5 minutes ago, beckham15 said:

Harper2Sox now?

Balta is changing his name to FOClowns.

Cuban was on a Freakonomics podcast episode a little while ago and said he wasn't going to buy a baseball team. Here is the quote from the podcast:

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DUBNER: When are you finally going to buy a Major League Baseball team?

CUBAN: Never.

DUBNER: What happened?

CUBAN: Never. Oh, well two things happened. One, they didn’t want me in. And two I had — my kids got older and they’re too much fun. 162 games, my wife would divorce me.

DUBNER: Why didn’t baseball want you in?

CUBAN: Because they knew I’d try to change things. I just did an interview with C.C. Sabathia and he was like “What would you do differently?” One I would teach all our guys to bat flip, every time they hit a home run, because you got to just change things up. These unwritten rules are ridiculous and the fans pay the bills, you gotta give them a reason to come. Two, I’d push for the designated hitter in both leagues so that pitchers in between innings can go right to the bullpen and warm up or do whatever they needed to. And that way when you come back on the field, you don’t throw any warmup pitches, you go right into pitching and there’s no throwing the ball around the infield and the outfield. You just go right in. The breaks aren’t the breaks, and you go right up to bat and you reduce an hour off the game.

DUBNER: It is pretty weird. It would be like in the N.B.A. between every dead ball there’s like lay up practice again.

CUBAN: Yeah, exactly you get to get shots up and everything to get your rhythm. And so there’s so many ways you can speed up the game. And I would have been pushing for them and talking about them and they didn’t want to see that.

 

12 minutes ago, Whitesox27 said:

What an absolutely horrific take.

Most of their new podcast was fluff regarding what happened, although guff did fight back on KWs "gotta keep in mind future payroll" comment or w.e. the fuck that was.  Guff did say you can't factor that in now and shouldn't be saying it, on of the few things I agreed with on that podcast.

While this is going to sound like sour grapes, Manny is hardly a generational talent. He’s a superlative defender but rather ordinary offensively away from Camden Yards. 

Machado:  7 years

     69 hrs,  .271ave.  104 wRc+. 762OPS

 

as compared to Yonder Alonzo, away:

    43 hrs,  .274ave.  106 wRc+  .756 OPS

   

Just now, Machado2Sox said:

If Harper signs with the Phillies, then Joc2Sox?

Then if Joc signs it becomes JocsNSox

1 minute ago, Harper2Sox said:

Yes indeed, good sir.

Done. Live long and prosper. 

2 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

Done. Live long and prosper. 

Excellent.  Thank you!

Okay, let’s get this done.

Bryce — Manny may not have been given the option to play SS with the Sox but you sir can play either CF or RF.  Take our money, please!

Edited February 20, 20197 yr by Harper2Sox

3 minutes ago, Baker said:

While this is going to sound like sour grapes, Manny is hardly a generational talent. He’s a superlative defender but rather ordinary offensively away from Camden Yards. 

Machado:  7 years

     69 hrs,  .271ave.  104 wRc+. 762OPS

 

as compared to Yonder Alonzo, away:

    43 hrs,  .274ave.  106 wRc+  .756 OPS

   

When you include "7 years" you are literally including his age 19-20 seasons. 

We need to put the following on the billboard next to GRF on the Dan Ryan, with the finger pointing at the stadium. 

This is all that needs to be said when referring to the Sox FO. 

 

For all of those who think that the current ownership group is going to sell the team.  The current owners look at the same team you love and cheer for and instead of a baseball team.  They see this.  

2 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

We need to put the following on the billboard next to GRF on the Dan Ryan, with the finger pointing at the stadium. 

This is all that needs to be said when referring to the Sox FO. 

Rick Hahn next Tuesday:

 

2 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

Rick Hahn next Tuesday:

 

He's already earned a PhD from that place

2 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

Rick Hahn next Tuesday:

 

Here's another one for the FO:

15 minutes ago, Sockin said:

The CSN guys are out in full on "Oh well, they tried! We still have the prospects though!" mode. Probably being driven by the team.

NBC Sports Chicago as a whole has been total garbage over the past year or so (probably a little less). The whole "My Teams" app has completely shattered their way of reporting and now everything is clickbait/overly positive. I feel bad for Chuck Garfein, I have a feeling he doesn't like the new format but doesn't have much of a choice but to use it. 

2 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said:

NBC Sports Chicago as a whole has been total garbage over the past year or so (probably a little less). The whole "My Teams" app has completely shattered their way of reporting and now everything is clickbait/overly positive. I feel bad for Chuck Garfein, I have a feeling he doesn't like the new format but doesn't have much of a choice but to use it. 

I wish that Bernstein or McNeil would have gone on a massive rant tearing the FO a new asshole. They sure deserved a public caning today.  

Edited February 20, 20197 yr by Jack Parkman

2 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said:

NBC Sports Chicago as a whole has been total garbage over the past year or so (probably a little less). The whole "My Teams" app has completely shattered their way of reporting and now everything is clickbait/overly positive. I feel bad for Chuck Garfein, I have a feeling he doesn't like the new format but doesn't have much of a choice but to use it. 

 Chuck is literally the only positive 

Just now, Ben Waffleson said:

 Chuck is literally the only positive 

By positive, I mean overly-pro organization. Such as the McGuffey tweet that is currently being talked about

This wont change until Reinsdorf dies. Then we gotta hope the new ownership keeps the team in Chicago.

For anyone guessing at who the next owner might be, a good place to start would be with Andrew Berlin. He was, and possibly still is, a minority owner of the Sox while also being a minority owner of the Cubs as well as the owner of the South Bend Cubs. While he is a Cubs owner, he is apparently an avid White Sox fan. Here is a quote from this article: 

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Just outside the elevator, a Chicago White Sox logo greets all lobby visitors to the corporate office of the nearly $800 million container and closure company. To the right: a glass-encased American flag mural made of 260 baseballs, with one in the lower right corner signed by former Sox outfielder and 1983 Rookie of the Year Ron Kittle.

Turn a couple of corners and there’s a framed Jermaine Dye White Sox jersey just before you reach Mr. Berlin’s personal office — a workspace engulfed in Sox memorabilia, including a bench made of baseball bats, also a gift from Mr. Kittle.

You can’t blame the 54-year-old limited partner of the White Sox franchise for his passion. But he now has a big stake on the north side of town, too.

So he has an interest in baseball, is a Sox fan, is already part of the ownership group, and if he were willing to sell his other stakes he would likely have enough money to have majority control.

Just now, StateStSports said:

This wont change until Reinsdorf dies. Then we gotta hope the new ownership keeps the team in Chicago.

With regard to that, idk what we should do. We can't keep giving him our money, but we do have to show new ownership they're worth having in town. 

1 minute ago, GenericUserName said:

For anyone guessing at who the next owner might be, a good place to start would be with Andrew Berlin. He was, and possibly still is, a minority owner of the Sox while also being a minority owner of the Cubs as well as the owner of the South Bend Cubs. While he is a Cubs owner, he is apparently an avid White Sox fan. Here is a quote from this article: 

So he has an interest in baseball, is a Sox fan, is already part of the ownership group, and if he were willing to sell his other stakes he would likely have enough money to have majority control.

Didn't he say a few years ago that he's now a Cubs fan because they're good?

Back to being a fan again.....

I hate Jerry Reinsdorf, the fact that we lost out to the Padres, the damn Padres of all teams is an embarrassment. I really hope Jerry, KW, and Rick make a nervous move and just offer the moon to Harper but they won’t because the prospects... they need money down the road for the prospects... I hope Scott Boras shows Sox Twitter and shit even this forum to Jerry. Competitive offer my ass, you guys BLEW IT. 

3 minutes ago, fathom said:

Didn't he say a few years ago that he's now a Cubs fan because they're good?

I wouldn’t mind an owner whose a fan of baseball being good

3 minutes ago, fathom said:

Didn't he say a few years ago that he's now a Cubs fan because they're good?

I mean probably, but do you really think someone with that much memorabilia hanging around simply switches sides? Or is it more likely that he had a chance to make a good investment and thought that was a good thing to say?

6 minutes ago, fathom said:

Didn't he say a few years ago that he's now a Cubs fan because they're good?

He also owns a Cubs minor league farm system in South Bend.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewcave/2016/10/30/why-i-sold-the-white-sox-and-bought-the-chicago-cubs/#70eefe42274e

Edited February 20, 20197 yr by Harper2Sox