MiddleCoastBias

Like, we knew this was probably going to happen based on his national attention on ESPN and the fact we hadn't heard anything about an extension, so ok it was coming. But to the TIGERS. Come on, man. What a kick to the dick.

We are not a serious franchise.

White Sox: "Hey man, broke up with my girlfriend." Soxtalk: "Oh thank god, she was the worst!" WS: "but we got back together." ST: ".... happy for you guys!"

Craig Counsell signed what would be the 11th largest free agent contract the White Sox have ever given out. As a GM. We are not a serious franchise.

What has happened to make me feel better about this team since Oct 1? Better: - Darryl Boston is gone - Clevinger is gone - Grandal is gone Worse: - we hired a pitching coach from the Angels, a franchise near the bottom of the league in pitching success - we hired a college assistant coach to run player development - we bungled the TA move (this goes back to not trading him last year) - our rotation is now Cease and *gestures wildly at a trash heap* - multiple other qualified GM candidates have become available, but we needed to lock up Getz before anyone else could! - our media group is still spinning the "we're going to compete! Maybe we'll have a slight step back [from a 101-loss season], but we're not rebuilding!" I'm pretty damn low on this team and we haven't even made the truly boneheaded moves we all fear are coming yet (like Salvy Perez, Whit Merrifield, and Jason Heyward).

I'm convinced Baltimore will pull the trigger this off-season. They were very interested at the deadline but our ask was too steep. They're on the verge of breaking out, and the taste of the playoffs (only to be swept) will be enough for them to make the play.

Cool, and now they're both gone, so let's try calling Miami again. Or LAD. Or literally anyone else.

I just don't understand why we didn't pick it up and trade him? Or trade him last year? We get $0 of value from this we end up in the same place. Just, why. What are we doing.

El oh el.

Took me a second, forgot the ESPN part of that sentence

This and Balta's comment about coaches telling them to hit the ball into the ground and be aggressive, just look at the difference in Jake Burger on the Sox vs. the Marlins this year. Worlds apart. I have no doubt that Eloy would mash somewhere else. We just won't get fair value because we'll continue to suppress it by asking him to hit line drives.

Don't worry, we still have next year!

Relative to the traffic here, I've been thinking about that myself. Normally I'm checking countless times a day, even if I post or respond infrequently. I've found myself checking in, seeing the same tired threads on the main page that don't do anything for me, and I check out. A losing team and losing culture definitely have trickle down effects. I know this comment adds nothing to the discourse and I'm doing nothing to make it better, and I'm part of the problem as a result. And that's my observation.

Yeah, I can definitely see someone making the case a few extra million this year for a team that is already close is money better spent next year possibly starting all over. If someone sees Clevinger as the piece to solidify their run, that's worth the money.

This organization makes me so tired, you guys. It's exhausting to be a fan right now.

Already done all of this. I can't pull over any more!

It's literally already decided - it's Chris Getz.

If we're moving the team to the suburbs, The Village of Bedford Park has an opportunity to do the funniest thing right now.

Look, I want Jerry as far away from this club as anyone. But I absolutely do not want them moving to Nashville, Charlotte, etc wherever. I haven't lived in Chicagoland in 20 years but it will forever be my anchor. I've been a remote fan dealing with pirated feeds and/or overpriced MLB TV packages forever, so it's not like I can pop over to the stadium whenever I want. But this team means something, still. *Where* it is means something. They can lose, they can suck, I can hate any number of players/coaches/FO staff etc, but it will always be more than that. Moving the team out of Chicago will just be too much. I don't want to lose that.

The ones responsible for firing people are the ones who deserve to be fired. This is such a stupid premise.

Baez is closer to a DFA candidate than a trade candidate.

Man, can you imagine what kind of team we would put on the field if half the guys got suspended? That would've been entertaining in a "how bad will this get" kind of way.

Birds of a feather.

We're getting Madrigal revisionist history now too.