox have blown 10 saves this season, tied for the fifth-most in baseball. Final verdict: Pretender The White Sox are far from a perfect team. The bullpen has holes and the starting rotation, aside from staff ace Davis Martin, isn’t particularly deep. But when you can slug the ball the way the White Sox have been, and enjoy the benefit of playing in one of baseball’s worst divisions in a weak AL, you have a real shot at the postseason. It's almost impossible to write them off given the state of the AL. That said, I believe the White Sox will have a difficult time catching the Guardians in the AL Central, and they may have more competition from the likes of the Blue Jays, Twins, Rangers, Mariners and A’s for a wild card spot. www.si.com

They're going to have to look at Minnesota's starting lineup and decide...Buxton is the key out obviously. Sandlin expected to go 2-3 innings and perhaps longer if he can limit his pitch count per inning. https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/4867679/sean-burke Buxton has already homered off Burke and Bell 2/2. Very limited exposure overall. Probably go with Sandlin to start and bring in Burke if he gets in trouble. That said, starting a game puts more pressure on Sandlin, but won't be a big crowd like Monday afternoon. Think Venable would prefer to bring Sandlin in like Taylor almost as a high leverage reliever in the middle innings.

While the Anime inserts are not new to this year’s release, they have been gaining attention. A Munetaka Murakami Anime Black parallel recently sold for $7,500. It’s a nice change for collectors, who don’t always need to chase ink to find value. Murakami MoneymakerMurakami is having an amazing first season in MLB. He currently leads the American League with 17 home runs. Munetaka Murakami 1B - CWS - #5 2026 season 187 AB .235 AVG 18 HR 0 SB .914 OPS The White Sox first baseman isn’t just making Chicago fans happy, but also collectors who have been pulling his MLB cards. On May 20, a redemption for a 2026 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autograph Orange Refractor sold for $14,000. It’s his first card to sell for five figures, but it may not be the last. Low-numbered parallels, chase cards, and Japanese cards have been thriving on the secondary market. To show the change in value, take a look at an ungraded 2021 BBM Tokyo Yakult Swallows Authentic Autograph that sold for $1,400 in November. In April, a Gem Mint version of the card sold for $6,000. If Murakami continues to smash home runs, his card values will likely rise along with them.

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Except Nishida will never put up 6+ fWAR in RF and be traded for today's equivalent of Giolito Lopez Dunning.

Probably the toughest game in the series, with Davis Martin scheduled for tomorrow. White Sox winners of 8 of last 11 at home, and three in a row....including 7 consecutive over the Twins. Part of that was a four game sweep at Minnesota after the trade deadline. 51-23 RS RA during that seven game stretch. Minnesota the betting favorite today due to Joe Ryan. Sox 23rd in attendance, ahead of CLE MIN KC PIT, etc. On pace for 1.65-1.80 million depending on how the rest of the season goes in terms of the playoff and WC races. https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance Cubs down to 11th here. That means the White Sox sold an average of 17,848 tickets per home game last year. They're currently at over 20k fans per game already in 2026. 1,445,750 tickets sold was an increase of 65,000 from the attendance in 2024 (1,380,733) when the Sox set the record from the most losses in a single season.

How many views from Japan??

https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/sports/wander-franco-found-guilty-of-sexually-abusing-minor-but-only-victims-mom-is-going-to-prison/ https://www.mlb.com/news/wander-franco-retrial-verdict&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjy_cakrtaUAxW3IUQIHQtlFgAQ0PADegQIHxAL&usg=AOvVaw3voCp6UReJDnrdaQ0mpyA5

Brother on Cincy, right? Not the McLean/NYM spelling...

Maybe the one number in mlb that hasn't inflated in the past thirty years or so...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_A_Short_Season The biggest impacts are being seen in those communities that lost A and short season teams over the last 15 years or so, as well as the increasing takeover of minor league baseball by private equity groups such as Diamond Baseball Holdings.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Baseball_Holdings Not to mention the increasing drive/desire to push more and more of the talent development responsibilities onto the NCAA/NIL for profit system and away from scouts/coaching staffs/and the mlb teams themselves. Part of this about increasing profitability, with Covid 19 as the driving force behind restructuring. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30486689/mlb-120-farm-teams-40-cities-dropped-affiliates Going back to when I worked for Augusta in the 90s, the Pirates had the Erie Seawolves in the NY-Penn League as well as a team in Windsor/Ontario. Then there was the Pioneer League (Indy mixed with some affiliated kids) as well as the Appalachian League, where the White Sox had a team in Bristol for many many years, for example. But most teams had at least 2-3 different places to park mid summer draftees as well as those mostly 18-21 year old kids moving from the complex leagues in AZ FL and especially the Dominican. Pretty sure there were once 168 different teams at one point, and now it's all the way down to 120 (4*30).

What a 29-2 score says about the state of low-level minor-league baseball — and why MLB fans should careThe complex leagues are a vital part of the sport's talent pipeline, yet experts agree that the quality of play on has reached an all-time low. https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/what-a-29-2-score-says-about-the-state-of-low-level-minor-league-baseball--and-why-mlb-fans-should-care-222056306.html The fear among industry insiders is that the continued decline of low-level ball will lead to MLB feeling empowered to contract the minor leagues even further when the current minor-league CBA expires after the 2027 season. There’s a growing sense that the league would prefer to effectively outsource aspects of the development process to top college programs. Why spend money, the thinking goes, to make players better when Clemson and Mississippi State will do it for you? But besides eliminating affiliated baseball from 30 more minor-league towns, such a cost-cutting measure would lead to a further reduction of team employees, particularly on the scouting side. In recent years, multiple teams have slashed their pro scouting departments, relying on video and data to evaluate minor leaguers. Some clubs, such as the Dodgers, Rays and Royals, still run substantial scouting apparatuses. Unlike other owners, theirs believe it's well worth the cost. At the end of the day, that’s what this entire discussion is about: money. Fewer levels, fewer players, fewer employees — that’s all more cost effective for the billionaires running these organizations. But it’s a short-term gain for a potential long-term loss, one that could damage the fabric of the sport at the big-league level. While the ACL Giants’ 29-2 blowout will likely fade into the dustbin of baseball history, its causes will live on and grow stronger. It might not happen soon, but eventually, something will have to give.