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Tomorrows game could have rain issues.

I just have to say whatever happens tonight White Sox fans showed up and showed out tonight BIG TIME!

Sox will have to score at least 6 runs tonight to win. TLR can't go long with Cease if he starts walking guys. The bats will have to win this one tonight.

Sox are just not a mentally strong team. They don't battle every at bat like you have to do in the playoffs. There is a very disturbing lackadaisicalness to their play.

The Astros play like they expect to win, the Sox play like they hope to win. Going to have to put up 5 or 6 runs to win today.

This is the game the Sox show if they are contenders or pretenders.

I was really afraid of the game playing out this way. The Sox have played just like they have the whole second half. The fing Astros look like a team expecting to win this in 3 straight. It's a must win tomorrow. We will see what this team is really made of.

How TA goes this team goes. I would love to see him really make McCullers work in his first at bat. Set the tone.

I agree. I hope the Sox game plan today is to really work the count. Lay off his best pitches and hit his mistakes. Every base runner is at a premium in these playoff games. A walk is as good as a hit is never more true than in these games.

Yes he has owned them twice this year. So hopefully they take a different approach to hitting him today.

Playoff baseball. Pitching, defense, play for a run at a time. Make McCullers throw strikes, hit his mistakes. Hopefully the young guys are ready for the moment. Remember last years playoffs there were no fans. This place is going to be nuts today.

This line up is called were playing to win.

Scherzer about to hit 100 pitches here in the 5th. if he get's through this inning it will probably be his last.

Jose has another night to rest and get fluids and electrolytes I think he will be able to at least DH. Remember he is a professional athlete in better shape than us average joes so he should be able to bounce back from the flu bug pretty well.

Will the Managers and select players be holding press conferences today?

They are the favorites. They have the first two at home. They really need to win those first two with as well as the Sox play at home. The Sox only need a split in the first two. And if they can win game one then the pressure really is on the Stros to win game two. Pressure like that can do strange things to a team. Which team, which players can perform the best now with the lights the brightest. I thought the Sox really felt that pressure in last years playoffs. Hopefully this year they are more relaxed and play up to their talent.

These are the kind of at bats we need to see in the playoffs

Nobody is worn down come playoff time. This is what they have been waiting all year for. The adrenaline rush they get is off the charts. It now is up to each player to get themselves ready mentally. It will help a lot that they experienced it last year. We will see who can handle and perform best under the pressure.

The first game in Houston is huge. A win and you guarantee yourself two games at home. Also if you win that first one the home team will have a ton of pressure on them to win game two. It's all on the players now to get themselves mentally prepared for the pressure the playoffs bring.

How active do you think the Sox will be in free agency this off season? Would they try to sign a Semien or Story?

Damn the Sox have an incredible core of young talent right now. They say the peak years for a baseball player are 25-30. The Sox have 13 guys within that age range who are major contributors. I think this year is the start of a 3-4 year window where they can seriously contend for a WS title.

Sheets needs to be an everyday player next season. So where does he play?

I'm pretty sure Lynn will drill somebody in that 1st inning Friday. The team needs a spark right now and no better team to throw at than the Tigers.

I love these bench clearing yell fests because you can see who on your team is out there first ready to throw down and who is last and a giant p****. It looked to me like the first 3 were Moncoda, Crochet, and Grandal. Crochet was the most impressive because he got in there quick and was definitely ready to go.

Enjoy this my fellow Sox fans! It doesn't come around often.