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All the more frustrating that the Sox with the advantages they have in many areas haven't been able to dominate it.

"Let me have what he's drinking, I want to get loaded too..." - Ralph Kramden.

Coma is more like it. No chance in hell.

One factoid today: October 19, 1949 – Sox G.M. Frank Lane struck again. Lane dealt backup catcher and malcontent Joe Tipton to the Philadelphia A’s for a young, small second baseman named Jacob Nelson “Nellie” Fox. Tipton had gotten into a fistfight with Sox manager Jack Onslow during the 1949 season and wasn’t going to be kept. All Fox did was eventually get to the Hall of Fame, have his #2 retired by the team in 1976, make 12 All-Star teams, win the league’s M.V.P. award in 1959 and become one of the faces of the “Go-Go” Sox during the 1950's and early 1960's.

Nice to see the Bears get the win with New England and Seattle coming up...but man do they like to make things difficult for themselves.

Ah; no he won't, he'll find another area in Chicago.

One factoid today: October 18, 1969 - A little known studio musical group came out with an oddly named song. On this date it broke into the Billboard Top 100 chart and would eventually move all the way to #1. The group was called Steam. The song, “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.” Thanks to the efforts of Sox organist Nancy Faust it would become the song Sox fans used to ‘serenade’ pitchers being removed from games. Today you can hear it practically at every stadium in America but it started on the South Side! In April 2021 ESPN had a special short documentary on the history of the song and how through the efforts of Faust it became the fan base’s anthem and eventually spread as stated to other teams, leagues and sports.

Hey maybe they'll move to Nashville!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😄

I'm guessing you have to go back to Roland Hemond who after he was stupidly let go in favor of Hawk Harrelson he was eventually hired by the Orioles and won another Executive of the Year Award.

I think Getz mentioned something along these lines with his season ending press conference.

Personally I'd hire every up and coming baseball person I could from organizations like the Rays, Brewers, Guardians, Braves. Those franchises have figured out how to win and be very competitive on a yearly basis it seems.

He didn't leave the scene though he remained as part of the front office according to the Sox media guides, now he did step back and stop speaking for the organization to the media.

Story at CBS Sportsline caught my eye today. The Orioles owner in an interview with a Baltimore media outlet made a statement that I'm guessing will raise a few eyebrows. He said his baseball owner friends are making more money than he did when he was in private equity.

Two factoids today: October 16, 1952 - The Sox sent infielder Willie Miranda to the St. Louis Browns in a trade. So what? Well, consider this; it marked the third time in four months that he was dealt between the two clubs! Miranda was traded to the Browns on June 15… 13 days later the Sox re-acquired him and finally on this date they sent him back. The entire situation developed like this. He was traded along with Al Zarilla to the Browns for Tom Wright and Leo Thomas on June 15. The Browns then waived him on June 28, the Sox claimed him and he returned. Then on October 16 he was sent back to St. Louis along with Hank Edwards for Joe DeMaestri and Tommy Byrne. October 16, 2005 - The White Sox won their sixth league championship beating the Angels 6-3, taking the series 4-1. Jose Contreras fired the fourth consecutive complete game by the staff in the clinching game #5. The four consecutive post season complete games hadn’t been seen in Major League Baseball since the 1956 Yankees pulled it off. After losing the first game of the A.L.C.S. the Sox swept away Los Angeles. Paul Konerko was named the A.L.C.S. M.V.P. as he hit .286 with six hits, two home runs and seven RBI’s in the five-game series. The city of Chicago, especially on the South Side and in the South suburbs went wild as the nuclear scenario happened for Cub fans…. the Sox were in the World Series!

For now, what happens when they start playing again is anybody's guess. My guess is that even Getz will draw the line at throwing him out there and getting hammered game after game after game.

According to a story I read they have clauses in the deals where if 60 games are missed the money paid to MLB by the networks starts getting reduced. That's around Memorial Day.

Naw a nightmare World Series would be the Cubs/Red Sox. I don't hate Milwaukee, Cleveland, Tampa Bay. I envy them because of what they have accomplished the past 10 years or so.

Pitching wins pennants.

Jack McDowell told me this one time and it helps answer your question (paraphrasing since I don't remember the exact quote): 'The White Sox haven't won because they've had bad owners, bad general managers, bad field managers and bad players...' Also a big factor is that the ownership groups the Sox have had appeared to care more about things like profit margin, breaking the MLBPA and showing who's boss than winning. The Yankees have the financial resources plus the only goal is to win... everything else is secondary. That attitude goes a hell of a long way!

Hopefully that changes when Ishbia takes over. And hopefully I'll still be alive to see it.

Chris Getz lauds White Sox for 2026 successes before sett...Given that his team squandered a 2-0 lead in the ALDS to the Cleveland Guardians, Chris Getz couldn’t exactly take a victory lap in his year-end media session with reporters on Wednesday, but although

Two factoids today: October 15, 1917 - The Sox won their second World Series title beating the New York Giants four games to two. The score in the series clincher was also 4-2. Future Hall of Famer Eddie Collins hit .409 with pitcher Urban “Red” Faber, another future Hall of Famer, winning three games (and losing one!) Afterwards a young federal judge and White Sox fan, one Kenesaw Mountain Landis sent a telegram congratulating the Sox for a job well done. The telegram read, “We did a fine job today...we disposed of the Giants.” Landis would go on to become the first baseball commissioner in the wake of the “Black Sox” scandal. October 15, 2020 – On the basis of their first winning season since 2012 and tremendous individual accomplishments, The Sporting News named Sox G. M. Rick Hahn their Executive of the Year and first baseman Jose Abreu the Player of the Year. Hahn became the third Sox executive to win the award following Roland Hemond (1972) and Bill Veeck (1977). Hahn’s deals and restocking the farm system during the rebuild proved to be worthwhile as the Sox turned the corner during the pandemic shortened season with a mark of 35-25 and their first playoff appearance since 2008. He received six of the 18 votes. San Diego’s A.J. Preller was second. Abreu just crushed baseballs since the first day of the year, posting a .317 batting average with 19 home runs, 15 doubles and an American League high 60 RBI during the 60-game season, appearing in every game. He led the American League in hits (76), slugging percentage, total bases (148) and RBI’s and was second in home runs. Abreu joined Frank Thomas (1993) and Early Wynn (1959) as White Sox players to win the award. Indians’ right-hander Shane Bieber was second and Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman third in the voting.

After 60 games lost the TV deals MLB has already signed start to lose value and will require MLB to not get as much money as they are expecting. One of two things happen around Memorial Day. *Either the owners break and cave in which means games will start around June 15 or *They will stay united and the 2027 season will not be played at all. One thing I'll willing to bet on, the MLBPA will not fracture or cave if the owners insist on a salary cap.

Just the 2004 Red Sox.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/10/14/white-sox-expect-to-retain-will-venables-coaching-staff-for-2027-season-derek-shomon-zach-bove