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Venable is stoic in the dugout like Grifol was and just as clueless. Asleep at the wheel.

Almost everyone was thinking that Henderson could hit a homerun and win the game...except Venable who allowed Henderson to hit with first base open. The best Managers assess risks in order to prevent certain hitters from beating them. Maybe an unintentional/intentional walk to Gunnar who was locked in at the plate today and was swinging for the downs.

OK it is a lost year for you. Maybe stop wasting your time watching games, posting, and trying to depress fans. I am going to enjoy the remaining season.

It's not going to be easy to replace players on the roster or to teach players like Acuna a new position on the fly. Unfortunately it seems like Braden is not hitting well enough to warrant being called up.

How do you know the organization is poorly operated ? the W/L record? OK, but there is no doubt that major aspects of the White Sox organization are run very well and that is part of the reason that our fan base has remained loyal over the years. Maybe Ishbia will fork out hundreds of millions to guarantee large FA player contracts. I have the sense that he is buying it to turn and sell it for profit like private equity investors do. For Ishbia, it is all about the money and the things that money can buy. Never forget that. https://www.reddit.com/r/illinois/comments/12rc0xu/billionaires_winnetka_home_to_be_most_expensive/ Read the comments in that link. Hilarious.

Need someone who can play the outfield, not Antonacci, at least not at this point. Maybe down the road when he proves he can play LF. I guess Dru Baker would make sense.

I noticed that the RF concourse was completely jammed. Not sure if some holding 500 level tickets may have been allowed there. I think an easy way to fix that and generate more income would be to convert the fundamentals areas in LF into a lounge and open air bar. Also if the WSox are thinking of extending the Lease, a small RF upper deck could be interesting. RF does not have the issues with the sunset that LF seats have.

Antonacci would make sense as a call-up... IF he proves he can play LF in the Minors and IF Benintendi gets moved somehow, which is unlikely. Otherwise Meidroth at 2B and Benny as a LH platoon in LF is what we will likely see for the foreseeable future.

If the Bears move to Arlington Heights what happens to the current stadium at Soldier? Demolished or left as a concert and events venue? Worse, the possibility that the WSox would abandon their historic home on 35th would be a terribly regressive form of urban planning. Bridgeport is a community that has been gentrifying around the park for decades. Millions have been invested in beautiful new or rehabbed homes and apartments around there. South Halsted Street and area businesses are relying on the White Sox and their fans to support them.

Some of the older fans might recall McCuddys. The ISFA purchased that and the surrounding neighborhood and demolished all of it for parking lots. That showed that the ISFA never intended to develop any of the substantial acreage around the Rate into residential, commercial or an entertainment venue. Not even a tavern that would compete with stadium beer concessions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFyA3qkrtXY https://chibarproject.com/reviews/mccuddys/ https://chicagoreader.com/news/the-mccuddys-mess-big-jim-opens-big-mouth-tavern-owners-get-big-shaft/ A lot of greed by the WSox and the ISFA coupled with a lot of short sighted foolish decisions concerning many aspects of the stadium's design. Well, some of us were just too concerned about the Sox possibly moving and/or upset that Comiskey was going to be wrecked rather than rehabbed. Also, once a new ownership group headed by DeBartolo was announced and supposedly approved, we just let our guard down on the rest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFTz0p96-aE&t=103s

Andy the Clown's call "Go.....you...White ....Sox" back in the Comiskey era lives on.

Hopefully Periera's ankle sprain is not too serious and he is ready to play in a few days.

Seranthony almost blew that by doing what Sox relievers did so many times last year - walking the lead-off batter in the ninth with a three run lead. A lot of stress watching the last batter with Vlad up next. Would like to see a more dominant Closing performance.

No, McGuire.

Injury to Kirk possibly cost the BJays both games with critical errors by Tyler Heinenman. Kirk suffered a dislocated and fractured thumb so he will be out for a while. So BJays probably need two catchers. Reese McGuire is available, Call Getzy.

He misses his countrymen and buddy, Luis Robert Jr.

Foolish to allow Kay to face Vlad L to R...and then take him out two batters later. A day late and 2 bucks short...and maybe the ballgame.

The "reason" you believe Antonacci should play 2B is based on your opinion that he would be a better player there (?) and your belief that Vaughn's outfield experience somehow hurt his development as a first basemen. However, consider that Vaughn and Antonacci have different profiles - Vaughn is a tank, the slowest player on the team while Antonacci, although not a burner, can run the bases and cover ground in the outfield. Second, a spot in the infield is not in the cards for Ant. Sox have a lot of infielders, infield prospects (like Billy Carlson) and future pick Roch Chowlowsky. Let's not ignore a logjam that would block Ant from possibly ever being called up. At the same time, Benintendi has defensive issues in the outfield. That is why the White Sox have asked Sam to put on an outfielder's glove in AAA and see if he can work out there. I want to see Ant called up, but let's see how Ant in the outfield plays out.

Very exciting Home Opener and a very memorable win for fans. Great to beat the 2025 American League Champion BJays and Dylan Cease. Loved the Sox walking them off. It was a great day.

As fans, we can do our own talent evaluation and come to our own conclusions based on everything we have access to - videos of the player's games plus all kinds of stats. Nothing is definitive and no one has a crystal ball. I have been following Sam for a little while and have been impressed with, among other things, his bat speed and power. Look how he turns on this pitch and hits a bomb: MiLB.comSam Antonacci's first Triple-A homer | 03/28/2026White Sox No. 9 prospect Sam Antonacci swats his first Triple-A homer for CharlotteSo, maybe Sam proves to be a marginal major league talent. Even if that turns out to be the case, if I am GM, I want him on the team. Why? He brings a lot of energy to the game like Kyle Teel does. Sam runs the bases like his hair is on fire (not with plus speed but with a purpose) and at the least, he can temporarily fill a position that is in need - LF.

"As much as we hate it, it's obvious that most paying customers these days will take those faults in exchange for a ballpark with lots of character in an area with lots of nightlife." The demographics around Wrigley include a lot of younger couples and singles. That really works well with the bars, night clubs and night life in that area. I don't think that dynamic (between younger fans and a hip area) can be replicated at the 78 or across the canal at the Amtrak site. Of course, bars and restaurants could be built anywhere but Wrigley and Wrigleyville are unique. I'm too old for that scene any more but I once was, so I get it.

100% Lessons should have been learned during all the years since Don Drysdale said ""Go get 'em, Dago!" when LaRussa came out of the dugout to argue with an umpire. Fast forward to 2026, the best policy one should maintain, especially if one is a public figure, is to assiduously avoid even the appearance of bigotry or intolerance of others... like Said said.

Maybe JR is not going to turn it over during his lifetime, and maybe never if his son Michael and Mellody Hobson/George Lucas step in and build a Domed stadium somewhere. Star wars.

I am working on giving my tickets to the Opener away to some friends since we can't go Friday. I consider it as a sunken cost for being a loyal Sox fan for a few decades. I imagine that there will be a lot of empty seats for the delayed Opener on Friday. Another shot in the nuts.

Imagine there are plenty of Sox fans with flaming derrieres, blue balls, busted balls, passed balls, pass balls, past balls, whatever, in part because of the apparent lack of energy or attention to detail by some of our players/pitchers, the stoic duck billed Manager peering out of the dugout, and that clip of Getz squirming uncomfortably like he had hemorrhoids or something up in some box seat in Milwaukee.