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“One other thing that struck me from all of this is that they hadn’t even interviewed Hinch yet…which made me wonder why they had a jpeg of his signature already – let’s get cart and horse in the correct order. Did Jerry decide to hire TLR before Rick could hire AJ Hinch without interviewing him? In which case, holy hell this was some serious dysfunction. Another possibility I’ve contemplated is that it was just a “call coming from inside the house.” Did Rick Hahn just go scrape a picture of AJ Himch’s signature and include that in the initial press release to highlight the fact that that would have been his choice? I’ve made some executive hires and been hired for exec jobs and no one has ever asked me for a head shot before the interview and I’ve never asked that of anyone else.” SoxMachine/Margalus column comment…need to get Hahn’s truth telling someday or he keeps it secret to protect JR relationship. Or was it Haber?

Seems the veteran overpaid white relievers/Lynn were just as culpable as Anderson Middleton Grandal Jimenez Moncada and Robert…or simply removing Abreu from the picture. Not that Grandal comes out well either. TA and Hahn have been pretty damed quiet as well after being two most talkative, fwiw. Then you had Giolito and Hendriks leaving, creating another vacuum not filled at all by Grifol.

It’s simply seen as an old white man’s game. Look no further than JR. Is bringing in more modern tech and gambling ties to Draft Kings, LV and FanDuel really going to succeed at making it younger?

Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Duke Snider and Jackie Robinson.

And Anderson was the best hitter combined in the AL from 2019-2021 or 22, something like that. Him or DJ LeMahieu. Talk about disappearing/disappointing cores.

There’s another big problem…likely trading Robert, getting rid of all the Spanish speaking coaches, Sosa, Ramos Vargas Colas are all going to be increasingly isolated…along with DLS Iriarte Berroa. And getting Hispanic FA’s comfortable coming here? Let’s not forget ESPN’s Eduardo Perez is best friends with Grifol and knows EVERYTHING going on in that clubhouse…what do you think he would say if asked by anyone’s agent about going into that environment?

Especially on the road…this will be a sub 2 hour game in all likelihood wanting to get out of town ASAP.

Almost feel sorry for Moncada getting skipped over start in last home game but maybe it’s irony highest salary and actually available to play. Will have to play in Winter Ball somewhere.

Elko is the main outside the box replacement for Sheets/Vaughn. Fringe prospect. Aren't they all…except for Monty Quero and pitchers?

And we also have bonus baseball on Monday with Mets/Braves DH…moved from the path of Hurricane Helene and just one game separating the two as of this exact moment. And the possibility of Benetti missing a playoff clincher on Saturday while doing Fox #2 game with Damon Huard.

Of course, Hahn also graduated HLS in 1996.

Crazy no Cubs blue in Iowa. Or Cardinals in northern Arkansas

Spearmint Rhino for example

Lots of examples outside of Gran Torino of fathers/grandfathers passing their tools down…Stanley, for example.

Paducah seems like almost all Cards' fans...must be for Bulls?

He's not the most important article author...it's the other one. Probably just included due to proximity to the crime in Chicago...Phil Rogers has long flown the coop.

Mediocre to average 730-750 ops numbers would be the equivalent of the Sox star of stars next year

living in Iowa and getting wmaq in the 80s and 90s after sunset is what allowed one to actually follow the team...it was either that or kmox local Cards' broadcast out of Geneseo otherwise had to wait until next afternoon's newspaper for boxscore

Left out the K. Hopefully Longlegs won't target me now...

Gallo or Rowdy Tellez

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/why-the-royals-were-cursed/

Flexen to start tmrw afternoon vs. LAA, Crochet moved back to Fri vs. Detroit vs. TBA.

Yes and no. Conservatism since 2015/6….when Trump’s populism swept white high school educated males and significant numbers of labor unions. Conservatism growing up was associated with Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, Greenspan, Milton Friedman, Barry Goldwater, Thomas Sowell, Supply side, the Bushes, Reagan, Powell, George Will, Jack Kemp, Paul Ryan from Wisconsin, certainly lots more intellectualism than the Dems who historically ruled the unions with a relatively lower education level/base. (Tim Walz represents the opposite of that Clinton/Obama tie to Wall Street, investment banks and Silicon Valley…fwiw. Whether the middle 30-40% of voters will buy it, more women and Hispanics voting for Trump, Dems peeling off any additional white male swing or “dislike both” voters…will decide the election.)

Before the game, Luis Robert Jr. talked about his statistical drop off this season and tied those struggles directly into that of the team as a true leader and top-flight level player would and should do. Robert followed up those comments with two doubles, contributing to the postgame joy in the clubhouse. A throng of media members, probably as big as any group covering the White Sox this season since Opening Day, walked in to find players joking and "Everybody Dance Now," the 1990 hit from C+C Music Factory, blaring. Anyone who came to see history made by the White Sox will have to wait, with the White Sox winning their fourth straight at home and second straight series at home. “Wait one more day,” Benintendi said with a smile. “Maybe.” “If you start the year off great early and terrible at the end, it kind of leaves a sour taste in your mouth,” Martin said. “I think that's exactly what we're trying to do is put some good games together and we're trying to have some fun and win some games and go to Detroit and try to spoil some games for them.” As for that Detroit series … the White Sox moved Chris Flexen to Thursday’s home finale and ace Garrett Crochet to Friday in Detroit. The American League Central rivalries are going strong, even in the face of 121 losses. “They’re gonna be competing for a playoff spot,” Sizemore said. “We wanna throw our best guy up against this team that’s fighting for a playoff spot.

Not at anywhere close to this year’s salary. Will just play rookies.