Lip Man 1
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Remember defense is associated with baseball fundamentals. That is an unknown word to this organization and it shows almost daily in games.
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I will when this player signs with the Sox. It's been what 20 years since Iguchi? The Sox haven't even tried to get into the Pacific rim baseball market since then. I seriously doubt they are going to start that now.
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You know of course that Stone worked for the Cubs for a number of years and was "loyal" to them as well. My sense is that Stone is loyal to two things, JR and his paycheck especially the way he rips the Sox fans on social media who dare question the organization. He is still a top notch analyst but let's be honest and also acknowledge he's in it for the money.
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Forgive me for not being impressed with the source. I'm willing to wager whomever this player is, he is not coming to the White Sox.
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Please link to the source on this since Getz has already said the only contracts they'll be giving out are one year deals (due to the upcoming lockout)
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Not with this ownership that's for sure.
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If you honestly think it was even a consideration I don't know what to tell you because you obviously haven't been paying attention.
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Had to broadcast a Sunday basketball game but saw where the Bears pulled it out again. Like K.C. last year the football gods seem to be on their side. They may even beat Rogers next week at home assuming he plays.
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A+++ comment. nailed it sir!
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It was never in the cards that he would even consider coming here even though he hits well at Rate Field.
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Just a personal opinion but I always felt the reason or a reason why some organizations are good at what they do is because they hire good people. Sounds simple enough but some organizations still don't understand the concept. Granted their could be smart, sharp people working for poor organizations but to me what I'd do if I were the Sox would be to target key people in organizations that are consistently successful and basically "make them an offer they can't refuse..." Pay them whatever it takes to get them to join. That means targeting people from the Dodgers, Phillies, Brewers, Yankees et al. The Royals to me are not the model to follow. If you insist of targeting people from small franchises the Guardians and Brewers are much better choices.
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Exactly. This is very well stated. He's basically rewarded if they don't draw well. Who in there right mind from the state board would agree to that type of deal? Seriously that's an insane agreement from the state perspective.
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According to what Jack McDowell told me McGwire wanted to come to the Sox in the early 90's. This is from my interview with him: ML: I’m not trying to place blame here, but the Sox as good as they were, always seemed to be one piece short, whether it was another starter or another big bat to go with Thomas and Ventura. Do you think the organization did everything they could to get to a World Series? JMD: "That’s tough to say. I know that Mark McGwire wanted to come here. He called me three times in about a 10 day period after the 1991 season. He asked me about the other guys in the clubhouse, about the coaching staff and about the city of Chicago. I honestly felt we were going to get him. I called Robin (Ventura) to let him know what was going on and I remember he was excited. He told me “alright...we’re going to kick ass.” The Sox then asked Frank (Thomas) if he’d go to DH full time so that Mark could play first and he said no.” “One time I was talking with Jerry Reinsdorf and he told me the reason the Sox wouldn’t go out and sign any big name, big money free agents is because they were concerned about how I’d react to it. We had those contract issues all those years and they thought I’d get angry over it. I looked at him and said it wouldn’t bother me, especially if I was looking at my World Series ring! All I ever wanted to do was win, I didn’t care how much somebody else made."
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That's not an impression it would be reality. Between the Illinois state tax and the capital gains tax it would be a lot of money. As to the second part JR still feels he is capable of running the show and his ego demands that he be in control and not a figurehead.
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Here's the entire follow up quote from my article on the 25th anniversary of the trade. JR was talking to Phil Rogers of the Tribune: “This team had a chance and it didn’t seize it. It was hard to look at this team and feel very confident. I wasn’t interested in finishing second in a poker hand. Yesterday I said we had no chance of catching Cleveland, today I’m not so sure.” “It’s obvious we’re disappointed with the way our ball club played this year, with our record…no question about it. We were faced with losing Hernandez and Alvarez and getting nothing, as we did with Alex (Fernandez). Now we’ve added a half dozen talented young players. Two or three have a chance of being stars, according to our scouts. If they’re half right we’re in great shape.” The Sox finished 27-28 after the deal and the report from scouts that two or three of the six players the Sox received could be stars...that didn't age very well.
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The Sox were only a few games out of first place and had just gotten Ventura back from the gruesome leg injury when JR pulled the plug. The Twins were never that close to a potential post season spot if I remember right. The White Flag Trade was much, much worse and that doesn't even factor in the national and local implications, the fan resentment over the next few years (even in 2000) and the impact it had on the field.
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That is his sport. Baseball simply isn't it he still has very little feel for the rhythm and history of it.
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Well...the Bears keep walking the tightrope and not falling off. The schedule gets a lot tougher starting next week, we'll see what happens. Only three more wins for a winning season. That could put them in the mix for a potential wild card spot.
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Even if he wanted to Getz basically has been told not to do much at all because of the coming lockout.
