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You are of those that responded to my post who apparently does not watch the Bulls much. OK, but if you did, you would know that the Bulls are loaded with young talent including Coby White (25 years old), Matas Guzelis (20 years old) , Josh Giddey (22 years old) and others and are playing tremendous, entertaining, winning basketball. I sense a desire by some to besmirch the Reinsdorfs in any way, but the current Bulls team should not be one of them. They have won 7 of their last 10 including a real wamping of the Lakers.

It sound like you have not watched the Bulls much (since they traded Levine) and if that is the case, I would hope you can give them a watch.🙂

Jerry and Michael's other team, the Chicago Bulls, are one of the most exciting and one of the best teams in the NBA. And that was unexpected after trading their star player. The Reinsdorfs need to extend some of the same kind of success to their baseball franchise.

The White Sox can only do so much for a prospect who cannot maintain his weight or one who lacks the athleticism, quickness and speed to play his position. Colas recent lawn dart play was remindful of what Avisail Garcia did in RF years ago. For Garcia that was the beginning of a string of debilitating injuries. Remember Courtney Hawkins? Started out with a back-flip and just blew up after that. Soon RF will be Braden Montgomery's spot and LF will be George Wolkow's. In the meantime, plug in veterans to fill positions on short term contracts until younger players are ready to take over. Colas? Adios.

Colson just had too much swing and miss during ST. Some of that must have been in the backfields where we couldn't see it but it left enough of a bad impression on Sox management to knock him out of the OD roster. For those who question the rationale behind having Meidroth in the line-up (and I would hope 2d base) check out the interview he did with Chuck G.

Meidroth at second base and Lenyn Sosa at SS. Not comfortable with anyone currently on the roster for 3B.

Braden will be 22 next month. Plenty of 20,21 and 22 year olds came into the majors last season, as they always do. it doesn't matter that Braden has not had MLB experience for two reasons - the team is going to be terrible no matter what and there isn't anyone on the roster that can play RF like he can. He is faster than an antelope and has a gun for an arm.

Consider the sports culture of many if not most WSox fans ....Most are from the South side, South and SW suburbs....not the far West exurbs. A huge percent of them drive to games for various reasons including convenience, security for their families, and of course, tailgating during the summer. Imagine the Bears moving to the 78 with no parking for fans and no tailgating. You can try to change the culture by catering to a minority of fans (like those coming in on trains from exurbs ) but it won't work. Neither will trying to recreate Wrigleyville or building an office park with a stadium inside it. There would be a risk in abandoning the long time home of the franchise and for what reason? Convenience for whom?

I disagree. BM has all the tools he needs to play MLB right now and given the dire prognostications for the team this season, no problem developing as the team takes shape with other new young players. The NBA is obviously an entirely different pro sport but consider how Matis Guzelis , a slightly built 20 year old is performing against much stronger NBA veterans. Many people doubted he would be "ready."

Not going to happen....ever on the 78. That is a graveyard for any team that would move there -- franchise ender.

IMO, Braden Montgomery will be up sometime this season. He looks like he has all the tools.

I have been to Opening Days on the South side for many years. ODs have gotten a lot better every year since the Sox moved across the street. Now it's just a massive picnic. The feeling among the crowds is similar to what we have down Western Ave. with the SS Irish parade...everyone is in great spirits, smiling, and sharing a lot of camaraderie, drinks and food with family and friends. To me it's a sign of Spring and the baseball season to come. The games are usually played in cold conditions so the starting pitcher and the players (and us fans) need to soldier through that. Our OD starter may not have been the consensus pick based on match-ups and metrics, but rather for his grit and determination. I am 100% behind him and the team. Our group will have a great time, win or lose, rain or shine as we always do on Opening Day.

Chase Meidroth (sorry) can be the lead-off man if he shows good plate discipline, extends at-bats, and draws walks. Colson Montgomery is a different creature, a lot of swing and miss...and he may have fvked himself by not winning the SS job outright in ST letting this kid take it.

A cheap scumbag huh? OK.

Eliminating the service time manipulation would simply shift the timetable for the strategy they use, not eliminate it.

I agree with service time manipulation from the owners' point of view but not from the players' point of view. And really, if a team doesn't know whether they want to sign a player to a contract after he has played for them for several years, worn the jersey, established a fan base in town, is the expiration of extended team control his reward for that ? Frankly, the extra year of team control for essentially nothing seems like it could be unlawful if not unethical. This nonsense could be disposed of with a new CBA but you know the owners likely won't agree to that.

Abusing the service time rules may appear to an owner or GM to make sense, but it just doesn't. I recall Kris Bryant madder than he11 when they kept him down. It really is unfair to players and I would add, to fans who want to see the best players on the field for every game.

Need Vaughn to hit 25+. No excuses for him any more. Let's go Andrew.

I am conflicted as I try to evaluate Colson Montgomery. On one hand, we know he handled SS defensively in ST and had one hit, a HR. Maybe he was slowed up because of his back . On the other, maybe he is what we thought he was, an oversized SS who did not prove to management that he can stick at that position. Compare how Teel's ST went albeit at a different position. He impressed management that he can handle his position at a major league level and that he has a good eye with some LH hitting power. Should be easy decisions in both cases. MLB is a game but beyond that it is a tough business that is not always fair to players. You have to bring it on the field when you have a shot. Think Eminem - Lose Yourself.

I'm not sure the strategy accomplishes much in the long run. If a player performs at a high level after a few seasons, sign them to an extended contract at market value, or not. Why cheat a year out of their careers? It seems pimpy.

Listen,read the entire article and try to read between the line a bit....including when Getz said: "He was great with the routine play." Yes but a Major league SS has to make a lot of plays that are not routine....plays in the hole or up the middle, tough throws etc. You can try to turn this into another tit-for-tat with me, but the fact is that major league scouts (for over a year) have questioned whether Montgomery will stick as a ML SS because of his size and how that impacts the kind of coordination and quickness required at that position. Colson himself understood what the demotion was about: "One of the biggest things was just to prove to them [that] I am a shortstop, and that’s what I’ve been doing and that’s what they’re telling me,” Montgomery said. “Just be consistent with my work. Doing the things I need to do every day to be professional and a big league shortstop.” After all this, he has to prove to them that he is a major league shortstop? That is telling.

A story on Sox.com revealed that Colson's injury was not the only reason He got demoted to the minors. Getz and others in Sox management were just not convinced that Montgomery could stick at SS.....that is play mlb quality defense there.

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Baldwin swings 3-0, no outs man on first. Doesn't that dude know how to bunt?