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In the words of that philosopher Ozzie Guillen, "F@#$ feelings. It's about winning." If Lee can perform better than Romo he needs to be called back up, end of story.

Dan grew up a big Sox fan. he said one time he regretted that he never got the chance to play for them.

I've got 2,500 songs on my computer probably none if any past 2010. I'm fine...thank you.

We'll see how it eventually plays out. To those who say he had no place to play, he's a shortstop by trade. Acuna could have easily been DFA'd. Nothing wrong with having that kind of talent on the bench maybe starting two games a week. A lot is going to depend on how good Thome's kid turns out to be.

It happens... so the alternative is to not do it and lose quality pitchers because of the injury risk factor? Again it may be fiscally sound but as stated other teams don't have the same reservations which puts the Sox at a big disadvatage. If I'm still around it will be interesting to see what Ishbia's policies are regarding contracts, free agency et al.

It's still pretty incredible how fast he completely fell apart.

You know you're getting old when you don't recognize a single solitary song post either by the song itself or the recording group. Just based on some of the titles it appears I'm not missing much if anything.

Got to be much higher than Romo's.

JR's policy may very well be correct as far as 'fiscal responsibility' (his words) is concerned. The problem is very few of the other MLB teams subscribe to it which puts the White Sox at a disadvantage.

Hagan Smith was promoted to Triple A Charlotte. Let's see if he can stay healthy.

MLB.com has a story today that says the Athletics and Reds have let it be known they will be selling. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-trade-rumors-and-2026-trade-deadline-news-july-19

In essence they did because they weren't going to pay him given JR's standing philosophy. You can discuss if that is a good thing or not but it's a fact other teams don't seem to have those misgivings.

Burke has been on a serious roll for over a month now. Should the Sox get into the post season he and Martin could give them a nice one-two punch. Of course you need more than that which is why I hope they can bolster the pitching staff at the deadline. Offense is still hot/cold. Romo has got to go, he's not getting it done at all. Bring back Quero or bring up Lee. Let's see what they can do Monday night against a very tough pitcher. 30 more wins for a winning season.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-trade-deadline-2026-interesting-bubble-teams

Every game matters. This race won't be decided until the final week. Detroit won't be selling and are still in it. Four teams in the running.

Four factoids today: July 19, 1946 - In a strange game at Boston, umpires “Red” Jones and Bill Summers ejected or sent to the clubhouse 12 White Sox players, a coach and the batting practice pitcher due to bench jockeying and criticizing calls. In the third inning a high and tight pitch to Ted Williams resulted in a warning from umpire Jones to Sox pitcher Joe Haynes. Someone in the dugout yelled out, “Hey, meathead, what kind of call is that?” resulting in ejections to Ralph Hodgin, Dario Lodigiani, Eddie Smith, Leo Wells and coach Ed “Bing” Miller. The next inning after more comments, Jones ordered the nine remaining bench players to the clubhouse but they were eligible to be recalled to the field if needed. Players in the bullpen weren’t sent to the clubhouse. The nine people who were sent off were Johnny Rigney, Mike Tresh, Hal Trosky, Guy Curtwright, Eddie Lopat, Frank Whitman, Earl Caldwell, Mizel “Whitey” Platt, Wally Moses and the batting practice pitcher (Liebhart) . Naturally Boston would go on to win the game 9-2. July 19, 1960 - In a game at Comiskey Park, Luis Aparicio got an inside the park home run in the fourth inning off Boston’s Frank Sullivan. The play drove in three runs. It was Aparicio’s third inside the park home run in four years (1956-1960). The Sox won the game 6-0. Aparicio’s first regular home run came on May 28, 1956 off the Athletics Tommy Lasorda! July 19, 1970 - Luis Aparicio Day was staged at Comiskey Park. The future Hall of Famer was praised for his many years of service in a pre-game ceremony. With the Sox in the middle of the worst season in franchise history to that time, only 18,587 showed up on a rainy day for the double header with Baltimore. Aparicio would go 4 for 9 on the day as the Sox split the twin bill. July 19, 2022 – White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson was the starter at that position for the American League at the All-Star Game in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. He became the first Sox player to start at that position in the game since Luis Aparicio did it in the 1970 contest in Cincinnati. Anderson was involved in some plays in the field and also recorded a single as the A.L. won 3-2 running their winning streak to nine in a row. His teammate, Liam Hendriks, who saved the 2021 game in Denver for the A.L. came on in the eighth inning recording an out and being credited with a hold.

Maybe he figures it out in time but I don't think the Sox should be counting on him.

That's really the million dollar question driving everything I think.

Would love to see the Sox get both Lugo and Wacha from the Royals. Plug them both into the rotation. Fedde goes to the bullpen, Schultz goes back to Charlotte.

Just to clarify the writer has nothing to do with headlines, that's the editors and page paginators. And the point A to B to C is the play on JR's comments when he fired Larry Himes as G.M. in September 1990 for those that don't know. That was what he said to the media.

12 straight and 18 of 21.

Offense this month seems to be running hot and cold. Today was the sixth time they've scored one run or nothing in a game in July.

What exactly is wrong with it? It perfectly outlines the situation the Sox are in, do they go for it given the upcoming labor impasse and the cost of some of their better young players in the minors or do they stay the course? Hell that's being debated here in a lot of the themes. I'll be curious to see what they do and remember JR still runs the show and has the last word on everything.

Given Bieber still hasn't really gotten back into what he was before his injuries this was a bad loss. Just like against the Royals when they scored 22 runs, then one the next game, you get 12 Friday, then shut out the next day. Always seems to happen. Still can't get to seven over.

Six factoids today: July 18, 1921 - The trial for eight White Sox players known as the “Black Sox” began in Chicago. The players were accused of trying to defraud the public by throwing the World Series. A jury found the players innocent; however, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned them for life and destroyed one of the finest teams on paper in baseball history and perhaps the only team that could have stopped the emerging Yankee dynasty. July 18, 1936 - Sox outfielder Ray “Rip” Radcliffe became the first player in franchise history to ever collect six hits in a game. He went 6 for 7 with four RBI’s and four runs scored in the Sox 21-14 win over the Athletics in Philadelphia. July 18, 1948 - In the first game of a double header in Philadelphia, Sox outfielder Pat Seerey hit four home runs in a game against the A’s. The Sox would win the slugfest 12-11 in 11 innings. He’s the only Sox player to ever hit that many in a single contest. He went 4 for 6, with seven RBI’s and four runs scored. The seven RBI’s is one off the franchise record for a single game. His home runs came in the fourth, sixth, seventh and 11th innings and his blow in the 11th was the game winner. July 18, 1984 - A dud of a deal because of the long-term implications. The Sox traded Chicago native, relief pitcher Kevin Hickey and prospect Doug Drabek (the player to be named later) to the Yankees for Roy Smalley. Smalley did nothing on the South Side...eventually Drabek would wind up as the ace of the great Pirate teams of the early 1990's winning the Cy Young Award. He finally pitched for the Sox in 1997 going 12-11 but his ERA was 5.74. July 18, 2008 – The White Sox brought their hitting shoes to the park for their game with the Royals. The first eight batters for the Sox reached base safely as part of a six run first inning. They’d wind up winning the game 9-5. Orlando Cabrera led off with a single, A.J. Pierzynski singled, Carlos Quentin was hit by a pitch, Jermaine Dye singled, Jim Thome singled, Paul Konerko singled, Nick Swisher singled and Joe Crede singled. The hits all came off Zach Greinke. July 18, 2021 – In the Sox 4-0 win over the Astros in Chicago a couple of franchise records were set. Shortstop Tim Anderson became the first player to have a hit and score a run in 11 straight games breaking the tie he had with several other players. The record came when he had a solo home run in the fifth inning. Also, that afternoon Carlos Rodon set the team mark by striking out at least eight hitters in 10 straight starts. He was tied with Juan Pizarro for that record. Rodon struck out 10 batters only allowing one-hit in seven innings of work.