8 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

I'm not even pissed off anymore. We got a clearer picture of the future with ownership. Just sit back and wait for it to unfold. What else is there to do? 

Thats the most exciting thing going on right now

14 minutes ago, T R U said:

This post makes more sense for any Dodgers fans bitching about their 1-4 start.

Death, taxes, and the optimistic people shitting on everyone who is pissed off about this organization. Never fails.

I'm not "shitting on people who are pissed off." Let's just be pissed off at the 101 actual real things worth being pissed off about!

This is the problem with discussion here.  If you're not pissed off 100% of the time at 100% of things that happen, you're accused of water carrying for the org or saying there's nothing worth being pissed about.

There's a ton! So talk about that, and not the freaking Cactus League standings.

Anderson must be working on something lmao

Caulfield can we get a run differential update?

Well that was bad 

It's crazy that even in spring there's not one hitter who looks remotely good......like nobody. 

Getz has to know he's getting fired or reassigned when Ishbia takes over.

Maybe he will work again in baseball but never a GM again.

Better off than Hahn...except Rick made a bundle of money for 10-15 years.

8 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

I'm not "shitting on people who are pissed off." Let's just be pissed off at the 101 actual real things worth being pissed off about!

This is the problem with discussion here.  If you're not pissed off 100% of the time at 100% of things that happen, you're accused of water carrying for the org or saying there's nothing worth being pissed about.

There's a ton! So talk about that, and not the freaking Cactus League standings.

Fair enough, but this is a game thread and once again they’re getting drilled there’s not going to be much positive outlook with in the moment reaction. 

39 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Still the biggest Baldwin supporter on this board. He is for sure one of their best 9.

You are and he definitely deserves a OD role.  He’s one of a handful of guys that I think beats expectations this year.

1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:

Announcers wondering why Benintendi and Vaughn are not stars due to draft position lol.

Add Madrigal.

So that's what Rick Hahn is up to these days huh.

No way in hell Anderson can be the closer.

 

A lot of prognosticators had Colorado winning less games than the Sox this year.

No way.

10 minutes ago, T R U said:

Anderson must be working on something lmao

He’s trying hard to retain his major league career, but failing miserably.

10 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Caulfield can we get a run differential update?

White Sox -26

Dodgers -15  DBacks -17

Nobody else in the majors in double digital in this category.

Edited February 25, 20251 yr by caulfield12

I sense a disturbance in the force 

28 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Do we have to do this thing where we pretend not to understand that process > results in spring?

Process: Colson punishes a low fastball.

Result: Inning ending out for a hitless day.

Which piece is more predictive? 

You can have a bad process and get bad results, like the 2024 Sox. You can also have a good process and still get bad results, like the Dodgers 1-4 spring record this year. The Rockies had a .586 win% in spring last year, and then had a 101 loss season. 

The process is the informative piece rather than the record itself. The Sox being bad at both doesn't magically make the record matter. I don't care about Cactus League standings, I care about the process improving.

But of course, everyone here knows that already, because none of you would be infused with optimism by a bunch of spring wins driven by errors from opposing AA defenders or lighting up camp invite reclamation projects (though, of course, when OUR #96 filler from the backfields gets lit up, it's totally predictive of the season to come...)

Judge the process. Or don't, I admit that it's a pain with inconsistent broadcasts and data. But then also don't be a spring training box score watcher declaring that you know they'll be bad because Colson went 0-3 and a pitcher working on a new FB shape gave up contact that got misplayed into runs by a MiLB deal guy who won't make the team.

So much server space here is wasted performatively complaining about silly fake things when there are actual real things to complain about and it makes it so discouraging to try to have actual baseball conversations.

To be honest, there is nothing more ridiculous than a spring training game thread.  Small sample sizes, uneven matchups, guys ramping up and working through stuff, weather effects, etc..all ignored for the hottest of takes.

8 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Getz has to know he's getting fired or reassigned when Ishbia takes over.

Maybe he will work again in baseball but never a GM again.

Better off than Hahn...except Rick made a bundle of money for 10-15 years.

We can only hope.  He’s the one GM proving that ST can correlate directly to the regular season.

7 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

To be honest, there is nothing more ridiculous than a spring training game thread.  Small sample sizes, uneven matchups, guys ramping up and working through stuff, weather effects, etc..all ignored for the hottest of takes.

That said, I'm going to proclaim Getz's brilliance in acquiring Teel based on that one simulated game homer off of Sasaki today. More of that, please. 

7 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

To be honest, there is nothing more ridiculous than a spring training game thread.  Small sample sizes, uneven matchups, guys ramping up and working through stuff, weather effects, etc..all ignored for the hottest of takes.

Anderson was never in a million years good enough to be a big league closer.

Don't need stats to bear that out.

If not for White Sox he doesn't have a big league salary anywhere else.

5 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

That said, I'm going to proclaim Getz's brilliance in acquiring Teel based on that one simulated game homer off of Sasaki today. More of that, please. 

Sure...might as well retain one silver of hope lol.

If Anthony and Campbell become stars in Boston we're still wondering what could have been...Marcelo Mayer was the only one that could have been pried loose, but then no Teel and Braden packaged together.

Edited February 25, 20251 yr by caulfield12

25 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Can we at least not pretend that most of these concerns aren't directly due to either previous concerns over a particular player, or the fact that this was literally the worst team in the history of MLB, and people don't need to be gaslit for remember that?

who the f*** was bitching about Colson's spring training stats? Nobody.

10 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

To be honest, there is nothing more ridiculous than a spring training game thread.  Small sample sizes, uneven matchups, guys ramping up and working through stuff, weather effects, etc..all ignored for the hottest of takes.

At the same time, I wouldn’t be using Colson as a basis for an argument. He sucked last year and is swinging through 89 mph fastballs today. There’s definitely cause for concern with him, especially how important he is to the future of this team. 

5 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

who the f*** was bitching about Colson's spring training stats? Nobody.

Perhaps he made up an example that was indicative of the complaints so as not to single out a person for their inane BS. 

6 minutes ago, T R U said:

At the same time, I wouldn’t be using Colson as a basis for an argument. He sucked last year and is swinging through 89 mph fastballs today. There’s definitely cause for concern with him, especially how important he is to the future of this team. 

 

For reference: only Giancarlo Stanton swung the bat faster than 78.8 MPH on average in 2024. This is a fantastic sign. https://t.co/Z6BAdeXSoN

— Dylan (@NotCease) February 25, 2025

 

5 minutes ago, T R U said:

At the same time, I wouldn’t be using Colson as a basis for an argument. He sucked last year and is swinging through 89 mph fastballs today. There’s definitely cause for concern with him, especially how important he is to the future of this team. 

He can drill low fast balls.

That's a known.

Fielding and belt high and above FBs are the unknown.

Typically lefty hitting profile really.

Just has to hit 230 or 240...no sub 200's numbers like Gallo.

Or MMadonado.  Also 0/6 on the spring.  There's a correlation with him he absolutely sucks offensively.

Starting to feel like this historically bad team may still be historically bad