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The first of a multitude of losses both in the preseason and regular season.

https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/scott-boras-rips-mlb-for-being-a-decade-behind-in-rights-deals.html

Was the Fireman of the Year in 1965. He had a terrific season. Sox got him in the Billy Pierce deal. Also he did a spot-on imitation of Donald Duck.

Exactly.

All you can do is laugh.

He's in the best shape of his life! (LOL)

Present ownership has no intention of renewing the lease because the odds are they will no longer be around. New ownership coming in will have a much different opinion in all likelihood.

In 1976 I was taking a 400 level course at UK and we had to do a paper for it. I decided to do it on the role of the sports broadcaster. That Christmas break when I was home I was able to get time with Harry Caray, Chet Coppock, Johnny Morris and Vince Lloyd. For Lloyd I went down to the WGN studios to meet him. He was very nice and gave me more time than was originally scheduled for. One of the stories he told me as we were talking was the time to spoke to P.K. Wrigley before a Cub game down on the field. He said he asked Wrigley (not for airing) 'why can't the Cubs win?' Wrigley's answer according to Lloyd was certainly interesting. Lloyd said, that Wrigley told him, 'we're not interested in winning, we're interest in entertaining...'

This goes into the question is baseball's goal "to win" or "to entertain:" Apparently the Brewers owner made some interesting comments and the writer brings up the White Sox: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/brewers-owner-mark-attanasio-questions-his-purpose-to-win-or-to-provide-a-summer-of-entertainment-for-fans/

From the Washington Post (need to have a subscription): https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/02/19/mlb-salary-cap-rob-manfred/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F41327c2%2F67b6108c733acb32f28d1476%2F656f5633386724493aa28bcb%2F38%2F60%2F67b6108c733acb32f28d1476

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/18/chicago-white-sox-financial-committments-young-prospects/

Wonder if Robert learned the name of the new hitting coach yet? 😆

But of course the Sox will waste six months screwing around before finally deciding 'rest and rehab' aren't doing s$%^. Then have the kid have the surgery.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/16/chicago-white-sox-fans-trust/

One year, one million. Hit 24 home runs last year between the Sox and Royals. https://www.mlb.com/news/paul-dejong-contract-with-nationals

That dead last position is very well deserved.

MLB.com had 11 players to watch for Rookie of the Year consideration. Montgomery wasn't on the list but this guy was: Chase Meidroth, INF, White Sox 230 PA, 3 HR, 3 SB, .702 OPS, 1.1 WAR Meidroth led the Minors with 105 walks and produced a .435 on-base percentage last season at Triple-A Worcester while in the Red Sox system. In December, he was part of a Sox swap, going from Boston to Chicago in the Garrett Crochet blockbuster. Meidroth doesn't have many standout tools, but given his highly advanced bat-to-ball skills, he could be on the White Sox active roster immediately as a reserve infielder. Steamer states that he will play 57 big league games this year and have a .356 on-base percentage thanks to a robust 13.7% walk rate.

The Bulls are in even worse shape than the Sox since JR has told his family to keep then and sell the Sox when he is gone. New ownership could change the fortune of the Sox franchise at least. Meanwhile another Reinsdorf will be running the Bulls.

Running to first base of course! 😆

If you are talking about Pham he signed with Pittsburgh.

As a long time Sox fan I can't believe you are serious with these ideas. Anderson is DONE, finished. Plus the fan base has turned against him 9with good reason in my opinion), Jose is DONE he was a disaster in his time with Houston and who knows how old he actually is. Not saying the stiffs and retreads the Sox have now are any better but there may be a possibility of getting something for them down the line however slight. Anderson and Jose won't get you a bag of balls.

As well as it should be, the politicians have already made their feelings very clear in Springfield, JR and the McCaskey family are SOL and they know it.

In one of his last interviews he spoke with Paul Sullivan of the tribune and that is what he said, he wanted to go in wearing a White Sox cap. At the 40th anniversary celebration for him and the 1972 team he also said at the dinner where he spoke that he wished he could have played his entire career in Chicago. He said the fan base understood the game and appreciated the little things like moving runners over into scoring position.

It will not happen under JR, it goes against his core philosophy. He does not feel that any baseball player is worth that kind of money which is why he has done everything he could over the decades to get a salary cap installed in MLB.

It never will nor should it in my opinion. Regarding deferred money, that is a legit topic for the owners to work out amongst themselves.