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South Loop penthouse overlooking the 78😉

Because Jerry hates us and will drag this out as long as possible?

Basically all of Streeterville and Lakeshore East are skyscrapers built on lakebed infill. I’m no structural engineer, but building a stadium on former riverbed seems like child’s play in comparison.

This is where reality and perception don't align in the White Sox favor. I would agree with everything you said about the neighborhoods surrounding Sox Park, but a negative perception, often times influenced by misinformation or mistruths, bias and stigma, still persists. The org also doesn't do itself any favors by ignoring the neighborhood as you said. It is very clear that the ballpark isn't part of the fabric of the community the way Wrigely is, and sadly I believe it is too late to ever remedy or rectify that. And while the 78 itself is pretty desolate, the South Loop is percieved as much more vibrant, and the proximity to downtown will have tourist appeal that Armour Square simply can't compete with. But at the end of the day, for the White Sox to ever flourish, JR has to relinquish control. Until that happens, we are all just biding our time hoping for a day that often seems like it will never come.

'May not be credible' is far too kind. Mets have no need for Sosa, and I'm not sure Robert is even an upgrade over Tyrone Taylor in CF right now. And the idea that they wouldn't trade for Robert if they couldn't get Sosa as well is laughable.

In the context of TLR not quite being the baseball genius JR think he is, which was referenced in the post I quoted, it's not a wild thing to say. Dusty Baker certainly benefited from his players juicing, but his one NL pennant (pre Astros) doesn't exactly compare to the three rings Tony has.

I have a feeling we’ll see Vaughn back up at some point whether he hits in AAA or not.

Has any manager in the past 40 years benefitted from steroids more than TLR?

The White Sox Way™️

Sounds strangely familiar…

It’s almost like the White Sox are really bad at developing and fail their players on the regular. Sheets still doesn’t draw walks and leads the Padres in strikeouts, so it’s not some magical transformation.

On what planet has Andrew Vaughn proven to be a major leaguer?

The easiest non-tender in the history of White Sox baseball will haunt us all season.

Firing his clown ass would be so much less effort. Yet here we are.

Fucking hell, you beat me to it. s%*#!

In a vacuum, selling high on a guy like Martin probably isn't the worst idea in the world. But I certainly don't trust what the Cubs would be willing to part with for him. Nor do I trust Getz to be able to find even a Davis Martin level replacement.

Maybe they can trade him before he turns back into a pumpkin.

I see the org hasn't learned a damned thing...

Wait, they traded INT bonus pool money for Castro?

I have no doubt we will see him again soon enough...

It's most the same empty laywer speak that we got from him as GM, with some moments where he seems to consciously navigate around placing blame on those above him. I'm just curious as to the point of the appearance. If he's trying to rehab his name to land another gig in baseball, I'm not sure what this accomplished.

Ha! Certainly not enough to outshine the memory of his shitty on field play, but maybe that's just me.

Seriously, I don't get how Beckham is somehow beloved amongst fans now.

But it's not though. The few who dont want to accept that the White Sox are rebuilding are far outnumbered by posters who do acknowledge the rebuild but also think Getz & Co are really bad at their jobs. Especially the talent evaluation and acquistion part. Conflating that with a refusal to accept or acknowledge the rebuild, or to simply dismiss Getz's failures at roster building both for now and for the future as normal rebuilding is both specious and disingenuous.