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    Schriffen says he was aiming at “Sportscasters”

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted · Edited by caulfield12

    26 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

    "go Woke, go Broke" is just as much of a Social Justice movement as "social justice", but no one wants to hear that.  People just find their ways to justify their own actions, while demonizing the exact same thing from others.

    See Jerry Seinfeld, for example...well, critics are already having their revenge on his "Unfrosted" movie debuting this weekend.

    "Jerry Seinfeld has joined the anti-woke comedy cries as It’s Always Sunny creator Rob McElhenney immediately proved him wrong. In recent years, a growing number of anti-woke comedians have denounced the shift away from ‘punching down’ comedy tactics in favour of more inclusive punchlines. Now, Seinfeld, 70, is making his agreement loud and clear..."

    Usually, being one of the richest comedians in the world doesn't exactly improve your style and/or routine.  When you lose touch with your audience, it's easier to cast aspersions on them...but it's arguably more indicative of you yourself changing (or unwillingness to change as well) with the times.

    Column on Schriffen...

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    1 hour ago, Dick Allen said:
    • I think it’s been blown out of proportion. He shouldn’t have said what he said especially when it made what clearly is an awful team 5-22. You get called an easy mark when you suck. Schriffen did the exact same thing on the broadcast when discussing the upcoming roadtrip. Sox just swept Tampa so going there was a big opportunity for wins. All that said, it was just some stupid comment after a nice win. He seems pretty harmless.

    This is what happens when 36 year old Tommy Pham is the most story-worthy player on your entire team.

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    Story on Sox trade possibilities...

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    Posted · Edited by caulfield12

    Hard to imagine who will be in demand, beyond MAYBE Fedde.

    Wilson, I suppose.

    Kopech, if he can get on a run of any type of extended success and another team really believes they can get something positive out of him.

    Pham's just not a solid enough fielder...he realistically belongs on at LF/DH on a legit playoff contender.

    Maybe Mendick for a team needing someone off the bench that can play nearly every position and will be content with whatever role he's assigned.

     

    Crochet...no business trading him until he's made it through an entire season as a starter.   Then, you have to decide whether to go for the 'ol "team friendly" extension terms or deal him.   And JR's certainly not going to authorize an extension based on just 3-4 starts this season.  He's going to need 2-3 months of repeated success before he is ultimately shut down.

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    5/2 Games

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    1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

     

    Those big breaking 12 to 6 curve balls are pretty rare to see these days...looks like an athlete out there, like his poise (not forcing a ball to 1B that could have compounded the situation by having it go down the line.)

    5/2 Games

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    1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

     

    The trick is going to be keeping his offspeed motion seamless (for example, that very first pitch) as much as possible like he's going to throw a fastball...seems he slowed down perceptibly, even though he got the strikeout.

    Schriffen says he was aiming at “Sportscasters”

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    2 minutes ago, nrockway said:

    I wish people would stop saying this because it isn’t true. Sometimes we just  enjoy attending a baseball game because it’s a fun activity and we don’t even think about Jerry Reinsdorf. Personally I wouldn’t let some bozo executives dictate my life and the things I enjoy, you’re not changing anything by “protesting” a bad team, the state is paying Reinsdork regardless. It’s kind of like the logic of boycotting businesses who support policies you don’t like. It doesn’t work and you’re only punishing yourself. 


    I think our friend South Side Hit Men has good rationale to ”boycott” the team, signing a sex offender who might help us to win 50 games instead of 48. I’m pretty disgusted by that, but I don’t see the point in punishing myself. I like the White Sox regardless of who the owner or GM is, that’s probably not going to change. 

    The Oakland A's situation with that lengthy history of animosity towards Fisher from the fanbase would be one solid example where organized fan revolts count for something...especially after ownership basically doubled season ticket prices in the midst of the perpetual rebuilding around 3 seasons ago.

    Those fans are MUCH more organized in terms of collective action and "going viral" with various boycotts and attacks on ownership.

    For example, sending a message by "attending a game" in much larger numbers than usual in order to get attention to the plight of the fans last year.

    Schriffen says he was aiming at “Sportscasters”

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    8 minutes ago, Chick Mercedes said:

     

    We had 28,000-plus in this stadium, and I fed off every bit of that energy,” Schriffen said. “It wasn’t planned. I didn’t think about what I was going to say.  

     

    “It’s just one of those moments where it was like, ‘This is who this team is and for all those people who are talking crap about the White Sox, we’ve got something ready for you this season.’ That’s the haters, all the people who are piling in on the jokes.”

     

    Schriffen, a former news reporter for ABC, is a self-proclaimed news junkie and surfs channels on the road to view different newscasts. He also catches the various sportscasts to see what’s being talked about, which he did recently in Minneapolis. 

     

    “Every sportscaster was piling the jokes on, ‘The Twins were sucking it up, and now, thankfully, the White Sox come to town, and they are going to get us right. I can’t wait. Wish we can play the White Sox all the time,’” Schriffen said. “The jokes like that, all the people who think they have jokes on us now, it’s like, ‘OK, haters, we see you, but we’ve got something coming for you.’” 

     

    White Sox players have been extremely talkative through these tough on-field times with Schriffen, who works the pregame and postgame clubhouse, while always attending manager Pedro Grifol’s media sessions. He appreciates the accessibility, as well as the expert guidance from White Sox television analyst Steve Stone.

     

    Schriffen loves the genuine fan interactions, whether they take place away from the field or last Saturday during the pregame Sox bar crawl at the park. He understands criticism is also part of the job. 

     

    “I’m used to taking heat,” Schriffen said. “It was a tough position walking in, and I knew that was going to be the case. All I asked is for people to be fair. When people cross the line, I’ve learned the block button [on X] has become my best friend. 

     

    “When it’s just genuine criticism or genuine frustration, and it doesn’t cross that line, that’s fine. I get it. You are a fan. I was a fan. I’m never going to tell anybody how they should feel because that’s what’s fun about sports. We all have our own opinion.” 

    He's going to get too close to the players like Benetti did and start taking criticism too personally.  You have to be careful to maintain absence of distance and objectivity as a broadcaster.  Also, the more time spent around the players...the more of an anti front office position you're naturally going to take, whether you realize it or not.  But he's never going to be one of them without that MLB background...just like Benetti was always going to be an awkward outsider.

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    Kopech has added Cutter

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    31 minutes ago, Milkman delivers said:

    That’s nice, but it won’t cut the mustard. We’re not cutting him slack anymore. Let’s cut to the chase: Either he cuts the crap, or he’s gonna find himself cut from the roster.

    Replaced by?

    Iriarte? 

    Then we are basically starting all the service time clocks 2-3 years before we are anywhere close to a competitive big league roster.

    Just has the look and feel of a perpetual rebuild like the A's, Royals and Pirates over the recent past.

    Sox looking at building in South Loop

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    — The Chicago Bears' proposal to fund a new lakefront stadium remains a “non-starter," Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office said after top aides met with team officials on Wednesday.

    The Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion plan calling for public funding last week for an enclosed facility to be built next to their longtime home at Soldier Field. Though the governor did not rule out more discussions, the team clearly is facing an uphill battle.

    “As the Governor has said, the current proposal is a non-starter for the state," press secretary Alex Gough said in a statement. "In order to subsidize a brand new stadium for a privately owned sports team, the Governor would need to see a demonstrable and tangible benefit to the taxpayers of Illinois. The Governor’s office remains open to conversations with the Bears, lawmakers, and other stakeholders with the understanding that responsible fiscal stewardship of tax-payer dollars remains the foremost priority.”

     

    https://sports.yahoo.com/illinois-governors-office-says-bears-001721152.html

     

     

     

     

    TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City’s two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border, but an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzed over concerns about how it might look to taxpayers.

    Members of the Republican-controlled Legislature pushed a bill Tuesday that would have allowed Kansas officials to authorize at least $1 billion in bonds to cover the entire cost of building each new stadium, paying the debt off with tax revenues generated in the area over 30 years. But GOP leaders didn’t bring it up for a vote before lawmakers adjourned their annual session early Wednesday.

    Some critics derided the plan as corporate welfare. Others were receptive but didn’t want to pass the proposal until the Legislature approved a broad package of tax cuts for their constituents that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly would sign — which didn’t happen either.

     

     

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    Sox looking at building in South Loop

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    8 hours ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

     

    The Score is pretty broad though. They have numerous hosts with different thoughts. Most of those hosts were pretty tight with Benetti too. It's not just because of that though. The Sox let one of the best broadcasters in the country leave and they hired Schriffen because they finally found someone to take the job. I think John can be good. It hasn't been a great start though; starting with appearances on Bulls and Hawks broadcasts trying to get fans excited about a team that will be bunting and playing the game the right way. Barf. 

    Loyal Benetti fans/co-workers who feel he got a raw deal (or who don't like Brooks Boyer much at all)

    Coming in as an outsider, so to speak

    Local guys like Connor McKnight getting passed over, who "put in their time"

    The fact that he's both seemingly pretty brash but doesn't have a huge knowledge of the sport and its intricacies...don't need a stat nerd, but he's got to do some more homework to catch up with some of his information and player background gaps or holes

    4/30 Games

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    Posted

    1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said:

    He's also a top 20 prospect in all of MLB. I'm not panicking, but at the same time he's off to a bit of a slow start. If he's still hitting 210 in AAA this time next year we got a problem.

    Well, especially playing half of one's games at Charlotte...where guys like Alcides Escobar would routinely put up 900ish OPS numbers.

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    Sox trade Horn to Red Sox for $

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    Posted · Edited by caulfield12

    19 hours ago, WestEddy said:

    Sosa is not the equal of Witt. 

    If you were comparing to Thomas and Ventura (being top prospects who they gave a lot of rope to)...Robin might be the closest, but he was a polished All Everything collegian compared to a raw high schooler.

    Montgomery is the closest parallel.

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