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They have one, scored two runs in the 10th inning to beat Tampa Bay 8-7 on April 27.

Words simply fail me, story also goes more into the clubhouse issues with being held accountable and 'mandatory' pregame work. “Of course I want to be here. This is what I’ve dreamed of all my life, this is what I have a passion for. This is what I think I’m good at. Whether the record displays it or not, I think we’re in a better spot than what people think we are. Even if that’s hard to see.”---Pedro Grifol. https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/07/30/grifol-of-course-i-want-to-be-here-this-is-what-i-think-im-good-at Merkin also with a story on the latest 'controversy': https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/pedro-grifol-denies-blaming-players-in-team-meeting

I appreciate the fact that his injured lazy ass is someone else's problem. On the trade deadline show today McGuffie couldn't believe someone was dumb enough to take him and doubled down on the fact that Iloy was not taking care of himself like he should have. Garfein then chipped in with a story asking Iloy in the spring if he had a routine down yet as far as having to DH. Iloy said no. Chuck suggested talking to Jim Thome who was a very good DH to get some ideas. Chuck said Iloy said, "that's a good idea" but doesn't think he ever did so.

Make it 22 times and counting the Sox took a lead into the 7th inning or later and lost the game. 22 times...just incredible.

“The goal going into this window at the deadline was to acquire offensive players,” Getz said. “To bring in four quality bats with the resources that we had, it’s something I’m very proud of. We feel very good about the players we acquired.

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Given the sheer number of young, low minor league prospects he got back in return clearly tells me this team is not investing in trying to be much better next season and I'd guess in 2026 either.

Better GM Hahn or Getz? Is death an option???????????????????????

Excuse me for doubting the bolded part.

Baltimore is not in the Sox division. Getting rid of him is the best move he's done as G.M. Addition by subtraction.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/07/30/white-sox-chicago-mlb-trade-deadline-garrett-crochet-chris-getz-pedro-grifol

I found this comment by A.J. to be "interesting" myself: "I haven’t gone out of my way to talk to anybody about this job. I haven’t done anything. I was in town for a golf tournament. Did the Cubs game last Saturday, did the White Sox game on Saturday. The way that went, I surely wasn’t treated like somebody they wanted to be around for a long time. People are running with this story. But again, nobody has approached me about this job.”

You are correct.

According to Fegan's story at Sox machine: "Rival evaluators were using descriptions for the White Sox package like "light", "weird" and "one of the weaker trade returns for highly sought after players that I've seen in a while."

I have a sneaky suspicion Sox fest is going to be cancelled again next winter!

Yet Getz said he was building his team around improved defense. ?

Here's a few more numbers to wrap your head around: The Sox have lost the last 15 straight games Flexen has started. Brebbia (0-6) and Soroka (0-10) are now 0-16 combined on the season. 8.5 million of JR's dollars wasted with zero wins. Only in the world of the White Sox.

Pritzer came out today and said this about the Bears stadium situation to the Tribune. I think you can replace the word Bears with White Sox and come up with the same conclusion: Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday said there is almost no chance that a deal will get done this year on a taxpayer-funded stadium for the Chicago Bears, especially since the team has yet to make a proposal that the governor thinks would be acceptable to lawmakers. “I made it clear to the Bears leadership that it would be near impossible to get anything done — if there was a proposal put on the table that could get done, you couldn’t actually get it done, probably, during the veto session and would have to wait until next spring,” Pritzker said, referring to the year’s final legislative session in November, during an unrelated news conference in Chicago. “But in reality, there isn’t a proposal on the table right now that would be acceptable to anyone that I know in the legislature,” he continued.

21 times now when the Sox had a lead in the 7th inning or later...and lost.

With the latest loss the White Sox have guaranteed themselves another losing season. Since the start of the 2007 season they have one of the worst records in Major League Baseball. Period. Full stop. The numbers don’t lie: 12; losing seasons: (2007, 09, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24) 5; winning seasons: (2008, 10, 12, 20, 21) *2020 season was only 60 games long 1; season at .500 (2022) 3; playoff appearances (2008, 2020, 2021) 3; 1st round playoff losses Overall playoff record 2007-2024: 3-8 Now compare that to the time period from 1981-2006 (1981 being the first season Einhorn/Reinsdorf owned the team) 16; winning seasons: (1981, 82, 83, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 2000, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06) 9; losing seasons (1984, 86, 87, 88, 89, 95, 97, 98, 99) 1; season at .500 (2002) 4; playoff appearances (1983, 1993, 2000, 2005) A World Series championship (2005) Overall playoff record 1981-2006: 14-11 Obviously something dramatic happened starting in 2007 to alter the course of this team and it has only gotten worse and worse over time.

This will be the 21st time the Sox had a lead in the 7th inning or later...and lost the game. Third time Wilson has been directly responsible, Fourth time Brebbia (another waste of JR's money) has been responsible.

Yet JR doesn't seem to have any issues with it.

Getz on Grifol/A.J. rumors: https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/07/29/gm-getz-understands-the-speculation-surrounding-white-sox-manager-pedro-grifol

Remember it all starts at the top.

To DVS of the Sun-Times: https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/07/29/white-sox-sending-erick-fedde-to-cardinals-in-three-team-trade