These knobs bestowed the honor of 2017 Chicago Sportsperson (groan) of the Year to Rick Hahn.

I get that it wasn't a banner year in Chicago sports, but no way. This is dumb. This is the GM-infatuation gone too fucking far. The Sox won 67 games last year and they are giving the man who orchestrated the roster accolades.

WHAT

I'm on board with the White Sox rebuild because I have to be, and I think Hahn has done a good job.

This is stupid and I do not like it.

nomination denied, #1 farm system in all of baseball

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I'm with Ogie.

Finally picked a lane and got quite a haul. Going to be interesting to watch what happens.

I agree as well.

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America nailed this one

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Rick Hahn has been the GM of the White Sox for 5 years. Over that time their record is 357-453. That's a .440 winning percentage and an avg of 71 wins a season. There is only 1 team (can you guess who it is) in all of baseball who has won fewer games over that time period. But hey, he traded two of the best left handed pitchers in all of baseball for a bunch of minor leaguers so lets give him an award!

i wouldnt get too bent out of shape by clickbait space filling end of year BS

AAA attendance championshoip.

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Is it the Phils?

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It is the Phils. Good work. They only won 346 games over the last five years. I thought it would be Cincinnati or the Padres but they both have won 366. The Twins are 3rd at 363 wins.

He's not even a sportsperson.

If it makes you feel better the Sox actually tried to win in four of those seasons.

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Robin Ventura was 375-435 as Sox manager. That's a .463 winning percentage. However the final 4 years under Ventura, saw the Sox go 290-358 which pencils out to a .447 winning percentage. You wanted the Sox to keep Ventura, but you aren't happy with Hahn. Pick a lane. Either winning percentage matters, or it doesn't.

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This guy gets it.

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Zach Miller's last year of eligibility and he gets passed over.

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No, he doesn't get it. He loved Robin Ventura who was a terrible manager and a loser. How can he love a manager with a .450 win %, but hate a GM with a .440 win%?

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You’d have to ask him.

His point about Hahn’s failures is unassailable though.

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Keyser could logically argue that Ventura outperformed expectations given the poor quality of talent Hahn put on the field.

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I believe under Ventura's guidance the Sox outperformed their pythag record every year.

But then we would have to acknowledge that Kenny was heavily involved with those teams and the players on them.

And Kenny's meddling was a main reason that Ventura left.

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Kenny’s record during the 5 years before Hahn was 420-391. That’s a .518 winning percentage and an avg of 84 wins a season.

Hahn’s teams have finished 4th four times and 5th once. They have finished an astounding 117.5 games out of first place. Holy fuck

What about the manager that you wanted to keep with a .440 winning percentage?

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Nobody could win with Hahn's players

The award should go to Bobby Portis

Yup.

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Drazen Petrovic's ghost is weeping

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