Tony

That TLR comes back? No way. I think even the casual fan that just watches the broadcast can hear enough from Stone and Jason that they realize this team is playing different from the .500 ball they’ve been playing for 160+ games

No reason to think he won’t be back. The FO seems to have no connection to the fan base, let alone correct baseball decisions.

TLR being gone as really helped this team. Tim Anderson going down has been an even bigger lift…

So no one has said what you claimed, got it. So there is no data behind your claim, but almost like “observational analytics” right? For someone you don’t think has done a very good job with the Sox, seems like a weird hill to die on. But knock yourself out.

Who has said that? Who has said Tony LaRussa is fully responsible for the team's struggles this year? There is literally a thread directly under this one titled "Fire Rick Hahn" with over 375+ responses, along with countless threads on Jerry, Menechino and really anyone else associated with this organization. Additionally, when you mention that "he majority of the fanbase had their mind made up about Tony the moment he was hired.." you fail to mention the main reason people were actually against the move. He hadn't managed in a decade when brought back to the Sox, and in 2020 did an interview Graham Bensinger where he said "Observational analytics are being disrespected....percentages don't really take into account the head, the heart and the guts of a player that day, so there are times I'd like to get back and help correct the balance." That was troubling for many reasons, and gave fans major concern in 2021 given the success franchises have had in installing advanced analytics. Any by your own account, you "dont think Tony has done a particularly "good" job as Sox manager." So what is the crusade you are going on? You think people don't like him and are rooting against him because of his politics and his age? Really? You don't think fans would look past that if this team was 12 games up on the Twins right now? You're full of s%*#.

Assuming this isn't a troll job (It might not be based on your history) I'm genuinely curious what TLR has done during his time with the White Sox to show he is the manager you want running the team you root for.

There truly isn't a single argument anyone could make at this point. Because of that, I expect to see TLR back on the bench by about Wednesday or Thursday, because that's the Sox.

CHANGE THE LOCKS

I mean, what else needs to be said at this point?

Look at their record over the last 35 years. This shouldn't be the only thing that gives you little confidence in this organization.

The issue I have with this is two fold: 1. The Sox should have had better medicals/info that anyone on Rodon. Clearly, the guy was healthy in 2021 and is showing he's more than healthy in 2022. 2. When you use the word "risk" in this case, I'd buy it more if Rodon got a contract for 3,4,5 years. He did not. At worst, he got a 2 year deal, but with his performance this season, it looks like he'll be hitting the FA market again this offseason. What's frustrating is given how this season has gone, if Rodon put up these numbers with the Sox, they're still a frustrating team but they're sitting in 1st place right now.

And god forbid someone bet on themselves. Gio not excepting an extension that we don’t even know the dollar figure of doesn’t make him greedy, but I suppose the OP’s user name checks out.

Lol, why is he greedy?

Fastballs right down the cock to Correa seems like a bad idea, maybe it’s just me.0

If they win tomorrow, I don't see how you can bring TLR back this season, right? (Removing the idea that he shouldn't be here in the first place, or that he should have been gone months ago, etc)

Insert Pacino Godfather 3 gif

Awesome W and game by Cease.

I don’t know if this makes me a meatball or not but this is fucking embarrassing by the Twins and I absolutely think Baldelli is doing it to f*** with Cease.

I haven't watched in a while now, but that seems very telling as a summation of the entire club. Andrew Vaughn is a good hitter. He's been a good hitter literally his entire baseball career, and that really hasn't changed now that he's in MLB. There doesn't seem to be any plan, any strategy, and certainly any urgency to put good AB's together, work up a pitch count, play the long game, etc. It's a bunch of individuals going up to the plate without a gameplan and hoping for the best.

It's fine to be optimistic, but these guys haven't played a single snap in the regular season. No one has any idea who these guys will be, including the Bears. Let's slow it down a little bit before we start talking about an unknown GM "hitting it out of the park" with a bunch of unknown players.

So what would you like the Sox to look like in 2023? What improvements need to be made, who's in the dugout, who's the GM?

One of the many things I don’t understand about Jerry. I understand loyalty, but that’s Hahn spending like 30 million on a combined zero fWAR for the season, in the middle of the “window” How can you be ok spending those resources that resulted in…this.

No, you wanted to bet that Tim Anderson would serve his suspension next season. I said I would take that bet. You lost. I don’t need to do double or nothing, I won.

When are you going to pay up for your Anderson bet? You post 200 times a day, but I’ve called you out twice and never got a response. Tick-Tock….

That premise is still flawed. They "intentionally" had multiple losing seasons (instead of their normal losing seasons) in order to "rebuild" and "build a contender" Thus far, the "rebuild" has produced two playoff appearances where the Sox were absolutely out-classed in both appearances. No playoff series victories. Going into this third year of "the window" just making the playoffs shouldn't be good enough. Of course it would be enough for this Front Office, but it shouldn't be nearly enough for us.