April 24, 20223 yr As has become clear in recent days, the Soxtalk banner is cursed and is quickly taking out all our key players. Changes are needed ASAP to save Jose & Tim from certain injury. However, as @CaliSoxFanViaSWside alluded to, perhaps we can use it’s immense power for good by replacing the current six players with various guys across the organization who have contributed to this rough stretch. As such, I see six clear favorites to be sacrificed to the banner: Uncle Jerry - The primary culprit. He forced a manager on his GM and may have created chaos within the organization. Additionally, his insane aversion to risk may have prevented Hahn from procuring true impact talent this offseason. Rick Hahn - While likely handcuffed by Jerry & Tony to some extent, Rick still failed in many areas this offseason. Most notably, he failed to add a much needed SP and did nothing improve our weakness against tough RHP. Much of this rests on him. La Russa - An aging, old-school manager stuck in his ways. It’s clear his best days are behind him and his poor decision-making is quickly becoming more & more costly. His recent lineup decisions have pointed at conflict between him and the front office. Leury Legend - A very average, but versatile player, Legend is the victim of a manager all too fond of him. Being overused and recently high in the lineup has sparked much outrage and has added credibility to conspiracy theories of organizational in-fighting.. Velesquez - He was the “pitching depth” that Hahn mentioned prioritizing coming out of the lockout. His struggles are not surprising in the least given his track record and fact he was DFAed last season. If he survives the All-Star break color me surprised. Keuchel - Last is the “crafty” lefty. Two years removed from a strong season, Dallas has watched his stuff regress and become cannon fodder. With an $18M salary and habit of blaming teammates, Keuchel is one of the more unliable guys on the roster. Who would you like to see sacrificed to the banner? Am I missing anyone of note? Post your ideas below and please voice your support for this petition! Time is of the essence.
April 24, 20223 yr I said it half jokingly and never thought that the banner would actually be changed. However since we seem to be a superstitious lot I would suggest our strength and conditioning guy and throw KW in there for good measure. Also might want to put the coaching staff in it, Super Joe, Katz and Boston and whoever the hell is the bench coach. Leury is going to play no matter what with all the injuries. After all that's why he's here but putting players in the banner is not my recommendation since at this point we need every player available and having the upper management and coaches in the banner will undoubtedly make the players better. Edited April 24, 20223 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside
April 24, 20223 yr Author 12 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: I said it half jokingly and never thought that the banner would actually be changed. However since we seem to be a superstitious lot I would suggest our strength and conditioning guy and throw KW in there for good measure. Also might want to put the coaching staff in it, Super Joe, Katz and Boston and whoever the hell is the bench coach. Leury is going to play no matter what with all the injuries. After all that's why he's here but putting players in the banner is not my recommendation since at this point we need every player available and having the upper management and coaches in the banner will undoubtedly make the players better. Katz is doing a good job with he’s got and shouldn’t be subject to the banner. I could see arguments for some of those other guys though. The invisible bench coach makes some sense, although no one would know who he is if his face was part of the banner. Edited April 24, 20223 yr by Chicago White Sox
April 24, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Katz is doing a good job with he’s got and shouldn’t be subject to the banner. I could see arguments for some of those other guys though. The invisible bench coach makes some sense, although no one would know who he is if his face was part of the banner. I included Katz because no one from management should be excluded. Besides that since I have always been among the more vocal re: everything Rodon, Katz should have had some input last year about how they were abusing him. I realize that when you are pitching so well that the temptation is great to let him just keep pitching. However he and the rest of whoever else they use to keep players healthy was not applied to Rodon last year and I have my doubts when the same people are handling Kopech .
April 24, 20223 yr 33 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: I said it half jokingly and never thought that the banner would actually be changed. However since we seem to be a superstitious lot I would suggest our strength and conditioning guy and throw KW in there for good measure. Also might want to put the coaching staff in it, Super Joe, Katz and Boston and whoever the hell is the bench coach. Leury is going to play no matter what with all the injuries. After all that's why he's here but putting players in the banner is not my recommendation since at this point we need every player available and having the upper management and coaches in the banner will undoubtedly make the players better. Miguel Cairo is the bench coach. He works along with Jerry Narron, who was bench coach for the Red Sox in 2020.
April 24, 20223 yr Let’s just put up six zombies until they start playing better. Here’s a comp: ?♂️?♂️?♂️ SOXTALK ?♂️?♂️?♂️
April 26, 20223 yr Just now, soxfan49 said: Put Buxton all over it Torii Hunter too, just for old times' sake. Lew Ford/Denny Hocking/Albert Blanco could occupy another spot.
April 26, 20223 yr 30 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Torii Hunter too, just for old times' sake. Lew Ford/Denny Hocking/Albert Blanco could occupy another spot. Nick motherfucking Punto. Also Jason Kubel. Edited April 26, 20223 yr by Jack Parkman
April 26, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Jack Parkman said: Nick motherfucking Punto. Also Jason Kubel. Punto's a really good choice, as a career utility guy like Hocking. Kubel was good enough that he was a regular player for most of his early career.
April 26, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, caulfield12 said: Punto's a really good choice, as a career utility guy like Hocking. Kubel was good enough that he was a regular player for most of his early career. Mark Teahen. Sox killer in multiple ways.
April 26, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, Jack Parkman said: Mark Teahen. Sox killer in multiple ways. Jeff Keppinger would follow that theme.
April 26, 20223 yr Maybe a picture of Jerry waving a wedge of money ??? Edited April 26, 20223 yr by Chimpton
April 26, 20223 yr 21 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: We should just fill the Banner with every name How about amusement park caricature artists’ renderings of the Top 6 SoxTalk moderators of all-time?
April 26, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: How about amusement park caricature artists’ renderings of the Top 6 SoxTalk moderators of all-time? Just keep saying things man it will get there someday
April 26, 20223 yr On 4/24/2022 at 9:28 AM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: I said it half jokingly and never thought that the banner would actually be changed. However since we seem to be a superstitious lot I would suggest our strength and conditioning guy and throw KW in there for good measure. Also might want to put the coaching staff in it, Super Joe, Katz and Boston and whoever the hell is the bench coach. Leury is going to play no matter what with all the injuries. After all that's why he's here but putting players in the banner is not my recommendation since at this point we need every player available and having the upper management and coaches in the banner will undoubtedly make the players better. The list from Chicago White Sox was spot on. However I would include: - Bench Coach - Miquel Cairo - Director Of Strength and Conditioning - Goldy Simmons - Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach - Ibrahim Rivera Cairo was with TLR at St Louis and obviously is a "yes man" for him, or else he is just as clueless as TLR with game decisions and strategy. The two strength and conditioning coaches are new this year and were brought in to make a significant change from last year's debacle of injuries. Seems like nothing has changed.
April 26, 20223 yr Author Another idea would be just six pictures of La Russa in the banner. That alone might force his exit and save the season.
April 26, 20223 yr Change the banner to the four best players from the team the day before JR bought it and leave it that way until he's no longer the owner.
April 26, 20223 yr 18 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said: Change the banner to the four best players from the team the day before JR bought it and leave it that way until he's no longer the owner. Did the White Sox have good players at that time?
April 26, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm said: Did the White Sox have good players at that time? 1980 fWAR leaders: Britt Burns 4.5 Chet Lemon 3.9 Steve Trout 3.2 Jim Morrison 2.4
May 2, 20223 yr Looks like we got a new banner but I have no idea who any of the guys on it are. My only guess is Peavy on the left.
May 2, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Looks like we got a new banner but I have no idea who any of the guys on it are. My only guess is Peavy on the left. It’s the same guy: Cody Asche
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