Chicago White Sox

Leury is obviously Iron Man in this one, but who is the Captain America leading the resistance against Tony? My sleeper guess is definitely Big Energy. I could see Legend and him clashing.

I maintain my conspiracy theory we see some action over the All Star break, but Tony getting fired seems like an unattainable dream. That being said, this tweet creates the smallest amount of hope for me that Tony may not be bulletproof.

The question is it coming Jerry or KW? I feel like Hahn uses Passan or someone else for his leaks.

What are you seeing in the clubhouse?

Who?

Or maybe the “cliques” are pro Tony and anti Tony? I’ve got to imagine there is a group of players enraged by his shit decision-making and leadership.

168 wRC+ coming into today

Score some fucking runs please!

I’m going to throw out a bit of a conspiracy theory, but I think we could see a change or two during the All Star break. Tony isn’t going anywhere, but I could see Menechino get the boot then. There is no doubt in my mind that a shakeup is needed on the offensive side of things and I could see them giving Frank until the break to right the ship.

Unfortunately there is no sense of urgency with Tony.

They do need to get Kopech innings no doubt, but he’s also going to hit a limit at some point. If his knee is hurting him, then shut him down for a few weeks. I don’t see a bullpen move solving either problem.

Sorry, at the airport and unable to watch, but was worried you meant something new.

Kopech out of shape…WTF

Kopech?

I think if we had a competent GM heading into the off-season and allowed him to hire his own manager and install a different offensive philosophy we’d probably be in 1st place in the Central right now. Hahn basically lit $20M on fire when he signed Leury, Harrison, Kelly, & Velesquez this off-season. We’d be better off with four replacement players covering their roles and using that $20M on say Schwarber. And yes, I get that doesn’t address RF, but at least we would of had a competent LH power bat instead of relying on an unproven Sheets to be that guy. And with Schwarber in toe, the $15M that went towards Kimbrel’s option and eventually Pollock’s salary could have been repurposed. I won’t blame Hahn for not foreseeing a huge fall-off offensively, but our pro scouts should have known if the dude could play RF or not. And finally, any competent GM would have acquired more pitching depth than what we started the season with. It’s incredible this was our “priority area” coming out of the lockout and all we added was a lottery ticket swingman and a reliever who would miss at least four weeks and then be restricted for another eight. The benefits of a different manager are obvious, so I won’t spend too much time on that. But to be 100% candid, we are getting the worst of both worlds in Tony, who is a lifeless, uncharismatic, out-of-touch leader who also sucks at lineup construction, roster management, and in-game decision-making. Hiring him is probably the biggest embarrassment in franchise history and we literally threw away a World Series. No joke, I’d rather see Pito as a player manager than watch another game of Tony in charge. Tony is like a -6 fWAR manager this season…he’s literal proof that the theory “managers don’t matter” is untrue when they are this incompetent. Even with Hahn’s shit off-season and a plethora of injuries, we’re probably in the thick of things with any other possible manager. Finally, I still believe there is an offensive core in place that should form the bulk of a quality offense when healthy. Yes, more LH hitting is needed, but there is zero reason for the lack of HRs we’re seeing this year. Outside of 2B, we have guys with enough raw power to hit 20 HRs at every other spot and yet will be lucky to finish with two 20 HR hitters. Without question, there is something fundamentally broken with this offense and it really seems like Menechino is a big part of that. I know, I know…hitting coaches don’t matter, but I think that’s utter bullshit. We see other modern organizations change approaches, stances, swing planes, etc. and see drastically different results. When an entire offense is underperforming, it’s clear that something philosophical is at play and we know Frank preaches an approach that is contact/groundball/opposite field heavy. I have zero doubt that with a more modern hitting coach and organizational philosophy we’d have significantly more HRs and ultimately more runs.

I’ll always cheer for the Sox while they still have a shot, but it’s bittersweet to support this shit show of an organization.

? Menechino!

? Tony

Runner on third with one out and we can’t get the tying run in with our best hitter at the plate. Officially time to start selling.

Absolutely embarrassing Jose

Oh god, is that Menechino giving Eloy hitting advice after a successful rehabilitation in Charlotte?!?

HUGE

We got frame jobbed there

What did he do this time?

Holy shit we’ve been two hit by the god damn fucking Tigers. If they don’t come back in the 9th, it’s time to clean house.