The Mighty Mite

JR won’t throw away what’s owed to Beni, at this point probably over 23 million. If they bring up Gonzo, he needs to play but where is the question, no doubt Acuna has to go but I don’t want Gonzo as a utility guy. Another problem is that Hays should be off the IL soon, we will have an abundance of outfielders, my guess is Nishida goes back to Charlotte.

I remember that road trip well, that 2000 squad might have been the best hitting White Sox team ever.

June might be the month that makes or breaks us.

Next homestand is going to be tough with the Braves and Dodgers.

Let’s get greedy and sweep them, it’s time to make a move.

You’re just a kid, I’ve been a fan since 1952.

So far he’s been a great pickup.

We were due for an explosion by the offense but they need to win the series today taking 3 of 4 with the Tigers up next.

When is Veneble going to be held accountable for his poor management?

Why would they do that?

It looks like Rikku Nishida is being called up.

We can’t sell the core guys so that leaves guys that nobody wants.

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That’s where Phillip Bess wanted to build that retro park which was a smaller version of the Polo Grounds.

The station was gone by the time I was born and I remember when I was around 4 walking with my Mom a half block over to State Street and taking one of the old Red Rocket street cars to the Loop for shopping and a movie.

That 20% are there to see Wrigley Field.

1967 a year that will live in infamy, that last week still gives me a lot of heartache and nightmares.

You’re 100 correct on the fan base but things can change fast, Cub fans didn’t support losing either, remember what Lee Elia said. During the Go Go Sox years we outdrew the Cubs almost every year sometimes by a 2-1 ratio. I was a 16 year old vendor in 1962 at both parks selling Cokes or peanuts, I did well at Comiskey but things were so bad at Wrigley I stopped working there in June and would go back to my job as a caddie at Edgewater Golf in Rogers Park when the Cubs were at home and the Sox on the road. As far as Ishbia, as I stated in my previous post, there must a drastic change with Ishbia spending whatever it takes to bring a culture of winning for an extended period of time and grow that fan base.

Bottom line is the Sox draw well at Armour Square when they are winning, when they’re not winning attendance figures are just a bit better than the Florida teams and the A’s. Sox fans will not support losing baseball at Armour Square, the big question is will they support losing baseball at the 78. My guess is attendance will pick up a bit from tourists as we draw just about no one from out of town at 35th and Shields, they should also draw a bit from the downtown workers and locals visiting the Loop and maybe the museums. If the Sox start winning they might pick up some casual fans. As far as loyal Sox fans who support the team win or lose, IMO there will be no difference between Armour Square and the 78, l know if I was still living up there it would make no difference, I supported the team whether they won ot lost. One thing, we moved out to DuPage county from the city in 1972 and if the Sox had moved to Addison we would have attended even more games. All this being said I’m not sure attendance at the 78 will appreciate all that much unless Ishbia changes things drastically and gives Chicago a constant playoff team and a culture of winning, if that happens there might be a few Cub fans who switch sides as that franchise has never been compared to the Yankees and Dodgers, there will probably also be youngsters who become White Sox fans as nothing beats following a winning baseball team. When Ishbia takes over, the ball will be in his court and somehow he must grow the fan base, it will be interesting to see what he does.

9 runs on 5 hits in one inning and nothing else has to be the strangest game since the Sox scored 11 runs on one hit in one inning in a game against the KC A’s way back in 1959 but a win is a win and maybe a good omen.

Giants played the Rays a couple weeks ago and looked terrible, let’s get the sweep.

We need to win at least 2 games in the series and come home 2 games over, a sweep would be better.

That’s what I thought, I said s%*#, they traded Sam.

I’m fine with Beni in the role you described, he’s already helped and will help down the stretch. Is he over paid in that role, no doubt but nothing anyone can do about it, JR won’t DFA him, a trade would be the only possibility.