The Epic Failure of the 2022 Chicago White Sox 

As someone who was pulling for them considering i had them winning the pennant, I was right there with you thinking some weeks they were finally breaking through, and others where they looked like crap.

We got someone even better, Pedro Grifol looks AMAZING. My friend saw him manage in Venezuela and said the guy is essentially a dignified Ozzie Guillen or Joe Espada but with some Jack McKeon fire.

@@fallen4life080grifol sucks

All of those topics would be interesting, though the Yankees getting demolished in the ALCS was expected....I think the team we saw in the 2nd half and playoffs were the real Yankees, the team I thought would land in the mid-80s in wins and not end up with 99 and a 1st round bye. Totally outclassed by the Astros like most other teams.

Pretty much sums it up

I wouldn't say dropping a home run approach is a bad thing as that's been the Yankees downfall for years. Everything else you said though, those are things that need to change. What the Yankees and White Sox should realize and it's amazing they don't as professionals is baseball is very situational and your approach needs to be different depending on every single situation.

We need a hitting coach that emphasizes our hitters drawing walks. We were near the bottom in that category this year. Get those runners on base so we can score runs!!!

@@homerunproductions162The 2022 Houston Astros were just on another Plane. To Quote Jomboy “They were the most Complete Team of the MLB and most Stellar AL Club”. They’re Bullpen was Destructive. That’s why the White Sox burned out. The Astros were just simply better.

Talk about being a nightmare for the prediction business

I really was disenchanted with La Russa ever since the Mercedes incident. I think the team is better off without him.

@@homerunproductions162 yea I hope this doesn't come off as too harsh to La Russa but it was sad to see a legend like him go out that way and I wish he'd stayed retired

That makes sense. They have definitely found success without signing the big time names but so far that success has been pretty limited.

I keep saying that if the Bulls/Sox want to win they have to get rid of Reinsdorf. He's about as bad as "Dollar" Bill Wirtz. Maybe not that bad.

He is an awful owner. Credit Micheal and Jerry Krause for the rings. It's time he sells the team to someone who gives a damn about the fan base.

@@chipramsey9895Remember that 2010 NBA free agent class where the Bulls prized free agent was Carlos Boozer? Their anecdote to get past Miami was replacing Watson with a washed up Rip Hamilton. Ditto Pau Gasol and many others. Only once spending over the cap in 2013-14 which lasted a month before shipping Deng. The 2005 Sox simply caught lightening in a bottle with an unexpectedly high performing starting rotation while subtracting Lee and Magglio for Dye, Scotty Pods and AJ. That was a roster constructed for 2nd place and scored almost a run fewer than 04. The Reinsdorf way. I'm a Cub fan that sees right through his strategy.

You're absolutely spot on. Reinsdorf only cares about making money. He let go of the greatest athlete ever to play any professional sport. Jordan wanted to continue to win championships. Everything Reinsdorf says about wanting to win is a lie. Let's see, one championship in 42 years with the Sox. 1/42 = pathetic. He inherited Jordan. Jordan is the only reason the Bulls won championships. Who breaks up a championship team??? Jerry does, to get a better ROI. Reinsdorf makes more money if his teams come in 2nd or 3rd place.

La Russa was dead to me ever since the Yermin Mercedes incident

@@homerunproductions162 this is the way

Maybe the managerial change will be the kick they need. Not getting the results from a talented team...that's usually on the manager.

@@homerunproductions162 Yes, that's my theory. Our AAA lineup played Iike they had something to prove. But our core lineup played like they were expected to win without any leadership, like they just clocked in for work and clocked out.

It's not too often the White Sox have big expectations so I'm sure it was infuriating that they could never put a run together

I wonder what he was even thinking dragging old man La Russa out of retirement. 10 years out of the dugout and mid-70s, just no.

Thanks!

LOL "the most mid team" that's perfect

Yeah but they made the moves to make it a 3rd year in a row but I guess the white sox curse kicked in

If you did it in 2020 it would’ve made no sense because it was the same matchup as Lakers vs Heat but SFFT vs SFOG would’ve been really good (Astros vs Braves)

I actually just wrote up this park battle and will be dropping that Thursday.

@@homerunproductions162 woah! Cool! Ty

Without Abreu and Hendricks itll be harder. Benintendi was a good pickup. Cleveland is only getting better. Their window may be closing fast

Yasmani Grandal proving that a major league hitter can indeed be THAT bad

By the end I'll give you that much

HAha...I think this year's Padres were last year's White Sox

Join old man Greinke

This isnt about the Guardians tho, i did make a whole video about their 2022 season if you wanna check that out. The white sox failure to be a good team was completely independent of the Guardians.

@@homerunproductions162 You are right, I had not seen your video about Cleveland's 2022 season. I just did and you did a good job of explaining how your expectations about the Guardians was far exceeded by their performance. One of the intangibles is the team's chemistry which was maybe the best in MLB in 2022. I will be eager to see your 2023 picks for the AL Central. Thanks.

At least the 2023 sox had lower expectations

Eh, the WBC is just an enhanced spring training, I think people make too big of a deal about the dangers of it. I would only be concerned if you got a player trying to learn a new position or something

Yea your right I shouldn’t worry Plus it’s not like we had guys get injured in spring training

That was sarcasm Hopefully nobody gets hurt 😂

Seemed like they were poised to break thru a few times, but nope

@@homerunproductions162 they could have because until September the Guardians/Indians and Twins left the door open for them to take 1st

They were in the pennant race until the last 2 weeks of the season

@@michaelleroy9281 they were in it due largely to that division being the worst one in baseball, most of the time the 1st place team was no more than 5 games over .500

@@michaelleroy9281 also the Guardians/Indians had a September to remember in 2022, including a late sweep of the Sox that pretty much eliminated the Sox from the division title race

There's always 2005...yeah it seems like maybe the White Sox window is already closing

whatever it was it didnt work

81-81 for a team built for much more, absolutely

No crossover Chicago love I see

@@homerunproductions162 What’s funny is how you thought that the White Sox were somehow going to top the AL, let alone the AL Central with LaRussa at the Steering Wheel. White Sox should just shut up and keep daydreaming about 2005, the Era when the NL Central was overcrowded and Messy.