South Side Hit Men Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/white-sox-sign-chuckie-robinson-to-minors-contract.html Quote Robinson will now move onto a new opportunity with the White Sox, even if Chicago’s acquisitionof Max Stassi has helped shore up the catching situation. Stassi and Korey Lee are penciled in as Chicago’s regular catching duo, though Robinson figures to be the top depth option at Triple-A given the lack of big league catching experience in the White Sox farm system. However, Robinson might also face a playing-time squeeze from Edgar Quero, as the 20-year-old catcher is one of Chicago’s top prospects and is expected to make his Triple-A debut in 2024. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 And here’s to you, Chuckie Robinson, Pedro loves you more than you will know. 3 1 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, Timmy U said: And here’s to you, Chuckie Robinson, Pedro loves you more than you will know. Woah, woah, woah. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Let the Chuckie Robinson era begin! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Sounds like a power forward from Purdue… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 That probably sets the catchers for this team. Stassi and Lee as the starters with Robinson, Perez, and Hackenberg in Charlotte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Given all the other good players going to other teams it turns your stomach to see the s%*#, flotsam and jetsam the Sox are scraping the bottom of the barrel for. Yet JR thinks they are going to contend? 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 4 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/white-sox-sign-chuckie-robinson-to-minors-contract.html One of my all-time favorites, but I never saw the video before. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Drink up Chuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/16/2023 at 3:10 PM, ptatc said: Woah, woah, woah. Great teamwork. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/17/2023 at 7:10 AM, ptatc said: Woah, woah, woah. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/16/2023 at 6:37 PM, Lip Man 1 said: Given all the other good players going to other teams it turns your stomach to see the s%*#, flotsam and jetsam the Sox are scraping the bottom of the barrel for. Yet JR thinks they are going to contend? 😆 JR knows the Sox aren't going to contend. He says they will but knows they won't. And he doesn't care. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 31 minutes ago, hogan873 said: JR knows the Sox aren't going to contend. He says they will but knows they won't. And he doesn't care. He doesn't care yet gets involved in every bad decision they make. Weird. Seems like if he didn't care he would find something else to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 20 minutes ago, Texsox said: He doesn't care yet gets involved in every bad decision they make. Weird. Seems like if he didn't care he would find something else to do. Yeah, he doesn't care if the team competes, but he cares about placating TLR and saving money and hiring unqualified people pissing off the fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 32 minutes ago, hogan873 said: Yeah, he doesn't care if the team competes, but he cares about placating TLR and saving money and hiring unqualified people pissing off the fans. And increasing shareholder value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 42 minutes ago, Texsox said: And increasing shareholder value. The White Sox were once the 8th most valuable franchise in baseball...now they're drifting into the mid teens and will likely end up close to #20-22 if this current malaise continues for the next 2-3 seasons. Facility issues on the horizon as well. Hard to see any place where there's a positive trend besides cutting payroll and selling off assets. That works far better for META to cut overhead than for the White Sox not to reinvest those savings in reinvigorating the entertainment product itself. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 38 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: The White Sox were once the 8th most valuable franchise in baseball...now they're drifting into the mid teens and will likely end up close to #20-22 if this current malaise continues for the next 2-3 seasons. Facility issues on the horizon as well. Hard to see any place where there's a positive trend besides cutting payroll and selling off assets. That works far better for META to cut overhead than for the White Sox not to reinvest those savings in reinvigorating the entertainment product itself. There are many here old enough to remember this was a 50/50 Sox/Cubs town. Jerry destroyed both the fanbase and billions in value over the past 43 years. Minority White Sox shareholders were charged a $2B asshole tax for ceding all control to Jerry. 1981 Franchise values: January 1981: American League owners force Bill Veeck to sell to Jerry Reinsdorf instead of Edward DeBartolo for $20M. June 1981: The Tribune Company purchases the Chicago Cubs from the Wrigley Family for $20.5M. March 2023 Forbes Franchise Value estimates: $4.1B Chicago Cubs $2.05B Chicago White Sox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/16/2023 at 5:57 PM, South Side Hit Men said: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/white-sox-sign-chuckie-robinson-to-minors-contract.html Rickie Lee Jones is from Chicago; you probably knew that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 17 minutes ago, oldsox said: Rickie Lee Jones is from Chicago; you probably knew that. Whenever I see that someone is from Chicago, I immediately Wiki them to see where they were born or grew up. She's vaguely, 'north side'. I want street addresses and pictures, dammit!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) He's our 5th/6th string catcher. I don't get the negative comments, but yeah should probably improve 1 to 4 on that note. Edited December 20, 2023 by Buehrle>Wood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/16/2023 at 5:03 PM, Timmy U said: And here’s to you, Chuckie Robinson, Pedro loves you more than you will know. You win, sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 2 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said: There are many here old enough to remember this was a 50/50 Sox/Cubs town. Jerry destroyed both the fanbase and billions in value over the past 43 years. Minority White Sox shareholders were charged a $2B asshole tax for ceding all control to Jerry. 1981 Franchise values: January 1981: American League owners force Bill Veeck to sell to Jerry Reinsdorf instead of Edward DeBartolo for $20M. June 1981: The Tribune Company purchases the Chicago Cubs from the Wrigley Family for $20.5M. March 2023 Forbes Franchise Value estimates: $4.1B Chicago Cubs $2.05B Chicago White Sox I think a good portion of the value difference is the ownership of the ballpark and surrounding real estate. Can you imagine what they could sell that for to a developer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 24 minutes ago, Buehrle>Wood said: He's our 5th/6th string catcher. I don't get the negative comments, but yeah should probably improve 1 to 4 on that note. yeah of all the things to get worked up about, this ain't it until pedro falls in love with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 58 minutes ago, ptatc said: I think a good portion of the value difference is the ownership of the ballpark and surrounding real estate. Can you imagine what they could sell that for to a developer? Could you imagine if Debartolo wasn't rejected and JR bought the Cubs instead? He'd be out of Wrigley by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 33 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: Could you imagine if Debartolo wasn't rejected and JR bought the Cubs instead? He'd be out of Wrigley by now. Yeah, the appreciation might be too tough to resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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