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I think it would tie the American League record. The Washington Senators if I remember right in the early 60's?

Can you imagine his Dad doing or even saying anything like this????? https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2026/04/08/bulls-team-president-michael-reinsdorf-boxes-checked-next-hire

There is no way with labor unrest on the horizon that JR is going to do anything drastic at this point. Meanwhile the Titanic will keep sailing towards the iceberg.

They may not be even playing in 2027.

The only way Venable gets fired is if he's found guilty of a crime. He's not going anywhere.

Speaking of K.C. how many have they lost in a row there? I know they were winless last season but think they lost a few more the season before.

😆 All you can do is laugh.

Getz's biggest accomplishment was convincing JR he was the person for the job.

So really nothing has changed from the last few seasons. I had hoped the Sox would play some meaningful games after June 1. Looks like that hope may be misplaced. 8th time in the 12 games played they've scored three runs or less. Obviously that's a problem.

'He's in the best shape of his life' 😄 (Well it is a Merkin story/tweet right?)

And the "fun" is just beginning! 😠

Gio has had severe injury issues the last few years.

For what this is worth I was told by an individual in the front office that a lot of the financial issues were caused by the banks refusing to loan JR any more money. As I was told JR was borrowing from banks who were happy to loan it to him because they assumed that when the team was sold they'd get their money back plus interest. But given JR's reluctance to sell and the on and off the field issues they stopped doing so. That put him in a real bind and he had to go outside the organization and bring in Ishbia. I wasn't told specific numbers so I can't tell you how much or if JR was losing money only that he like many owners was borrowing money but that was stopped.

Sox Machine with the demotion impact: White Sox option Shane Smith to make room for Tyler Schwe...The White Sox roster will be in a healthier place when they can make it through an entire 162-game schedule without optioning their Opening Day starter. For the second straight season, the top of the

Two factoids for today: April 8, 1963 – On this date, one of the biggest ‘what if’s’ in franchise history took place. As per the rules at the time, the White Sox had to choose between two pitchers signed to “bonus baby” contracts. The rules stated that only one player signed to a deal for over a certain amount of money could remain in the organization. The other would have to be waived. With that in mind rookies Bruce Howard and Denny McLain squared off in an intra-squad game to see who would be released and who got promoted to Double A Lynchburg. Howard won 2-1. McLain got his walking papers and was claimed by Detroit the following week. He’d go on to win 131 big league games including 31 in 1968. April 8, 1991 - It was always a “House of Horrors” for the Sox but on this day, they got the last laugh. The Sox spoiled the last home opener in old Memorial Stadium by ripping the Orioles 9-1. Sammy Sosa clubbed two home runs to lead the rout. His homers came in the second and eighth innings. He’d knock in five RBI’s on the afternoon. Jack McDowell went the distance striking out 10 which set the team mark for most strikeouts by a pitcher on opening day… that was later tied by Dylan Cease in 2023 at Houston.

Again I ask those who are in the camp of 'defending' him, at what point does everyone admit his promotion was a failure and should never have been done? Even given JR's limitations, should a team be this bad for this long? I mean how long should we have to wait for progress? Four years? Six? I'm just looking for a benchmark.

Saw this in Merkin's recap: "The Orioles improved to 14-1 against the White Sox since 2024 and extended their winning streak at the Rate to 10 straight."

And all because of one individual.

Just a bad day today with the usual issues that have been dogging this franchise for several years now. Bullpen coughs up another lead after the 7th inning, team scores less then three runs and they make two more errors. As Kenny said at one time, "it is what it is..." Not much more you can say or do.

Baldwin is now done for the season. It's really incredible how the Sox don't have one legit outfielder on the club and have had issues with this for the past several years.

April 7, 1970 - The worst White Sox team in history at that time, began their forgettable season getting pounded 12-0 at home by the Twins before less than 12-thousand fans. Sox starting pitcher Tommy John only lasted into the fifth inning giving up six runs, five earned. The Sox would go on to lose a then franchise record 106 games and before the season ended saw the G.M., field manager and a number of front office people on the baseball side fired by owner John Allyn. April 7, 1971 - Charlie Finley, the A’s owner, got the first regularly scheduled opening day double header in history but was stunned when the Sox under manager Chuck Tanner beat them twice 6-5 and 12-4 at the Oakland Coliseum. Tommy John and Bart Johnson were the winning pitchers. The Sox clubbed five home runs on the day, including a grand slam by Bill Melton. It should have been six homers except that Carlos May somehow missed touching home plate on his blast. A’s catcher Gene Tenace picked up on it and tagged him out when he was sitting in the dugout. It went as a triple in the scorebook and two RBI’s. This was also Harry Caray’s first regular season game as Sox announcer although at the time not a whole lot of folks could hear him. Three straight awful years caused the Sox to lose their radio contract with any mainstream Chicago station. For the next two years Sox games were broadcast on WTAQ (LaGrange) and WEAW (Evanston), two low powered stations along with other smaller stations throughout the area. April 7, 1973 - On opening day in Texas, Mike Andrews became the first White Sox designated hitter. He hit sixth in the lineup for manager Chuck Tanner. He went 1 for 3 in the Sox 3-1 win behind Wilbur Wood. Andrews got off to such a blazing start that Sports Illustrated wound up doing a story on him in his role as DH. He was hitting over .300 through mid-May but then reality set in. He was released by the team in July after refusing to sign a contract offer made by then vice president Stu Holcomb. He’d wind up with the A’s for the remainder of the season including the World Series where A’s owner Charlie Finley tried to say he was injured and get him replaced with another player after his errors led to a loss to the Mets. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn did not fall for the deception. April 7, 1977 - The White Sox introduced American League baseball to Canada as they played the first ever game in Toronto Blue Jays history. The Jays outslugged the Sox in a driving snowstorm to win 9-5. But it was the start of something much bigger; the “South Side Hitmen” were born. Richie Zisk hit the first Sox home run of the season in the first inning. The club would blast 191 more of them that year. The Sox had nine players record double-figures in long balls that year. April 7, 1984 - The Tigers Jack Morris threw the last no-hitter at the original Comiskey Park when he shut down the Sox 4-0 on the NBC Saturday “Game of the Week.” The Sox had their chances; including loading the bases on walks in the fourth inning with no out, but could never get the key hit as he retired Greg Luzinski on a double play and then got Ron Kittle to strike out. April 7, 1993 - On his first swing of the season, future Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk would blast his final Major League home run. It would come off the Twins Jim Deshaies in the third inning and be the only run scored by the Sox in a 6-1 loss. Fisk would be released by the Sox in June. He’d finish with 376 home runs, 214 in a White Sox uniform, at the time both the club and Major League record for a catcher. April 7, 1994 - In the annual “Crosstown Classic” charity game between the Sox and Cubs, Michael Jordan wrote his name into Sox lore. His double in the late innings tied the game and prevented the Sox from losing for the first time in this series. He’d have two hits and drive in two runs in the game which ended in a 4-4 tie at Wrigley Field. The Sox would go 10-0-2 in this affair that lasted from 1985 through 1995. Two games were played in 1995.

That could work but only if the bullpen is better than putrid.

To a certain extent it is to be sure since both teams have to play in it and the Sox usually are on the short end in the talent department but as someone who has played in cold weather it isn't easy hitting a 90+ MPH fastball when you can barely feel your hands or to try to throw a breaking ball in that weather which can be a real injury risk.

As everyone knows for the last several years the Sox offense has been poor at best. If I remember right in 53% of the games last season they scored three runs or less. It's early but just something to keep an eye on, they have scored three runs or less in six of their first 10 games this season.

To be fair the Sox starting rotation in toto is among the worst in baseball so it really doesn't matter what inning they are bad in, they just aren't very good.