Lip Man 1

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/hagen-smith-to-skip-next-start-for-white-sox-double-a-team?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

PTATC: I guess my only response to your comments would be this. If money and team performance now determines coverage then the Sun-Times (whom I subscribe to as well as donate) needs to announce that Ben Pope will no longer be covering the Blackhawks full time including covering road games. That franchise has been garbage, among the worst in the NHL for the past several years...and the Sun-Times needs to announce that they are stripping down coverage of the Bears, they don't need three or four full time writers covering again one of the most dysfunctional, awful franchises in the NFL for decades, not years...the Bears last sustained run of success was 1984-1991. Fair is fair right? They can easily transfer say one of the full-time Bears beat writers, already a salaried employee so no additional expense, to the White Sox and say, "you're it this is your beat full time."

The money is spent regardless of if it is on a single person or group of people. As a broadcaster myself I know how hard it is to "cover" a team if you are not around them on a regular basis so what the Sun-Times is doing doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

Just noticed something and thought this was the area for it. When DVS retired at the Sun-Times it looked like Kyle Williams (don't know him) was going to be the Sox beat writer and for early in the season that appeared to be the case. But lately they have been using a number of different folks to cover the club Jason Lieser (Bears writer) did a series, Vinnie Duber covers them on weekends when they are at home and they sent to Cincinnati one of their political reporters who has been covering attempts to get a new stadium for the Bears and Sox. Seems they do not have a main person for the team unlike the Cubs.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6354465/2025/05/14/can-pope-leo-xiv-help-flagging-white-sox-economy-judging-from-buzz-and-jersey-sales-yes/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=602876&source=dailyemail

The last name was a typo on my part and yes I know "Moose" was his nickname. Sat next to him upstairs in one of the suites at a game. Nice guy, had a lot of stories. Absolutely went off on Santo, had to laugh at what he was calling him.

True and as I was told by some of the players including Moose Swokron, Santo was told to stop drinking, that it would only cause more issues with his diabetes but he did not. He had good numbers but to me he was borderline Hall of Fame at best.

https://www.southsidesox.com/2025/5/12/24425807/brooks-boyer-and-michael-jordan-do-the-chicago-white-sox-still-get-us

Us vs. Them was pretty good too. Pissed off the Cubs, their fans and some in the media. And of course the billboard they put up near Wrigley Field that said "Real baseball 8.1 miles South." That was great as well and then JR specifically ordered it painted over because he didn't want to get into a pissing contest with the Cubs for some reason.

I was told by people in the front office that when the Sox got to the World Series Cusack's representatives basically demanded tickets for him and really pissed off everyone. Those folks who dealt with him directly said he was an ass.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/05/12/white-sox-record-rebuild-chris-getz-will-venable-walker-mckinven-brooks-baldwin-tim-elko-edgar-quero

Father Time will do so.

Nancy being diplomatic: “Things had changed musically and my role was somewhat diminished.” said Faust of her departure. “But since then I’m aware of what’s going on at other ballparks and I think the role of the organist is somewhat highlighted again. https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/white-sox-longtime-organist-nancy-faust-returns-on-mothers-day

Nancy playing today at the park will probably be the highlight of the game.

Exactly. And they aren't the first team to have done this with their revenue sharing money. Bob Costas was on the Dan Patrick show a few days ago and ripped the Pirates a new one.

Good veteran managers cost real money. Years ago JR went on the record saying he never thought managers (or head coaches) made that much of a difference.

Nice column/conversation with Nancy: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/11/vintage-tribune-nancy-faust-white-sox-memories/

10th game this year the Sox held an opponent to three runs or less and lost. 4th game this year the Sox took a lead into the 7th inning or later and lost. The Sox have scored three runs or less in 28 of the 40 games played (70%)

With the White Sox it's never a situation where "everybody is back."

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/09/chicago-white-sox-pope-leo-xiv-superfan-cubs/

From talking with him I don't think respect had anything to do with it, he admitted he wanted to stay and was immature (his words). Remember he also got into a blowup with TLR before a game in Milwaukee, left the team and went back to Chicago again he said he was out of line. That happened either in 1980 or 1981. Roland Hemond had to talk with him to get to the root of the issue. He wished he could have stayed with the Sox but his actions backed Roland into a corner and he did what he could.

The ABC network ran a one hour special tonight on the Pope and had a segment in it about what team he roots for, the spoke with his brother who again said he is a Sox fan.

But one that unfortunately Chet brought on himself as he said in my interview and Kemp drove in almost 100 RBI's in 1982 so it's not like he was like chopped liver.

My complete interview with Chet from 2004: https://www.southsidesox.com/2025/5/9/24426467/chet-lemon-q-a-chicago-white-sox-detroit-tigers