Chuck Garfien Interviews Jerry Reinsdorf
Chuck Garfien's infuriatingly permalink-free SoxDrawer has posted an equally infuriating unembedable video interview with White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. Congratulations on earning the link, CSN, too bad it won't be useful to anyone once Garfien chooses to post something new.
It's well worth your click, even if what Reinsdorf has to say makes you dread the upcoming season.
about 2 years ago
The Cheat
145 comments
0 recs |
Email
PrintComments
Garfien also got the key quote
but kind of lost it in answering a bit about Thome:
Ozzie has made it very clear that he likes the team the way it is. He doesn’t want to have a full-time DH. If you’re going to hold a man accountable for him to do his job, you got to get him the team that he wants."
My bold. But also this:
“If we had an opportunity to get really better, the money would be there. But right now we’re about where we need to be.”
Barring a real opportunity, this is the team until it shows it can’t win enough. Can the Sox really shake off a 1-2 win buy at DH?
"It's good to let your hair lie fallow every so often."
From the day Ozzie puts Vizquel at DH onward, I'm fine with him being fired
And I do think he will play Vizquel at DH. And that will be the stupidest move by a MLB manager this coming season.
The second stupidest move will be playing Kotsay at DH.
by hitlesswonder on Jan 13, 2010 3:43 PM CST up reply actions
Reinsdorf is a pretty decent business man if nothing else
I think he can understand the value of a DH if Thome comes in under 5 million as it looks like he will. If he doesn’t get Thome, I think it really is b/c Ozzie said this is the team he wants. It’d be one thing if the DH’s were in the 10+ range. I really find it hard to believe it’s a money issue.
by Grinder in Training on Jan 13, 2010 9:36 AM CST up reply actions
I have said over and over its not a money issue at all.
If they go as is, its because KW cannot convince Ozzie that’s what he needs. I think its a decent chance it gets done BUT if it doesn’t KW will NOT wait a long time for changes. Between Ozzie, KW and now Jerry the comments have been consistent in this regards. Frankly its the only reason Im not extremely worried about it.
Who knows. Maybe Ozzie pulls off some magic. Doesn’t mean it was the correct course, but it also doesn’t mean it won’t work out.
"Oh well back to work"
Its not really optimism
Its just looking at the situation for what it is. What Kenny nevers makes deals in season e-gus? Come on.
"Oh well back to work"
not a shot at you.
Im just skeptical that Kenny has Ozzie on that short of a leash. He’ll be given a lot of rope, I just hope it wont end up hanging him. I’d love to see Andruw Jones come in with a waist under 40 inches and some life to his bat, too, I just dont know if thats possible.
"I think that's a lot of horse muffins." - Bob Feller
I hear you.
It just appears in this particular case KW wants to do something. The Swisher deal is still in his crawl. i don’t expect a lot of patience if it doesn’t work out. Hope Im right.
"Oh well back to work"
in the very least, they both hate losing
so you know they’ll change it up. if we’re close and we lose the Central, though, it’s going to be annoying to look back to now.
2010 White Sox: Benching our way to the playoffs.
No I just don't get caught up in overstatements
As a few of you tend to do. You get mad about shit that hasn’t even happened yet.
"Oh well back to work"
Compared to whom?
Wrigley Field is a postage stamp shithole. It reeks of piss worse than R. Kelly’s underage girlfriend. It’s falling apart faster than Amy Winehouse.
Their fans are denial-addled jagoffs of lowest stripe.
Argh
Also:
Our budgeting is really simple: we budget to break even every year. Our payroll is at $103MM and we think we’ll break even there.
"It's good to let your hair lie fallow every so often."
If we fans supported the team better in a financial sense we'd be golden.
Obama = JR: SPEND!!!
Wrigley Field is a postage stamp shithole. It reeks of piss worse than R. Kelly’s underage girlfriend. It’s falling apart faster than Amy Winehouse.
Their fans are denial-addled jagoffs of lowest stripe.
thats why I support health care
I thought there was a bribe in there to spend more on the budget
2010 White Sox - Benching our way to the playoffs.
I figured out a Sox Drawer permalink once
The frustration and pride nullified each other.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
You can link to older entries, but not the most recent item...
it’s just the blank SoxDrawer URL… I spent a few minutes digging through the site’s code for a buried URL. I think I understand the URL structure, as in I know what the future link will be, but it doesn’t work right now.
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
SouthSideSox on Facebook
here's the link
http://www.csnchicago.com/pages/landing/?blockID=116278&feedID=665
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
White Sox news, Minor Leagues updates and more
s’il vous plaît
The Boogeyman cometh
by omnipotent grab on Jan 12, 2010 11:13 PM CST up reply actions
"ozzie wants to go with the rotating DH right now"
good lord. kotsay, jones and vizquel is becoming a reality. why in the hell would he want that over a proven DH in God damn american league!?!!! If they signed a nice power hitter for the middle of the order they would be contenders. Now its another season of pretending.
Kenwo4life=ratings
I'm more amazed you didn't believe Ozzie when he said this a while ago
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
it's still hard to believe they do some of the stupid shit they do
2010 White Sox: Benching our way to the playoffs.
no
but we’re basically being put through an opportunity Kenny’s taking to teach Ozzie a lesson? i mean i appreciate the way JR put it, but this is not rocket science. it’s the fucking DH. it’s tough as a fan to accept that they aren’t going to do something that makes sense in order to keep Ozzie in the fold long term. i like him, but not enough to increase risk on a season where there’s really only one other obvious contender. next year, i think the Indians are going to be improved by Santana. that plus another starter and they’re in the conversation too.
i’m sure the Sox have run their cost/benefit stuff. i just can’t believe that this is what it spit out. it all makes enough sense to me up until this random ass loop they throw.
2010 White Sox: Benching our way to the playoffs.
yep
The ironic part is if Ozzie plan doesn’t fail. It would probably more likely be because A Jones reverted to his 1st half last year and HIT THE FREAKING BALL OUT OF THE PARK. Something he’s assured of from Thome….
"Oh well back to work"
Jermaine Dye or Jim Thome will be back with the White Sox by Valentine's Day
Just a hunch.
By the way, the Adrian Gonzalez rumor is circulating again.
Shouldn't that read "South Side Sox has learned we'll trade an iSlate for Adrian Gonzalez."
Kenny is also going to throw in a copy of Duke Nukem’ Forever.
HEY JERRY!
IF YOU TRADE FOR A GONZ, I WILL BUY A SEASON TICKET PACKAGE!
(shouting so he can hear me in Arizona)
"I think that's a lot of horse muffins." - Bob Feller
Can we get confirmation of this from S2LB
Every good port begins with a slut.
- homesickalien
by Scotty Ballgame on Jan 13, 2010 9:56 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
i think Jerry basically reiterated what was expected
wrt blockbusters as well. Kenny’s not going to pass anything good up.
2010 White Sox: Benching our way to the playoffs.
for some unknown reason it actually just sank in for me
that ozzie wants to base who he uses at designated hitter on whether or not that player can play defense. i would like to report that it is not the best feeling in the world to realize this.
the suck is not just a river in ireland.
we should form a support group
I was in denial as well.
"I think that's a lot of horse muffins." - Bob Feller
i still do not believe this
that can’t possibly be true.
2010 White Sox: Benching our way to the playoffs.
and then i was all
2010 White Sox: Benching our way to the playoffs.
by colintj on Jan 13, 2010 12:13 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
if i was ozzie i would be pissed too, but with exception to the 10+ games (is this right?) that are played in NL
fielding by a regular DH should be a non-concern, if you’re able to put the best possible hitter in that slot, perhaps Thome, shouldn’t we have more flexibility now (with all the other less than marginal moves made this offseason) for those games than in previous years
wrapped and sealed with masking tape moistened with sweat experience existence of ignorance
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jan 13, 2010 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
end that with a ?
wrapped and sealed with masking tape moistened with sweat experience existence of ignorance
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jan 13, 2010 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
and a 'fuck' for kicks
wrapped and sealed with masking tape moistened with sweat experience existence of ignorance
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jan 13, 2010 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
I didn't want to believe Erstad would be used as an everyday player either
Or that the White Sox actually liked Juan Pierre enough to trade for him.
But these things became reality, so I’m thinking the rotating DH will likely happen to start the season. How long it continues is the question….
by hitlesswonder on Jan 13, 2010 3:46 PM CST up reply actions
Pittsburgh trying to close the gap on KC in the "who has more Sox sloppy seconds?" race
Pirates moving toward signing Dotel and Carrasco
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
Yay!
By the way… June 15-17, 2010 makes me happy.
by ReservoirDog on Jan 13, 2010 7:54 PM CST up reply actions
In other words, if a good deal presents itself, Jerry will give KW the money do get it done
This is the same team that cried poor last offseason and then got Peavy and Rios.
There are many many things that can go wrong with the White Sox this year – but it won’t be the result of getting nickeled and dimed.
True - but they did lose some expense in the off-season to cover them
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
AJ had/has a very good contract, probably worth reissuing a similar one if possible.
Unless Flowers is looking pretty shiny by then, which isn’t all that unlikely. Still, AJ’s douchebag factor has to be worth a couple million a year at least.
The world needs the Jedi now more than ever
get off flowers nuts larry. i predict he fucking stinks
in the majors like every other catcher the last 25 years not named pierzynski. Let it be known im not an AJ guy really either.
Kenwo4life=ratings
are you referring to all mlb catchers or just white sox ones?
because either of those choices are wrong
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
white sox ones.
i take that back Charles Johnson was good for 2 months or so. forgot about him
Kenwo4life=ratings
kark and fisk do nothing for you?
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
defensively?
yes
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
I, for one, disagree strongly!
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Jan 14, 2010 12:03 AM CST up reply actions
6 million for an aging catcher?
Flowers will be 25 at the start of the next season, it will be his job unless he falls flat on his face this year.
by Grinder in Training on Jan 13, 2010 10:00 AM CST up reply actions
Well, 5 per and a shorter deal, but I'm all for Flowers if he's good.
Just a contingency plan.
The world needs the Jedi now more than ever
by Carbiner on Jan 13, 2010 10:06 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
"shorter deal"
unless you think flowers is not going to be a major league catcher, i don’t see why AJ would sign a deal with the white sox. assuming aj has an aj year, he can get 2 years as a free agent and he’d be stupid not to. the white sox aren’t going to give him that. and if he doesn’t have an aj year, it’s probably going to be a precipitous decline after that. and aj doesn’t strike me as a guy interested in the mentor role. do not want.
by larry on Jan 13, 2010 10:13 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe AJ would stay to be one of the horses on the DH carousel.
No way he gets anything approaching $6M a year, though. Look at the trouble Molina is having finding a team.
I will happily...
give AJ a standing ovation in 2011 when he visits the Cell in an opposing uniform.
the sox would probably be the only team to ever cheer for him in an opponents uniform ever
awsome
2010 White Sox - Benching our way to the playoffs.
that was the pic i used
Lurking since 2006
by boyonthedock on Jan 13, 2010 7:00 PM CST up reply actions
i think i need to send that guy an email.
what the hell is it again?
2010 White Sox: Benching our way to the playoffs.
where's WU?
This would be the point where he says something like:
“Its January, fer chrissakes. JR says they don’t need to sign a DH, but since when did they always do what they tell the press? Relax everyone, or go become a effin Cubs fan. Fer chrissakes. And I’m an OPOS and I like running.”
Or somesuch.
/ducking and covering
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
I love you, man.
We need a DH. Get Thome or some other semblance of a hitter. As others have cogently pointed out, our history of filling gaps well later in the spring/summer ain’t great. And with the old fucks we’ve signed we’ll have Herm busy all year.
Wrigley Field is a postage stamp shithole. It reeks of piss worse than R. Kelly’s underage girlfriend. It’s falling apart faster than Amy Winehouse.
Their fans are denial-addled jagoffs of lowest stripe.
favorite line
Does Podsednik bring intangibles to the ballpark? I have no doubt that he does; it’s just that you have to sit near the players’ wives section to appreciate them.
"Oh well back to work"
Thanks for providing...
the link. That’s an excellent (and very long) article. And yes, that is easily the best line.
On the plus side... It's the Royals
So it won’t be hard to get those seats.
by Grinder in Training on Jan 13, 2010 3:29 PM CST up reply actions
"Last season, Podsednik was caught stealing 13 times. He was also picked off 11 more times. That seems like an incredibly high total for me ...."
I believe this observation to be correct.
by The Actual El Guapo on Jan 13, 2010 5:31 PM CST up reply actions
Do you think
that Buehrle will walk Pods on 4 pitches just so he can get the chance to pick him off? Thats almost an unfair fight.
Fuck, I hope so.
I am not your lady... I am not any kind of a lady! ~ Aldonza
by homesickalien on Jan 14, 2010 10:42 AM CST up reply actions
Guess he was too expensive for SBN.
That’s how Royals Review came to be.
Thx for the link.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Jan 13, 2010 4:08 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
RR is pretty good
They just have an awkward, sometimes embarrassing outreach program.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
Which leads perfectly into my latest RR post...
I am not your lady... I am not any kind of a lady! ~ Aldonza
by homesickalien on Jan 13, 2010 5:41 PM CST up reply actions
i thoroughly enjoy these
http://www.royalsreview.com/2009/3/11/789921/if-the-royals-were-nations
http://www.royalsreview.com/2009/2/24/766400/if-the-royals-were-nations
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
Pretty great stuff.
A long winded writer should do the Sox 40 man & the states.
by Grinder in Training on Jan 13, 2010 9:48 PM CST up reply actions
the good phight did bands and mlb teams awhile back
http://www.thegoodphight.com/2008/3/24/16130/3138
http://www.thegoodphight.com/2008/4/2/388817/mlb-bands-part-ii-%C2%A0america
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
Someday, I really should finish my 4th Outfielder/Digestive Enzymes list,
but most of them are just so unfunnily obvious (I mean, seriously, Xylanase-Jose Oquendo … that joke’s got serious fleas).
by The Actual El Guapo on Jan 14, 2010 5:40 PM CST up reply actions
lowell to minny?
article in fangraphs suggests that lowell might be a good landing spot for minny. what do you guys think? really depends on whether minny decide to punt punto’s salary.
wrapped and sealed with masking tape moistened with sweat experience existence of ignorance
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jan 13, 2010 3:20 PM CST reply actions
The Twins don't seem the type to employ an immobile infielder.
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 13, 2010 7:48 PM CST up reply actions
Lowell doesnt seem scrappy enough,
too old and decrepit..
Packers done...now 3 months of sports hell.
so last month while i was helping move my mom from here (des moines)
to st louis, i found this behind one of her dressers.
i dont know why it was there, but i played for the sox when i made the AAU league when i was 9 years old. i forget what the stars were for, but i remember that not many of my teammates got them. what an awesome thing to find! im still debating whether or not to wash it, or leave it all dusty and shit
If the woman is offering an opinion, you are doing it wrong. - HSA
The stars represent your potential at age 9.
The dust represents the death of your 9 year-old dreams of playing for the Sox. I’d not wash it, unless you’d like to use the tears of dreams unfulfilled. Then, by all means, cry it out, brother, and wash that dust into the ocean of 2010 hopes.
Wrigley Field is a postage stamp shithole. It reeks of piss worse than R. Kelly’s underage girlfriend. It’s falling apart faster than Amy Winehouse.
Their fans are denial-addled jagoffs of lowest stripe.
by winningugly on Jan 13, 2010 8:11 PM CST up reply actions 7 recs
What's with the "fatty" hand?
I can only imagine the sausage links under the hat. Slice up BJ and he bleeds gravy.
"I don’t know how you guys measure worth…but I do know you idiots need a graph to show you that Josh Fields sucks…"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jan 14, 2010 8:56 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
hahaha i thought that when i saw it too
im bending my wrist! and if i did have sausage fingers, and bleedy gravy, i suppose many of you would like me to hit DH this year
If the woman is offering an opinion, you are doing it wrong. - HSA
carrasco to pirates
The Pirates and right-handed reliever D.J. Carrasco have agreed to terms on a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
If Carrasco makes the team, he will make $950,000 in base pay plus as much as $250,000 in performance bonuses based on appearances.
http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/pbc/archive/2010/01/13/carrasco.aspx
Cheap deal,
I thought the guy was finally going to get a real MLB contract.
Packers done...now 3 months of sports hell.
the pirates currently have 40 man roster issues.
obviously, this is good for the pirates because they aren’t guaranteeing anything at this point should he not make the team. but it seems pretty clear that they expect him to and that it’s more of a procedural issue. and carrasco appears to be compensated for the potential risk of a non-guaranteed deal because that contract is for more money than i would have expected him to have gotten. it’s almost certainly more than he would have gotten from the white sox by going through arbitration.
Since when are the pirates the only team that needs pitching?
"I don’t know how you guys measure worth…but I do know you idiots need a graph to show you that Josh Fields sucks…"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jan 14, 2010 8:58 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Nice Yves Saint Laurent sunglasses J.R.
Buy cheaper sunglasses and force Kenny to trade for a DH. Peace.
"I don’t know how you guys measure worth…but I do know you idiots need a graph to show you that Josh Fields sucks…"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jan 14, 2010 8:20 AM CST via mobile reply actions
LaRoche
He gone to the D-backs. Kind of unexpected. No numbers yet.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/01/dbacks-sign-adam-laroche.html
Fangraph said somewhere between $4-5 MM for one year
Does this mean Thome will cost around $3 MM or less since LaRoche is younger and can play the field adequately?
epic
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2010/1/13/1249083/the-cubs-have-a-bench-spot-open
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
I understand what you mean, but it wasn't THAT bad...
Considering the source.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
the thoughts of branyan
becoming a utility player in the nl instead of being a 1B/DH in the AL humors me greatly
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
one normally doesn't platoon one's best offensive player
particularly with an inferior player. though i imagine you were just getting in the BCB spirit there.
the BCB spirit? i don't know what you're talking about
and i find your argument absurd. D-Lee hasn’t had nearly enough time off over the last 5 seasons and just got married. There’s no way they can expect full time production out of him.
2010 White Sox: Benching our way to the playoffs.
makes as much sense as Vizquel DH'ing.
and our manager is actually going to do that one… when can we fire ozzie?
Kenwo4life=ratings
pass
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
hey u-god, ive been meaning to ask,
got your marlon byrd cubs jersey yet?
"I think that's a lot of horse muffins." - Bob Feller
(larry's dead horse falls on KenWo's pregnant wife.
KenWo finally relents. Karma is a bitch.)
Wrigley Field is a postage stamp shithole. It reeks of piss worse than R. Kelly’s underage girlfriend. It’s falling apart faster than Amy Winehouse.
Their fans are denial-addled jagoffs of lowest stripe.
i'll never relent until that stupid, phony, joker of a manager
is ousted from the White Sox organization. Over/under on when the douchebag says he’ll quit this year? I say April 30th. Let him quit. He is a hinderance.
Kenwo4life=ratings
He'll have to quit
They’ll never fire him
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
you know he was the manager of the world champion white sox, right?
that makes for a pretty long grace period.
"I think that's a lot of horse muffins." - Bob Feller
that grace period ended
the second time he put rob mackowiak in center in 2006. should have been fired then.
carl everett and frank thomas were the dh’s in 2005
tadahito iguchi was the 2nd baseman in 2005
jon garland and jose contreras were 2 of the top starters in 2005
jermaine dye was the right fielder and mvp of the world series in 2005
aaron rowand was the center fielder in 2005
scotty pods was the left fielder in 2005
juan uribe was the shortstop in 2005
joe crede was the 3rd baseman in 2005
dustin hermanson, cliff pollite and neal cotts were the top relievers in 2005
what do they all have in common? they are all gone. time for ozzie to go too. He can appear at soxfest in 2025 for the 20 year anniversary.
Kenwo4life=ratings
whats happened since then?
2006- choke job from hell
2007- awful
2008- Ozzie’s best season as manager… results in game 163 win.
2009- Absolutely awful.
Every year he preaches fundamentals and every year it doesn’t happen. Every year he threatens to quit. Every year the sox have a piss poor second half. His act wore out after the 2006 all star game. Time to move on.
Kenwo4life=ratings
i agree with you on a few points.
i’m tired of hearing about fundamentals and watching one of the worst teams in baseball at them too. threatening to quit doesn’t bother me, he just gets fed up with losing. i also don’t like the way he rips players in the media when most of what he says about them should be behind closed doors. As a game manager, i think he’s prettty good overall.
This whole rant from you is now extremely boring
Look the Sox have been 1 of the top teams in terms of outperforming projections in baseball with him at wheel. You don’t like Ozzie. I get it. But he’s not bad beacuse you say so. Even your list of 2005 factors work AGAINST your argument.
"Oh well back to work"
by Tdogg on Jan 15, 2010 9:56 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
you know whats extremely boring?
your belief that everything the white sox do is sunshine and rainbows. get off of kenny and ozzie’s cocks… open your eyes and see that they aren’t as great as you think they are.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Please, Do Not Feed the KenWo...
"The Heir of Finality"
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 15, 2010 1:01 PM CST up reply actions
KenWo=the Jay Leno of SSS.
Taj Gibson is the face of Bulls basketball!
by Trey23 on Jan 5, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Jan 15, 2010 3:08 PM CST up reply actions
Pathetic 5 nights a week?
"The Heir of Finality"
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 15, 2010 3:27 PM CST up reply actions
All that really shows me..
Is how bad that line up is. For some reason I thought they had a much better team. I guess that happens when you only hear about how great the Cubs are, instead of actually watching a game once in a while.
by Grinder in Training on Jan 14, 2010 1:37 PM CST up reply actions
the dude quotes minor league HR totals from the late 90's
as a measure of Branyan’s “prodigious power”. Brilliant!
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
