Conforto hasn't been the same since his shoulder injury, so of course the White Sox would want him to play right field for a few months.

Bichette and Soto are going to produce a ton of RBI opportunities for whomever bats after them.

It's never been about immigration laws. It's about white supremacy. Can't spell GOP without KKK.

The week ends with the Dodgers unveiling their new logo.

The AAV of Kyle Tucker's contract is $60 million. Fangraphs estimates the entire payroll for the 2026 Chicago White Sox comes to $87 million. www.fangraphs.com/roster-resou...

Andrew Friedman to Kyle Tucker.

Unless there's a trade or two where they gave away slots that I didn't catch, it looks like the White Sox have $844,000 remaining in their budget.

Story about widespread point-shaving scheme from ESPN, which has DraftKings as its official sportsbook and odds provider. www.espn.com/mens-college...

US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone. And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.

The latest from the great Chicago production company Truth & Documentary.

BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday. www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...

"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”" "“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"

Fascist traitors spending your tax dollars to protect the killer of an innocent American. I never want to hear another goddamned Republican use the words liberty, freedom, or patriotism ever again.

The Minnesota shooting case is now metastasizing unlike any i've ever seen. The successive resignations of heads of the crim section at CRD and 3 top career prosecutors in Minn -- who had hung in all this year n/w/stg multiple outrages-- means the Department is in open revolt in DC and the field.

“I felt like working for the Chicago Cubs would be fun, like it would be a distinguished position. I was proud to work at Wrigley.… [But] I was pleading with HR to step in just to try to prevent them from feeling so comfortable attacking me every day.” chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01...

A+ for the sign "Make Orwell Fiction Again"

Eloy's career continues. Will he finish his time in MLB with over 100 homers? He's got 95.

Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it

Normally don’t do this, but the Twin Cities are occupied and there are a lot of folks I know who are helping people with very acute needs. I know a lot of good folks out there have offered to help or want to know how they can help, so I may occasionally boost fundraisers for folk or causes I trust.

I do not want my tax dollars paying these fascist traitors to terrorize the American people. I will support the leader who ends this fascist scourge once and for all.

The decision has been made to break an American city. It is an experiment. We must do all we can (legally) to help Minneapolis hold on.

Sad it's not Scott Foster.

They spent all that time complaining about crime in cities so they could implement their solution of killing people in cities.

DHS recruitment posts using racist and fascist imagery—Black people trapped in “crystals,” fashwave visuals, & Halo-inspired calls to “destroy the flood.” Neo-Nazis & Proud Boys are celebrating what they see as validation, a dangerous sign of how deeply extremism has seeped into official discourse.

10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good at the site of her murder

We have our civil rights crusade: resisting lawless "law enforcement" and protecting our neighbors from unjust laws. Hundreds stand in Evanston's Fountain Square for Renee Nicole Good.

In Chicago's Winnemac Park tonight, a growing crowd of around a hundred neighbors have gathered for an emergency vigil for Renee Nicole Good, a 37 yr old mom shot and killed by DHS in Minneapolis today.

ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims. Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!

The named SP the White Sox are seeking is Griffin Canning. He was doing OK for the Mets before his Achilles snapped.

Fun article about how Wyatt Kaiser allows Artyom Levshunov to do Artyom Levshunov things. chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2...

Wayne Gretzky looks undead.

thread of responses from MLB clubs w/r/t Venezuelan players/staff

Not good enough for Jerry Reinsdorf, but the guy to call for all of MLB. #SellTheTeamJerry #IshbiaNowMoreThanEver

A thread that's worth your time:

The most Bulls thing possible would be a 3 for 1 deal trading Atlanta Coby White and Kevin Huerter to get rid of Patrick Williams's contract, then having Young walk in free agency.

My least favorite CTA station due to the narrow platform. May the new station in 2029 be as much an improvement as the Washington/Wabash station turned out to be.

Alex Caruso left as a free agent in the summer of 2021.

Start with the strategy on SCOTUS in the aftermath of the Bork nomination.

yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.

Can Nets' kid reporter Ava replace Michael Kay and Paul O'Neill on Yankees games?

2026 is three days old.

Borough president for eight years, mayor for four.

For the first time in 12 years, Eric Adams is not chief executive over any part of my home. It's a great day.

May the promising developments White Sox fans saw at the end of 2025 (Murakami, first pick in the draft) bode well for a more enjoyable 2026.

I will not miss Eric Adams and his infuriating characterization of my heritage.

Carlton Fisk signing with the White Sox in 1981 was tremendously exciting. All seemed possible. Happy birthday to Pudge.

Amen, Chicago Pope.

I'm shocked to learn MLB might do things that raise red flags with antitrust experts.

Merkin: "An infrastructure is being set up by general manager Chris Getz and the front office to help take care of all on and off the field needs during this transition for Murakami, who talked to Suzuki and Imanaga about living in Chicago after signing" www.mlb.com/news/munetak...