The Chairman's Memory Needs a Jog
This morning in the Chicago Tribune, the Chairman was quoted from an appearance yesterday on the Mike North Morning show.
Said the Chairman: "If you take the White Sox '07 season and then tack on the Bulls' season, holy mackerel, I must have ticked somebody off," Reinsdorf said. "This has really been two of the most disappointing seasons of my career."
In the first place, Mr. Chairman, the list of people you've ticked off is now published in volumes. Second, if you think last year was a bust, here are a few other years that may have escaped your memory:
1984: Not just a bad year for George Orwell, the Sox came off their first division championship and landed with a loud thud. Injuries killed the pitching staff and La Mar Hoyt was more interested in snorting the baseline than he was in pitching.
1986: In your infinite wisdom, you hired Hawk Harrelson as GM who promptly kicked Tony LaRussa to the curb replacing him with the great Jim Fregosi. How'd that work out for you?
1989: Your cast of mediocre talent led by the bloated wonder Ivan Calderon, finished dead last, 29½ games behind Oakland. Things got so bad, you traded Harold Baines to Texas for some skinny kid who struck out a lot.
1994: With your team poised for another playoff run (coming off the six and out the previous year versus eventual series champ Toronto) you and your fellow owners and your puppet commissioner forced baseball into prolonged darkness and the first cancellation of the World Series since 1904. Thanks for nothing, pal.
2001: Coming off another early playoff exit, your team finished third, one rung behind a Minnesota team with a payroll 60% of what yours was.
Said the Chairman: "If you take the White Sox '07 season and then tack on the Bulls' season, holy mackerel, I must have ticked somebody off," Reinsdorf said. "This has really been two of the most disappointing seasons of my career."
In the first place, Mr. Chairman, the list of people you've ticked off is now published in volumes. Second, if you think last year was a bust, here are a few other years that may have escaped your memory:
1984: Not just a bad year for George Orwell, the Sox came off their first division championship and landed with a loud thud. Injuries killed the pitching staff and La Mar Hoyt was more interested in snorting the baseline than he was in pitching.
1986: In your infinite wisdom, you hired Hawk Harrelson as GM who promptly kicked Tony LaRussa to the curb replacing him with the great Jim Fregosi. How'd that work out for you?
1989: Your cast of mediocre talent led by the bloated wonder Ivan Calderon, finished dead last, 29½ games behind Oakland. Things got so bad, you traded Harold Baines to Texas for some skinny kid who struck out a lot.
1994: With your team poised for another playoff run (coming off the six and out the previous year versus eventual series champ Toronto) you and your fellow owners and your puppet commissioner forced baseball into prolonged darkness and the first cancellation of the World Series since 1904. Thanks for nothing, pal.
2001: Coming off another early playoff exit, your team finished third, one rung behind a Minnesota team with a payroll 60% of what yours was.
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