Lip Man 1

The payroll is getting cut again because the profit margin simply hasn't been enough for the owner the past few years. It is possible to do the bolded part in a good organization. The White Sox are not a good organization and the owner continues to feel superstars/quality talent isn't worth the money they are getting paid by other clubs. Just this past year he basically called them stupid for doing so. Nothing changes until he is gone.

Especially the owner 😆

That's a good point although history has shown if you are willing to pay the price managers have been "acquired" via trades and $$$ even when under contract to a team.

"What quality, experienced manager would want this job? No one in possession of all his faculties. That’s how you end up with Grifol, and that’s how you end up with Venable. The hiring of La Russa was a warning to qualified managerial candidates: You’re dealing with a strange franchise here." https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/10/30/white-sox-have-a-new-manager-its-about-what-youd-expect-will-venable-jerry-reinsdorf-tony-la-russa My take: Ultimately unless ownerships starts bringing in good players and revamping the minor league system it probably won't matter much...we'll see.

https://www.fansfirstsports.com/sox-populi/white-sox-managerial-search-update-did-chris-getz-his-man-will-venable-texas-rangers/

It would take an awful lot to go right just to sniff the .500 mark in my opinion. Just not realistic with this organization.

Perhaps the White Sox for once should try to "break" the trend. It may lead to getting very valuable talent and lead to on-field advantages.

https://soxmachine.com/2024/10/add-craig-albernaz-to-white-sox-manager-search-remove-others/

They needed to rush four guys instead of three and give Daniels almost 13 seconds of time.

You don't but remember this is the White Sox organization you are talking about.

He's done it before for far less money. Remember Lucas Giolito and $50,000 (fifty thousand) dollars?

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/10/27/white-sox-could-have-new-manager-this-week

Quin, with all due respect the Bears have had nine winning seasons in the last 32 years. That's even worse than the Sox who only started to go straight to hell beginning in the 2007 season and have had five winning seasons in less time than the Bears. And that's nothing to write home about but it's a better percentage anyway. The Bears haven't had back to back winning seasons since 2005-2006. The Bears record since the start of the 92 season has been among the worst in football ranking right up there (or down there?) with other "well run" organizations like the Raiders, Bengals, Cardinals and Lions. Today was hilarious especially coming off a bye week. Lose two starting offensive lineman to knee injuries (Caleb will LOVE that!) Try to outfox Washington by handing the ball off to an offensive lineman at the one-yard line 🤡 And finally have one of the defensive backs on the final play actually have his back turned to the field of play when the ball was snapped because he was taunting the fans. (To his credit he apologized after the game.) It's comedy gold my friend, just like with the Sox, the jokes write themselves.

All you can do is laugh. This organization is as bad as the White Sox. 🤡 Given how brutal the back half of the schedule is this is a bad, bad loss.

The second part of your sentence is accurate...the third part is not.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-media/2024/10/24/standard-media-chicago-sports-network-comcast-soohyung-kim-stan-knott-ballys-cubs-marquee-sports-network

Would like to buy a hardcover edition of the book or a paperback version when it becomes available please.

I'd be very happy to read the paperback and see if it compares with the notes/quotes/newspaper stories I have in my library and on file from over the years.

Rosenthal's big story in the Athletic pointed that out, how departments were fractured with little communication between them. Basically separate fiefdoms.

Correct it was the national show where he asked him about the White Sox situation.

That's an easy prediction because more than likely in six years JR probably won't be around anyway. But the new owner or owners won't be moving them anywhere in my opinion because of solid financial reasons. His family isn't keeping the team that's for sure.

DVS has a story in the Sun-Times: A source close to Reinsdorf said the chairman has grown increasingly skeptical about getting a deal done to build a new stadium under the 78 South Loop development. The Sox’ lease with the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority at Guaranteed Rate Field expires in 2029. https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/10/23/commissioner-on-white-sox-chicago-is-two-team-town My take is that JR must be starting to realize unless he pays a fair portion of the cost he isn't getting squat from the state or city (given Mayor Johnson's recent comment...)

Good. Now tell JR directly if he wants state funding he can pay for half of it himself.

If that's the case then Schumaker it is.

True on both counts. One can always dream.