Comments on: Something’s Bothering Me http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/08/29/somethings-bothering-me/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Wed, 05 Dec 2018 22:40:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Marty34 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/08/29/somethings-bothering-me/#comment-12011 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 19:47:38 +0000 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15984#comment-12011 I’m convinced it’s about draft position. Not fielding the best team possible after this prolonged stretch of misery is truly a kick in the teeth to Sox fans. Cooper had the audacity to complain about there being more opposition fans in the stands than White Sox fans too in the face of all this evidence of tanking. He can go too.

]]> By: Richard Whiting http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/08/29/somethings-bothering-me/#comment-11996 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:13:04 +0000 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15984#comment-11996 Raised a White Sox fan while living in Florida, Rhode Island, Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kansas (in first 15 years of life) and California for the last 52 years……I am quite disheartened as well. Watching the team lose for 7 straight years is crazy…my spouse asks me why I keep watching and I say it is because I like to abuse myself….anyway great article. Thanks

]]> By: Wayne Bryant http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/08/29/somethings-bothering-me/#comment-11981 Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:57:34 +0000 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15984#comment-11981 How about generating an end-season buzz for the Sox ?

]]> By: Wayne Bryant http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/08/29/somethings-bothering-me/#comment-11980 Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:53:14 +0000 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15984#comment-11980 It’s the same friggin thing.
The Sox are not owned by an affluent sportsman.
His wealth is realized after the sale of his sports assets.
His cabal bought the Sox and Bulls for pennies on the dollar.
He couldn’t afford to buy in his native NY and ironically he wouldn’t be able to afford either team today.
There was more to just getting a steal of a deal.
It required the resources to create a culture of generational competitiveness. 5 playoff appearances in 36 years of major market ownership is totally unacceptable.

The 2005 revival of Damn Yankees was enjoyable.
But that was his moment to create cultural change.
Instead he gave us the Brian Anderson Experience .
Saved game 163 in 2008, this team has been off the radar.
Now he’s playing games with Eloy.
The shutdown of Cease was eye-brow raising.
Don’t we play the Cubs at home in September.
Imagine Eloy in the lineup and Cease and Kopech pitching two of those games.
How about generating a buzz for the Sox going into the esx
May have increased those season ticket sales and get some d prospective young and vetted FAs to look our way.

]]> By: wsoxmark http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/08/29/somethings-bothering-me/#comment-11979 Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:39:27 +0000 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15984#comment-11979 Nick – I really enjoyed this article and have had similar feelings all season. There must be better talent to develop at the major league level than in AAA. I also find Ricky’s decision-making suspect and curious about his chances to manage the golden team once they all arrive.

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