Greg Hibbard

food for thought... before this series we were 19-6 in the previous 25 21-7 vs. the central division and 28-15 in our previous 43 against detroit - going back through 2006 can anyone say untenable statistical anomaly EXPLO-SHUN with those stats in mind, the expected value of this series was 1 win and 2 losses. At best, I thought it might be 2 wins and 1 loss, but I thought 1-2 was way more realistic is anyone honestly saying that because we performed 1 game worse than the expected value that the outlook suddenly drastically changes?

I'm thinking of a certain four game sweep at Cleveland in July 2005, coming off the all star break, to extend a division lead to 15, and how that really finished them off... Season's long guys...

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 12, 2008 -> 01:29 PM) We're not laughably bad, but the notion that we are a good team is pretty laughable right now. People can make all the excuses they want, but Detroit has been mediocre/bad and asleep all year, and we woke them up in 3 days. You can't do that, period. Firstly, and I'm not saying the Sox are a world-killer, but world series winning teams get swept by subpar teams at times during a 162-game schedule, particularly on the road. Secondly, Detroit is a talented team with essentially the same core that won an AL pennant two years ago and competed for the division last year. Is it more likely that they are a team that plays at the level they have played for the previous 60 games or the preceding 340 games? Lastly, we have been RED HOT against the Tigers in general, even last year when we were 72-90 we OWNED them, and we were due to get swept up there. If this losing streak hits 8, or they lose something like 15 of 20, then I'd be worried. For now, be thankful we had a little cushion. Even 100 game winning teams still lose 38% of their games....

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 12, 2008 -> 01:24 PM) If we win this series, it's 11 or 14 games. Even if we win today it's 10, which is why I say the last 3 days could prove to be our doom by late September, unless of course Cleveland wakes up and that is what gets us. I had so much hope going into this series that maybe we were actually a very good team, but that is a laughable notion now. because we all know 3 games defines whether you are a very good team or a laughably bad team.

oddly enough, I'm annoyed but not really worried at this point. I would've been way more concerned had we gotten dominated by the twins. We were sort of due for a bad series. That all said, we need to dominate against two bad NL teams at the Cell.

if we sweep detroit, they're done. before the 3 game losing streak which caused Ozzie's tirade - the team had really gotten on his nerves by going a mere 12-3 in the previous 15 games you know I could see how a manager could've been so fed up

19-6 over their last 25 games - and if I'm not mistaken, 3 of the 6 losses came in the final at bat or extra innings. That's f***ing ludicrous!

first thing you should look at is WHIP when evaluating a pitcher

anyone else sick of farmer asking stone if he sends the runners on every single pitch do you send em here? what about here? what about here? ok, how bout now?

I tried to find numbers on ESPN.com but couldn't find any. Was curious as to how attendance is stacking up this season...

to be honest the most important thing for the White Sox right now is winning their next series with Minnesota. 2-2 is what I'm hoping for, 1-3 wouldn't be the end of the world, 3-1 would be unbelievable. Obviously 4-0 or 0-4 are hard to imagine.

JENKS :heart:

QUOTE (Sox It To Em @ May 28, 2008 -> 12:18 PM) CARLOS QUENTIN IS MY GOD

nice walk

actually we are still looking way, way, way better than I ever thought we would going into this season once the hitting straightens itself out, I only hope the pitching doesn't come back to earth tbh to me this team looked like garbage on paper and I'm not sure how anyone figured otherwise (or thought that the relatively hot start wasn't a mirage)

so that means what we pick it back up in the 12th or do we start it over? what are the rules about this?

omfg the tarp!

this is hell

f***ing Uribe. I mean, f***ing Thome.

Really nice hustle there

QUOTE (the People's Champ @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 05:19 PM) Where are all the Uribe haters now? Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

well he just ensured his tenure for the rest of the season no matter what he hits congrats juan, take the next 65 games and hit .100 or so

no f***ing way

wow I thought he was clearly safe.

Why do I get the sense that this is who this team really is - better than 7 or 8 AL teams, significantly worse than the top 5 or 6 AL teams. For whatever reason, we own the Tigers regardless of whether or not we are better or worse team. We beat the Rays, who should be improved but are still not an 80 win team yet. I still don't think we are better than the Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers, Tribe, Mariners or Angels.