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Big series coming up. Learn from mistakes, make adjustments, and move forward. Glad to read about Teel possibly returning before expected. With all the issues with the rotation, our bullpen has been pretty decent. Back end with Grant Taylor and Jordan Hicks is nice. Some of the middle relief guys need to step up .

Easy to get down on these guys after a rough series like this. The problem now is that Detroit and the Cubs could do a lot of damage to the Sox taking them out of first place. It would have been nice to go into those series on a bit of a roll instead of with finger pointing and uncertainty.

So the young players won't repeat good seasons any time soon? Sounds like you are a Cub fan. Am I right?

I see Davis has been announced. When I saw McDougal in the pen last night I thought Venable might have considered using him in the first inning as an Opener for Davis, especially considering the problems Davis had in his last start.

Mat and Justin share so much in common - shameless displays of personal wealth, the most expensive homes in Illinois and Michigan and ownership of pro teams as a hobby. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/billionaire-nba-team-owner-razing-192014010.html

Do you know how many HRs have been hit in McCovey cove at Oracle this season? One. Anyway, the Chicago River is not a Bay and looks nothing like it. Instead it is a silty murky mostly stagnant canal that periodically gets controlled sewage overflow. The Canal is host to invasive species. Wrigley does fine without "skyline view, riverwalk/water taxis, proximity to downtown." Sox need a winning team, not a new stadium that is more inconvenient for many fans to get to. "If they really do have the money and land to put in a retractable roof on a stadium there" Not sure how any baseball stadium let alone a retractable dome (700 ft diam. just for the footprint) would fit within the latest approved TIF plan. (i.e., between 14th st. and 15th st. and between the LaSalle St. extension and Wells.) Money? I think Ishbia family wealth (Mat and Justin) is largely contingent on United Wholesale Mortgage, which hasn't been doing well. Anyway 77.. I am focused on this season and this team, but I admit to being amused by your imagination.

I have strong opinions. Feel free to disagree. I don't care.

Never said that. Don't put words in my mouth or lie or falsely accuse me again.

I discussed my thoughts about Private Equity some time ago, which are pretty much in concert with Warren Buffet's. In discussing my thoughts I posted a University of Chicago Business Law Review Article: "The Dark Side of Private Equity" Personally, having gone through (personally and professionally) the stock market bubble in the early 2000's and the 2008 Mortgage bubble, my views on PEI, and in particular, PEI in Health Care and the Home Mortgage sectors have hardened. Those were not PEI related necessarily, but they were "bubblicious" like Ishbia's United Home Mortgage asset is proving to be. Regarding the Reinsdorf/Ishbia deal, at least as reported: https://archive.ph/ZcEvG That deal struck me as a classic private equity/ leveraged buy-out. considering Ishbia's PEI promise to "pay-down debt" of the White Sox. Of course, leveraging debt is precisely what PEI do to gain leverage/control, manipulate valuation of assets, and ultimately make money, often at the cost of others. Meanwhile, I have no idea what White Sox debt Ishbia restructured and whether that restructured debt has done anything other than benefiting his own corporate/stock position. Regarding the reports that Ishbia is hell bent on moving the White Sox from their historical home, I think he should fvk off, fvk all the way off back to Michigan. Nothing he has done or reportedly done or proposed doing makes a stitch of sense to me. It's a high stakes fishing expedition. I recently read a post here suggestion a retractable roof stadium. Great idea but no, that kind of stadium would not fit on what is left of the "78" or the 47 acres across the canal that his PEI firm has a contingent deal to purchase. Of course he can sign another deal to add to the 47 acres or do whatever he wants.

Getz failed to put together a decent rotation during the off-season, and several posters here knew it. Among his miscalculations, Getz assumed Noah and Hagen would be awesome firepower, at least out of the bullpen, certainly by this time in the season. There were signs in Spring Training that Shane Smith was not the same pitcher that he was last season. Kay has been the only bright spot in a rotation that leans on way too many innings from Opening pitchers and middle relievers. It has been amazing that this pitching staff, the rambling wreck that its is, has clawed and scratched from pitch to pitch to keep a slim lead in the Division. And I should add, it has been almost as stressful for fans watching this as it has been for players and management. I keep thinking to myself, how could we be in 1st place with so much trial and error and uncertainty with the pitching staff ? Oh yea, I almost forgot, Davis Martin is our "Stopper."

Getz will have to ride it out with Quero/Romo the rest of the season, or until Bart or Teel possibly return. The timeline on Teel's rehab/ return is dubious. I suppose if any player could overcome the odds, it is him. He has the heart of a lion.

Shiftster: He's your daddy, not mine.

Miserable day weather-wise for fans. A lot of fans stayed but some left during the delay. Sox should seriously consider a retractable dome stadium. Makes all the sense.

Not impressed with Ozzie's speech for many reasons, but it was his day, and his call to make.

Davis was awful again. Hagen got by with less than dominant stuff and, as usual, a lack of control. A win is a win though. I am concerned about the 3 game series at Wrigley. Cubs have a chance to do damage to our season.

Acuna is bad.

I apologize for what I said about Colson.

Nice patience by Braden...again.

Who was responsible? Doyle or the 3d base coach?

ANOTHER wasted opportunity

Needed a run Doyle.

Another terrible send..or base running foible.

Hagen's fastball was topping off at what, about 94 mph?

Game is on the line. Why is he going to pitch to another batter?

He's cooked.