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Source: the Chicago
#WhiteSox
have opened contract extension talks with outfielder Luis Robert. No details on willingness or expectation but the deal would likely be in the 8 year $80-$90 million range.
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Who is going to hold Khalil Mack all game on Sunday now that David Bakhtiari is out?
#Bears
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Tony La Russa has been clueless multiple times this year in regards to actual rules but he apparently knows all of the unwritten ones.
#WhiteSox
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Sources: The
#WhiteSox
and Yoan Moncada are in discussions on a contract extension. It should be for 6+ seasons and the total outlay would be the largest in franchise history if completed.
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A 76-year-old guy who evaded two DUI charges is talking about consequences for a rookie of the year candidate hitting a meaningless home run. Thanks, Jerry.
#WhiteSox
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Jerry Reinsdorf has owned the
#WhiteSox
for 41 years and they’ve made the playoffs seven times without a playoff series win since 2005. And the color analyst is criticizing the fanbase for not being satisfied. It’s unreal.
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Ozzie Guillen publicly lobbying for the
#WhiteSox
managerial job will be even more interesting after a 3-6 start.
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The Tony La Russa experience will end after two seasons. Who could've possibly seen this not working out? If Jerry Reinsdorf didn't stumble into Michael Jordan, he'd be considered one of the very worst professional sports owners of all time. He might be anyway.
#WhiteSox
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Justin Fields might ultimately not be good enough but trying to turn him into Jared Goff doesn’t make sense. The
#Bears
offensive coaching staff is a big problem. They’ve taken what Fields is excellent at and stopped doing it intentionally. Ugly.
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The
#WhiteSox
didn’t want this guy anymore
Carlos Rodón, 99mph ⛽️
12th K and CG.
Inject this into my veins.
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That PI call on Kyle Fuller was exactly what happened to Allen Robinson in the 1st half. This officiating crew is an absolute dumpster fire. Just completely influencing the outcomes of games.
#Bears
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The
#WhiteSox
can’t legitimately say they’re serious about contending while continuing the Dallas Keuchel experience. This is over. It’s a sunk cost and the time to move on is now.
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How is Jerry Reinsdorf not being destroyed publicly? He really is the worst. Pockets money during a 5 year rebuild, forced Tony La Russa on everyone and now he’s going to cut payroll. He sucks. His reign can’t end soon enough.
#WhiteSox
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Jerry Reinsdorf was morally opposed to hiring AJ Hinch. He couldn’t get past the cheating scandal. Let that sink in for you.
#WhiteSox
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The
#WhiteSox
have AJ Pollock, Eloy Jimenez and Adam Engel on the roster but Leury Garcia is playing left field. Someone must take the keys away from Tony La Russa.
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The
#Bears
needed to either fire Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy or give them extensions. Assistant coaches aren’t coming to a lame duck operation. George McCaskey just doesn’t understand. Ownership matters.
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The
#WhiteSox
might have the best bullpen in the American League. Liam Hendriks is a really big addition. He’s been very good.
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I guess Jake Burger doesn’t deserve another opportunity to start after last night. The guy was the 11th pick in the country for a reason. He should be playing consistently.
#WhiteSox
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And
@MLBBruceLevine
just blamed
#WhiteSox
fans for not attending games. This is the reason why San Diego in market 27 is different. Bruce remains a total shill for ownership. It helps you stay employed a long time so good for him I guess.
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The
#Bears
will have a top five pick in the 2023 draft and over $100 million in cap space. I’ll start to make declarations on this regime after that. Doing so now or during this intentionally lost season is foolhardy.
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Andrew Vaughn is a hugely important part of the
#WhiteSox
present and future and treating him like a part-time player in order to play less important guys is counterproductive to the supposed window we always hear about.
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Justin Fields played 15 games and accumulated nearly 3,400 total yards and 25 touchdowns playing with mostly mailmen and record store salesmen in one of the most entertaining
#Bears
seasons of my lifetime.
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A rotation of Lucas Giolito, Lance Lynn, Dylan Cease and Michael Kopech is pretty special. Imagine that same group with Carlos Rodon in it.
#WhiteSox
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If the
#WhiteSox
continue to get this version of Jose Abreu, they’re winning the American League Central.
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Tonight should be Reynaldo Lopez’s final start for the
#WhiteSox
. It’s over. Hopefully Rodon can surprise next week.
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White Sox fans: No not AJ Hinch, he's a cheater.
Nightengale: The White Sox might hire Tony La Russa.
White Sox fans: For the love of everything holy, please hire AJ Hinch.
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This
#WhiteSox
team really isn’t very fun at all. It’s 19 games and I’m already apathetic to the outcomes. They don’t walk or hit for enough power and the pitching staff constantly walks people. It’s a horrible product. The organization needs a total overhaul. Brutal.
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Steve Stone openly questioning Tony La Russa's decision making today is an interesting development.
#WhiteSox
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This could very likely mean nothing but Andrew Vaughn has taken reps in right field this week at the
#WhiteSox
alternate site location in Schaumburg. Could be a development to monitor down the stretch.
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We’ve waited years to root on a good
#WhiteSox
team. Give me the expanded playoffs. They have one of the most exciting teams in the AL. Whatever the length is, bring it on. Give me playoff baseball in 2020. I’m in.
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Source: It should be obvious but the
#WhiteSox
have a deal with prep right hander Jared Kelley. He'll sign with the club instead of attending Texas this fall.
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This was the day that the
#WhiteSox
died.
It’s a Tuesday in February, and Yermin Mercedes is throwing his 3-0 tank off Willians Astudillo on his IG Story
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Remember, Carlos Rodòn’s cost to the
#WhiteSox
in 2022 would’ve been equal to Joe Kelly, Johnny Cueto and Josh Harrison combined.
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The
#WhiteSox
lost Alex Colome, James McCann and Dane Dunning. They've added Lance Lynn, Liam Hendriks and Adam Eaton and will get mostly full seasons from 4 top 60 prospects. There aren't many teams adding Andrew Vaughn, Michael Kopech, Garrett Crochet and Nick Madrigal.
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This whole time, Matt Patricia was just a sleeper agent with ultimate goal of Matthew Stafford finishing his career for the
#Patriots
. Belichick plays chess man.
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Nick Madrigal is on the field in Schaumburg right in front of me. This isn’t true.
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A.J. Hinch could have managed the
#WhiteSox
for the next decade. It’s the best job available. Instead, they’ll be changing managers again within 3 seasons. An example of short-sighted decision making.
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The rest of the world gets a glimpse at what it’s like to root for a team owned by Jerry Reinsdorf. He’s been the biggest detriment to their success in 40 years of ownership. Congrats
#WhiteSox
fans.
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Tim Anderson and Yoán Moncada can only play once today but Leury Garcia and Josh Harrison will play twice. Tony La Russa should be fired. Too bad the front office doesn’t have that type of power.
#WhiteSox
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Carlos Rodòn should’ve been a
#WhiteSox
forever. It was never happening but it should’ve. And they willingly let him go for nothing. It’s still unreal.
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If the
#WhiteSox
don’t acquire a left-handed bat today, the front office is telling you that they’re satisfied with the production of Leury Garcia and Gavin Sheets.
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It was brutal for
#WhiteSox
fans to have two off days this week. Now they have 17 games in 17 days leading up to the playoffs. Buckle up.
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Had the
#WhiteSox
launched Tony La Russa at the All Star Break, they’d be in first place right now and I can’t be convinced otherwise. Such a frustrating year.
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The
#WhiteSox
have 18 wins but they have two superstars on their team. Maybe they should act like a big boy organization and build around those guys.
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Yoelki Cespedes is the
#1
international prospect at
@MLBPipeline
and
#12
at
@BaseballAmerica
. He needs some minor league team but it's a pretty significant addition for Marco Paddy and the
#WhiteSox
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Jim Boylen makes $1.6 million. One of the lowest sums of money in the league for a head coach. The
#Bulls
are worth $3.2 billion. They can't afford to upgrade though. I hope fans remember that when they receive their call about season tickets.
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Mike Clevinger apparently wanted to play for the
#WhiteSox
. This shouldn't be a surprise at this point. If ownership decides to continue spending money, convincing great players to come to the south side will no longer be an issue.
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Yasmani Grandal was one of the best catchers in baseball the last two years. It was a great signing for the
#WhiteSox
and they should keep spending on similarly priced players in free agency. It’s been an awful year but the process behind that signing was correct.
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Jerry Reinsdorf paid all of his employees in 2020 and he deserves credit for that. He runs his baseball team like a family corner store though and they’re a World Series contender. He deserves to be criticized for that.
#WhiteSox
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The
#Bears
have one of the best wide receiver duos in football, a likely top ten defense and are about to select the most talented quarterback in team history; someone with transcendent star upside to boot. These are exciting times.
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2021 first rounder and
#WhiteSox
top prospect Colson Montgomery walked six times with three hits and two doubles in his opening series with the
@Kcannonballers
in Low-A.
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The
#WhiteSox
won’t trade their very top prospects and they shouldn’t. They should probably get Trevor Bauer or Lance Lynn if attainable though. This team could honestly win the World Series. That shouldn’t be a far fetched thought at this point.
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#WhiteSox
top prospect Colson Montgomery has been promoted to Double-A. He'll join the
@BhamBarons
for their series starting tomorrow night against
@trashpandas
at Regions Field.
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Security took this sign because the
@whitesox
are so soft. Always worried about what others think. I can just picture Scott Reifert frantic on the phone worried about Jerry’s feelings even though billionaires don’t have feelings. Discontent is growing. Good luck controlling it.
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I was very critical of Tony La Russa in Cincinnati. He deserves credit for the Kansas City series though. Inserting Danny Mendick into RF vs LHP and moving Grandal in front of some hitters paid off. 19-13 and in a really good spot.
#WhiteSox
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I'm excited for Lenyn Sosa to sit on the big league bench tonight and watch Josh Harrison play second base in person.
#WhiteSox
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What a bunch of babies. It’s professional sports. Spare me.
#Twins
broadcast “I don’t like it, id rather the professional baseball player take it right down the middle and potentially get clowned by a position player who’s pitching” 🤡 🤡
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The
#WhiteSox
had this right there for them. A.J. Hinch was the guy. He wanted the job. Right there for the taking. Jerry Reinsdorf had to have Tony La Russa. I hate this organization so much sometimes. It’s incredibly frustrating.
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Josh Harrison is a stellar defender and has been just above league average offensively the last two years. He’s also fun and I’m glad he’s on my favorite team.
#WhiteSox
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No Yasmani Grandal or Yoán Moncada for the
#WhiteSox
today. At least these games aren’t important or anything.
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Calling up Lenyn Sosa again for Leury Garcia to play shortstop anyway is the microcosm of the dysfunction prevalent in this
#WhiteSox
organization. Tony La Russa is so very bad at this and there’s nothing anyone can do about it.
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You could reasonably argue that the
#Bulls
could have a team with Zach Lavine, Demar DeRozan, Tyrese Halliburton, Wendell Carter, Lauri Markkanen and Franz Wagner right now. There’s a legitimate claim to be made that AK should be fired.
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The
#WhiteSox
are heavy division favorites which makes them title contenders. They are very good. Spending $30 million on 3 relievers and 2 utility guys while ignoring their two biggest needs is terrible process however.
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Jake Eder is really good. I'm fine with this move. Selling high at the moment is smart for the
#WhiteSox
. I'll be rooting for Jake Burger forever though.
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The
#WhiteSox
now have Deivi Garcia, Touki Touissant, Brent Honeywell and Luis Patino. The only problem is that it’s now 2023.
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The
#WhiteSox
refuse to remove one of the very worst players in baseball from their roster and he constantly comes up in big spots. You reap what you sow.
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From what I understand, Jerry Reinsdorf hasn’t been an issue in CBA talks. He has a reputation as a labor hawk but he also despises Rob Manfred and was very much against his promotion.
#WhiteSox
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I truly don't understand what the
#WhiteSox
are doing. There have been multiple instances in the series where they honestly seem like they're trying to lose baseball games. This one is pretty important tonight.
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What is wrong with the
#WhiteSox
? Leury Garcia sucks at baseball. You called up Lenyn Sosa from AA and this idiot of a manager plays a guy that is horrible instead of a guy that might be not horrible. I’ll just never understand. It’s completely maddening.
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Part of me wants the
#WhiteSox
to go 0-8 on this road trip just to see if they'd change anything.
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I don’t need to see Nick Williams ever again. Why is a supposed championship contender willingly starting a AAAA player? It just makes zero sense.
#WhiteSox
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I’m actually glad the American League Central is a little bit better. Sleep walking through that thing really didn’t help the
#WhiteSox
last year. This front office needs to have the pressure on it as well.
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That’s a great job by Dallas Keuchel. We’ve all been tough on him and that’s a quality effort against a great offense. Kudos to him.
#WhiteSox
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Luis Robert hasn't been just the best player on the
#WhiteSox
in 2020. He's been the best player in the American League.
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I’m not interested in anyone’s thoughts on why 60-65 baseball games isn’t a “real season” anyway. Go bother someone else with that nonsense. I just want to watch baseball this summer.
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Lenyn Sosa should be playing shortstop every day in Tim Anderson’s absence. Leury Garcia likely plays instead though because the
#WhiteSox
are very poorly run.
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Jerry Reinsdorf is fine with this. It starts and ends with him. It’s his baseball team and he allows it to happen.
#WhiteSox
Filed to ESPN: Former White Sox reliever Keynan Middleton documents dysfunction as he saw it in Chicago. ‘No rules': Ex-White Sox pitcher rips club's culture
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At this point, the
#WhiteSox
just pretend that Tony La Russa was never here right? Just keep playing games and never make any mention of it again.
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What are the
#WhiteSox
good at? I’m serious right now. The tv broadcast was excellent and the ballpark food is good but expensive. The organization has zero redeeming qualities right now and there’s one man to blame for all of it.
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The
#WhiteSox
offense is atrocious and the main reason why the team is mediocre but Tony La Russa being the manager still is absurd. He’s just so extremely awful at the job.
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One name I'm expecting the
#WhiteSox
to target this off-season is righty Marcus Stroman. Lots of grounders, great fit for home ballpark and the organization has had interest in him since his time at Duke.
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Jerry Reinsdorf sucks. He’s made me despise my favorite team and I hate it. The
#WhiteSox
might be the worst run organization in all of professional sports right now. His reign of terror continues.
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Yasmani Grandal was given a 4-year $73 million deal. Ricky Renteria is already sitting him in favor of inferior players. I was worried about having this many options at 1B/DH/C.
#WhiteSox
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The
#WhiteSox
shouldn’t be trading Liam Hendriks as has been suggested by many fans. They should keep him, spend money this off-season and try to win the World Series in 2023.
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