Chicago White Sox

Blow this shit up

Big Energy needs to be put to pasture

That’s the exact opposite to how TLR managers

If we’re 10 GB you sell Giolito and probably some other pieces.

I was a fan of the McGuire trade, but it’s very clear the dude can’t hit major league pitching unfortunately

We had a good thing going with former has been’s, should never risked Tim’s well being by putting him on the banner

Posters like me? Pretty sure I haven’t overreacted to horrible starts from Grandal & Moncada, but thanks for the cheap shot.

All the beers

I maintain that KW is the lesser of two evils in a win now situation. Ultimately both guys should go, but give me Kenny for a year and hope that a thorough search results in a quality hire who can truly transform the organization. I would hate to rush such an important decision as the repercussions can last a decade.

Hopefully him and Tony get into and Stroman Pedro’s his ass.

My wife booked the tickets, but apparently they’re super expensive. I would have loved sitting in the 100 level, but it was way too much money (her words) so we sat in the level above. The views were still really good there so probably the best overall value. Take the subway to the get the stadium. You get dropped off right there. Cell service sucks around the stadium if you have Verizon so make sure to have a copy of your tickets saved to your phone. I found the food options to be terrible in the stadium and the beer is way overpriced (even for Rate standards), so load up as needed beforehand.

Sorry you have watch this mess in person…can’t be worse than taking your son to Yankee Stadium and getting stuck with the Keuchel start due to a rainout. At least Cease should keep this interesting for you. Do your best to get us a win!

Here’s the thing. We have a rotation of Giolito, Kopech, Cease, & Lynn for another two years. Either you sell off Giolito at the deadline or you go for broke these next two years. Kenny is a flawed baseball executive, but he’s a significantly better scout than Hahn will ever be. And he’s willing to take risk and make a big trade, which will he needed to fix the major flaws with this lineup. Meanwhile, I’d begin an exhaustive search for our next President of Baseball Operations and rebuild this organization from the ground-up. Kenny would just be the placeholder while that search takes place.

Here is our lineup by OPS: .895 .816 .714 .732 .508 .600 .650 .482 .519 That’s got to be worse than our rebuilding years lineups.

Real question, but is this our worst lineup of the season? I mean, Jake Burger is batting 3rd, we’re playing both Sheets & Vaughn in the OF corners, and we wrap it up with McGuire & Big Energy in the 8th & 9th spots. Good god Tony is a mad man.

I agree the first four items are probably the only ones that might actually happen. As for Hahn being fired, that probably wouldn’t happen until the offseason and would almost certainly would need to be necessitated by Jerry.

We don’t have a choice at the moment. Long term he can replace Jose at 1B, but until then we need his bat in the lineup.

I almost included Carlos Perez as one of the ten steps, but you got to give Grandal more rope since his contract runs through next year and Eloy is at DH in this hypothetical. As for Pollock, there is zero chance everyone remains healthy the rest of the way so he’d remain a defacto starter.

Let me be clear, in this hypothetical scenario, KW would be gone after the 2023 season as well. Ultimately I think you take your shot now and in 2023 with KW at helm and then start afresh with a brand new front office. Jerry isn’t going to fire both KW & Hahn at the same time and it would likely take him some time to hire a new President of Baseball Ops. KW is simply the lesser of two evils if I have to pick a transitional GM for two “all in” seasons.

May the baseball gods take mercy on our souls.

And let’s pretend for a moment all this happened, here’s your new lineup against RHP: Anderson, SS Robert, CF Reynolds, RF# Vaughn, LF Abreu, 1B Moncada, 3B# Jimenez, DH Grandal, C# Sanchez, 2B Bench: Pollock, Engel, Garcia#, Burger, McGuire*

Time to shake things up. While very little of this will actually happen, these are all moves a competent organization would consider in hopes of righting a sinking ship: Fire Tony La Russa - This is the biggest no-brainer move possible. Tony is a lifeless zombie who has no business being a major league manager. The game has clearly passed him by and it’s evident by his terrible decision-making day after day. Time for Tony to head back to California where he can get blackout drunk on the daily and go rescue some animals. Make Jirschele Manager - Forgot bringing back Ozzie or hiring another former player without experience, just go with the best managerial option in the system. Jirschele has been hyped up quite a bit for years now and the major league team could use a young leader who actually has a pulse. Fire Rick Hahn - I’ve been a Hahn supporter for some time and gave him a free pass in the past for lackluster moves as he was getting the organization in a better place, but this offseason was so bad / confusing that I can no longer look the other way. He must be held accountable for failing address the same holes for multiple offseasons. Make KW Defacto GM - We are in our window and can’t afford letting Hahn oversee another trade deadline. And when you need a big move, there is only one man for the job and that’s Trader Kenny. I know handling the day to day at this point is not what he’s looking for, but Jerry can make this happen by telling him it will only be a 1 1/2 season gig. Replace Menechino - Honestly, I don’t even have a replacement idea here, just bring in any new voice. I am so fucking sick of watching everyone regressing and it being groundball city night after night. It may not seem fair to make Menechino the fall guy for players underperforming, but unfortunately we can’t fire all the players so he has to go. DFA Big Energy - Our big 2B addition has been an utter disaster. Hard to believe that he was the best we could do, but it ain’t a Rick Hahn offseason without signing some free agents who will be DFAed by the trade deadline. And while the dude may be a great clubhouse guy, his bat is simply unplayable at this point in career and we have better options in the minors. Free Yogurt - One of those better options is sitting right there in AAA. This kid won’t be a star, but he’s a massive upgrade over both Big Energy & Legend. And at 25 years of age, it’s time to give him a look. If he doesn’t take advantage of the opportunity, then give Lenyn Sosa a shot or even possibly Romy Gonzalez if he can figure his shit out. Acquire Bryan Reynolds - I don’t care about some Cuban OFs in AA / A+, the Sox need to finally address RF while also adding a LH bat. With Kenny as our GM, it’s time to make a bold move. And yes, I know the cost won’t be cheap despite a slow start and it will certainly deplete an already weakened system. I’m sure many people will hate this, but I’m thinking that Ramos, Kath, Popeye, & Mena gets it done. Demote Sheets - With Reynolds in tow, we no longer need to leverage Sheets as our one left-handed power bat. And quite frankly, there will be way too many bats to fit him in. As a Gavin fan coming into the season, I’ve been very disappointed with what I’ve seen out of him and this year he’s been passed on the depth chart by Jake Burger. Make Eloy a DH - I argued against this in the past, but it’s time to put Eloy in a bubble and make him a permanent DH. Even that won’t protect him from running the bases, but we must limit the opportunities to injure himself. And with a new hitting coach in place, he’s even more important to this offense. This means that Vaughn becomes the primary LF and Pollock rotates across all three OF spots. What do you guys think? What else could be done to fix this mess? Share your thoughts and feel free to rip away.

Someone on Twitter said we’ve had 45 different lineups in 45 games…is that true? Regardless, Tony La Russa is an embarrassment to this franchise, the great city of Chicago, the entire MLB, and to old people in general. At this point Jerry Reinsdorf is committing gross negligence by allowing this incompetent asshole to continue leading our team. I’ve never been more embarrassed to be a fan of this organization than I am right now.

Tony just through this game away…I guess numerous off days over the past week weren’t enough to be able to get three innings out of the bullpen tonight. I may need to leave Soxtalk for the night as I’m on the brink of saying something that will get me suspended for life.

It doesn’t sound weird. I normally do whatever it takes to watch every single game, but this year it’s been much more enduring. And I fought through the fucking rebuild. Tony alone makes it painful, but it goes well beyond just him.