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I have watched enough games to form my own opinions and tune out announcers, especially old guys like Stone who repeat themselves ad nauseum. Hey, Andrew Vaughn was the best hitter in college. Really now? Hawk and Harry were brash and entertaining, Bennetti was an insufferable nerd, and Schriff is a young man who is awkward at times. He tries too hard to please fans and critics. Some folks will never give him a fvking break. The announcer should not be an issue, at least for people who know and enjoy baseball and don't need to be entertained by a clown like Harry or be titillated with trivia or arcane side stories. Can Stone demonstrate his grip on a circle change again ?

Ant with a couple more HR in AAA. McDougal throwing well there too.

The rule that limits pick-off attempts to two should be changed, IMO, but anyway, it seems the WSox didn't work on holding runners on. McGuire was a terrible signing. He doesn't fit in with this team and, as noted, has some sexual / mental issues that led to an arrest for indecent exposure. Getz is out of control making foolish transactions and should be fired. Too many bad moves and multiple signings of substandard talent. The prime years of our best players (Mune, Colson, Teel) are being wasted by being on a perennial last place team with substandard players and pitchers.

Venable got out-Managed in every game.

fvk off...fvk all the way off.

I was concerned about a tough start and I think it is going to get worse. Venable is no better than Grifol. I think Getz needs to answer for the expenditure of 1.25 Million for McGuire. Throwing out a Million bucks? Geezus bring up Ant for LF and pay him a fraction of that.

I did predict about 100 losses. Unless several changes are made, that is what we could be looking at again.

I was thinking about going to Milwaukee for the weekend. ..

Need Teel and maybe Antonacci for LF. And send McGuire packing. What a washed up piece of one million dollar garbage.

You are right. I think what happened (and I am not defending the decision to send) is that the LF bobbled the ball and the 3B coach thought the ball would roll further away than it did. Still with Mune coming up, you just don't send Colson. Everything going wrong so far this year and the Brewers are exposing the deficiencies. Not sure why Reese McGuire. I hope they win their division. Once Churio comes back, they are going to be even better.

Like Wrigley where there are iron ibeams obstructing already terrible views in the upper deck? Any stadium has cheap seats that are far from the field. You get what you pay for. I have enjoyed walking all around the park on the 100 level and meeting many friends on the concourse. That part of GRate is a great design. You aren't practically tied into your seat for the entire game like you are in the bleachers at Wrigley where you are stuffed in. Sitting out there can be claustrophobic and a terrible experience. I hope you like the body contact with the sweaty bloke next to you. There are several locations inside GRate that I have enjoyed, like the Rate Club (awesome), Leinenkugel’s Craft Lodge (formerly the Craft Kave), and the RF food concourse. Plenty of parking, direct access off the expressway, and proximity to many Chicago restaurants within a short drive. Some of us witnessed the deke that Reinsdorf tried to pull by threatening to move the team to Florida. Now, I don't hear one word from Reinsdorf or the ISFA about signing a new lease, but a lot of talk about moving to a new location. Now Ishbia, a billionaire private equity investor (a Michigan State alum who knows nothing about the South side), can possibly do whatever he wants. OK, but that might not be for a while * (2035?) , so relax, strap it down, hold your nose, and root for Jerry's boys with the rest of us. Enjoy life and live it well while you're alive. "The agreement provides that, from 2029–2033, Reinsdorf will have the option to sell the controlling interest to Ishbia. After the 2034 season, Ishbia will have the option to acquire the controlling interest. In the event of any such future transaction, all limited partners of the Sox would have the opportunity to sell to Ishbia at that time. In addition to Justin Ishbia, his brother Mat Ishbia, and father Jeff Ishbia will also be significant investors. There is no assurance that any such future transaction will occur, and in no event will such a transaction take place before 2029." https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-white-sox-announce-long-term-ownership-investment-agreement

Ishbia has nothing to say abut anything for several years. Forget it.

Venable doesn't have good options in the OF, so he is just trying a few players to see if they can cut it. Not sure why Vargas isn't at 3B and Colson isn't at SS. Maybe something we don't know, like an illness.

What does he know about baseball ?

Trade Quero or somebody for a starting pitcher.

Milwaukee LH hitters blew up our bullpen. Need better LH relievers....among other things.

Most of us are skeptical of the rotation to one degree or another. The first game against the Brewers only reinforced that skepticism even it was only one start/starter. It was not difficult to imagine the rest of the rotation getting lit up early and then the bullpen getting worked over to cover many more innings than they should, and without Vasil. I am trying to tell myself it was only one game, but that is what a blow-out does. Meanwhile, we read that our top pitching prospects have issues that could prevent them from advancing to become starting pitchers, at least in the near future. Then, of course, this is Jerry's fault and Getz should be fired and wait for Ishbia to spend money on player contracts, perhaps after a salary cap is agreed to. Meanwhile, I am trying to stay as positive as I can and will savor every win we can get, no matter what. Maybe let them play the games while tuning out some of the naysayers, negativity and BS, including some of the dire predictions out there. Enjoy baseball and the White Sox every game and enjoy your life every day. To end on a positive note, our line-up has several players that have home run potential that could overcome some deficits. Let's get Teel back in there and hope that Mune, Colson, Acuna, Vargas, Sosa and others power us to more wins than expected. Let's go.

100 plus losses but I guess that is not a bold prediction.

You can't walk the world and expect a game to be even watchable. Too bad Vasil is gone for the year. The rest of the bullpen is a joke. And thanks Shane.

They really need Teel. Not sure Baldwin is worth sh1t.

At least we got to hear Steve Stone promote Andrew Vaughn by bringing up his Golden Spikes award again. As Hawk might say : Stone is so far up Vaughn's ass you would need a tweezers to pull him out.

Blown out. Way to start the season you mutherfvkers.

Unfortunately we will likely see this kind of game often given the Sox terrible starting pitching. Hard to watch.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/build-wins-come-175524247.html

I have never seen any City Connect jersey out here in the burbs, not even one, let alone a Frank Thomas City Connect jersey. IMO they are pretty ugly and whoever designed them should be sued. As far as the White Sox, they don't print jerseys. I doubt they even gave the authority to use Frank's name and number, but if they did, obviously they would be liable. But I wonder how much the actual damages are since hardly anyone bought those.