1 hour ago, WestEddy said:

Has he said that? Stepping back and looking at the management situation since about 2012, you had KW and Hahn pulling in different directions. Players have complained about the toxic atmosphere going back to the late 90's, what with clubhouse spies and all. We all know this emanates from JR. It's pointlessly circular to keep coming back to JR joking with another owner about finishing in 2nd place, or KW chiding the fans for not showing up. 

The White Sox wormed their way down to an untenable situation. Players didn't want to play here. I'd surmise that Benintendi was probably worth a 3-year deal, and it took a 5-year commitment to sign a mediocre player coming off of injury. We had one other team to beat out for Erick Fedde, and had to add a 2nd year to beat out the Mets.

To get a player like Cody Bellinger to hold his nose and come to the South Side, you're probably talking a massive overpay on a short deal. Do you think this team was one 4-win player away from competing? How many season tickets do you think a Bellinger signing sells? Does Bellinger change the clubhouse atmosphere? Does that signing suddenly make you like JR? 

Just a few weeks ago JR was quoted as saying the reason for the need for a new stadium is because of poor fan attendance and because of that they aren't able to go after the top free agents.

And he actually said that with a straight face! 

25 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Just a few weeks ago JR was quoted as saying the reason for the need for a new stadium is because of poor fan attendance and because of that they aren't able to go after the top free agents.

And he actually said that with a straight face! 

I know people don't like it, but it isn't untrue.  Some fan bases show up no matter what, some do not.  The Sox are the latter.

To answer the threads question..

My 2024 Priorities are to watch as little of White Sox Baseball as possible.