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https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/05/22/white-sox-carry-on-yet-again-without-eloy-jimenez

When the controversy erupted with him I reached out to a long time source who was heavily involved in broadcasting operations at the Major League level. They told me they got a number of calls from more highly qualified individuals who were asking for advice regarding the Sox opening. What they were looking for...how they should approach Brooks et al. This person told me out of the people who reached out, comparing their track record to the guy Brooks hired, it was like night and day. Brooks apparently hired an individual who really didn't have much of a track record or "feel" for baseball. Who can explain things like this?

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/05/22/no-one-collects-soft-tissue-injuries-like-white-sox-do-eloy-jimenez-luis-robert-yoan-moncada

It's like Ozzie said on a postgame show earlier this season, these guys work out in the off season to look good not to be baseball ready.

Given the political climate and the lack of any news about a Sox stadium I highly doubt this will ever get off the ground for them. Pritzker is dead set against giving state funds (and rightfully so in my opinion) so if JR wants a new stadium he and his other investors are going to have to come up with the money themselves. It was done by the owners of the S.F. Giants and Dolphins, there's no reason the Sox can't do that too. Besides there is nothing wrong with GRF that a winning team and a competent front office would solve.

‘‘The tests weren’t bad, but it’s going to take him out of action for at least a couple of days,’’ manager Pedro Grifol said. ‘‘It could be longer. Who knows?’’

Doesn't that fall upon the training, conditioning and medical staffs to make sure he isn't doing something that can eventually lead to more issues?

Great...he can take Iloy's place since he'll be out awhile.

Please.................????? Take emotion out of this. MLB is going to contract the Sox, lose untapped potential revenue with new ownership and go to a much smaller market like Nashville, Portland, Charlotte, Montreal or Salt Lake City... When they could get millions (maybe a billion) in expansion fee money for moving to Nashville, Portland, Charlotte, Montreal or Salt Lake City AND get the revenue generated by a well-run Sox franchise. The Sox have shown, even at times under JR, that when they are competitive, well run and successful they draw very well and make a s%*# load of money through local and national media and advertising deals.

Let the joy be unconfined...let their be dancing in the streets.

Could simply be a PR move on his part.

In DVS's story/notes when he used that quote he also made sure to point out how badly Beni is slumping.

According to conventional wisdom and there is some evidence that has been published JR signed Belle to pay the other owners back for settling the labor issue in 94-95 and not on terms he wanted.

Assuming ownership doesn't change in the next few years the operational philosophy won't change...which mean the talent won't really change and neither will the results on the field. I agree with you, a team in a major market shouldn't be one of the worst in baseball since the start of the 2007 season, but current ownership feels they are smarter than everyone else and their way is the correct way to run a baseball operation. Until that changes the fan base is stuck between a rock and a hard place.

I can easily see the team losing 10 straight over the rest of the week. It is now at four...and counting.

You obviously didn't see a follow up post of mine: "I'll cut Getz slack in one area though, he works for and is under orders from JR, which probably explains some but not all of the bizarre moves."

And unfortunately it seems practically every "aggressive" or "proactive" move he's made has been either bringing in over-the-hill; injury prone, has-been's and stiffs or replaced said garbage with more garbage. That's some way to run a "professional" organization isn't it? I'll cut Getz slack in one area though, he works for and is under orders from JR, which probably explains some but not all of the bizarre moves.

May very well be. And who knows what pressure (if any) he's getting from JR who loves to stick his nose in baseball on-field affairs). Honestly, this is my 64th season following the franchise and I don't know if I've ever seen a season with less Major League talent on the roster. Even in 1970 they had several solid Major League players...Wood, Melton, May, Herrmann, Aparicio, John, Horlen. This bunch is just garbage everywhere.

Fundamentals continue to be an unknown word in this organization despite seemingly every spring comments posturing about how this time it will be different. Baseball-stupid players + coaches who don't know how to properly teach things = what you see every year.

If they lose the next five/six straight I still think around Memorial Day.

If you are always hurt you won't play and won't produce at an All-Star caliber. And those guys are ALWAYS hurt.

Compared to five or 10? Yes it is. Keep the faith...sooner or later new ownership has to arrive.

Just constantly replacing flotsam and jetsam with more flotsam and jetsam. Garbage in...garbage out. I can't see any rhyme or reason to what Getz is doing or trying to do.

Yep, no hope is the short term.

Completely agree.