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JR says, "No way, I'm comfortable losing games but making money."

Won't make that much difference if any. Why are the bats so quiet you ask, maybe because the players swinging them all suck miserable.

Before the season I posted here that I hoped the Sox would play meaningful games after Memorial Day. 😆😆😆😆😆 Time to break out the CD's and DVD's and tapes of better days and winning seasons. 4th, 5th and 6th hitters in the lineup tonight hitting .186, .195 and .185 🤡

Some interesting comments in today's Sun-Times story: “But it’s become apparent for them that no one has got any money for them, and the only way they get any break is from local school districts and municipalities” Gov. JB Pritzker, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and state Senate President Don Harmon have all consistently thrown cold water on the idea of giving any help to the team. “The best thing that could happen for them is someone comes along and gives them a billion dollars, or the NFL steps up with more money. They’re getting zero from the city of Chicago, and they’re getting zero from the state. The money is not coming from here.” https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadium/2025/05/19/bears-stadium-arlington-heights-chicago-brandon-johnson

Based on Getz's comments I don't think Elko is in their long term plans.

No it won't since JR won't be spending anything due to the probable labor impasse and the owners upcoming lockout. If anything he'll cut payroll again.

Sox Machine perfectly sums up the White Sox where fundamentals and baseball intelligence are unknown words: When the White Sox try to apply pressure, it often looks a lot like the first inning Sunday, when Chase Meidroth was thrown out by 20 feet while trying to turn Joshua Palacios' soft, shallow lineout into a sacrifice fly. When the White Sox have pressure applied to them, it often looks like the sixth inning, in which a couple of defensive gaffes turned a manageable problem into an out-and-out crisis.

This is an interesting question. With the almost certainty that the owners are going to lock out the players as soon as the 2026 season ends and with a very good chance at least, at least, a good part of the 2027 season is wiped out, JR may not do anything after this year but order the payroll cut even more knowing that not as many games are going to be played in 2027.

Sox have scored three runs or less in 32 of the 47 games played. That's 68% of all games for those of you scoring at home. That is beyond awful. Six guys played today for the Sox who were hitting under .200

But he does seem to have the talent to be a hell of a player.

But remember JR is content (and that apparently is all that matters)

Well friends and neighbors there you go. Eight in a row by the Cubs, they now lead the head to head series. Another game with three runs or less. Another game with an error. Boy that Castro sure looks like an "outstanding" pick up No? LOL. 🤡

Even better question...how much money was spent on stiffs, has been's, injury prone guys, dead beats et al. JR (from what little we know) won't object to wasting millions on those type players even under Hahn but we sure as hell know what he thinks about paying premium money for premium talent.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/18/chicago-pope-mass-rate-field/

Actually you have to give credit to U.S. Cellular Company, they gave JR the money. he didn't invest one dime out of his own pocket. January 31, 2003 - U.S. Cellular Company and the White Sox signed an agreement selling the naming rights to Comiskey Park. The deal was worth 68 million dollars and the contract was for 23 years. The money received by the club contained the stipulation that it could only be used on renovations and upgrades for the stadium, not say, for signing free agents. Because of said renovations U.S. Cellular Field became one of the finest looking stadiums in baseball. The Guaranteed Rate company would then secure naming rights in November 2016.

Bad organizations, bad coaching/teaching/developing, bad training and conditioning staffs, bas scouting, bad analytics...this is what you get.

Getz said as much a few weeks ago with his (paraphrasing) 'we only care about players with a long term future...' Seven straight by the Cubs over the Sox and they have now tied them in the all-time series result. They'll make it eight in a row Sunday with the Sox probably scoring three runs or less again.

The White Sox said they are going to honor the area around where the Pope sat in the published photo when he was at Game #1 of the 2005 World Series. They are going to paint something near where he sat on a support structure.

The White Sox are the island of misfit toys. 😆

As long as JR pays for it.

That seems to be his M.O. doesn't it? Acquire as many beat up, has-been's, injury prone, stiffs as possible. But hey they are all cheap so JR is very happy!

At 14-31, the Sox matched the worst 45-game start in franchise history — a mark shared with, among others, last year’s team.

Like my dad said, you get what you pay for. Anyway fundamentals yet again cost this team. Physical errors led to a big second inning and the mental mistakes in the game were to many to count. White Sox baseball at its finest! 🤡

Apparently. More wasted resources which are limited to start with.

Which means at some point he'll be back with the big league club.