r/whitesox • u/Scurezza • 3d ago
Media Mike Vasil: "Baseball is a game of failure. The guys have a very clear idea of what we need to get better at...when those things start to happen and we're such a young team, this could be the start of something very special for a very long time to come"
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u/Curious_Amphibian_95 3d ago
Vasil has the potential to be a Stacey King type figure for the franchise. Incredibly charming for media and brand ambassadorship while also being part of the team’s heart and soul. Hope he lasts a long time with the team. Seems like somebody we’ll feel like we never get enough of.
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u/Chronically_IL 2d ago
This so much. I love Vasil, & he’s got such a great attitude & so much heart. This is my team! Can’t wait for him to be on the mound again! 🖤❤️
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u/TheJewishMerp Iguchi 3d ago
Can’t wait for Mike to take the mound again.
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u/Chronically_IL 2d ago
💯 this! I believe in magic because of him, & I love that he & Chase are roomies. 🖤❤️⚾️
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u/Goawaycookie 3d ago
He's handling it way better than I did.
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u/Javi_1991 2d ago
100% because I was screaming and bitching my ass off yes our pitching and all those Ks were our problem in the series. They left many runners on base in my opinion could have scored more runs even in the games they won. The bases loaded in the last three games pissed me off a lot especially because of the Ks and the other two dependable guys apart from our star Vargas struck out four times each in that last game...but yes he is handling it better than probably most fans are.
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u/Spagoo Pierzynski 3d ago
I see some metrics and some advanced analytics that do bode well for such an insanely, extremely young team. There's going to be some shuffling around. I hope it holds up. I hope players continue to develop. Peters, Murakami, C Mont, Meidroth, Antonacci showed some incredible things this year with room to improve. Miguel Vargas was outstanding and teams were terrified to pitch to him.
Pitching will be a mix up for sure. Who knows what we end up with ultimately I'm confident, at worst, it will be a better mix of "12 pitchers." Hope to see Fedde re-sign.
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u/YouWereBrained The Big Hurt 3d ago
That’s what I’m talking about.
Let go of/trade the useless guys.
Bring in starting pitching (that’s our very clear weak spot).
Build on the stuff that was learned this season.
ALDS should be the minimum next season.
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u/Charles36912 2d ago
I hope that this team and front office takes this opportunity to learn and get better. If everyone plays their cards right, we can end up with a dynastic team in like 2 years.
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u/Frosty_Tangerine_118 12h ago
The thing about this group is they're all ballers. The last major core were all highly talented athletes who happened to play baseball, for the most part. Hardly a lick of true baseball sense among the lot of them. These guys are baseball to the core. A guy like Vargas or Meidroth isnt going to take anything for granted
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u/PerscribedPharmacist 2d ago
Mike youre doing it wrong. Everything is just suppose to get way worse, what do you mean that guys can learn and get better??
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u/casper_whitey 2d ago edited 2d ago
Unless this guy plans on retiring and coming back as a coach of some sort for the Sox I don't see where he's getting all this "we" shit from lol.
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u/mateorayo 2d ago
You dont know ball.
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u/casper_whitey 2d ago
I know the last thing the Sox pitching staff needs next season is a pitcher that you already know has a questionable arm/health. The last fucking thing they need.
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