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Yes, but it’ll continue to not be pretty.

The math looks good to get in, but beyond that.... I do believe you are seeing the cracks in the armor though. Would it surprise me if they missed, not really, but someone will need to get hot to beat them, which is the part I am not sure of.

It will be interesting to see how Bonemer picks up playing CF. I heard he is very positive about the move. 2027 late season call up ?

Currently the last wild card, Cleveland is .500. 31 games to go. We would have to go worse than 13-18 to finish below .500. I think we are running on fumes but will make it. We need a couple bats to get hot and some pitchers to give us some innings. I think we make it.

I posted this in another thread, but the Sox are 9-11 since the trade deadline. Luckily for the Sox, the Guardians are 9-10 in the same stretch but have just improved their play the past week. It’s probably just whichever team goes on a hot streak wins the division.

Also, we have been a .500 team since May 31 - about a 70 game stretch. I think there’s no reason to think that we are better or worse than .500 the rest of the way.

I mean I'm sure they talked about it. I just assume they didn't envision him actually forcing the issue in 2026

Yes we make the playoffs as an 84 win division winner, for whatever that is worth. (It’s probably worth a first round exit to an AL east wildcard team that we struggle to win 1 game against)

This is a radio station that still employs Leila Rahimi to not have a coherent sports thought and laugh constantly on air. Doomed is right.

Wow, glad to hear the possibilities for Bonemer.

I am a YES for the playoffs

I think so but hopefully I don't regret not cashing out my bet when I could

Not gonna lie, I'm feeling a little nervous with how dogshit out rotation is. Cleveland improved at the deadline and we somehow got worse. Cleveland has won 5 of 6 getting to play the best of the best; SF, COL, LAA. Only 2.5 games up now and Cleveland still has 2 more with LAA then play KC at home. Their deadline acquisitions are helping them. It would be a real gut punch to miss the playoffs after leading the division all season and actively making the team worse at the trade deadline.

Well, @Y2Jimmy0, you did say on the FutureSox pod that once Bonemer gets that outfield glove we should be ready for a call up...

Mully was very vanilla. I liked him as he is a southside guy. He and Haugh were a bland listen but it did the job. Neither really add anything.

That game sucked!

Actually getting a little tired of the schedule excuse. Maybe don’t lose a home series to the reds then? If you want to be a playoff team, sorry, sometimes you have to play well against good teams.

Glad I went to be early on this one, seems I missed nothing new. Kolson now at 178 K's, 0 for 13 with 9 K's in his last 3 games Mune now at 142 K's, 2 for 12 with 9 K's in his last 3 games.

Our bullpen is taxed and we need help badly. I would bring up Thorpe and let him take Urquidy's place. I would bring up Schultz and send schweitzer down (I know he only has one more option left) and make Schultz the long guy. I would also find a fake injury to Brazoban and bring someone else up who can eat innings. Hopefully martin comes back end of the month and begins to look somewhat like the 1st half Martin.

I think there will be teams dumping players for the last month to save a couple of bucks. Even teams like StL and Pitt which are 5 & 7.5 back might be ready to toss in the hat. on 9/1. Martin will be back 8/28, he could be a huge help if he can keep it together. 9/1 I think Thorpe will be called up, I wouldn't be surprised if the Sox let Acuna go.

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=145&date=08/25/2026 https://www.mlb.com/milb/scores/all/all/whitesox?affiliateId=mlbcom-milb Thorpe for AAA. Carela AA listed

Uriquidy looked a bit like Sweaty Freddy in the first inning, sweat pouring down his face. The Sox have been resilient all season, they will put this loss behind and move on, that's what they do. Let's see if the guy's slumping can start to snap out of it in tonight's game.

I know, anecdotes make you pretty ignorant

I'm trying to stay positive, but relying on magic and miracles is not a winning strategy. I'm seeing Antonacci and Miedroth trying to slug instead of just being contact hitters that they are. What to do with Mune and Colson? Bring Bonemer up and move Vargas to first? Send Colson to AZ. for another tutoring session? Something has got to give with them. This is a legit pennant race now, not just a fun turnaround year.