TheFutureIsNear Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39853186/mlb-2024-rankings-most-fun-teams-watch-braves-orioles-dodgers-cubs 29. Chicago White Sox(12) Star power: 2 | Youth: 1 | Baserunning: 2 | Catches: 3 | 425+: 2 | Minutiae: 1 Bonus: 1, for the new "campfire milkshake" concession item I'm pretty sure Luis Robert Jr. accounts for most of these points, from 4-star catches to speed on the bases to long home runs. The White Sox have done a nice job improving what was a weak farm system just a couple of years ago, but only Colson Montgomery is likely to make much of a contribution this season, so this rebuild is filled with older players. Unfortunately, "veteran leadership" does not score well in watchability. And looks like only the campfire milkshake kept us from being dead last. Way to go Jerry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Rowland Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I don't disagree with the assessment and suspect 2024 will prove to be one of the worst all time Sox season records. However, I actually enjoyed watching last night's game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 That's great, because I rank ESPN as zero for watchability. Maybe they should fire everyone, and just use AI to randomly generate content. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrockway Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 3 minutes ago, WestEddy said: That's great, because I rank ESPN as zero for watchability. Maybe they should fire everyone, and just use AI to randomly generate content. Bold of you to think this listicle wasn't written by an AI. Actually, I'm sure it was. ESPN publishes a bunch of these 'lists' that involve the author doing a little bit of math and creating an index in order to arrive at the rankings. They're stupid rankings and another pointless iteration of a story we've read 1000 times (the Sox suck), yet something tells me the average ESPN writer isn't doing any amount of math and is instead asking his chatbot "create an index ranking how fun to watch the MLB teams are'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Seems high. Fake news. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I love guessing who wrote the article before clicking on it. Not sure he’s ever wrote something interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie4Pres Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I mean, ESPN sucks, but this is certainly not controversial. This team is pretty much unwatchable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I hate ESPN but it’s hard to argue their analysis of the Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Train to 35th Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 2 hours ago, TheFutureIsNear said: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39853186/mlb-2024-rankings-most-fun-teams-watch-braves-orioles-dodgers-cubs 29. Chicago White Sox(12) Star power: 2 | Youth: 1 | Baserunning: 2 | Catches: 3 | 425+: 2 | Minutiae: 1 Bonus: 1, for the new "campfire milkshake" concession item I'm pretty sure Luis Robert Jr. accounts for most of these points, from 4-star catches to speed on the bases to long home runs. The White Sox have done a nice job improving what was a weak farm system just a couple of years ago, but only Colson Montgomery is likely to make much of a contribution this season, so this rebuild is filled with older players. Unfortunately, "veteran leadership" does not score well in watchability. And looks like only the campfire milkshake kept us from being dead last. Way to go Jerry. I'm suppose to take this information from ESPN and do what with it? After all ESPN, forgot that the Sox won the World Series in 2005 not once but twice. https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/10/24/16539600/world-series-white-sox-espn-really-again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin city sox fan Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 We did gat a bonus point for the milkshake though. At least this organization did one thing to improve in the offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, sin city sox fan said: We did gat a bonus point for the milkshake though. At least this organization did one thing to improve in the offseason. Typically the game day experience at the park is top notch. It's the games themselves that suck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4OCS Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 2 hours ago, WestEddy said: That's great, because I rank ESPN as zero for watchability. Maybe they should fire everyone, and just use AI to randomly generate content. True. Their broadcasts are horrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I’m gonna watch some Nationals games to compare. So far - do not agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Paulie4Pres said: I mean, ESPN sucks, but this is certainly not controversial. This team is pretty much unwatchable. Stick around for innings the Sox are pitching. Grab a new beer, check the grill, and take a bathroom break when they are at the plate, but you only have enough time to do one of these three things when they are batting striking out. Edited April 3 by WhiteSox2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 That high? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 23 minutes ago, A-Train to 35th said: I'm suppose to take this information from ESPN and do what with it? After all ESPN, forgot that the Sox won the World Series in 2005 not once but twice. https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/10/24/16539600/world-series-white-sox-espn-really-again The truth is just as embarrassing as ESPN’s mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falstaff Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 If Crochet is pitching just his leg kick alone will get the Sox in the top 10 of viewership. He must see TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 I would believe this if there were only 25 teams. I'm at the point of watching anyone but the W Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 With the Robert injury, does this mean we're 30 now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 What's absolutely wild to think about is that the White Sox pitching has FAR exceeded any possible expectations for this unit at the start... and I doubt there's much sustainability there beyond Crochet/Fedde, and the team is still absolutely terrible. Now they lose Robert. The bottom is low! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 We all knew this and who the hell cares what ESPN thinks. The no s%*# Sherlock network for sports... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 It really sucks that we need to wait for someone (JR) to pass away for any of this to change. I don’t want to hope for something like that. It feels terrible to give in to thoughts like that. But he won’t sell the team and he obviously won’t do the things necessary to turn the franchise around, so it’s the only way we will ever have a respectable organization again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 22 minutes ago, Milkman delivers said: It really sucks that we need to wait for someone (JR) to pass away for any of this to change. I don’t want to hope for something like that. It feels terrible to give in to thoughts like that. But he won’t sell the team and he obviously won’t do the things necessary to turn the franchise around, so it’s the only way we will ever have a respectable organization again. I’d rather spend the public money on paying for his capital gains so he can sell the team now, as long as no public money is used on the construction of the new stadium for the next ownership group. the sale money gets put into a trust so JR doesn’t get a cent of it - only his kids when he dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Watching this corpseball team is about like watching grass grow. Or paint dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3GamesToLove Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Losing Benetti is a blow here, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.