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Gonna be there all three. I get fired up for this series. I hate the Cubs. Our teams play the same sport--in the same league--in the same city. As far as I'm concerned if you grew up here and that doesn't mean anything to you you're either (1) an odd sports fan entirely out of step with the natural, universal dynamic of intra-city sports rivalries everywhere or (2) you're lying. I'm not afraid to say this series matters to me and I have zero time for the cowardly Cub fan passive-aggressive, bet-hedging, weaponized indifference pose. "I don't even think about the Sox - watch me spend my whole life incessantly explaining to you how little I think about them." Fvck the Cubs, now and forever.

The Chicago White Sox go for 4 in a row while yours truly tries to keep his perfect Gamethread streak alive and go 5 for 5, Let's Go Sox!

6:40 starts and the pitch clock means weeknight games end at like 9:15 now. 7:11 starts and no pitch clock, games ended close to 11 PM. Much prefer the current format. Now I have time to watch the game, get in bed with my wife, watch something with her, and not get laid.

yeah buddy!

Someone hacked Joejoes account. Normally this would be bad but this new guy seems optimistic

Beni was with us through the worst of it. Couldn't be happier for him this year.

If the Sox go even .500 the other teams have to on a run that just none of them seem capable of. People need to take a step back a little.

I've done some reflection on my hatred of the Cubs because a lot of normal people don't get it. What I've realized is I hate their fans specifically, lol. This is not something that makes more sense to normal people who have never been around there.

Yup, this and the Vargas error were killer. Still no idea why Will let Rogers hit in the 9th and not move Acuna over. I have to imagine our win probability would have skyrocketed with one additional run. If you are afraid to use Acuna on the basepaths late in the game, I’m not sure what the point of rostering him is.

The game should have been a Sox win in regulation, Hicks should have had two K's and a save.

What’s our closer doing in this game right now

Chase is the best second baseman the Sox have had in a long time.

Rogers was good for intel for the Detroit series. He can go now.

People worry way too much about starting pitching in the playoffs. They almost all become majority bullpen innings.

They have 3 days off between now and the end of the season, I don’t think these guys want to jam one or both of the cubs games into one of those days off It’s pretty disappointing that even in this surprise season you can’t even really enjoy it and have to provide “don’t get swept” into a thread after they just swept a team that was nipping on their heels

Graphic from yesterdays broadcast. Think they said BA was 6th in MLB

I'm not sure how much longer we can operate with this rotation, it is killing our bullpen usage. No days off and a bunch of close games doesn't help either. Figure out how to win one of the next two games at least please

No between Romo and everyone else who caught this year. Catcher Situation White Sox Record Win % Drew Romo Starts 33–13 .717 All Other Catchers (Quero, Teel, McGuire, Rogers)26–43 .377 Also 5 shutouts when he's catching or 1 every 9 games versus 3 for the other catchers or 1 every 23 games.

He's thinking about it as if Hagen was on the mound. But if he used Brazoban, walking PCA and pitching to Suzuki makes a lot more sense.

The one Rogers didn't challenge almost had the entire ball in the zone. Seriously, f*** this ump. Rogers was stupid not to challenge, but missing a blatant strike like that is just terrible.

Oh well. We played like absolute s%*# in this game, had every piece of luck go against us, bullshit umpiring, only managed four hits, had like zero bullpen pitchers and they still needed a 9th inning rally and a walkoff to win. Get em tomorrow and stop throwing strikes to PCA.

That Benintendi contract was so worth it

One of those runs would have scored. They weren’t getting Nico

I’ll apologize when your boy joejoe makes a rational post after the Sox give up a 2 out single with a comfortable lead.

Agreed! Let's kiss and make up.

Look, I don't want any bad blood here. If you just apologize we can put it behind us and focus on the Sox.

New CBA needs to just put in ABS at all times.

Doyle, Acuña and Rogers is brutal all in the same batting lineup

He looks like the most annoying kid in your neighborhood growing up.

At least he didn’t push a woman

PCA is a pretty ugly dude.

Everything word uttered by Shriffen annoys me. I don't know how Stone is so patient with his repetitive elementary level rah rah commentary.

Gone in Venezuelan Winter League

He should be jailed and potentially publicly executed

No because most of you sound fucking ridiculous this year.

I fucking hate the Cubs. I really hope Meidroth sets this game off right with a leadoff bomb and we never look back.

Really want to see Castillo shove again and Doyle take one yard. Rogers providing a boost would be gravy. We all know what we have with our general roster — The more we get from our acquisitions, the better we can feel in the immediate and looking down the line. LETS GO SOX! f*** THESE FUCKING CUBBIE BITCHES UP!!!!

I was gonna say I hope our blonde heckler will be in the outfield tonight but then I quickly remembered it's wrigley and I wouldn't wish sitting in that outfield on my worst enemy haha. Let's beat their ass until they bleed blue or whatever

Anyone who says they like both teams wasn’t born in Chicago.

Mune has 6 HRs vs Shota in only 43 career at bats facing him in Japan. Safe to say he hits him pretty well .

Castillo is gonna have a good game.

@JoeCredeYes do the thing before the board Cubs fan does the other thing.

Gotta give Beni his due. He's been hitting alot better the last couple months and also is clutch. He also seems to be beloved by all the kids in the clubhouse

It's not exactly like hoops but there's something to the idea that role players do well when they can just be role players. Nobody is asking Beni to come in and play a solid LF and take 600 PA and hit tough lefties anymore. All we need is to mash righties as a DH four times a week and rest up the remainder. And he's excelled in that role.

hopefully they keep him hitting at the top of the order, dude has been absolutely crushing pitching with runners in scoring position

Great signing by Hahn.

Just glancing at schedules, Guardians have what would be the “easiest”. None of it is easy, each team has a gauntlet. Detroit has dodgers Toronto Tampa and the Sox, twins have Atlanta NYY Texas and the Sox, and Guardians have Toronto Boston and the Sox(SF if you want to count them, I think they have been playing better) The Sox just need to keep doing what they have been doing, and each one of their competitors have to leapfrog each other while playing each other, and then the Sox

Why would you want a rain out? Why does every opponent scare you that the season is over?

This topic is arguably going to be the biggest test that Getz faces over the next 24 months. It's a good problem to have, but the decisions they make will have ultimately decide the direction this team goes. Future success isn't a guarantee, even from players with established ML Service time. This has been the breakout season for Vargas, but are his 450 AB's in 2026 who he is moving forward, or is he the guy from his previous 1000 AB's in MLB? That's not throwing shade at Vargas at all, but it's the reality of what you have to decide. Colson sported an .840 OPS in 2025 (255 AB's) and is currently sitting at a .722 OPS in 2026. Where is that OPS going to be in 2028, 2029? The numbers historically tell you one of Bonemer/Roch probably aren't going to turn into the players we are hoping for, that's just how the prospect game works. The point is, if you aren't playing with the payroll and infrastructure a team like the Dodgers have, the hit rate on your decisions has to be higher. You aren't going to be able to buy your way out of mistakes. The difference with this "rebuild" than the last is the core of Abreu-Anderson-Eloy-Moncada-Robert-Vaughn-Giolito was basically set in the stone, there was nothing in the minor leagues that warranted tough decisions having to be made. And when Eloy-Moncada-Robert-Vaughn all turned into pumpkins, it was over. So Getz finds himself in a much better situation, but one that presents different challenges. And it should be pretty exciting to see what transpires, hopefully there is a 2027 for us to watch it unfold.

They're going to have to trade some of them for pitching. It's great having all this infield depth and talent, but the pitching depth is garbage. We're going to have to part with some good players or prospects for starting pitching.