southsider2k5 11,722 Posted June 5 2005 we were literally in first place from Day 1. 6 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chimpton 159 Posted June 5 If this is a journey I think the satnav is broken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CentralChamps21 2,037 Posted June 5 Don't stop believin does not describe the current situation. We need a reason to START believin. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texsox 1,717 Posted June 5 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: 2005 we were literally in first place from Day 1. Great times. I do remember. Remember those first couple of series this year? Our optimism was in place. Then our innocence was robbed by an old man and father time. The mask was ripped off to reveal the hideous face of the franchise. Moving forward there may be a couple highlights, a false sense of finally "putting it together", but, in the end, other teams will be playing in October. After the World Series there will be a melancholy retirement ceremony for Tony. By then fans will have run out of energy to cheer his departure. A shuffling of a couple coaches, perhaps a lawsuit will be settled. Some aging players will be signed. Big contracts will be traded. It's over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flavum 1,559 Posted June 5 Memba this? https://whitesoxchamps2005.ytmnd.com/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Kids Can Play 148 Posted June 5 The 2005 Sox compared to this 2022 Sox team is comparing apples to oranges...and just plain silly and dumb. That 2005 team was good from the start and stayed that way the entire season...until only a late season little losing streak, but recovered nicely to win the division soundly by 6 games and win 99 games. That team was way better in pitching, hitting and fielding. I'll start believing when they give me solid and consistent reasons they are a bona fide playoff team. They have the talent and potential, but you don't make the playoffs or win a WS based on potential! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tnetennba 3,588 Posted June 5 Is it really a journey if the ship is rudderless? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Kids Can Play 148 Posted June 5 3 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: Is it really a journey if the ship is rudderless? Great point! It's not...unless you define the team rudders as TLR and Menechino! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texsox 1,717 Posted June 5 4 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: Is it really a journey if the ship is rudderless? Call me Ismael Tony. Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me, I thought I would return and manage the White Sox . . . . . . then all collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago. @caulfield12 Let's play Tony in literature. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caulfield12 4,132 Posted June 5 28 minutes ago, Texsox said: Call me Ismael Tony. Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me, I thought I would return and manage the White Sox . . . . . . then all collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago. @caulfield12 Let's play Tony in literature. Going with Dante’s Inferno, The Metamorphosis, Don Quixote or Moby Dick. Infinite Jest for apt title. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texsox 1,717 Posted June 5 1 minute ago, caulfield12 said: Going with Dante’s Inferno, The Metamorphosis, Don Quixote or Moby Dick. Infinite Jest for apt title. Obviously Moby Dick was the first one I thought of. But Tony as Creon from Antigone also fits. He takes out his whole family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texsox 1,717 Posted June 5 53 minutes ago, flavum said: Memba this? https://whitesoxchamps2005.ytmnd.com/ How about April 16, 2022? Less than two months ago. Wow. That was fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Parkman 4,348 Posted June 5 (edited) I don't want to hear about 2005 anymore. It was 17 years ago, old news. Let's not turn the 2005 Sox into the 1985 Bears. Edited June 5 by Jack Parkman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texsox 1,717 Posted June 5 44 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: I don't want to hear about 2005 anymore. It was 17 years ago, old news. Let's not turn the 2005 Sox into the 1985 Bears. Thread title has 2005 in it. You clicked and replied. Now you're reading about 2005 again. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FoxForce2 198 Posted June 5 Wasn't Don't Stop Believin' on the jukebox when Tony Soprano flashed to black? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FoxForce2 198 Posted June 5 (edited) 2 hours ago, Jack Parkman said: I don't want to hear about 2005 anymore. It was 17 years ago, old news. Let's not turn the 2005 Sox into the 1985 Bears. '85 Bears Defense still a solid describer of NFL/CFB defenses. "Well they're not the '85 Bears, but they're still really good." 2005 Sox, not so much. Around the country, the Sox were considered something of a fluke. They weren't, but that was a general impression. Edited June 5 by FoxForce2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soulfly 464 Posted June 5 3 hours ago, Jack Parkman said: I don't want to hear about 2005 anymore. It was 17 years ago, old news. Let's not turn the 2005 Sox into the 1985 Bears. Yes, lets not talk about one of the best teams ever. It's bad enough the main sports outlets ignore the Sox, but coming from a fan, holy hell. The team was in first place wire to wire and was the best post season team, arguably, in the modern era. Had four, FOUR complete games in a row in the post season. Something that won't ever be done again. Ever. But yea, tell me more how we should forget about that team. How about you forget about the Sox entirely instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leonard Zelig 378 Posted June 6 1 hour ago, FoxForce2 said: '85 Bears Defense still a solid describer of NFL/CFB defenses. "Well they're not the '85 Bears, but they're still really good." 2005 Sox, not so much. Around the country, the Sox were considered something of a fluke. They weren't, but that was a general impression. That Bears team outscored their postseason opponents something like 93-10. The Sox going 11-1 in their postseason is probably equally impressive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Parkman 4,348 Posted June 6 (edited) What I wrote here has been quoted. I wish I kept it to myself. Sorry. It was inappropriate and wrong for me to write this stuff. Sorry for ever doing it. Edited June 6 by Jack Parkman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fathom 11,216 Posted June 6 10 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: The 2005 team feels fake, undeserving and completely forgettable. They did not age well. More of a footnote in baseball history than anything else. Completely meh as far as Title winners go. Completely understandable why every baseball fan outside of Chicago forgets they exist. They're the 1978-79 Sonics of Baseball. This post is really bad. Come on buddy, you’re better than this. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chitown87 219 Posted June 6 1 minute ago, fathom said: This post is really bad. Come on buddy, you’re better than this. he is? 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texsox 1,717 Posted June 6 24 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: The 2005 team feels fake, undeserving and completely forgettable. They did not age well. More of a footnote in baseball history than anything else. Completely meh as far as Title winners go. Completely understandable why every baseball fan outside of Chicago forgets they exist. They're the 1978-79 Sonics of Baseball. This may be your best post ever. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Parkman 4,348 Posted June 6 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Texsox said: This may be your best post ever. Idk. The more time that goes by, the less I appreciate them. Edited June 6 by Jack Parkman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
