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Dude made one music video and it triggers people to this day.

Was at the game tonight and it honestly feels like this Bulls could be a fun team to watch - if they had just let Pat walk. It's frustrating, because in-person I can see the flashes and I go "oh, I get it now." But then he can't make shots and doesn't hustle for boards like he needs to. If Pat were to get hurt and Jalen Smith became the starting PF with Sanogo getting the backup big minutes, they might give you what you're missing with Pat based on sheer motor. It's almost painful to watch.

In response to you, I said they'd call up a Marvel superhero and you extolled the post. You should, at bare minimum, read the discussions before trying to make declarative statements.

Ding ding ding. I'd honestly have been fine with Perez and Albertus for Kopech. Which makes it Pham and Fedde for Vargas, which, what the f***? Edit: Or even Kopech for one of Perez/Albertus.

They got two A-ball guys who Pipeline ranks #13 and #14 in the system. Jeral Perez Alexander Albertus The MLB Pipeline write-ups leave a lot to be inspired, but guys do come from nowhere.

This is why I'm calling him a hypothetical bucket of water for this dumpster fire. He may be a part of putting it out! He could also be gasoline. Or just empty. Right now, the industry thinks he's water, but we won't know until April.

The protagonist of a Marvel Studios Disney+ series. But my guess: Elko

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The JUST WIN, BABY system Rookie manager has nothing to learn. Just automatically great. Sign 2 vet free agent starters for $15M / year. Someone like Quintana fits that mold, but why the hell is he coming here over a contender after the way he closed 2024? As of right now, we are simply giving Flexen and Brad Keller pay raises. One good, $10 M reliever - um, at this rate, why are these guys signing with the Sox? Add OF: Who it is, we do not know. Michael Conforto might accept an overpay. Second baseman with clue: We try to lure Iglesias away from the Mets. The fanbase hates having another Cuban player that enjoys singing. Bring up Montgomery before he's ready. Just win, baby! Bring up Echo, who uses her superhero abilities to thrive as the first female baseball player in Major League Baseball. Sosa is not useful at second, but he's good enough at 3rd. We accomplish this by using "good evaluation of the free agent market," something the White Sox are famous for doing. Also Jerry not wanting to lose by spending money, something he is famous for doing.

Lmao, Jerry won't pay contracts that are a fraction of that.

So, who's the new punching bag?

Buehler gonna try and pull a Buehrle.

Catchers interference to load the bases in the World Series in an all-timer.

I love that even this hire is creating division. Again, it Venable looks like a good hire. So did Katz. And Barfield. Before the peacocking can begin, we'll need to see if the Sox provide him with the right personnel and tools to win. Even if he's a future Manager of the Year, he's a (admittedly large) band-aid on a gaping wound. Getz supposedly got "maximum value" for Cease and a year later that doesn't look great (depending on your opinion of Thorpe's ability to bounce back) and we've litigated Miguel Vargas as a cornerstone return to death. One good hire doesn't make or break narratives. It's one possible step forward after a dozen steps back. Getz claimed he'd build a good defensive team and it was the worst in baseball. He said the pitching wouldn't be repugnant and it was a rotating door of launching pads. So, honestly, I do want to know how the f*** he sold this job to Venable after telling Sox fans "I lied to you about 2024, buckle up buckaroos, we're gonna be bad in 2025."

Yeah, this move looks good in a vacuum because it defies expectations. But it's not like Getz made an actual roster move to inspire confidence, so we can hold our horses. Veneable may be the answer to the long running issue of the manager losing games, but Getz needs to assemble a non-horrific, shambling corpse of a roster.

Kudos where it's due: This registers as a good hire.

Nah, a sober guy does that. He's just a crazy person. The best part of a Nevin hire is that it'd be very easy to clean shop and fire him and Getz simultaneously.

Nevin is gonna really put this theory to the test.

That's rarefied air and the Bears aren't there.

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I'll give Getz one thing: He's good at slashing the budget. He's a better a McKinsey man than Hahn or Haber.

Used an opener to do it!

Nevin tells me either TLR is running the show or Getz is an old-school moron.