Lip Man 1

You bring up an interesting dilemma, you have to appreciate your fandome and loyalty but at the same time "hoping" for the best for a team in a major market with major advantages over the others in their division also seems counter productive to me. It like all those years the Cubs kept selling out with garbage teams, what motivation was there for the front office to actually try? Kind of the same situation with JR although I realize his sweetheart lease also is a big factor, if less fans show up he actually wins not having to pay the state anything, even getting them to have to pay him making up the difference to a certain limit. (Don't know who on the state side said OK to those terms but they should have been fired on the spot) Just a dynamic that seems to put fans between a rock and a hard place while JR laughs all the way to the bank.

https://www.mlb.com/news/qualifying-offer-candidates-and-decisions-2025-2026

But the fact that it happened, they shut him down, he came back to pitch and the knee started bothering him a second time is concerning.

Long, detailed story on the six players the Sox need to get (in the author's opinion) this off season for the bullpen, starting rotation and outfield: https://soxmachine.com/2025/11/josh-nelsons-2025-26-offseason-plan-project-giving-veterans-a-second-chance

Mark "Gonzo" Gonzales helping out the Sun-Times since he works in Arizona now. Long feature on Smith: https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/11/06/sox-prospect-hagen-smith-has-been-impressive-in-the-arizona-fall-league

https://soxmachine.com/2025/11/white-sox-notes-tepid-approach-to-free-agency-comes-as-no-surprise

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/chicago-white-sox-soxfest-chris-getz/

And if by some miracle he plays well and stays healthy the Sox can ship him out at the deadline get something back for him and JR will be happy he won't have to pay him for the final two months.

They've made some changes though according to this article (last few paragraphs): https://www.southsidesox.com/chicago-white-sox-news/117814/south-side-shuffle-white-sox-keep-robert-jr-reshape-coaching-staff-and-relaunch-soxfest

That's a very good question.

Fair point.

Based on results you can't blame them.

Cousins shouldn't be allowed to marry should they??????????? 😆

In other words JR has already told Getz a lockout starts in 13 months and don't spend a dime on any long term deals. (Not that any quality free agents would be interested anyway...)

Unless of course Robert is traded before spring training begins.

It would have been good from over 70 yards easily.

Third game this year the Bears have taken advantage of late breaks to win. Dame fortune seems to be on their side, they need to take advantage of this and win some games that doesn't come down to the end. They need to take it to the Giants next week, that game should not be close.

Seems to be working out very well for the teams you mentioned. Milwaukee, Philadelphia and San Diego gets lots of attendance, makes the playoffs on a regular basis and is putting themselves to get a lot of marketing and advertising chances. And the Mets while not making the post season regularly are still packing them in. Would love for the Sox to be in that position instead of a doormat.

Again MLB wants the money expansion teams would bring, possibly two billion dollars according to Sports Illustrated as opposed to moving any clubs right now.

Right now we have no idea even what Perez's availability is considering his latest injury issue towards the end of last season.

The clause that triggered his "out" was that he had to be among the top three players in the game.

The latest: https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadium/2025/10/30/bears-stadium-springfield-megadevelpment-bill-25-million-chicago

Four games does not a season make.

We'll know more about the Bulls in their next six games. Two vs. New York, plus Milwaukee, Cleveland, Philadelphia and San Antonio.

I don't think he ever has done so.