8 hours ago8 hr I believe the White Sox have shown that they can compete with any team. But I do believe that Will‘s lack of experience and his tendencies to make some in game decisions will prevent the White Sox from going all the way to the World Series. At least that will be one factor. I know he’s done a very good job for a relatively young manager….only two years, but I think he makes mistakes that more veteran managers do not make. Your thoughts?
8 hours ago8 hr Will's in game management is bad. Thats not what is stopping the Sox from the world series though. For that you can look to the entire starting rotation, Kolson, Mune, and friends.
8 hours ago8 hr Will makes some mistakes but yeah.Our starting pitching isn't near the level required to be serious contender.
8 hours ago8 hr The disdain for Will Venable from many posters on this site and elsewhere baffles me. Here's a guy who inherited a team that lost a record 121 games and has his team in the playoffs only two years later (after the team improved by 19 games in 2025). The team's only All-Star last year, who he was relying on as his No. 1 starter, is languishing in the minors. He has only truly reliable starter; is starting numerous rookies and wasn't really well-served by his GM during the trade deadline this year. He's Ivy League-educated, super-articulate with the media; a standup-guy who never throws any of his players under the bus; and he is apparently great in the clubhouse.He the hands-down Manager of the Year, if you ask me.
7 hours ago7 hr Will is part of the issue but not the biggest.The pitching staff doesn't have it in them to go very far.Plus the "home run or nothing" offense doesn't leave a lot of room for error.
7 hours ago7 hr Again, I am not convinced that Will's in game management is nearly as bad as many think. He's got a terrible pitching staff. Like one of the worst in the game. He's also got about half of a roster that completely forgot how to hit a baseball at once. It's hard to look like you know what you are doing when no matter who you send out there, they are going to be bad. This squad is on life support.
5 hours ago5 hr 41 minutes ago, The Grinder said:Im afraid of the dreaded one and done in the playoffsThat may very well happen but for the Sox to go from 102 losses to a winning season and get into the playoffs at all is pretty remarkable and noteworthy.
5 hours ago5 hr Just now, Lip Man 1 said:That may very well happen but for the Sox to go from 102 losses to a winning season and get into the playoffs at all is pretty remarkable and noteworthy.And something that 99 pct of us on here didn’t think was possible coming into the year
5 hours ago5 hr 15 minutes ago, fathom said:And something that 99 pct of us on here didn’t think was possible coming into the yearIf you break it down and look at the individual pieces on the roster, and then compare that to the record they have, there is no doubt he got pretty much everything he could have out of this roster as a whole. Don't get me wrong, in the minutia dudes make mistakes all season long, even the best of them. But when you look at the whole body of work, being .500 with this roster is a minor miracle.
5 hours ago5 hr 1 hour ago, The Grinder said:Im afraid of the dreaded one and done in the playoffsI mean at this point I wouldn’t even be mad. Most fun season of my life outside of 2005.
5 hours ago5 hr 5 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:If you break it down and look at the individual pieces on the roster, and then compare that to the record they have, there is no doubt he got pretty much everything he could have out of this roster as a whole. Don't get me wrong, in the minutia dudes make mistakes all season long, even the best of them. But when you look at the whole body of work, being .500 with this roster is a minor miracle.That's spot on. While the in game stuff can be mystifying in the larger picture hes done very well.
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