It comes down to the following: Cherington did some great things for the organization (prospects! WS!). However, he was directly responsible for last place finishes in 2014 and 2015. You need to look at both the good and the bad. Running a business and worrying about the long term is great. The problem is that Ben was unable to figure out how to stay competitive every year. That destroyed ratings and ticket sales and was ultimately bad for business.
Ben and DD both have their faults.
JH was completely unhinged on that radio appearance. I would take whatever he said with a grain of salt considering how he loves to kick people on their way out the door.
Did he cover himself in glory? Of course not. I think he was frustrated with the situation and didn't know how to be a leader. I can't see this situation happening the same way in Boston.
Step 1: Get some Hood Golden Egg Nog
Step 2: Add shots of Spiced Rum to taste
Step 3: Pinch of nutmeg
I'd also recommend some cookies to go on the side.
We will never really know who called specific shots. Who was the driving force behind signing Crawford, Panda, etc.? We can only look at the FO as a whole. Picking and choosing which guy is making certain moves is a foolish endeavor, imo.
Why not? It was his day to pitch. He earns his money by pitching well. If he doesn't want to play in a certain uni due to comfort, I believe he has that right. He wanted out and he got out. He clearly made the right call.
The Sox always wore the red jerseys for DLowe games. Was he being a bad teammate by wanting to chose the jerseys everyone wore?
Kenny Williams isn't a professional. A situation like that would not happen here. Chris Sale may be a little tightly wound, but I think this version of the Sox could use a little of that.
prospects that may never make the bigs > veteran players
As long as the Sox are able to identify the prospects they want to keep, I don't mind them dumping other prospects for pitching.
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/7/24/12263742/chris-sale-actually-knifed-up-white-sox-throwback-jerseys
Um, he was scheduled to start?
Sale wasn't getting along with ownership long before this incident happened. I can't fault a guy for not wanting to play for that organization.
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/03/chicago-white-sox-chris-sale-kenny-williams-adam-laroche-drake-mlb