Major League A*Holes: Sox Type Thing

All six #WhiteSox players in the #WorldBaseballClassic emerge (mostly) without a scratch | José Abreu took some unnecessary parting shots to earn a controversial Asshole of the Week dishonor | The sordid Mike Clevinger sage comes to a conclusion... for now | SOXUAL HARASSMENT: Complex ticket package price hikes push disgruntled fans further away | Last Comiskey documentary is a feel-good, must-see | Should Sox fans be worried about Dylan Cease's slow Spring start? | Who should be the Opening Day starter?

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Should the #WhiteSox be praised for finally getting back to the fundamentals?  |  Mike Clevinger and Tim Anderson go to war on local media  |  Elvis Andrus is BACK in the building (how many times have you heard that joke already?)  |  The Piitch Clock is already reshaping baseball as we know it — and that's a GOOD thing  |  ASKHOLE: Why the fuck are the Sox allowing players in the WBC??

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Offseason grades are not kind to Rick Hahn and the #WhiteSox | Does signing Andrew Benintendi create more problems than it solved while the same issues have remained from the last few years? | Could Eloy Jiménez be on the trading block? |  Wishing Liam Hendriks nothing but the best, how soon might he be able to rejoin the team? | We already knew Mike Clevinger was an asshole, but he’s taken it to a whole new level of allegations of domestic violence and child abuse are true

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The Not-So Hot Stove hasn't produced much excitement for any of our ballclubs... yet  |  Almost anyone would've been a step in the right direction after Tony La Russa debacle, but will #WhiteSox new manager Pedro Grifol make a difference?  |  Stop buying the # Cubs' "intelligent spending" bullshit  |  #SFGiants make a few signings, but fail to land the big fish  |  What is Billy Beane's ultimate legacy now that he's leaving Oakland for greener pastures?  |  Scott Harris is rebuilding the #Tigers, starting with the lights  |  ASSTHETICS: Mixed reviews for the #Twins new uniforms "inspired by the past, but built for the future"  |   Fernando Tatis Jr. earns our illustrious Asshole of the Year dishonor for 2022

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We break down the dramatic and bittersweet conclusion to Tony La Russa's and the #WhiteSox' tumultuous traveling circus we affectionately refer to as LaRussaPalooza  |  Was Bruce Levine simply using the oldest trick in the book for Chicago baseball writers to get some attention from both sides of town, or is there some legitimacy to his report that Sox legend, José Abreu might end up with the #Cubs next season?  |  While our preseason NostraDumbass predictions didn't turn out so well, this unprecedented #MLB #postseason has certainly delivered

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CairoMania and LaRussaPalooza reached their dramatic conclusions as the #WhiteSox got swept out of the playoff picture over a miserable 6 days  |  Will Jerry Reinsdorf spend whatever it takes to keep his ballclub's championship window propped open?  |  How much blame does Rick Hahn share in the Sox failure? 

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Ken Rosenthal's 'Open Letter to Tony La Russa' is an eye-opening indictment of the entire dysfunctional #WhiteSox organization  |  Miguel Cairo's firey 'Get the Fuck Out' speech could become the stuff of legend IF they can overtake CLE  |  Al Avila set a low bar for #Tigers' promising new president, Scott Harris  |  Trust us — pitch clocks, big bases, and shift bans will NOT ruin baseball  |  False claims about Freddie Freeman's former agent earn Doug Gottlieb our Asshole of the Week dishonor

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Miguel Cairo improves to 9-4 as the #WhiteSox suddenly have the best offense in baseball  |  Tony La Russa "doesn't want to be a distraction" while creating the biggest distraction he possibly can  |  Elvis Andrus is proving to be the leader the Sox have been lacking  |  Can Tim Anderson get healthy in time?  |  It won't be easy with just 21 games to go, but it can be done — we did the math

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Tony La Russa's sudden departure from the #WhiteSox due to a medical issue raises questions about his future with the ballclub and about Rick Hahn's leadership (or lack thereof)  |  CAIROMANIA! As TLR's cloud of misery lifts, Miguel Cairo fills the void with energy, power, and winning... and not a moment too soon  |  Lance Lynn leads the charge in another silly #MLB tickle fight that resembled scenes from an '80s music video  |  ASKHOLE? What happens to Elvis Andrus when Tim Anderson returns?  |  Pete almost witnessed history again as Dylan Cease's no-hit bid falls one out short, but did that performance make him the AL #CyYoung front-runner?  |  Sox Crawl ripoff earns the Promotions Dept. our Asshole of the Week dishonor

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The #WhiteSxo place their faith in Jesus Night to save the 2022 season  |  After a series loss to the Orioles and a sweep at the hands of the lowly D-Backs, was Adam Engel's dropped foul ball the final breaking point?  |  Dr. Verniere believes dehydration could be the root cause of the shitload of hamstring injuries  |  Fan frustration shifts from blaming Tony La Russa to owner Jerry Reinsdorf with "SELL THE TEAM" sign(s?) prominently on display at Sox Park and on the TV broadcast  |  This Week in Sox Misery usually looks to history for crushing events, but Sox fans might be living through the most excruciating season ever

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