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Well, we're lucky if our coaches are even known/identifiable to Robert...so the true diehards around here that are still sticking in there have a BIT more patience than normal, lol.

They wanted to have him to market over the offseason...assuming they weren't even going to spend $50 million plus on a Second Tier FAs. (Somehow, one gets the feeling he will require at least one full year to make the conversion to 3B from SS, and they're not going to want to have him preoccupied with defensive adjustments like they saddled Andrew Vaughn with his first two big league seasons.) And moving Schultz to the big league club in April of 2025 would be considered management malpractice, basically.

There was just ZERO need to push him so quickly. Avoiding BIRM for the most part to hit at Charlotte for 70 games was supposed to have a positive impact on his confidence. And now Ja.Gonzalez is really starting to scuffle as well after the hot start. Not surprising in the least.

Related to Julius Peppers? That would be fun, but HIGHLY unlikely. More like Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

There's always a chance the runner is ruled out for leaving early, or two, slips and falls down somewhere along the way, or three, Gimenez doesn't go full bore, assuming the Sox aren't even going to attempt to throw him out.

Well, they definitely treated Konerko the best, from JR all the way down to the fans. Same with Mark Buehrle. And Rowand/Crede/Thome to a lesser extent.

Naylor said he wasn't surprised Robert didn't try to get Giménez. “A guy like Gimi with elite speed, it’s definitely going to be a tough play,” said Naylor, who had a walk-off hit against the White Sox earlier this season. “But I knew that once I got it up there, I had all the confidence in my guy to make it there." Robert, who hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, said he had no chance of getting Giménez. That's probably true, but not making any attempt to keep the Guardians from winning, was not a great look either. White Sox manager Pedro Grifol, who was ejected in the seventh for arguing, defended Robert's decision not to make a throw. “He's playing in. He (was) going back (on the ball),” said Grifol. “Even if he runs back and comes in, there's no play there. If we're going to dissect that, we're making something out of nothing. You're not going to throw that guy out from there.” Bo Naylor's sac fly in 9th sends AL Central-leading Guardians to 7-6 win over lowly White Sox - Yahoo Sports

Abreu would be getting booed pretty unmercifully had he put up the same numbers with the Sox (theoretically extended) as he did in Houston...

Cease got shredded again tonight.

He and Moncada played much harder for Cuba. This is just a job to clock in and out of to him. A bit like Rendon.

Oh and already forgot Liam. Great family. Giolito too.

Dye had the same terrible habit.

Every player with the White Sox inevitably becomes totally unlikeable. Burger Cease Abreu the few exceptions.

Robert and Vaughn saw their values increase tonight. Kopech inevitable will have someone out there who still believes in his ability/potential.

Jose Ramirez punctured a hole right through the facade.

The Las Vegas Aces have moved their upcoming game against the Indiana Fever to T-Mobile Arena, expanding seating capacity by 33% (from 12,000 to 18,000 seats). @TickPick reports that ticket sales for this game have doubled compared to the total tickets sold for both Game 1 and Game 2 of last year's WNBA Finals in Las Vegas. Fifth highest attendance in the WNBA's history and highest since 1999 season.

Jonathan Mayo mlb.com Who do you think the Guardians will take No. 1 overall? "Not who Cleveland should take, or who they would take if they had the top pick… simply just what do they think is going to happen at the top? And 20 people responded. Here’s the vote: Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State: 15 JJ Wetherholt, 2B/SS, West Virginia: 4 Charlie Condon, OF/3B, Georgia: 1 I can’t see into every scouting director’s heart, so I don’t know for sure how much of the “this is who I would take” thinking seeped in. And most admitted they were just guessing, which was all I was looking for. So don’t be surprised if I stick with Bazzana again in this week’s mock, since a vast majority feel the Guardians will who they perceive is the best player. There are a couple of other things worth noting in this quick survey. Four out of 20, or 20 percent, of those who responded felt Cleveland would look to make the best deal possible, and that Wetherholt would be that player. The argument we’ve made, on the podcast and elsewhere, is that if you’re convinced Wetherholt’s hamstring issues will be a thing of the past, how much space is there really between him and Bazzana talent-wise? Not a whole lot. So if you can save a bunch of money with a similar player, maybe you do it. The flip side of that coin is something I started to ponder this week, and it’s pure conjecture now because I don’t have any inside info on bonus demands or asks. But what happens if the Bazzana camp ascertains that if he doesn’t go 1-1, then Bazzana won’t go until No. 4. Would that change anything in terms of that bonus ask? If so, does the money gap between the two talented infielders shrink enough where it comes back simply to which player the Guardians like more? Hmmm. Finally, the fact that only one respondent picked Condon syncs up with the lack of buzz I’ve sensed about the Golden Spikes Award winner at the very top. And while there is definitely something very real about Florida’s Jac Caglianone in play at No. 1 and No. 2, no one who answered felt he would be the guy when the Guardians’ selection is announced on July 14."

Cost SoxTalk SSHM and Balta.

Only procreated three run bombs. They've gone the way of Bomb Pops at DQ with this franchise.

Always the former Royals. Took him out in a collision he never recovered from...his own defensively-challenged 3b. So much of the TA downfall self-induced. Then there's Grifol.

Lift and pull?

Or it’s just a total fluke…based largely upon Crochet’s willpower/determination than anything to do with a coordinated White Sox system-wide program. See Burger.

Average number of innings pitched after TJ1…median is just 130 for pitchers who had the first one. More than 50% of players returned to the DL because of injuries to their throwing arms after returning from surgery. Also, total number with two or more TJ surgeries somewhere in the 125-150 range.

Which first and second round possibilities for Sox are repped by Boras Corp?

Elijah Tatis, lol…? Can SoxTalk/Future Sox interview him on what went wrong?