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Houston has a pretty brutal last week. I still think there is a decent chance that the Sox do get home field advantage in this round.

Same if you are at Citi Field.

I refuse to.

The first Cubs game on the south side is the closest we have come.

Am really tempted, if everything goes right, to go to Yankee Stadium sunday and for the only time in my life, root for the Yankees to beat Cleveland so I can see the Sox clinch in person.

Wait, what? Wasn't watching? Did it look bad?

Is Hendriks ok? Or are they just gonna throw Kimbrel out in the 9th if it's a tie?

Anyone know why Ohtani was scratched tomorrow?

Don't care if he's 0-3. Don't give him anything close.

It's a damn tragedy how relied upon it is in today's game. But that being said, Lynn, Giolito, Lopez and Rodon are on strict pitch count limits. And it seems they are also limiting how many apperances the key bullpen guys are getting. I don't see what role Keuchel plays in the ALDS. ALCS is a different story. I think Keuchel could potentially be an opener in a long series. But in a short series, if he can't start, I don't see what he does.

If he's letting Keuchel go 97 pitches, it's obvious he ain't making the ALDS roster. His entire purpose in the last month is to just eat innings.

To be honest. This is great and wonderful. Watching this on TV made me miss my father even more because baseball was one of the things we shared that we love. Just really great and I love that when everyone has written baseball off, this kid could be this inspired by something he saw from his favorite baseball player. Truly inspiring and awesome!

"It's ok mommy. I heard the Australian man say it on TV while pitching"

Yom Kippur

Keuchel with 37 pitches through 3 innings? Wow! Climate change might have been solved just now.

If anyone wants to go to a game, sit in the left field stands. Eloy will keep you entertained. Although his stunt scared the shit out of everyone today. Great win. Would have liked to have seen Gio go 5 but realize he was on a pitch count.

Correct me if I'm wrong but they can still put Seby on the playoff roster right?

Words cannot describe how much i fucking hate the extra inning rule. They should do away with it. If they have to do something like this, take a page from college football. Add it in after the 12th or 13th inning. We win Saturday's game without that rule.

Should Luis have caught that fly ball? I wasn't in a good position to see it. It looked like he may have misread it. Anyone else have a better angle? I havent seen the tv replay. Fegan's article today made it seem like Luis should make that play.

They are a good team for sure. But they will have to make it out of Tampa. To be honest, the narrative I'm seeing is that it's going to be a White Sox/Rays ALCS and for as good as the Rays are, it's pretty damn evenly matched. They are the only two teams built to have any postseason success in the AL. You need great starting pitching and a very good bullpen. Yes, Kimbrel has had his struggles in a few games, but I would take the White Sox bullpen against pretty much anyone in the AL. Let's look at the other teams: Yankees - An all or nothing offensive team that has no depth at starting pitching and a horrendous bullpen. They can win slugfests but that's about it. Red Sox - Maybe a slightly better version of the Yankees but a lot of their success was smoke and mirrors in the first half. Again, outside of Sale, no starting pitching depth. Astros - A very solid team but again there starting pitching is going to be tested in a way I don't think the White Sox will be. As well as their bullpen. Blue Jays - Their rotation, outside of the White Sox is the best in the AL when it comes to the playoff contenders. But the Sox also exposed real vulnerabilities in that team. And they have been having bullpen issues all year. The Red Sox/White Sox series is a perfect example. The White Sox won the kind of games they will need to win in the playoffs. The Red Sox were able to win the slugfest. Blue Jays are scary but I just don't think they are there yet to go deep in the playoffs.

Can you explain this to me? Like I'm geninuinely curious how this would work. I know Hendriks was a starter. I guess having Kimbrel allows us to do this but am curious if he would pitch more than two innings. I know a lot of people are likely alarmed at Cease's last start but I'm not. The Red Sox have owned him this year. I think he'll be fine and have no issues with him starting.

Lol. No. Was at the game today. I thought it was Pito for the longest time but I looked at Leury's wikipedia page and he was on that god awful 2013 team.

Was at the game today. So awesome. Top of the 9th was heartbreaking but such a great finish.

It's weird to think about this but I had a revelation today that Leury is the longest tenured White Sox player on this team. Been here since 2013.

Even a routine play with Goodwin is an adventure