My brain (what's left of it) said I should probably root for the Guardians, but my heart still hates them too much, so I'm glad the Rays won. ........go brewers!

11 minutes ago, JoeC said:

Anyone who thinks we could have caught Cleveland is crazy.

Huh? Is this sarcasm? The Sox literally choked the division lead away and finished 1 game behind the Guardians. The Sox were completely mediocre post-trade deadline and played to a 1 game below .500 record. One decent starter acquisition instead of Castillo could have easily been the difference in winning the division and beating them in the playoffs after a dominating 2-0 lead after 2 road games in a 5 game series. The Sox pretty much choked twice against the Guardians this year.

Edited 12 hours ago12 hr by WhiteSox2023

25 minutes ago, JoeC said:

Anyone who thinks we could have caught Cleveland is crazy.

I see what you did there.

17 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Huh? Is this sarcasm? The Sox literally choked the division lead away and finished 1 game behind the Guardians. The Sox were completely mediocre post-trade deadline and played to a 1 game below .500 record. One decent starter acquisition instead of Castillo could have easily been the difference in winning the division and beating them in the playoffs after a dominating 2-0 lead after 2 road games in a 5 game series. The Sox pretty much choked twice against the Guardians this year.

I think you missed the joke based on an infamous Jerry quote.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Flag_Trade

9 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

I think you missed the joke based on an infamous Jerry quote.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Flag_Trade

Yes, I did. Flew right over my head. Had the David Samson “2nd place is best” quotes in my head but not the White Flag trade. 🤣

Edited 12 hours ago12 hr by WhiteSox2023

20 hours ago, hankchifan said:

Rays get Peralta, and he wins the deciding game against the Guardians, with a post season record of 3-0 and 0.67 ERA. Whereas the Sox got Castillo instead, with no wins and 8.64 ERA. IF Getz would have swung a trade for Peralta, Sox would be going to the World Series IMO. That is why I don’t support Getz for Executive of the Year.

Should have gotten both Peralta and Castillo, if they had convinced themselves that Luis was a must have. Always get more than you think you need when it comes to pitching.

Hopefully lesson is learned because it’s a painful lesson.

We should be going to the WS indeed.

11 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

https://www.amazinavenue.com/new-york-mets-analysis/98808/mets-freddy-peralta-trade-return-prospects-new-york

The Mets finally found a package they liked for Freddy Peralta, moving him to Tampa Bay for three prospects most fans have likely never heard of. Indeed, none of these prospects ranked in the Rays’ top-10 per MLB pipeline.

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/who-will-be-the-next-mlb-gm-baseball-execs-discuss-the-top-candidates-for-front-office-jobs-around-the-league-183716356.html

Sox/former Rays' Asst GM Carlos Rodriguez finishes in Top 5 vote getters for future GMs, plus two votes for Barfield

two Guardians execs in Top 5

one vote for Rick Hahn lol

Jon Daniels, Senior Advisor, TB*	8
Brandon Gomes, General Manager, LAD	5
Mike Chernoff, General Manager, CLE*	4
Ben Sestanovich, Assistant General Manager, ATL	4
Matt Forman, Assistant General Manager, CLE*	4
James Click, VP, Strategy, TOR	4
Carlos Rodriguez, Assistant General Manager, CWS*	4
Thad Levine, Special Advisor, MIL*	3
Carter Hawkins, General Manager, CHC	3
Justin Hollander, General Manager, SEA	3
Michael Groopman, Assistant General Manager, BOS	2
Derek Falvey, former President of Baseball Ops, MIN	2
Josh Barfield, Assistant General Manager, CWS*	2
Randy Flores, Assistant General Manager, STL	2
Amiel Sawdaye, Assistant General Manager, AZ	2
Justin Horowitz, Assistant General Manager, WSH

Rich Hahn is still in baseball!?!????

1 minute ago, hi8is said:

Rich Hahn is still in baseball!?!????

He’s just an analyst for the MLB Network as far as I know.

1 hour ago, JoeC said:

Anyone who thinks we could have caught Cleveland is crazy.

Well played.

1 hour ago, JoeC said:

Anyone who thinks we could have caught Cleveland is crazy.

This post needs more love.

3 1/2 game lead insurmountable in the other direction

lmao BanniGetz

12 hours ago, JoeC said:

Anyone who thinks we could have caught Cleveland is crazy.

What are you talking about? If Sam catches that fly ball with 2 outs in the 9th, Sox finish ahead of Cleveland.