Originally posted by SI1020

For  those of you who think some of us are wrong for not liking JR. He has a history dating back to before he owned the Sox. Take the time to look things up and then come to your own conclusions. Nobody wants him to spend money like a boob ( see Hicks in Texas). Just act like he really wants to win and don't patronize Sox fans. We're not Cubs fans and won't be so easily fooled by owners who want to play us like a violin.

 

Well put. Nobody here is saying spend millions on has beens simply because of name recognition. We've all been saying this team needs a quality starter for months now. Think JR is gonna seriously pursue a Clemens or Maddux? Get real. This, in a season, when the White Sox host the All-Star game, the taxpayers are paying for more renovations to JR's designed park(money is coming from the Soldier Field Project coincidentally), Thomas salary will be deferred (if he's on the White Sox), and ticketprices have been raised after two seasons in a row where the White Sox were fortunate to finish .500. After all this, a decent owner would ATTEMPT to turn a corner. Not JR though. He's pretty much already said there will be no "blockbuster" changes this offseason. So how do the JR sympathizers defend this?

when did he say no blockbuster moves???

Originally posted by soxfan420

when did he say no blockbuster moves???

 

Wasn't the Organizations exact words but KW said there were not going to be, something along the lines of, significant changes during the offseason at seasons end. And that phrasing only comes from one man..... JR!

Can anyone give me a good reason to like JR? Until then, stop telling me i shouldnt hate him.

I agree, its really hard to judge anyone that works under JR cause you just don't know what is their work and what is JR's.

 

I mean, would KW of made the Ritchie deal if he could of simply went out and spend 6 million or so on a pitcher?

 

I don't think he would of, but instead, KW is told to find a diamond in the rough and it makes it so much harder to do. Not sympathizing the move cause it was a terrible one and KW deserves the heat for making it.

Originally posted by SI1020

For  those of you who think some of us are wrong for not liking JR. He has a history dating back to before he owned the Sox. Take the time to look things up and then come to your own conclusions. Nobody wants him to spend money like a boob ( see Hicks in Texas). Just act like he really wants to win and don't patronize Sox fans. We're not Cubs fans and won't be so easily fooled by owners who want to play us like a violin.

 

 

and the congregation rose from their pews and gave a big AMEN BROTHER........ he dont have to spend millions to make us know he wants to win.. all he has to do is quit letting kenny make boneheaded moves............lol......

What does this thread have to do with Foulke?

Well it started with Foulke ,but eventually it turned into Foulke leaving cause JR was cheap and we all know how much people like talking about JR.