Lip Man 1

Exactly. They lost 100 games with him last year and they are going to lose 100+ games this year. JR seems to have no problem throwing money down the toilet on guys who clearly are done but it seems to personally offend him to hand out a mega-contract to a potential franchise changing talent. It literally makes no sense at all.

That's not the point. It's the basic philosophy that he has had for decades. So insurance covers it in this particular case. You want me to list all the stiffs, has-been's, never-was's and rehabbing clowns they have had to actually pay for the last decade? I'd be happy to do so, the list is quite lllooonnnggg.

You know they very well may lose 20 in a row!

Not until new ownership arrives.

Saw an interesting take today speculating that if he would be traded to the Dodgers he wouldn't dare go into a locker room with guys like Otani, Betts, Freeman et al and say "I'm not pitching in October." If he's traded to a real contender I'm thinking he'll pitch contract extension or not.

More wasted JR money but he's OK with handing that out to stiffs, has-been's and injury prone guys. But give 25 million to a franchise changing player like Bryce Harper? Oh no, can't do that...it offends his sense of fiscal responsibility! ?

Have another drink or six there my friend.

Exactly correct.

19 runs scored during this 12 game losing streak (and counting) ?

Story tonight in Sun-Times: https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/07/26/garrett-crochet-addresses-contract-extension-reports-as-trade-deadline-nears Pitcher injuries have dominated the beginning of this season and the shortened starts the Sox have implemented for Crochet are by his own volition, manager Pedro Grifol said.

Actually not since I'm not that old. ? And my response was to kitekrazy's comment that I took to mean new ownership could be worse. I find it hard to imagine it could be.

Even dozen now. Every time we think it can't get any worse it does. Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am...stuck in the middle with you. ?????

Frankly it is hard to imagine it being worse.

That's the White Sox way a three-ring circus.

Can you be more specific by what you mean?

Sure Crochet and Robert could be very good players to build around although Merkin ignores the obvious...JR won't pay to extend them. So sooner or later "They Gone!"

If the Sox want to win by 2027... Pray for new ownership otherwise it isn't happening.

The baseball gods keep saying, 'Until you get new ownership, we've going to keep shitting on you' it seems. ?

He's been at home games this year I've been told in his box suite, usually by himself. Again from the November 2022 story: “JR has become oblivious to things and what he’s allowed to happen is sad. He’s probably the most successful owner in Chicago sports history given the Bulls titles and the White Sox one which is dear to his heart, but what has happened the last two years is just sad. He is out-of-touch. And even worse he’s inaccessible. He’s either afraid of having to answer questions or he’s incapable of doing so.”

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/07/25/white-sox-garrett-crochet-could-press-for-extension-if-traded-to-contender

“Right now it’s to be careful. I want to run hard but I need to be careful. Just try to play the game how I can.”- Eloy Jimenez Pretty clear this guy is still hurt (but the Sox are playing him anyway...)

11 straight losses and 19 runs total scored in those games. And with the Crochet news/demands today things continue to spiral right down the toilet for this incompetent, dysfunctional and inept organization.

That sums it up nicely.

I wasn't saying they should just passing on what was written recently. Someone in the thread asked about next year and I was simply letting them know what we can expect.

This is what a source told me about JR for a story I did in November 2022: “People, his friends… have tried to tell him what has been going on, “Hawk” Harrelson, the late Ed Farmer… God rest his soul, Darrin Jackson, Scott Reifert (Author’s Note: Scott is the Senior Vice-President for Communications) , Bob Grim and others but it’s just not registering for some reason.”