Quin

This image haunts my memory.

I mean, Bruce is never wrong about the White Sox if you never take what he says at face value.

That's the other half.

Didn't half the drama start because the Sox didn't draft Ozney in the higher rounds of the 2010 draft (he went in the 22nd round). He never even made it to MiLB. Only flamed out in Indy ball.

Hiring Ozzie is like getting back with an ex after a disastrous second run with a different ex.

Rutherford is all that's remaining of the Gordon Beckham trade tree that you've got outlined here. Beckham --> Almonte --> Kahnle --> Package deal to Yankees that included Rutherford.

It's got a nice pool for workouts!

At the same time, if Chanel is hiring a model, that means they're a good model. Your struggling brand needs model star power, which in this case would be baseball acumen I guess. Like the company that spray painted a dress on Bella Hadid this week - they don't get half the name recognition with a lesser model.

When I first pitched it, TTOC was coming from the future after winning the 2050 World Series.

God damn.

Would you be unhappy with Zombie Al Lopez or Time Traveling Oscar Colas?

Giolito dominating the Tigers, getting injured. Then Pollock catching the ball to end the game, but wait! It bounces out of his glove ... he caught it! Sox win! Except ... Javy Baez calls for a replay and it ... bounced off the wall. White Sox lose.

This scenario is the other reason I'm in the Keep Abreu camp. It keeps him away from hypothetical rivals. This team backed itself into an idiotic corner and it needs to figure a way out. If only Daryl Boston could teach Eloy how to field a ball.

3 of the last 3 seasons have the Sox finishing without a losing record and making the playoffs twice. This is how it will be framed in the offseason.

Josh Gibson: .374/.458/1.178 with a 162 game average of 45 home runs Babe Ruth: .342/.474/1.164 with a 162 game average of 46 home runs A rookie Josh Gibson going into a home run chase with Babe Ruth in his twilight years would have been nuts, but alas, racism.

Every time someone says this, all I can think of is the fact that we need to step back and remember that Peter Angelos, Bob Nutting, Bruce Sherman, and John Fisher exist. Reinsdorf is definitely bottom tier though.

For me, it comes down to what Eloy can bring back on the trade market. Right now the options are: Eloy + Vaughn Eloy + Abreu + Vaughn traded (likely in a package deal) Abreu + Vaughn + Eloy traded (likely in a lateral trade or for multiple pieces) Keep all three and pray Eloy doesn't kill himself playing the field. The way I see it, option 3 has the best chance of bringing back a second baseman (Torres? Chisholm?) that can solve a big hole in the White Sox lineup. A new hitting coach can hopefully solve the power issue.

I'll just get this out of the way before anyone starts beating the same drum they did with Colas - The Show-Me State Shohei. James, is there any way for people to watch these games in person? My dad was bummed that arguably the most intriguing prospect sent to the AFL was Jirschele.

This would be the worst hire.

Pito leaving because of this disastrous season would make me very sad.

Tadahito Iguchi played with passion, so that covers the second part of your sentence.

Idk man, if a time traveling Oscar Colas from the future was our manager toting a 2050 World Series victory on his resume, I think we'd all be pretty stoked about that.

Wild suggestion that would piss off everyone but would be fascinating nonetheless: Mark Prior?

I kinda want to see it happen just because of that chaos it would bring.