They also have a load of young pitchers coming up in the next couple years. Padres rebuild is what the Sox rebuild should look like.

I don't blame Machado for picking the Padres over the Sox. They are far superior in every way.

The thing that is ridiculous is that the Sox road should be so much easier than the Padres because of the division that they are in. The Padres have the DODGERS to contend with and while the Giants are down right now, they are a first class organization and will likely not be down for very long.

This is also why I am so down on the White Sox ever since they made those stupid trades. They not only blew it on the trade notion to begin with but blew it on the players that they got in return. I hope that I am wrong but I don't see these guys as being difference makers to lead them into prominence.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

The White Sox are fine as long you you know they have no idea what they're doing and operate like they're in 1999.

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Maybe that is the best plan....if it is 1999 then they got 2005 coming again

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Lightning in a bottle part 2

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That's the best one can hope for as a Sox fan.

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I don't know, maybe in addition to batting .350 and hitting 40 homers, Eloy Jimenez can also pitch and manage.

You should be hoping Jerry dies and the team is sold, new ownership that demands success.

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When he dies the business will just go to his idiot son and doofus daughter-in-law and the rest of his stupid family.

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Plane crash could wipe em all out

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Hearing some of these excuses on other message boards and twitter are just ridiculous.

That money will be spent.
He was not worth it.
Next years FA.
Offered the highest offer.
2005 didn't have a superstar player.
ect ect ect


I think now a days, you need 1-2 of these types of players on your roster or atleast a legit 3-4 hitter combo. I think we can assume, Eloy is going to be something really good. Let us say he is the 40hr 100+rbi guy. Jerry has shown he is not interested in going after a legit superstar via FA. So where does the other hitter come from? I really do not see anyone in the minors with that type of power, and it is not even close. I think Moncada is going to take a step, but he is not going to be that type of hitter. So, this leaves either the trade market, in which you would need an asset(s) to give up, which kills your minor leagues, and I do not think someone is going to give up that type of hitter. Or.....We become the Pirates, which I think we are well on our way of being. It is sad as a Sox fan in my 30s, that I am wishing for a change in ownership.

You are already the Pirates. It took them about 25 years to get back to the playoffs. 2040 says hello.

Welcome to the board, Jack. Thanks again for keeping your day job and not becoming a full-time musician. You’ll fit in just fine around here, you’re so feisty

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I like the way you think

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul