Ducksnort

The officiating in the nfl is straight garbage. That call derailed the entire drive.

Well we've had a jose Contreras and a mark buehrle reference in this game. Thanks AJ lol.

Sure. I'm not 800 years old so I'm only thinking about during my lifetime lol. Which dates back to the late 90s.

Those are kind of strong words. He's not wrong...

Idk, I could be wrong but I don't think the franchise is in "imminent danger. " I also don't think the fanbase is gone, I do think it's dormant and fed up. It is a fact that in order to get fans to show up the product on the field needs to be competitive. Chicago is big enough to have 2 baseball teams. The Cubs/Ricketts have been proactive about preserving the historical significance of Wrigley, while at the same time spending/ investing in it for renovating without losing that historical feel, and have also put a consistently winning product on the field. All of that leads to success. Jerry has done some good things to the ballpark to make it a better GameDay experience, but nothing has been done to preserve the historical significance of the franchise (of which there is plenty but it's not as publicly known due to no efforts to highlight it), and as we all know, there is clear incompetence when it comes to actually running a baseball team. I genuinely believe Jerry wants to win, I also genuinely believe his ego has gotten the best of him when it comes to decision making. Anyway, I believe the city is big enough to where the Sox and Cubs could have similar high attendance numbers. The problem is only one team knows how to attract and keep it's fans interested. Really the key thing is fielding a competitive team year after year. The Sox have never been able to do that. It's just perpetual rebuilding. The Cubs have figured out how to stay competitive. Historical data will show that the Sox draw big crowds when they play well. Also, look at St Louis this year. Top 10 ballpark, one of the best baseball cities in the country, took a huge hit in attendance with now multiple years in a row with subpar teams.

Those elite starting pitchers are incredibly valuable in the post season.

Bring back Coop's old ass

Wow, nice way to end the season. Schriffen please don't come back next year.

I'd be fine with Meidroth not being on the team next year.

The Tigers' fall has just been unbelievable. And, as someone who lives in Michigan, I absolutely love it.

Colson, my hero

I love how this season is ending

Okay, top 10. My point was it is a great experience during winning times.

Here's my take on this: -It is incredibly annoying to hear the analysts, and the LEADERS OF THE ORGANIZATION say that the record doesn't matter. It absolutely matters and that is a shitty message to be sending to the players of the entire organization. -I agree the Astros rebuild and the Sox rebuild are not apples to apples. It took the Astros one rebuild to start winning world series, that was over 10 years ago, and they've been consistently in the conversation for championship contention ever since. The Sox had one failed rebuild, where they made the post season one time and lost in the first round. Now they are on their 2nd rebuild. -Yes, the White Sox have had some really good players on their rosters during their rebuilding years. Especially pitchers, who are currently spread across the league and all on good teams that are going to the post season (Crochet, Giolito, Cease, Rodon, Quintana, probably others). The Sox were not able to win with them. -I disagree the organization and fanbase is dying. I went to a few games this year. The org and fanbase is very much alive. Sox park is still a very fun place to be, despite the losing. But, a winning team would put the ballpark experience up with the top 5 in baseball. We all know how electric the Southside is when the team is good. Especially in October. -The reality is, there are some pretty good players on the current team and in the minor league system. But, the other part to that reality is recent history will show the organization doesn't know how to build wins with those players. So I am very skeptical that they will be able to pull it together even with new management, advisors, directors, etc.

I can't believe they are bringing Schriffen back next year. I mean, I can, because it's the white sox, but even Beckham is not really taking it anymore. He basically just said "no I am not singing the stupid Jeff Vooch jingle." On another note, Beckham's gotten a lot better. I really like his style and analysis.

Even my wife is groaning at Schriffen's announcing.

What playoff years? 2021?

While I agree with you about Jerry, to your last point, have you been to the park this season? They've done a great job this year with making it entertaining at the ballpark aside from the product on the field. And the product on the field has even been entertaining at times. Way more than last year anyway.

Small potatoes but you forgot the 2011-2013 astros

Fu...sion...HAH! IYKYK. That's about as nerdy as I get.

I agree with the article. Nice guy, wrong guy for the seat. I'd love an Adam Amin type.

They've really fallen off the wagon after a decent start to the 2nd half.

Welp, sucks being a chicago sports fan today, no matter which team you root for.

Different personnel, different season, same bears. I've seen all I need to. It's a 3 team division again.

LFG!!!!