I’ll bet this town has great grapes.

This is what we in the US tried to develop and failed to with the M247 Sergeant York. For decades our point air defense capabilities were neglected in favor of other priorities, and now we have a lot of catching up to do on that front.

Lube up, fellas.

Great day for the White Sox offense! The top of the order absolutely tore it up! About the only thing that gives me pause is Peters getting three hits and McGuire two walks. If those guys are getting production, it leaves me a bit suspicious of the rest. Still, I’ll take some bum-slaying!

Notably, the 2024 White Sox did it THREE TIMES.

Nice little hit parade for the White Sox to start things off!

McGaffigan and Farr were mostly career relievers and both made more appearances in relief than starts in 1990. Rasmussen had his run after getting DFA’d by the Cubs and was toast the following year. So, yeah, Royals gotta be hoping for the Greinke comp here.

Me: (commenting on a friend not returning a call) “If I wanted a woman to avoid talking to me I’d start dating again.” Wife: “Uhhhhhhh, you would have some interesting experiences with your wife if you did that.” Me: “Ooooh, really?” 😃 Wife: 😒 Me: “Oh, wait, that was bad, wasn’t it?”

LolSox

Steve Stone really finding the silver lining in that HBP (and he’s right).

Seranthony Dominguez accounts for about 12% of the White Sox payroll. A Rick Hahn tradition continues apace.

The 2006 White Sox had a higher payroll than the 2026 White Sox. It’s not that teams can’t afford players like Ohtani or Tucker, it’s that most of them don’t want to bother.

Eight White Sox players had at least 40 plate appearances coming into today’s game. Their collective fWAR is 0.0.

This ACE kid’s smile and energy are awesome.

Sam Antonacci just needs 2,999 more of those on his march to Cooperstown.

And if he were here, he’d consume the Rays with fireballs from his eyes and bolts of lightning from his arse.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay Noah!

the pope just followed me into an alley and kicked my ass for shoplifting

“Plus loin, ensemble,” sounds like a code for bukkake.

Makes sense for the White Sox to trade from depth, and they are very deep in “can’t field, can’t hit” players.

I bought a 13-game White Sox ticket package (dubbed the “Ozzie Plan”) in 2011 and got marketing calls for the next decade after being traumatized by that squad.

Seems reasonable to accuse the pope of being soft on crime until you learn that he prowls Vatican at night as… BatPope!

White Sox fans tuned out of the broadcast with right-handed pitcher irritation.

(taps sign)

Literally as soon as I posted this Montgomery hit a home run that rocketed his OPS to .721.

The White Sox are a Murakami 0-for from having nobody in their lineup with an OPS over .700. This is pathetic.

Thanks for the assist, JD!

Telling the other side to accept your terms or else is not a negotiation.

It’s unfortunate that, despite Schultz being a premium pitching prospect and having clearly gotten the results so far this season that this is a deserved promotion, it has an air of desperation about it, like Getz is grasping for anything to avoid 100+ losses again.

The White Sox #1 and #3 hitters have silver sombreros through six innings. Yeesh.

Oh no, not diplomacy!

It’s like the two Spider-Mans pointing meme except instead it’s two gaping buttholes.

2014 me vs me now

The Keith Hackney/Jo Son rematch was much lighter on dick punches than the first fight.

Pedro Sánchez welcomes the ceasefire deal but notes: "This momentary relief cannot make us forget the chaos, the destruction, and the lives lost. The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket."

If you think that’s bad, consider what Iran is going to do regardless of any peace treaty. They’ve had successes bringing down American aircraft which will be built off of. Drone production will be expanded in underground factories. Negotiations will not be trusted while ongoing.

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENED IN 2011

David Sandlin better turn out to be really good because Jordan Hicks is fucking terrible.

Derek Hill’s only skill is baserunning and he just botched the most basic part of it.

The answer is still out there!

Grant Taylor as a closer vs. Grant Taylor as an opener:

Even if this were actually true, saying it OUT LOUD IN A PUBLIC STATEMENT is monumentally fucking stupid.

Has Vegas even approved a park for these numbnuts?

A President simply cannot do this. It’s not like “controversial” or “breaking norms.” The President not controlling our money is the main structural support beam of American democracy. It’s the whole fucking thing. You let him do this, you have ended the separation of powers.

THEY ARE RISEN!!!

Nine Lives Eleven

Today marks the first time in White Sox history that they won a game where Munetaka Murakami hit a home run.

(sigh)