6 hours ago6 hr Making the playoffs is infinitely better than watching a 100 loss season.In spirit of this thread, ill keep my actual thoughts about this team to myself.
5 hours ago5 hr 2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:He's also hitting leadoff for the Sox today.Sox today are going to be like that scene in Varsity Blues where they get their teeth kicked in after spending a night at the strip club, scored with 'Thunderstruck'.
4 hours ago4 hr 1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said:Remember Ishbia at some point takes over, perhaps sooner rather than later, anything can happen.While we assume it is a silver lining, new ownership can be clueless. I just hope he is doing his research to what people that need to be replaced. Big money markets spend a great amount in the front office while other ones buy players in hopes of fixing glaring weaknesses. Reinsdorf has been burned many times in the FA market. I guess it never dawned on him the real problem.
4 hours ago4 hr 10 minutes ago, kitekrazy1 said:While we assume it is a silver lining, new ownership can be clueless. I just hope he is doing his research to what people that need to be replaced. Big money markets spend a great amount in the front office while other ones buy players in hopes of fixing glaring weaknesses. Reinsdorf has been burned many times in the FA market. I guess it never dawned on him the real problem.Look I will take "can be" over "absolutely and I have almost 50 years of failure to prove it".
4 hours ago4 hr 4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:Look I will take "can be" over "absolutely and I have almost 50 years of failure to prove it".A change in ownership is necessary, but not sufficient, to improve the fortunes of the Chicago White Sox.
4 hours ago4 hr 7 minutes ago, 35thstreetswarm said:A change in ownership is necessary, but not sufficient, to improve the fortunes of the Chicago White Sox.Look, we won't "know" anything until it happens, but even before he has owned the team, the work Ishbia did around getting the Sox a new stadium puts anything Jerry did in his near 50 years here to shame. I know this is a free preview, but I think I am going to keep my subscription to see what happens.
3 hours ago3 hr Well I derailed this thread making it about Reinsdorf.Watching Foul Territory about the Sox, they played a clip of the Brewers manager talking about the White Sox after the 2nd game and said watch out for them.I found outside resources talking about the White Sox were always positive this year. I never watched the Sox broadcast because I don't want to hear Griffen the cheerleader. Opposing broadcasts were offering analytical approach to the White Sox and you learned more. I was doing that before Griffen and Stone.
3 hours ago3 hr Should we start a dedicated negativity thread for all of our normal bickering and whatnot?
3 hours ago3 hr 7 minutes ago, kitekrazy1 said:Well I derailed this thread making it about Reinsdorf.Watching Foul Territory about the Sox, they played a clip of the Brewers manager talking about the White Sox after the 2nd game and said watch out for them.I found outside resources talking about the White Sox were always positive this year. I never watched the Sox broadcast because I don't want to hear Griffen the cheerleader. Opposing broadcasts were offering analytical approach to the White Sox and you learned more. I was doing that before Griffen and Stone.To be fair, he also wanted to be encouraging after all the Sox previous struggles and with McKinven going over there from his staff…but he’s right more often than Counsell and Stearns.
3 hours ago3 hr 17 minutes ago, JoeC said:Should we start a dedicated negativity thread for all of our normal bickering and whatnot?You mean the game thread?
2 hours ago2 hr 37 minutes ago, fathom said:You mean the game thread?I'm excited to read about how dogshit the team is tonight if they are down 1-0 in the third inning.
2 hours ago2 hr 1 minute ago, PaleAleSox said:I'm excited to read about how dogshit the team is tonight if they are down 1-0 in the third inning.You are excited because people waited three innings to panic? An inning without scoring is the end of the world.
2 hours ago2 hr 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:Look I will take "can be" over "absolutely and I have almost 50 years of failure to prove it".Like others am not happy with every baseball decision Reinsdorf has made over the years (especially to the extent he was responsible instead of Kenny and Hahn), but I have always been proud to be a White Sox fan, and more than ever now in 2026. One can assume that Ishbia has a better character than Reinsdorf (lol) or has the interests of the fan base as his priority, but what Ishbia is trying to do now is dripping with arrogance and self-interest.
2 hours ago2 hr 1 minute ago, tray said:Like others am not happy with every baseball decision Reinsdorf has made over the years (especially to the extent he was responsible instead of Kenny and Hahn), but I have always been proud to be a White Sox fan, and more than ever now in 2026. One can assume that Ishbia has a better character than Reinsdorf (lol) or has the interests of the fan base as his priority, but what Ishbia is trying to do now is dripping with arrogance and self-interest.Yes, because assuming the taxpayers will build you a third stadium in 40 years ISN'T the peak of arrogance.
1 hour ago1 hr 1 hour ago, tray said:Like others am not happy with every baseball decision Reinsdorf has made over the years (especially to the extent he was responsible instead of Kenny and Hahn), but I have always been proud to be a White Sox fan, and more than ever now in 2026. One can assume that Ishbia has a better character than Reinsdorf (lol) or has the interests of the fan base as his priority, but what Ishbia is trying to do now is dripping with arrogance and self-interest.What SHOULD he do then?A GoFundMe collection for stadium funds?JR already attempted begging in Springfield...Asking the Pope to do a special fundraiser?Over the last decade, the only owner who put winning first over everything else was Peter Seidler in SD...who was then criticized by the majority of his billionaire brethren for driving up FA prices and acting irresponsibly for a small market franchise. Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by caulfield12
1 hour ago1 hr 55 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:Yes, because assuming the taxpayers will build you a third stadium in 40 years ISN'T the peak of arrogance.The White Sox do not have not needed a new stadium (for 40 years?). I doubt some of the complainers have been to many games or parts of the Rate other than the cheap seats on the 500 level. The Rate is like many other stadiums, you get what you pay for. Personally, I take advantage of premium seating based on my age and financial ability, but there are many other areas in the park where fans can enjoy the outfield concourses...and I buy seats in the outfield (162,163) quite often. I love the location on the South side, easy parking next to the stadium, and not having to drive back downtown heavy traffic. Ishbia should leave the Rate alone for a while and focus on making the team and the neighborhood better. His priorities though are focused on his self-interests and expanding his personal wealth.
59 minutes ago59 min 4 minutes ago, nrockway said:why is this s%*# stickied lmaoProbably the same reason we're not allowed to put the admins on ignore.
58 minutes ago58 min 23 hours ago, Kyyle23 said:Truce.The playoffs are a reality now. The Sox are in it, we all just watched a young, fun team do something none of us could have truly predicted.Let’s bury grudges, arguments, resentment until the playoffs are over. That doesn’t mean don’t argue, that doesn’t mean put on a happy face about everything. That means things that have been going back and forth for 8 months stops until the playoffs are over. Forget what that person said in March, ignore the doom predictions made after the brewers series, and for gods sake let’s keep getz employed for a few more weeks. I’m not calling out anyone in specific, I am certainly guilty of both being incredibly pessimistic and bringing up old s%*#.It doesn’t have to be forever, let’s just enjoy the end of this summer ride into October and try to be a united front.Deal?I met some guy with a Sox hat from Lake in the Hills a few weeks back at Greek Islands. I was surprised that folks from far NW burbs travel to see the White Sox play, but good choice of a restaurant as a halfway stop.
50 minutes ago50 min 8 minutes ago, tray said:The White Sox do not have not needed a new stadium (for 40 years?). I doubt some of the complainers have been to many games or parts of the Rate other than the cheap seats on the 500 level. The Rate is like many other stadiums, you get what you pay for. Personally, I take advantage of premium seating based on my age and financial ability, but there are many other areas in the park where fans can enjoy the outfield concourses...and I buy seats in the outfield (162,163) quite often. I love the location on the South side, easy parking next to the stadium, and not having to drive back downtown heavy traffic. Ishbia should leave the Rate alone for a while and focus on making the team and the neighborhood better. His priorities though are focused on his self-interests and expanding his personal wealth."Ishbia should leave the Rate alone for a while and focus on making the team and the neighborhood better. His priorities though are focused on his self-interests and expanding his personal wealth."Have you read Ayn Randy b4?To get to the 3 million attendance that JR so desperately desires, your "convenient experience" would be totally ruined.Also, for many years, the Dodgers and Angels had some of the most affordable tickets and best attendance...the Dodgers still do, in fact. All that despite the high cost of living in SoCal. And maybe it was partially a trade off for many fans who couldn't access their games on tv for a number of years due to a previous owner's runaway greed to pad his own pockets on the backs of a historic franchise through that crazy RSN deal.But you certainly don't have to run middle class fans and families off by making the sport completely unaffordable, like a trip to Disneyland, either. Edited 49 minutes ago49 min by caulfield12
42 minutes ago42 min 18 minutes ago, tray said:The White Sox do not have not needed a new stadium (for 40 years?). I doubt some of the complainers have been to many games or parts of the Rate other than the cheap seats on the 500 level. The Rate is like many other stadiums, you get what you pay for. Personally, I take advantage of premium seating based on my age and financial ability, but there are many other areas in the park where fans can enjoy the outfield concourses...and I buy seats in the outfield (162,163) quite often. I love the location on the South side, easy parking next to the stadium, and not having to drive back downtown heavy traffic. Ishbia should leave the Rate alone for a while and focus on making the team and the neighborhood better. His priorities though are focused on his self-interests and expanding his personal wealth.I love that you think you get to decide what the Sox need. Under this regime and stadium they are literally last in MLB in revenues, and we have all seen 45 of the last 46 years end in failure. You get what you pay for after all, right? I get you have no standards and are easily satisfied with Perfectly Fine Field, but I would actually like to see this franchise have an opportunity to be competitive on an annual basis, and not just when the stars align. Th8s team NEEDS more revenue if it wants to be more than an occasional post season surprise.
40 minutes ago40 min The person who said they need to leave the Rate is Jerry. Jerry wants to move to the South Loop. Jerry hasn't invested in the Bridgeport neighborhood (unless parking lots are an investment). Jerry has made billions and watched his net worth explode since he bought the franchise.
34 minutes ago34 min The Milwaukee Brewers have a total tax payroll of $153,579,922 for the 2026 season...good for 19th and $50 million more than these current White Sox.Not to mention the new Rays Angels and Rockies ownership groups will likely improve those franchises.Only the Guardians and Rays can survive/even thrive, in the Bottom 5 in terms of payroll.Not that spending big actually guarantees a WS winner....it increases odds dramatically.
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