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Chicago: Where Your Worst Injury Nightmares Come True

Chicago: Where Your Worst Injury Nightmares Come True

The #Tigers' hot start, stoked by the bullpen and defense, begins to fizzle as the offense continues to sputter. Somehow the 90 feet between home plate and first base become the most dangerous real estate on Earth for #WhiteSox stars Eloy Jimenez, Luis Rober Jr., and Yoan Moncada. ASKHOLE? If forced to choose one, would Sox fans now prefer Tony La Russa to Pedro Grifol as manager? And could this be the likely outcome if Grifil's follies continue? It only took FIVE INNINGS to expose Jed Hoyer's lack of planning and how thin the #Cubs rotation truly is when Justin Steele went down with a hamstring injury to start the season. Panic or Patience? How should fans react as #SFGiants get off to a disappointingly slow start? Fuck it, if the #Athletics are going to act like a Minor League ballclub, why not play in a Minor League ballpark? Say hello to the Sacramento Triple-A's! As disappointing as the #WhiteSox have been collectively, individual dominance from Garrett Crochet and Gavin Sheets warrants consideration for Badass of the Week. ASSTHETICS: Everyone keeps piling on #MLB, #Nike, and #Fantics for their embarrassingly shabby uniforms, so why wouldn't we join in? Romel Blanco throws a very unlikely No-No of the Week for the #Asros. if the #Dodgers s had simply learned to do the right thing and not lie, they could have avoided earning another Asshole of the Week dishonor after strongarming a fan into giving up a Shohei Ohtani HR ball for fractions of a penny on the dollar. WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majorleagueaholes.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SHOP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://assthetics.shop/⁠

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Chicago: Where Your Worst Injury Nightmares Come True

Chicago: Where Your Worst Injury Nightmares Come True

The #Tigers' hot start, stoked by the bullpen and defense, begins to fizzle as the offense continues to sputter. Somehow the 90 feet between home plate and first base become the most dangerous real estate on Earth for #WhiteSox stars Eloy Jimenez, Luis Rober Jr., and Yoan Moncada. ASKHOLE? If forced to choose one, would Sox fans now prefer Tony La Russa to Pedro Grifol as manager? And could this be the likely outcome if Grifil's follies continue? It only took FIVE INNINGS to expose Jed Hoyer's lack of planning and how thin the #Cubs rotation truly is when Justin Steele went down with a hamstring injury to start the season. Panic or Patience? How should fans react as #SFGiants get off to a disappointingly slow start? Fuck it, if the #Athletics are going to act like a Minor League ballclub, why not play in a Minor League ballpark? Say hello to the Sacramento Triple-A's! As disappointing as the #WhiteSox have been collectively, individual dominance from Garrett Crochet and Gavin Sheets warrants consideration for Badass of the Week. ASSTHETICS: Everyone keeps piling on #MLB, #Nike, and #Fantics for their embarrassingly shabby uniforms, so why wouldn't we join in? Romel Blanco throws a very unlikely No-No of the Week for the #Asros. if the #Dodgers s had simply learned to do the right thing and not lie, they could have avoided earning another Asshole of the Week dishonor after strongarming a fan into giving up a Shohei Ohtani HR ball for fractions of a penny on the dollar. WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majorleagueaholes.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SHOP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://assthetics.shop/⁠

MLB Opening Day 2024 is Here — LFG!

MLB Opening Day 2024 is Here — LFG!

It's Baseball fucking Eve and we've got ALL the useless 2024 #MLB season predictions you could possibly ask for. You're welcome. It's been a week since the Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal came to light, yet the whole story remains like an onion — the more layers you peel back, the more it stinks. The #Cubs are rumored to face the #Dodgers next March in Tokyo to kick off the 2025 MLB season. No one will shed a tear for super-agent Scott Boras as he goes 0-4 in big-name free-agent signings this offseason while Jordan Montgomery settles for one year and only $25M guaranteed with the #Diamondbacks when a nine-figure, multi-year deal was promised by most. Matt Manning not making the #Tigers Opening Day roster is a testament to their rotation depth and proof AJ Hinch isn't fucking around. WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SHOP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://assthetics.shop/⁠

Cease Traded, Kopech Demoted, Crochet Opening?

Cease Traded, Kopech Demoted, Crochet Opening?

#OpeningDay is Thursday, March 28 but that couldn't stop #MLB from starting the season in the middle of the night in Korea as their ill-fated quest for global domination featured bomb threats and equipment failures. Trading Dylan Cease to the #Padres was the final nail in the coffin for the previous #WhtieSox rebuild, but it was the right thing for everyone involved. History will repeat itself 123 years later as Garrett Crochet makes his first start as the Opening Day "opener." Michael Kopech's demotion to the bullpen might be the best thing for his career. Infamous #Cubs legend (allegedly), Sammy Sosa returned to Chicago for the first time in 17 years to remind us what a legendary phony he is to earn our Asshole of the Week dishonor. The short-term, high-average annual value deal is a win-win #SFGiants and Blake Snell and another loss for agent Scott Boras. Can Bob Melvin steer the #Giants back to championship form built on pitching and defense? Colt Keith and Parker Meadows could be fighting each other for AL Rookie of the Year as the #Tigers system continues to develop impactful young talent. Lance Lynn and Angel Hernandez make fools of themselves as Shit We Couln'd t Make Up makes a triumphant return. BREAKING: Shohei Ohtani's name gets dragged into a federal investigation into an illegal gambling ring, but his inconsistent story might drag the #Dodgers star deeper into an emerging scandal.

Dylan Cease Trade Rumors Running Rampant

Dylan Cease Trade Rumors Running Rampant

#Tigers top pitching prospect Jackson Jobe made an electrifying MLB Spring Training debut and could soon be a part of a young and deep rotation in Detroit. Rumor has it the #Yankees, #Rangers, #Padres, (and #Cubs?) are blowing up Chris Getz' cell with serious trade offers for Dylan Cease. Could some good old-fashioned positive regression lead to a better '24 season than most expect from the #WhiteSox? It couldn't be any worse than '23, could it? JaemsonTaillon's balky back exposes a dangerously thin #Cubs starting rotation, but could Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery, or even Cease be the answer this late in the game? Top prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong continues to look overmatched by Big League velocity. Fortunately, he has time to continue to develop on the smaller stage. ASSHOLE OF THE WEEK: Is Farhan Zaidi an asshole for screwing J.D. Davis out of $6M or is MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark the asshole for not closing the CBA loophole the #SFGiants exploited to do so? National media is finally catching on that Oakland A's Chief Minister of Propaganda David Kaval is just a used car salesman and #Athletics owner John Fisher is a fool who just happened to inherit a bunch of money from his parents. WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SHOP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://assthetics.shop/⁠

So Many Stadium Renderings, Yet So Few Owners Willing To Pay For Their Toys

So Many Stadium Renderings, Yet So Few Owners Willing To Pay For Their Toys

Yet another set of bullshit renderings emerged for a potential new #Athletics stadium in Las Vegas that may never exist. Buckle up for a tumultuous "Summer of Sell" in Oakland as A's fans plan to wage war against team president David Kaval and owner John Fisher. Matt Chapman is headed back to the Bay Area with a 3-year, $54M deal that is a win-win for himself and the #SFGiants, but another L for superagent Scott Boras. Impatient #Tigers fans are already missing the big picture as team president Scott Harris favors young talent over bad free agent deals that Detroit should be familiar with. A convoluted "financing partnership" is really a thinly veiled leverage ploy by #DaBears to get a better property tax deal out in Arlington Heights and a way for Jerry Reinsdorf and the #WhiteSox to remain in the hunt for Illinois taxpayer money. But is it also a step toward #Dolphins owner Stephen Ross buying the Sox? ASSTHETICS: "Fitted in Black" captures the moment the #WhiteSox found themselves at the apex of sports branding and pop culture in the early 1990s. Which Cody Bellinger will we see? What is the "Craig Counsell Effect"? Is Justin Steele a true ace? Can Christopher Morel play 3B? How will Shota Imanaga adapt to #MLB? These are just a few top storylines going into a pivotal #Cubs 2024 season. #Cubs legend and #WorldSeries champion Kris Bryant sounds as emotionally fractured as his body has become as he chooses to fade away in Colorado with the floundering #Rockies. WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SHOP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://assthetics.shop/⁠

Reinsdorf Blames Bridgeport For HIS Failure

Reinsdorf Blames Bridgeport For HIS Failure

Scott Boras was the only loser as the #Cubs inevitably signed Cody Bellinger to a 3-year, $80M contract. So what's their next move to actually improve last year's roster? Tom Ricketts STILL hasn't learned he should shut the fuck up about money. Jerry Reinsdorf is working on new, and more devious ways to extort massive sums of money from Illinois taxpayers. Former #WiteSox favorites, Liam Hendriks and Tim Anderson find new homes. ASSTHETICS #1: Everybody HATES the new Nike/Fanatics uniforms. ASSTHETICS #2: #Tigers join a long list of teams to get Nike City Connect uniforms in 2024 Five storylines fans in Detroit will be watching this season. #SFGiant signing Jorge Soler makes a lot of sense, but adding Pablo Sandoval sounds more like an ill-conceived marketing stunt. John Fisher is the common denominator in his failure to find a place for his #Athletics to play in the short and long term. Rob Manfred is so incompetent that he botched his own retirement announcement. WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SHOP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://assthetics.shop/⁠

Sox Park 3.0 Sounds Cool, But At What Cost?

Sox Park 3.0 Sounds Cool, But At What Cost?

A South Loop ballpark makes perfect business sense, but could it come at the cost of the #WhiteSox' South Side identity? | John Schriffen is the new voice of the Sox | Shocking: NOW Yoan Moncada is finally "motivated" coming into a contract year | It would be gross negligence NOT to trade Dylan Cease before Spring Training begins | The 2005 Sox vs. 2016 Cubs winner is obvious, right? | Jed Hoyer and the #Cubs may be playing the long game perfectly with Scott Boras and Cody Bellinger, but the rotation and bullpen still need to be addressed in a big way | Does the Colt Keith deal mark a new era in #Tigers baseball? | Could the infamously penny-wise and pound-foolish #Athletics actually DISBAND before their inevitable move to Las Vegas? | ASSTHETICS: #Yankees, #Nats, and #Marlins release underwhelming new uniforms WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/ SHOP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://assthetics.shop/⁠

South Side Royal-ization Continues...

South Side Royal-ization Continues...

Farhan Zaidi is playing a high-risk, high-reward game with the #SFGiants 2024 season trading for an injured Robbie Ray and signing Jordan Hicks as a starter | At least Jed Hoyer is being honest when he tells #Cubs fans he's conning us right to our faces | The Royal-ization of the #WhiteSox continues with Assistant GM Jin Wong hiring, but what is the plan signing 36-year old Martín Maldonado? | Wander Franco is an asshole and may be going away for a long time WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majorleagueaholes.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SHOP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://assthetics.shop/⁠

5th Annual Asshole of the Year

5th Annual Asshole of the Year

The #Dodgers proved the Competitive Balance Tax isn't real beyond any shadow of a doubt by spending over $1 BILLION on Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Tyler Glasnow | #SFGiants find their leadoff man signing Grandson of Wind Jung-Hoo Lee for $113M | #Tigers show they're serious about winning an AL Central ripe for the taking by bolstering their rotation and bullpen depth signing veterans Kenta Maeda, Jack Flaherty, Andrew Chafin, and Shelby Miller | Jason Benetti sends shockwaves across the Midwest after jumping ship from his beloved #WhteSox for the apparently greener pastures of Detroit | Chris Getz gets a haul for Aaron Bummer, but will he deal Dylan Cease? | Jed Hoyer is obviously in no rush to improve the #Cubs as another quiet offseason drags on | ASSTHETICS: #Diamondbacks go a little retro adding teal to new uniforms for 2024 | Jerry Reinsdorf worked really hard to earn our fifth-annual Asshole of the Year dishonor WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majorleagueaholes.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SHOP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://assthetics.shop/⁠

39 | Bittersweet Sympathy for the Devil

39 | Bittersweet Sympathy for the Devil

Not to be outdone by the #SFGiants stealing Bob Melvin from their division rival #Padres, the #Cubs shocked the baseball world by nabbing Craig Counsell from the #BrewCrew Some surprising and not-so-surprising player and team opt-outs for the Cubs (Cody Bellinger, Marcus Storman), #WhtieSox (Tim Anderson, Liam Hendriks, Mike Clevinger, Yasmani Grandal, Elvis Andrus) and #Tigers (Ed-weirdo Rodriguez) Do the Cubs or Giants really have a chance to land Shohei Ohtani? How desperate are the Padres to trade Juan Soto? ASSTHETICS Revisted: Curse of the Cruise Patch in SF Send us your nominations for the 5th annual Asshole of the Year! TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SoxTypeThing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

38 | Dissecting the Rotting Corpse of 2023

38 | Dissecting the Rotting Corpse of 2023

Was the "play-in" game better than the current Wild Card system? | Soul-crushing #Cubs' collapse means David Ross and Jed Hoyer must shit or get off the pot in 2024 | Everybody hates Gabe Kapler, but Farhan Zaidi should be held responsible for the #SFGiants' second-half swoon | #Tigers' arrow is pointing up as Miguel Cabrera's fond farewell goes far better than expectations | #WhiteSox fans can only cling to hope that Chris Getz isn't as incompetent as his predecessors, or that Jerry Reinsdorf will die soon | Revisiting our pre-season NostraDumbass predictions proves we don't know what we're talking about | Luis Robert Jr. and Logan Webb take home our inaugural Badass of the Year honors TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SoxTypeThing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

37 | SPECIAL REPORT: What A Fucking Week

37 | SPECIAL REPORT: What A Fucking Week

Much to everyone's surprise (including Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams) Jerry Reinsdorf fired both the #WhiteSox General Manager and Executive Vice President after a combined 50 years of service to the organization | A brief moment of optimism was squashed when rumors of another complicated and incestuous organizational structure emerged with Chris Getz and Dayton Moore(?) at the top | LARUSSAPALOOZA 2: Just when Sox fans thought it couldn't get worse, Tony La Russa rears his ugly head, this time as Jerry's consigliere | Eloy Jiménez is "not really" interested in team leadership role and apparently no one else is either | No, the Sox won't be moving to Nashville, but could the West Loop, Soldier Field, or even Arlington Heights host Comisky 3.0? | Shots fired! But did they come from inside or outside of Guaranteed Rate Field? | PV investigates security protocols one night after a bizarre and scary scene at Sox Park TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SoxTypeThing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

36 | Cubs Win White Sox' World Series

36 | Cubs Win White Sox' World Series

We give our full breakdown of two nights of epic baseball between the #Cubs and #WhiteSox at Wrigley Field | Nobody knows what the fuck is going on with Marcus Stroman, including Marcus Stroman | Does anyone really believe "dramatic changes" are coming to the Sox front office after Jerry Reinsdorf, Kenny Williams, Rick Hahn, and Pedro Grifol finish "interviewing" each other? | ASSTHETICS: New Era Caps "Fitted In Black" will document how Sox style impacted '90s hip-hop culture | #SFGiants playoff hopes are on the ropes, but can they bounce back? | Are the #Tigers actually the best team in the AL Central? | With honorable mention to Cody Bellinger, Zack Gelof, Kerry Carpenter, and Luis Robert Jr, Spencer Torkelson is our BADASS of the Week TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SoxTypeThing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

35 | This Culture Sux

35 | This Culture Sux

We thought the remarkable events of the last few weeks deserved our first standalone Sox Type Thing episode in a while. Rick Hahn has demonstrated he knows how to make a deal at the deadline but also that he has no idea how to develop a winning culture | BREAKDOWN: José Ramírez vs. Tim Anderson supplies the nation with at least 12 nuggets of comedy gold | Luis Robert Jr. continues to be the lone bright spot of a tumultuous era of #WhiteSox baseball | Tommy John surgery for Liam Hendriks because of course TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SoxTypeThing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

34 | DEADLINE: Gio's Gone. So Who's Next?

34 | DEADLINE: Gio's Gone. So Who's Next?

Lucas Giolito is heading home to California, but why didn't the #WhiteSox bother trying to keep him? | The #Cubs won't be selling Marcus Stroman or Cody Bellinger at the deadline for different reasons, but they won't be big buyers either | Did the #SFGiants call up top SS prospect Marco Luciano to gain leverage in trade talks? | Eduardo Rodriguez and Michael Lorenzen are going in opposite directions for #Tigers trade value | With honorable mention to Eloy Jiménez, Dansby Swanson, and Belli, Nico Hoerner is our Badass of the Week | #Mariners Jarred Kelenic suffers the Dumbass Injury of the Week TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SoxTypeThing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

33 | Sox Window is Closed. Now What?

33 | Sox Window is Closed. Now What?

Of the 5 teams we cover, only the #SFGiants are sure to be buyers at the deadline, so do they really have a chance to land Shohei Ohtani? | #Cubs continue to find ways to sabotage their own season on every level | Is a 5-2 start after the break "hot" enough for Scott Harris and the #Tigers NOT to be sellers at the deadline? | Sticky stuff hasn't gone away, it's just finding new ways to hide | What will the #WhiteSox rotation look like on August 2 now that the window has officially closed? | With honorable mention to Kerry Carpenter and Cody Bellinger, Wilmer Flores earns our BADASS of the Week TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SoxTypeThing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

32 | Broken at the All-Star Break

32 | Broken at the All-Star Break

With 70 games to go our five teams are a combined 66 games below .500, but there's still plenty of shit to entertain us to the bitter end | ASSTHETICS: How long #AllStarGame unis continue to devolve and make the game harder to follow before #MLB realizes they are being pennywise and pound foolish? | MLA All-Stars: If you combined resources from the teams we cover, you'd come up with one hell of a rotation and a formidable bullpen | Alex Cobb might not be all that delusional when he declared the #SFGiants will land Shohei Ohtani | David Ross is feeling the pressure as the #Cubs remain on the razor's edge of being buyer or sellers | HOLY SHIT! Matt Manning, Jason Foley, and Alex Lange throw #Tigers' first-ever combined No-No! | Window of contention for #WhiteSox is not only closed, it's nailed shut | #Athletics getting Perfect Gamed is just too perfect | It might be time to rename our BADASS of the Week the Luis Robert Award TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SoxTypeThing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

31 | Halfway to Hell

31 | Halfway to Hell

Nearing the halfway point, the #SFGiants just can't stop beating up on division rivals | London Series starts off with a bang, but ends like a damp squib as the #Cubs blow a chance to reach .500 thanks to Trey Mancini's cockup and Marcus Stroman's flesh wound | Marquee Network streaming is finally coming directly to the people without a cable subscription, but at what cost? | #Tigers exposes how weak the #Twins really are, but fail to capitalize on the chance to draw closer in a historically mediocre division | Prodigal son, Tim Anderson returns to the #WhiteSox... at 2B? | It's time to modify the 'blocking the plate' rule to allow for some basic common sense | With honorable mention to no one, Luis Robert Jr. stands alone as our first unanimous Badass of the Week | We should be talking more about the human cheat code that is Shohei Ohtani | Pittsburgh continues to bleed black & gold with final Nike City Connect uniforms of the season | Introducing your 2023 Major League A*Holes All-Stars Outfield and DH! TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SoxTypeThing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SHOP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://assthetics.shop/

30 | Your 2023 Major League A*Holes All-Star Infield!

30 | Your 2023 Major League A*Holes All-Star Infield!

#SFGiants make history in St. Louis AND Los Angeles while moving into second place in an up-for-grabs NL West | #Cubs make mincemeat of #Pirates and #Orioles ahead of British invasion to face #STLCards | Drunk bus driver takes Pirates on wild ride | Revisiting the historic 2023 shortstop free agent class | #Tigers turn June of Doom into a reason for scoreboard watching | Pedro Grifol attempts to defend #WhiteSox lineup construction with fatally flawed logic | Rick Hahn lashes out at national media by shamefully framing his argument around James Fegan's layoff by The Athletic | Was Tim Anderson benched, hurt, or just butthurt in Seattle? | Mike Yastrzemski earns our Badass of the Week honor with honorable mentions to Christopher Morel and Lance Lynn | Rob Manfred isn't just an asshole, he's a sociopath with no regard for humanity | Introducing your 2023 Major League A*Holes All-Stars Infield! TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SoxTypeThing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WEB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soxtypething.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SHOP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://assthetics.shop/

29 | Will the Real Tim Anderson Please Stand UP?

29 | Will the Real Tim Anderson Please Stand UP?

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