October 31, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, hi8is said: Oh dear God… On the call with Venable, one of the press corps asked, ”In addition to your positive impression of Chris Getz, what else about this team attracted you to this position and gave you confidence to take the job as manager?” His response brings me deep dread: ”I played against this team last year and saw them all bring energy and go out there and compete every day.” He most certainly was not watching the same team that we were. What in the world?!? He has to say something. I wouldn't worry about it.
October 31, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, poppysox said: He has to say something. I wouldn't worry about it. So say something that isn’t blatantly a lie. 🤷🏻♂️
October 31, 20241 yr 14 minutes ago, hi8is said: Oh dear God… On the call with Venable, one of the press corps asked, ”In addition to your positive impression of Chris Getz, what else about this team attracted you to this position and gave you confidence to take the job as manager?” His response brings me deep dread: ”I played against this team last year and saw them all bring energy and go out there and compete every day.” He most certainly was not watching the same team that we were. What in the world?!? What else is he supposed to say? They sucked ass and I said yes cuz I was sick of waiting for Bochy to retire? Of course he's going to be complimentary of his new team. I would take answers like that with a grain of salt.
October 31, 20241 yr 9 minutes ago, poppysox said: He has to say something. I wouldn't worry about it. He could say something that wasn’t so obviously untrue to any random Sox fan that watched a few games last year. I know it’s all fluff but a quote like this just remind me of Awful Grifol. You don’t have to sugarcoat everything, especially not one of the worst teams in major league history.
October 31, 20241 yr 7 minutes ago, hi8is said: So say something that isn’t blatantly a lie. 🤷🏻♂️ Maybe he did think they brought energy, but just completely lacked the talent to compete? They did lose a s%*# ton of close games because they couldn't score or hold leads.
October 31, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: What else is he supposed to say? They sucked ass and I said yes cuz I was sick of waiting for Bochy to retire? Of course he's going to be complimentary of his new team. I would take answers like that with a grain of salt. “I see some promise in some of the young players here and I think we can begin to build a winning culture, and eventually a winning team.” It’s really not that hard to not blatantly lie. Edited October 31, 20241 yr by WhiteSox2023
October 31, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: “I see some promise in some of the young players here and I think we can begin to build a winning culture, and eventually a winning team.” That sounds better, but is it any better? That's still a lot of vague generalities that don't really mean anything, and feel just as fluffy to me.
October 31, 20241 yr Texas swept the season series in 2024, but only one game was a blowout. Maybe he thought the Sox played them tough? IDK.
October 31, 20241 yr Turns him around. "No, those are your players" "Oh I'm fucked. I'm never drinking with Tony again."
October 31, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Tnetennba said: What else is he supposed to say? They sucked ass and I said yes cuz I was sick of waiting for Bochy to retire? Of course he's going to be complimentary of his new team. I would take answers like that with a grain of salt. Like I said above, respond with some semblance of honesty. Leaves a bad taste in mouth for him to placate last years team as anything remotely close to sound.
October 31, 20241 yr 18 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: He said he saw them show energy. He didn't say they were good. I didn’t see much energy 😆 Perhaps they did show some and I just did not watch said game… that’s one thing I’m forgetting here… I didn’t watch games last year with nearly as much frequency. ALL of the games I did watch however, they looked dead.
October 31, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Tnetennba said: Maybe he did think they brought energy, but just completely lacked the talent to compete? They did lose a s%*# ton of close games because they couldn't score or hold leads. Right on - that makes more sense, I suppose. Just the way that he stated his response made me do an immediate double take.
October 31, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Tnetennba said: That sounds better, but is it any better? That's still a lot of vague generalities that don't really mean anything, and feel just as fluffy to me. Sounds a hell of a lot better than giving an impression that he was impressed by what he say as an opponent last year being a deciding factor of taking this job.
October 31, 20241 yr 59 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: Texas swept the season series in 2024, but only one game was a blowout. Maybe he thought the Sox played them tough? IDK. I’m gonna go watch a replay of a random Texas game as a thought experiment and as a way to detract myself from the chaotic state of my life at present time. 😆😵💫😆
October 31, 20241 yr Let's not forget ripping on the guys who are likely comprising 2/3rds of his 2025 roster probably isn't the best approach when Grifol already tried that approach and it only served to unify the players against him.
October 31, 20241 yr 13 minutes ago, hi8is said: I didn’t see much energy 😆 Perhaps they did show some and I just did not watch said game… that’s one thing I’m forgetting here… I didn’t watch games last year with nearly as much frequency. ALL of the games I did watch however, they looked dead. I thought they played hard all season. They were just terrible. Robert was the only guy who seemed like he didn't give a s%*#.
October 31, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: I thought they played hard all season. They were just terrible. Robert was the only guy who seemed like he didn't give a s%*#. Yeah it never really looked like they didn’t care. They just sucked (and were probably very frustrated at times).
October 31, 20241 yr 9 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: I thought they played hard all season. They were just terrible. Robert was the only guy who seemed like he didn't give a s%*#. Benintendi the first 3-4 months...before the managerial change.
October 31, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, WhiteSox2023 said: “I see some promise in some of the young players here and I think we can begin to build a winning culture, and eventually a winning team.” It’s really not that hard to not blatantly lie. You don't believe that at all. LOL.
October 31, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Tnetennba said: Texas swept the season series in 2024, but only one game was a blowout. Maybe he thought the Sox played them tough? IDK. Game 2 of the home series, Travis Jankowski robbed a 3-run Vaughn HR in the bottom of the 9th to save a victory.
October 31, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, hi8is said: Oh dear God… On the call with Venable, one of the press corps asked, ”In addition to your positive impression of Chris Getz, what else about this team attracted you to this position and gave you confidence to take the job as manager?” His response brings me deep dread: ”I played against this team last year and saw them all bring energy and go out there and compete every day.” He most certainly was not watching the same team that we were. What in the world?!? Sounds like he will be a good drinking buddy for LaRussa.
October 31, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Tnetennba said: Maybe he did think they brought energy, but just completely lacked the talent to compete? They did lose a s%*# ton of close games because they couldn't score or hold leads. Yeah but we also witnessed crap like the hustling Cleveland batter beating a lolligagging Andrew Vaughn to first base. There was zero energy. Edited October 31, 20241 yr by FloydBannister1983
October 31, 20241 yr 9 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Game 2 of the home series, Travis Jankowski robbed a 3-run Vaughn HR in the bottom of the 9th to save a victory. The most painful call of the season IMO by Schriffen…. In a way that people who could actually relate to for once.
October 31, 20241 yr 16 minutes ago, WestEddy said: You don't believe that at all. LOL. You know he was responding to “What else is he supposed to say” don’t you? Why else would he put it in quotes?
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