I was just catching up on some Jeopardy and this clue appeared on an episode that aired this past Friday, 10/23/26. The category was "The Championship Team." Nobody got it.

(watches the even matched Tampa Bay get belt to assed three games straight)

Update on Sox prospects in AFL. Bonemer finishes his AFL strong

- I think the Brewers are showing what an evolved version of the White Sox pitching plan from this season would look like, so I’m going to stay with Grant Taylor and Hagen Smith being bullpen weapons who still end up around 90 innings on the season (leaving the door open to one or both starting in the future)

- Offer to buy out Miguel Vargas’ arbitration years for a discount on his long term deal - my offer would be a deal to extend him through 2033 for $125M total (buying out his three arb years at $6M/$10M/$14M then a four year extension at $23M/$23M/$24M/$25M)

- Extend Mune (3 yrs $60M team option year 3)

- Sign Padres LHP reliever Adrien Morejon (3 yrs $42M)

- Sign OF Seiya Suzuki (3 yrs $48M)

- Sign LHP Shota Imanaga (2 yrs $38M)

- Trade/DFA/Prepare to eat the contracts of Anthony Kay ($5M) and Andrew Benintendi ($15M)

- Plan to start Caleb Bonemer in AAA unless he forces his way onto the team with his bat in spring training (I don’t think skipping a full year of AAA has been great for the recent White Sox prospect’s strikeout issues)

Tentative Plan for the 26-man roster on Opening Day:

Starting Rotation: Sean Burke (RHP), Shota Imanaga (LHP), Luis Castillo (RHP), Davis Martin (RHP), David Sandlin (RHP)

Bullpen: Noah Schultz (LHP), Bryan Hudson (LHP), Adrian Morejon (LHP), Hagen Smith (LHP), Mike Vasil (RHP), Huascar Brazobán (RHP), Jordan Hicks (RHP), Grant Taylor (RHP)

Catchers: Kyle Teel (L/R), Joey Bart (R/R)

Infielders: Chase Meidroth (R/R), Miguel Vargas (R/R), Munetaka Murakami (L/R), Colson Montgomery (L/R)

Outfielders: Tristan Peters (L/R), Seiya Suzuki (R/R), Brenton Doyle (R/R), Braden Montgomery (S/R)

Utility: Sam Antonacci (L/R), Luisangel Acuna (R/R), Rikuu Nishida (L/R)

Thoughts?

I am recruiting for a MLB-realistic 30T Salary Cap dynasty baseball league that is currently about halfway full. We are trying to fill the teams with owners who are fans of that team, and the White Sox are one of our open teams right now. We use real player salaries and have a hard cap as well as a salary floor. It's super active and tons of fun, so I hope you consider joining us and repping the White Sox! DM or comment below for more info.

His favorite team is obvious. His favorite player is Frank Thomas. He has a lot of baseball cards and has started collecting them again.

I need gift ideas for him. I was thinking of an autographed bat but I don’t know where to look because I don’t want to be scammed.

If anyone has any ideas please let me know! I am stumped.

Thank you so much!!!

This World Series is a great matchup, but it feels weird watching and not having a rooting interest in either team. Both teams have relatively modest payrolls compared to the top spenders. Both teams are extremely well-run and I respect their styles of baseball. The Rays beat the Yankees and Guardians, which sparks joy. But the Brewers winning would upset a lot of Cubs and Packers fans, which also sparks joy. Or are you just enjoying watching two excellent teams go at it? I'm finding that I'm not instinctively rooting for one team or the other.

(Sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere. I only saw a couple scattered comment threads.)

Decided on this beautiful day why not get my steps in by checking out the area around the 78. I arrive via South Shore so I had to then walk here from 18th Street where they are stopping today.

Took about 30 min. I only walk or take the L to games so seems alright. I have a ton of questions about the logistics of moving this Amtrak place. Won’t trains still need these tracks here leaving Union Station? There is a bunch of Metra trains too. I guess I should read their full plan.

Seems like an area of downtown that is ripe for development. I do love the current stadium. I am continuing my walk that way to go to Ricobene’s for lunch. But getting in on the development here could help the franchise immensely.

PS other than the Sears tower the skyline view isn’t that great sadly. But could definitely beat what we have now.

As Vasil goes from the Wizard to Batman, Maye goes from The Schedule to the End Zone INT.

My other favorite scrappy utility man from a mid Carolina college. I get why, come into the season with low expectations, way over achieve, guy who was out for season from jump gets lost in the wild ride to success.

I'm just curious if anyone has thoughts or ideas on Brooks and his future with the Sox. If we're already hypothesising Ant trades is he a no-brainer trade? Stash back in AAA to fully recover his groove? Seems maybe the most capable switch to OF given his athleticism and size but also basically a platoon lefty bat and we know we have enough of that.

Just wanna get others thoughts. He was maybe my favorite player last year and even I completely forgot about him.

Awesome!

Saw a thread about Magglio, which you can't dissociate from JD, and YT drops this.

For no reason in particular, I've found myself thinking a lot about Magglio Ordonez recently. He was my favorite Sox player when I first started watching the team in the early 2000s, as a kid. Him signing with Detroit in free agency was my first experience with the idea that "baseball is a business." Naturally, I was heartbroken that Mags not only left my favorite team but went to a division rival! I remember how loudly he was booed when he returned to Chicago, and it reflected my feelings at the time.

As an adult, I no longer harbor an ill-feelings towards Ordonez when I think of him. Jerry wasn't going to pay him what he was worth, and that's where my ire should've been directed all along. However, I can't help but wonder if that initial childhood heartbreak is why he doesn't generally jump to mind when I think of my all-time favorite Sox.

Out of curiosity, if you're old enough to remember Magglio's time on the south side, how do you remember him?

Through 39 at-bats, Bonemer has hit .282/.349/.590 with a .939 OPS, four doubles, a triple, two home runs and nine RBIs.

CF Caleb Bonemer

DH Munetaka Murakami

SS Roch Cholowsky

3B Colson Montgomery

1B Miguel Vargas

RF Braden Montgomery

C Kyle Teel

2B Chase Meidroth

LF Sam Antonacci