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I can't see owners willing to give up 4 home games. I would wager that if MLB did go to a 154 game season, they would expand the playoffs.

"Why you should root for them: This year's White Sox are easily the most root-worthy team in the playoffs." The White Sox are just the type of young exciting team that I would root for if the Sox were not involved.

One thing MLB can do is go back to a 154 game series freeing up more time for the playoffs. So many useless games are being played in late September anyway.

I guess because they were a Division winner and we were just a WC.

Fedde looked hurt after taking that comebacker to his knee. Sandlin maybe in the picture after an opener. LFG!

MLB doesn't want to shoehorn a travel day in.

I agree with you. In addition, the White Sox won games than Houston. Why did Houston get the 3 game home field advantage?

I grew up with Jack Drees and Billy Pierce in the tv booth. The Sox went 56-106 and Billy had a lisp. Bring on any announcer, it will be fine.

I’d like to know what genius came up with a 3 game playoff series with one team not getting a home game. A 5 game first round would be more fair with a 2-2-1 rotation.

Have you tried Nugenix? Hurt and Flutie highly recommend.

Trust? They’re playing with house money. Lets roll out, get nuts

We shall endeavor to go on without the Shriff cult

Great history, especially the 1906 World Series defeat of the Cubs. Historical note: A picture of "Southside Park" from 1907 shows that beautiful red brick/limestome building at IIT a few blocks to the NE. IIT sold it to a developer several years ago so not sure if he will take it down, leave it abandoned and vacant, or convert it into residential. It appears that he doesn't have the financial resources to rehab it since nothing has happened there for several years and it would take a lot of money to undertake a large project like that.

Shriffen would never presume to speak for Stoney’s position or disposition with the team. That would be disrespectful in the highest.

McKnight and Schriff will split the play by play and color commentator duties.

Replace Stone? He's not going anywhere, perhaps you misunderstood. McKnight isn't an analyst.

Great comeback win by the Broncos over the Rams. Thanks for selling that, Pat!

Uh oh Why you should root for them: Just imagine the setting: The Padres are at home with a chance to close out the Dodgers in the NLCS (if the bracket allows it), leading by a run, with Miller's entrance cued up by the opening notes of Korn's "Blind" and the Petco Park crowd in a frenzy. Then, imagine that scenario repeating itself in the World Series against the AL champion, with the Padres' first title on the line. Your goosebumps would get goosebumps. -- Doolittle espn.com

If they go home early, it will be because the front office didn't adequately improve the rotation at the trade deadline. The White Sox approached the deadline with one clear need: starting pitching. General manager Chris Getz addressed it by acquiring Luis Castillo from the Mariners in the midst of a down year. The move proved disastrous. Castillo, who was moved to the bullpen, posted an 8.42 ERA across 31 innings while Chicago's starting rotation ranked near the bottom of the majors in ERA after the trade deadline. Sean Burke and Davis Martin, the club's top two starters, had strong but not elite seasons. Beyond that, quality depth is lacking. -- Castillo Why you should root for them: This year's White Sox are easily the most root-worthy team in the playoffs. You can scoff at the AL's mediocrity, but when it comes to Chicago, you have to remember that entering this season, even mediocrity felt like a long way away. The 2023 Orioles had a bigger two-year leap than the White Sox, going from 52 wins to 101. But before that, you have to go back to the 1930s to find anything similar. But it's more than the rags-to-riches angle. The White Sox are a young, power-hitting, selfless group that is a gas to watch. -- Doolittle No. 6 seed | 84-78 | AL wild card Wild-card opponent: Astros (48.8% chance of advancing) Doolittle's WS odds: 2.5% | DraftKings odds: +4000 Team temperature: 83° "easiest route of any postseason team"

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It's why fans don't typically have front office jobs. It's also why the majority of players think the front office guys are dispassionate analytics geeks, like Stearns in NY or Breslow in Boston.

NBC has released the announcer lineups for the Wild Card series. Tom McCarthy (the Phillies' play-by-play guy) will call the Sox/Astros series - with Steve Stone, Geoff Blum, and Adam Ottavino on color. Benetti will do Yankees/Red Sox, Matt Vasgersian will do Phillies/Braves, Dave Fleming gets Cubs/Padres.

McKnight is like listening to an over eager to please yellow Lab puppy... not a big market big league announcer

Yep. Regular season just ended today and they're already lobbying for McKnight to replace Stone.