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Emotional attachment that becomes part of your identity. I can't think of a single brand or product that I have the same emotional connection to and "sweat equity" investment in. I don't even think they are comparable.

I wished he loved winning at baseball enough to do something that contributed to winning at baseball.

That quote was alarming too. Ok, great, you took those guys to secure Soroka. But holy s%*# you didn't have to tender them contracts and expect them to start for your team.

Airing out all of the dirty laundry is great, but it hardly matters when it doesn't bring about change.

And take JR with him...

That's a good question. Maybe he's self aware enough not to want the job, or want to manage yet until he has more coaching experience? And he's just being a good soldier as interim? I just found the quote alarming, and it more or less confirms Grady is just there to follow orders from above.

"The front office promoted first-year coach Grady Sizemore to interim manager, essentially taking on-the-field decisions out of the dugout and into the executive suite. Sizemore had expressed no desire to manage but was picked because players like him. "

Oakland ripped it away. Sure...

A rainout tonight would be oddly fitting.

Player-Manager in waiting...

Seems like he has been around forever but he is yet to crack 3 years of service time. Sadly we won't be rid of him any time soon...

Ha! Well, perhaps that is giving him too much credit. The implied joke is that he's so dumb its nearly impossible *not* to find someone smarter than him.

So we have established that Getz can identify baseball people that are smarter than he is. Awesome. But being smarter than Getz is such a low bar that it's hardly reason to be encouraged or excited by these hires.

. . Between the two periods, there is blank space. A vast nothingness. That's your offseason preview.

Thanks, assholes.

120!

Wonder what empty promises Getz made to seal the deal. Looks like a good hire, but unless Captain Panic is secretly a JR whisper (hint: he's not) none of it really changes anything.

This season has broken even the Twitter account admin.

119...

Its a miracle this team has won anything at all in the past 20 years...

Yup. Still don't care what this dope has to say.

In reality, there are like 2 posters that regularly make this claim. Not exactly a popular opinion. The White Sox are a charter member of the American League with a long history here in this city. It's really hard to see MLB ok'ing a move to a lesser market. I say lesser for a reason. Population isn't the only factor, and while Nashville and SLC are quaint places to visit, it doesn't mean those places can support an MLB team better than one that has for 125 years, even as the "2nd" team in this town.

They'll can Grady, cancel Sox Fest in favor of another season ticket holder meet & greet, stick their heads back in the sand, and carry on with the status quo.

Fans have no need to apologize for criticizing him for the team's failings during his tenure. Hahn was employed far longer than any other GM with his level of success would have been. He was hindered by his bosses but he is still complicit in their failures. I have no ill will for him, but zero sympathy as well.

Coach sucks for the average Joe. Now imagine making your living as a finely tuned athlete, trying to rest and recuperate in coach flying to a new city after having just flown into a new city during the 6 month grind of the baseball season.