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By the way, along with the famed "triple play" baserunning gaffe that's two games *Adam Engel* of all players has single-handedly cost the Sox, half the Division deficit. Another thing I did not have on my 2022 Sox bingo card.

We have plenty of time and talent to make up a relatively small gap. The worry is that there really does seem to be something deeply wrong with this team.

Why is Robert in there? Why was Kopech in there? They’re hurt. It’s unreal that we over-rest guys all season in key games, and now we run guys out there who are actually injured

Yeah this makes no sense. Figuring out "Cy Young candidate vs. our worst pitcher is a bad matchup" does not exactly take a great scouting department. And would a "strong" team have just gone out there and scrimmaged on the waterlogged field, or what?

Could they really not determine Kopech was hurt before running him out there? I mean if he has to come out after four batters it seems like he probably shouldn't have started and put us in an immediate four-run hole. WTF

Still pissed the Guardians hid from the series loss they had coming to them yesterday. These are the kinds of games on which this team seems to lose focus. Hoping Kopech can turn in one of his sharp outings today.

Hey, I’m not the one who predicted a win in a Giolito day game start

This was a rough week, but now it’s Soxtalk’s time to shine!

That’s great and all, but does your fancy internet have driving directions to the closest card catalogue that I can consult to find it on microfilm?

Sad that I never even considered watching this game because i was so sure Gio would get shelled. Sad to see your ace become you fifth starter. What a roller coaster ride he has been, but glad we didn’t extend him when everybody was clamoring for it

I can’t emphasize enough how incredible the crowd was at the night game against the Astros last year. Better than 2005, even. Fans from other cities were texting me about how nuts it sounded on TV. It’s sad that this story got buried in the crap that was that series. But if we make it you really need to go to a playoff game, preferably at night.

Maybe, just maybe, we spend too much time thinking and talking about “schedules.”

I agree, though I wouldn’t say then Sox were better last season either. People are far too quick to make definitive pronouncements about seasons that are still in progress. The story of this season is still being written.

Yeah the crowds have been very good all season. I’ve been impressed every game I’ve attended.

I don’t know that we can say they’re a good matchup just yet, especially after last year. But they’re hardly unbeatable. Just need to get the offense going but I feel better about this year’s pitching than I did about last year’s.

Man you are easily triggered.

The Sox had a bad start to the season and are now playing better. Right on schedule! Now get Robert back and keep pushing.

Velasquez? Why?

Skylark is an awesome dive/hipster bar that's not terribly close to the stadium. Same with Maria's/Kimski and Bernice's. The easiest thing is definitely to hit Cork/Turtle's and walk to the game as the previous poster mentioned, the other options require more planning and special trips.

Boy, you are the strawman slayer today. Who's taking a "victory lap?" Everyone can read the standings. It is a positive sign that the team has been playing well for a few weeks. Maybe that will continue and they'll win the division (I hope), or maybe they'll fall back into playing .500 ball and they will miss the playoffs (I hope not). A better question: why do you feel like it's your duty to rise up and smack down fans sharing objective, positive facts about the White Sox...on a White Sox fan board of all places?

OK. I don't really see anybody here arguing fans "don't have a right to be upset" about anything. If they do, though, I think this will come in handy.

Getting Robert back will help there, hopefully that happens soon. The thing that a lot of posters are missing, though, is that it's not really about the Sox "turning it around" anymore. They're already playing better and have been for some time. If they keep playing like they have for the last 6 weeks they win the division.

Shhhhh

Perhaps the poster is excited that the team has been playing pretty well for about six weeks now, that they just played one of the best games of the year to beat a top MLB team, and hoping that they will make a late season move after a slow start. You know, normal people shit.

Clearly a typo - he meant to say popping off and gripping