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No openers, please. Lots of relievers have struggled in that role. It's not working. Sandlin or Fedde.

I like it. Last four series of the year against a team from Houston, a late-surging Cleveland squad, Boston, and a team from LA. (Just a slightly different order)!

Excellent question - is this from an actual source or more copy/pasted AI slop?

Yes -- let's be the travesty that forces baseball to change its playoff format!

We do have the better team now. Hope that translates into actual wins, but it's a better feeling than 2021. I went to Houston for those games, but had the gnawing knowledge in the back of my mind the whole time that they outclassed us in every aspect of the game.

God that team used to be terrifying...when Yordan Alvarez was the young, up-and-coming guy just added to their pile of mashers.

Yes. I'm no big Schriffen fan but I thought Stone's treatment of him reflected a lot more poorly on Stone than on Schriffen. Stone shows his true colors on social media -- where is a comically thin-skinned and embittered old man -- and it's shining through more and more on the air as well. It's a shame because his insights and baseball knowledge are genuinely helpful and informative, but spoiled by his increasing unlikability.

Sox are playing the worst team in the playoffs by record. Still salty about the division but you can't ask for a better draw.

Wow - AI is spitting our own discussion back at us? I guess it's official

If the stars align to allow us to knock the cheaters out of the playoffs all will be well.

Don’t feed the troll.

F’ing heartbreaker man. Two more chances

I'm now happy with Boston for at least beating the Cubs. Want to see them have to go on the road to San Diego, or even Atlanta, which seems possible if they lose out.

A change in ownership is necessary, but not sufficient, to improve the fortunes of the Chicago White Sox.

Yeah. Letdown games, trap games, and not coming out fully motivated (despite intellectually understanding the importance of a game) are things that never happen in sports. They're a totally ridiculous and unheard of concept, not a well known phenomenon that fans and players alike have observed and acknowledged throughout the history of sports. (Sorry, was the sarcasm laid on thick enough to match your tone?) This team has been resilient and I expect them to keep on being so. But they do have to guard against letdown effect here.

Wild card is a death march. We need to win this division.

The current banner instantly bums me out. Can't we just replace it with a bunch of players not on the playoff roster? Or players from other teams we want to put a hex on?

Letdown danger today. We really need to take this one to start the sweep. A little worried that the whole mood around the organization is a little too satisfied. I sure as hell am not -- 2 seed vs. 6 seed is the difference between a glide path to the ALCS and an unrested ringer, on the road, for an exhausted team that seems likely to look a lot like the As series in 2020.

Nope. Gotta root for the royals this weekend.

God dammit. I really thought we’d make up our game in KC and we were one idiotic opener away from doing so. Now we probably need to sweep Colorado. I have no interest in the wildcard.

Win the division. This isn’t over

That trip to NY and Cleveland in, like, July when they were on fire was awesome. James Baldwin! They just ran out of gas

10 in the 9th 11 in the 9th 12 in the 9th 13 in the 9th 14 in the 9th [AI notes] Chicago White Sox White Sox fans are saying that the Royals may score more than the White Sox in the 9th and win the game