By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes
Unlike the North Siders, the South Siders haven’t revamped their whole organization – and Kenny Williams still lurks. Plus: Are The Cubs Back?; Hahn’s Stockpile; The Ignominous Return Of Jay Cutler; and Schweinsteiger!
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SHOW NOTES
* 162.
1:09: Hahn’s Stockpile.
* What To Know About New White Sox Prospect Blake Rutherford.
* Tito Polo.
* Jose Abreu is 30.
* Wallenstein: Meet Your 2020 White Sox.
* Is It Time To Call Up Reynaldo Lopez?
* James Shields Is Awful.
* Fernando Tatis Jr.
* Yoan Moncada’s First Hit With The White Sox: A Bases-Loaded Triple.
* Kopech Dominant In Career-High Eight Frames.
* Buddy Bell.
* Ricky Rentamanager.
* The Colorado Rockies And Coors Field: A Tale Of Struggles, Homers And Acceptance.
We might be talking about the same article! I’m guessing I saw it online and Jim saw it later in print, heh-heh.
* The White Sox unleashed Rick Hahn, but the Cubs revamped from top to bottom.
* Morrissey: Rick Hahn Is Very, Very Busy Proving His Baseball Smarts.
* Hoge:
Hahn getting the credit now because he’s the one pulling off these deals. Kenny will get the credit when we see the results. He’s the scout.
— Adam Hoge (@AdamHoge) July 19, 2017
* And:
I know MLB will never give Exec of the Yr to a rebuilding GM but there is nobody who has done more for their team than Rick Hahn. #WhiteSox
— Seth Bernstein (@SethBernstein67) July 19, 2017
* The Houston Astros’ general manager is Jeff Luhnow, who I was gonna say, but then I thought maybe he was one of the guys who got caught in that hacking scandal. He did come from the Cardinals.
33:12: Are The Cubs Back?
* Willson Contreras is:
Contreras hitting .396 in July. Yowsa
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) July 19, 2017
* Cubs Interested In Avila and Lucroy.
* #IStandWithMiggy!
* Who does John Lackey think he is?
* Hector Rondon is Rondone.
* Justin Grimm is Grimmdone.
* Royals Demote Jorge Soler.
* Szczur Goes 4 For 5 And A HR Short Of Cycle To Lead Padres To Win.
* Szczur is only hitting .228 in 114 at-bats this year, but his OBP is .360.
* K’mon, Kris.
Kris Bryant doesn’t plan to quit head-first slides despite another mishap https://t.co/3iCG2KvMFQ via @MDGonzales pic.twitter.com/kabkfu8OI8
— ChicagoSports (@ChicagoSports) July 20, 2017
* And then they sent him back to Iowa.
2 run triple for Tommy LaStella Cubs Take the Lead 5-4 Yesss!!!!!
— Les Griggs (@lgkeno41) June 29, 2017
* Cubs’ schedule.
Keep it close until that first and second week of August because the Cubs have a soft schedule coming up. Take advantage v Cin/SD/Det/Tor pic.twitter.com/JUKhdEJoqS
— Free Jung Ho (@EvilNeal) July 20, 2017
58:36: Jay Cutler To Suit Up For Bears’ Season Opener – For Fox.
1:01:36: Schweinsteiger!
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End Note
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STOPPAGE: 5:18
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Posted on July 22, 2017