Winning changes culture. Get guys that have a good chance of being flipped in the summer.

 

 

57 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Do we have a “paper bag with holes cut out of it” emoji?

Best suggestion in a while. Don't abuse it.

36 minutes ago, Quin said:

Best suggestion in a while. Don't abuse it.

Not the worst idea for the banner, tbh

1 hour ago, Sleepy Harold said:

 

 

Well there goes @bmags86 hero.

2 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Are there any?

Soler?

1 hour ago, TaylorStSox said:

I would guess they recognize the team is years away from competing and they're trying to fill the roster with decent human beings that can change the team's culture.

Paid off for Dayton Moore so well it finally got him launched.

He did have Witt Jr. and Singer at least.

On 12/27/2023 at 10:52 AM, poppysox said:

Chapman is a waste of money IMO.

For a non-contender like the Sox, agreed.  Although he would have been a great flip candidate.  But Getz already wasted enough money on a bunch of scrubs to pay a guy like Chapman.

Edited December 29, 20232 yr by WhiteSox2023

38 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

For a non-contender like the Sox, agreed.  Although he would have been a great flip candidate.  But Getz already wasted enough money on a bunch of scrubs to pay a guy like Chapman.

It's not like they were so obsessed with character guys last off-season (see Clevinger), but it's probably part of the new Getz-branded "Royalsization" of the Sox.

Ironic, in that Chapman was transformed into the Royals' 2nd or 3rd most valuable asset down the stretch in Cole Ragans.

Edited December 29, 20232 yr by caulfield12

7 hours ago, Quin said:

Best suggestion in a while. Don't abuse it.

Remember the emoji with one eye larger than the other, with a weird look? That was the best addition to Soxtalk ever, especially when you couldn't see who used it. It should have never been removed. 

22 minutes ago, ron883 said:

Remember the emoji with one eye larger than the other, with a weird look? That was the best addition to Soxtalk ever, especially when you couldn't see who used it. It should have never been removed. 

Can someone run a seminar on the proper use of Soxtalk emojis? I need some lessons on the appropriate times to post The Hawk and/or TLR. Thanks in advance.

53 minutes ago, wegner said:

Can someone run a seminar on the proper use of Soxtalk emojis? I need some lessons on the appropriate times to post The Hawk and/or TLR. Thanks in advance.

It was a very controversial emoji, especially when you couldn't see who did it. It got removed shortly after a poster called out whoever had been using the emoji on his posts and referred to them as "chicken s%*#". Good times. 

 

edit: i found it @wegner. This made me die of laughter when i saw it the first time. The emoji that shall remain nameless...

Give me some skin for finding this post @Tnetennba bro

Edited December 29, 20232 yr by ron883

Wow, back when posters actually had faith and hope that Jerry would approve Hahn signing a big time free agent.  Cringey posts in there, considering hindsight.

Edited December 29, 20232 yr by WhiteSox2023

2 hours ago, ron883 said:

It was a very controversial emoji, especially when you couldn't see who did it. It got removed shortly after a poster called out whoever had been using the emoji on his posts and referred to them as "chicken s%*#". Good times. 

 

edit: i found it @wegner. This made me die of laughter when i saw it the first time. The emoji that shall remain nameless...

Give me some skin for finding this post @Tnetennba bro

Amazing that no one mentioned in that first post (interview notes) really developed at all: Gonzalez, Call, the relievers, Bryce Bush.

Wow.

Edited December 29, 20232 yr by Bob Sacamano

14 hours ago, ChiSox59 said:

If being a former royal is a prerequisite, they should spent 60% of this total and brought Josh Staumont in. 

Staumont is also arb-controlled through 2025.

5 hours ago, wegner said:

Can someone run a seminar on the proper use of Soxtalk emojis? I need some lessons on the appropriate times to post The Hawk and/or TLR. Thanks in advance.

My take on how I interpret, but not saying this is universal. I believe the first four are straight forward for most, and the final three can be open for interpretation.

Perhaps a pinned explanation post for how these are meant to be taken would help everyone be on the same page.

1. Thank you Thank you in general, perhaps for a complement or other message directed toward you / response to your quote. I also use as a "Thank You" concurrence agreeing with the view point.
2. Laughing Meant to reward a funny post. Some may use sarcastically, but I rarely if never used it in this manner.
3. Love Complete acceptance / appreciation / agreement / love of a post.
4. Fire Signifying the post or poster is on fire - used to praise. Also denotes a hot take.
5. Hawk Signifying Sox to the nth degree. Hawk would take a bullet for the Sox. Your emoji nods your head in respect for this post. Also see additional uses such as indicating the post is an example of Hawk's viewpoint regarding the game of baseball (TWTW, Baseball Card Stats, Bitching at Umpires) and also for a post with shade thrown at his at times nemesis Steve Stone. I stretch the boundaries concurring with a meatball take from a Sox perspective against an A. L. Central opponent, or the Yankees, hated by all of mankind.
6. Tony This emoji can be the most critical of a post or thought. Indicates a post containing a 19th or 20th century mindset about baseball or the world we live in. A Tony emoji indicates you may have posted something wrong and perhaps you should consider editing, deleting, and changing your way of thought. However, I have also used it to concur with posts critical of Tony - Damn straight that was a Tony thing that just happened.
7. Paperbag To be this could be a dual use, but I am not sure if there was prior use here for better context. I see at as noting embarrassment as a fellow Sox fan for the latest dumb thing the Sox did (performance, transaction, statement, etc) called out in the post.

Generally, unless the post is obviously so ridiculous and I give it a laugh, if I'm giving any emoji, I'm digging the post because I'm old and don't want to learn new s%*#. Emojis weren't around in the 80s when players used to bunt, and you could put a 1B in the OF and intentionally walk guys with 1 and 2 counts, and people wouldn't run to their computers or phones to complain brother.

Edited December 29, 20232 yr by Dick Allen

7 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Wow, back when posters actually had faith and hope that Jerry would approve Hahn signing a big time free agent.  Cringey posts in there, considering hindsight.

If you think that is cringey, don’t revisit the Machado thread…lol

6 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Amazing that no one mentioned in that first post (interview notes) really developed at all: Gonzalez, Call, the relievers, Bryce Bush.

Wow.

Not a single one.

Just a little dity for our newest big time free agent....welcome to the White Sox Tim Hill. For those of you playing along at home, his nickname is Tim Jim but I'm sure he will get a new one courtesy of 2024 Game Threads.....

 

 

10 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Amazing that no one mentioned in that first post (interview notes) really developed at all: Gonzalez, Call, the relievers, Bryce Bush.

Wow.

Copy/paste hot dog man

7 hours ago, FloydBannister1983 said:

Not a single one.

The best solution for those guys was getting out of Dodge...Alex Call played the majority of last season for the Nats and was hovering around a 1 fWAR before falling off.

 

Santos and Shaw were the only two relievers that really stood out.

And Mickey Adolfo at least looked like a body builder...so credit to Getz again?

I was the one to add the Hawk and Tony reactions, and they're meant to mean whatever you want them to.

1 hour ago, Heads22 said:

I was the one to add the Hawk and Tony reactions, and they're meant to mean whatever you want them to.

16 hours ago, Heads22 said:

I was the one to add the Hawk and Tony reactions, and they're meant to mean whatever you want them to.

To me, the TLR emoji means pure bewilderment.