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Defense wins games, it's called fundamentals. 24th game the Sox lost when they held the opponent to three runs or less.

23rd time this year the Sox wasted pretty good pitching losing the game despite holding an opponent to three runs or less.

😆😄Remember JR still runs the show.

probably Rocky Colavito as well.

Maybe velocity wise but he wasn't sharp at all tonight.

Winning solves a lot of problems.

I'm guessing the lakefront groups and conservation groups will start to petition for Soldier Field to be torn down after the Bears leave, save for the columns and turned into parks and so forth.

Well so much for that idea. So his knee has now had this issue twice this season if I understand the comment from Fegan.

Defense is a sieve. Fundamentals...an unknown word to this organization.

First eight games: Minnesota, Detroit, Dallas, Las Vegas, Washington, New Orleans, Baltimore, Cincinnati. Looks like at best a 2-6 start to me.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/09/08/bears-coach-ben-johnson-cant-keep-qb-caleb-williams-on-track-loses-27-24-to-vikings-in-debut It ended with fans at Soldier Field booing as time ran out on the Bears’ last-ditch scramble to get downfield with laterals.

Postgame autopsy. Lists basically every single mistake and bone headed play the Bears made: https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/09/08/bears-vikings-monday-night-football-score-halftime-injury-caleb-williams-ben-johnson-jaylon-nfl

As well they should be.

As long as the McCaskey family runs things you are right.

The Chicago Bears...all you can do is laugh. Once again snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Penalty, after penalty after penalty after penalty after penalty. Spent money bringing in three new offensive lineman and they still can't run the football. Went for it on 4th down instead of trying a makeable field goal, possible three points lost. Missed a field goal, three points lost. Compete collapse in the second half. Still to early to judge Williams but I've got to tell you that #1 draft pick used on him isn't looking great. NFL.com says the Bears have the second hardest schedule in the NFL this year, my prediction of six wins could be an overstatement. Now 3-16 vs. divisional opponents since 2022, worst in the NFL. Bet hey let's get a brand new four billion dollar stadium says the McCaskey family! 🤡

Get used to it.

Especially in the secondary, Justin Jefferson may be licking his chops.

It probably will but stranger things have happened, let's put it this way I wouldn't bet your house on it. The White Sox may eventually get a new stadium once JR is gone and Ishbia is willing to pay for it...not until then.

I thought this also was impactful: "Nationwide, from 1970 to 2020, taxpayers paid nearly three-quarters of the costs of sports venues that received public funding, according to research done by professors at Kennesaw State University, University of Maryland and West Virginia University. But more than 130 studies have come to the consensus that the economic benefits of new stadiums fall far short of the public investment. Economists are skeptical of team projections of economic benefits, saying much of the spending on sports is simply shifted from what would otherwise be spent on other entertainment."

Latest story on Bears stadium. If you read through it there are some interesting comments and notations: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/08/nfl-chicago-bears-arlington-heights-stadium/

Taylor wants to start. https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/09/07/white-sox-right-hander-grant-taylor-still-has-starter-aspirations

My comment was based on the overall off season not specific to the two pitchers being discussed. ANYTHING Getz tries to do, regardless of position will be determined by what JR lets him do.

Just an incredible game. To me what is even more incredible is that fact that Baltimore, with all that talent consistently over and over again loses double digit leads in the second half and/or fourth quarter and loses games. Just amazing.

There's only one off season question that matters: With labor uncertainty what does JR allow Getz to do? Everything flows from that decision.

9th time this year the Sox trailed going into the 7th inning or later and won the game.