Not really a senior thesis, but I have an MA writing sample that examines reading Plato’s dialogues as a tragedy.

I guess I’m happy that the witches seem to like the seals and sea otters.

The Padres gave up a backup catcher and a grab bag of miscellaneous mid prospects. The backup catcher has had the biggest long-term impact for Cleveland. That's a decent deal considering his teammates wanted him gone.

A good reason for Ethan Katz to be gone. That said, he doesn’t write the contracts.

Then, the White Sox brought him back two more times.

Clevinger was on the White Sox when the newly reported incidents occurred

I'm looking at this from a White Sox fan standpoint. The White Sox knew about the alleged issues before the start of the 2023 season. It seems that they continued. The Sox then brought him back two more times.

Zigaretten?

Even normal White Sox means they don’t score runs after the third inning.

Is it enough for the bullpen to hold?

14.6% of the White Sox runs have come from the three grand slams.

That’s 45 runs from homers for the White Sox. With 82 total runs, the Sox have almost 55% of their runs coming from home runs.
Coming into today, the Brewers had 19 home runs and 37 runs total from those home runs, or just under 36% of their 103 runs.

Through today so far (it’s the bottom of the 9th for the As)::
Solo shots: 12
2-run HRs: 6
3-run HRs: 3
Grand Slams: 3

I wish there was a source that showed HR and non-HR runs for a team. If I had to guess, the White Sox might be under 20 non-HR runs.

Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Tim Curry in Clue

Tim Curry in The Three Musketeers

Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island

Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.

During baseball season, maybe.

My rare recaps were almost always largely complete by the 7th. I imagine it’s a bit tougher now with a Sox lead these days.

I wish this article talked more about his joinery choices, but I’ll just have to watch the video.

The joinery in there is a disgrace.

I still own a 2005 World Series champion t-shirt and sweatshirt.

I look at McGuire’s .158/.200/.158 and imagine what makes him more appealing than Korey Lee.

The Sox DFA's Dustin Harris. Small sample sizes, yes, but he was third in batting WAR for the Sox with a .372 wOBA.

On the other hand, guys were essentially being bullied to sign or stay in the minors, often for exceptionally team friendly deals. Having this public doesn’t necessarily stop it, but highlights the problem teams.

Oh I’m not. The Sox showed no ability to evaluate talent inside or outside the organization. They showed no ability to develop talent outside of a steady stream of mid to low leverage relievers. The best option by 2015 was to clear out the front office.

Also, given the Sox ability to develop position players, especially all the way from DSL, Tatis was a complete wild card. If the Sox had kept him, I still don’t know what would have happened with him.

Semien was traded because the Sox thought Micah Johnson was better. They were wrong. That trade for one year of a 0.3 WAR pitcher is one of the worst Sox trades in my life. I think only the Bobby Bonilla trade was worse.