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Almost never going to be an easy win for the White Sox this year...

If the Pirates had only kept their pitching staff intact along with Marte, Reynolds and Hayes and Bell they might actually be winning the Central.

They really need to bring in McGuire for the 9th. It's nuts to rely on catcher who can't block Hendriks' pitches or throw pretty much any one out to save his life. Hendriks to make matters worse seems wholly disinterested in preventing runners from stealing at well and is slow to home plate to boot.

Bottom three hitters for NY next inning. Can we please forget Kelly's playoff numbers and salary and just put Graveman in the 7th and 8th where he belongs?

The tricky part is always the third out.

No reason for Hicks not to take second too.

Nice that we just give Rizzo third base there. Not like there are two outs or anything.

So on brand for the White Sox. White Sox must be happy Keuchel is getting closer to pace for 160/162 IP. And now they're going to burn Hendriks for an attempted five inning save...this has about a 33% chance of going LaRussa's way.

The dreaded 8th for the Sox relief corps.

Well, they definitely weren’t on a tear offensively and didn’t face stronger teams except for the Angels…well, I suppose it also depends upon one’s take on the Red Sox. But they were hardly dominating opponents like the Yankees and Astros. That’s fair to say,

With that growing range of versatility in emotions expressed....wince/groan, stoic indifference, tears....his future career in telenovelas and MVs is virtually assured.

What is the percentage of Yankees' fans these two games so far?

Considering the fact they're getting their asses kicked all over the stadium this year...you can describe it however you want to your heart's content. Nobody thought we didn't belong on the field, that's for sure...most asserted the Sox were the better team at that point, still basking in the glow of the Kimbrel trade and the fast glide to the ALCS.

Eric Hosmer seems to be taking out his anger at being counted out by all of Soxtalk to the extreme this year.

In just 2022 or since the beginning of 2021?

Once again, I was only talking about their "home" series last August, compared to this year's ongoing one. 25-11 outscored is quite the dramatic difference between Field of Dreams iconic walk off and two 2 run losses any way you slice it. The two teams were considered peers then. This is master and servant. We don't even belong on the same field with them now.

Might be able to work him into the starting lineup today. Perhaps?

They won the most memorable game of the entire regular season. Much better than 1 of 4 or getting swept four in a row. White Sox scored 17 runs, the Yankees 20. Two 2 run losses is nothing to be embarrassed about.

The White Sox did just fine against the Yankees this past August. Seems that both teams did opposing 180s this offseason, though. The White Sox had a much lower payroll than NY at that time. Now with a Top 6-7 payroll we're totally non competitive against the Yankees or Astros.

The Yankees have how many WS titles these last twenty years? The Dodgers? One each. And LA's was in the strange abbreviated 60 game Covid season. There does need to be a salary floor though.

If you were trying to get max value out of Gio, this year is the time. There's the conundrum. Only Robert, Vaughn, our Top 3 starters and maybe Moncada could get you something...but Yoan needs to prove he can stay healthy and produce. It's certainly not like we can trade guys like Hendriks or Grandal or Pollock for anything but some salary relief.

Rays or Giants would be the only two. SD possibly.

Add that to the Ron thread.

The patented late/r game comeback where they give Sox fans just enough to tune in tmrw despite Keuchel pitching.