Lip Man 1

As well as it should be, the politicians have already made their feelings very clear in Springfield, JR and the McCaskey family are SOL and they know it.

In one of his last interviews he spoke with Paul Sullivan of the tribune and that is what he said, he wanted to go in wearing a White Sox cap. At the 40th anniversary celebration for him and the 1972 team he also said at the dinner where he spoke that he wished he could have played his entire career in Chicago. He said the fan base understood the game and appreciated the little things like moving runners over into scoring position.

It will not happen under JR, it goes against his core philosophy. He does not feel that any baseball player is worth that kind of money which is why he has done everything he could over the decades to get a salary cap installed in MLB.

It never will nor should it in my opinion. Regarding deferred money, that is a legit topic for the owners to work out amongst themselves.

Rosenthal at the Athletic today: Rosenthal: MLB owners taking a hard-line stance on a salary cap would be a mistake

Rosenthal in the Athletic today: Rosenthal: MLB owners taking a hard-line stance on a salary cap would be a mistake

When did Dane Dunning have it when he was with the Sox?

It's also possible they do know (they aren't that stupid) but basically have said screw you to the fan base, 'we don't care what you think...'

4 years, 55 million: https://www.mlb.com/news/nick-pivetta-padres-free-agent-contract

JR just crapped in his pants! 😆 Glad he didn't go to the Cubs.

If he's like some of the other recent Sox relief pitchers who got away from the shitshow (Hill, Kopech, Diekman) he'll do just fine.

"The “dirty dozen” media members on hand Wednesday included a couple of Chicago Tribune reporters, only two from the five Chicago news stations and none from their flagship radio station. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/12/chicago-white-sox-spring-training-chris-getz/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/02/11/white-sox-chris-getz-chicago-dodgers-camelback-ranch-mlb-spring-training https://soxmachine.com/2025/02/white-sox-seek-to-begin-their-slow-crawl-back-from-the-bottom/

The one single unshakable tenant for the most powerful union in the world has been no agreement with anything that depresses or puts limits on salary for the rank and file aka a salary cap. It was true in the 1970's and is still true in the 2020's. If I had to bet I'd say you aren't going to have a lot of baseball, maybe none in 2027 because as union head Tony Clark recently said the union will never agree to a salary cap. And they shouldn't not with the money MLB is making something like 12 BILLION dollars a season.

As I've said before it won't bother me in the slightest because in 2027, like 2026 and 2025 the White Sox will suck.

Either way would be another inditement of this organization.

Exactly.

All you can do is laugh. The good news is that at least it won't matter this season since they are going to be a disaster anyway.

From a CBS Sportsline story today on things to watch for in the spring: 10. Early CBA bellyaching It is beginning much earlier than usual this time around. The current collective bargaining agreement expires in December 2026, and typically each side begins making their agenda known a year before the CBA expires. Already though, several owners, including Hal Steinbrenner (Yankees) and David Rubenstein (Orioles) are griping about spending, and commissioner Rob Manfred has dropped hints about pursuing a salary cap. "This is an issue that we need to be vigilant on," he told the Associated Press earlier this month. You need not worry about a work stoppage this season or next. Clearly though, the next round of CBA talks will be a heavyweight fight, with another lockout during the 2026-27 offseason looking increasingly likely. Tensions are already beginning to flare.

Given the uncertainty surrounding Thorpe and the usual incompetence from the Sox organization anybody who projects him to be a solid starter (at least without TJS) is delusional.

My God when you actually see this on paper it could actually be worse than the garbage on the team collectively from last year. https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/white-sox-2025-opening-day-roster I have flashbacks to the original movie "Major League." 🤯

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/10/tampa-bay-rays-stadium-deadline/

Dr. Fletcher got back to me tonight and he said that JR's comments had nothing to do with the selection of Phillies for Dick's hat. Again he didn't elaborate.

Dr. Fletcher one of the author's of the "Chili Dog MVP" book and a close friend of the family who was at the announcement told me tonight the cap issue is a "long story." He didn't elaborate. I hope he can provide more details at some point.

With the Sox "luck" they'll lose 108 games and get the #4 pick. 😆