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I wish that was the case. But Cleveland does what Cleveland's been doing for a decade now.

Red Sox actually came from behind five times in that game.

Agreed, have to get rid of the stench of the mismanagement from top to bottom.

Right or wrong JR feels giving quality pitchers big money long term deals is wrong. Unfortunately the rest of baseball doesn't see it that way so that attitude screws the Sox big time.

Pitching staff has been running on fumes for months. It is what it is. If they play next year and the Sox want to take the next step they have to get some quality starting pitchers, it's that simple. It's amazing they got as far as they did with this "opener" nonsense but eventually you have to have the horses on the mound.

Like my dad used to say, "The Sox would screw up a two car funeral..."

All I can say is to repeat the sage words of Tom Paciorek: "God bless the White Sox..."

Agreed. Like the idea of a best of seven but picking your opponent? What is this some sort of game show?????????? That's asinine.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mlbpa-proposal-154-game-schedule-new-playoff-structure

It's different in two respects in my opinion. Tampa won 98 games this year they are far superior to Cleveland. and... The Sox will have lost a 2-0 lead in a best of five and joined the ranks of teams like the 82 Angels, 84 Cubs, and the 86 Angels and 86 Red Sox who simply could not get that last strike, last out last series clinching win. That's a tough pill to swallow.

https://www.mlb.com/news/2026-alds-game-4-storylines

Maybe it's that injury he talked about that is making an impact or maybe he's simply not that good and just happened to have a hot streak.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7664233/2026/10/07/guardians-white-sox-game-3-alds-mlb-playoffs/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=602876&source=dailyemail

Four factoids today: October 8, 1948 - Frank “Trader” Lane was recruited out of the American Association (a Triple-A minor league baseball league) where he was President and took over as the new General Manager of the White Sox. Lane would go on to become one of the greatest G.M.’s in team history. Among the players acquired by Lane, who made over 230 trades in his Sox tenure, were such future All-Stars as Nellie Fox, Sherm Lollar, Billy Pierce, Dick Donovan, “Chico” Carrasquel and “Minnie” Minoso. Lane built the club that would go on to win the pennant in 1959. October 8, 1983 - With the Sox down two games to one in the A.L.C.S. Jerry Dybzinski overran second base after a line drive one hop single by Julio Cruz in the seventh inning of a scoreless game at Comiskey Park in game #4. In the ensuing rundown Vance Law, who was on base in front of Dybzinski, was thrown out trying to score what would have been the go ahead run. The Sox wound up losing the game and the series on a home run by the Orioles Tito Landrum in the 10th inning. The final score was 3-0, spoiling a masterful performance by Sox pitcher Britt Burns who went the distance striking out eight. October 8, 1993 - With the Sox down two games to none in the A.L.C.S. Wilson Alvarez pitched a gem in game #3 and beat the Blue Jays 6-1. The Sox scored five runs in the third inning which gave him some breathing room. The complete game victory was badly needed and gave Sox fans a reason to keep hoping. Alvarez gave up seven hits, striking out six. October 8, 2021 – White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson was a prime-time player and it showed in his first five postseason games. Anderson got three hits in the White Sox 9-4 game #2 A.L.D.S. loss to the Astros giving him 13 hits in his first five games dating back to the 2020 playoff series against the Athletics. That set the Major League record. The 13 hits also tied the record for the most hits in any five-game span in postseason history. Anderson then added three more hits in the game #3, 12-6 Sox win two days later, giving him 16 in six postseason games, the most ever by a player in a six-game postseason span. Anderson with another hit 10-10-21 Clark

Please indeed.

MLB.com is now showing the game at 7PM Chicago-time.

I never heard of the guy myself and I'm guessing most Sox fans haven't either.

Saw where Booser who was atrocious with the Sox has an ERA of under two with Tampa this year and he's pitched in a lot of games.

Sox Machine with the game recap: Guardians 9, White Sox 3: First clinching attempt fails -...If there’s ever a time to be humbled, it’s after winning four consecutive postseason games and holding a 2-0 lead in a best-of-5 series. The excitement from a crowd of 40,590 was subdued by a four-run

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/white-sox-bullpen-status-after-game-3-2026-alds

From Paul Sullivan's column: "I asked a Sox executive before the first pitch if he felt good about the game. “No,” he bluntly replied." https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/07/chicago-white-sox-game-4-clunker/

They way the pitching situation is convoluted who knows? Venable may use him tomorrow if needed. And I don't know about you but I'd rather not go to a game #5 where literally anything can happen. Like Jerry Koosman told me one time after he said it was harder to win in the postseason then the regular season. I asked him why and he said anything can happen. An injury, a bad call by an umpire, a fluke play, even the weather and you could be done. From Fegan's latest story: "But the longer this series stretches on, the trickier it becomes for the White Sox to navigate the Guardians’ starting pitching advantage. It was on display even with both sides running bullpen games on Wednesday, as All-Star left-hander Foster Griffin worked in bulk and recorded a Guardians’ record seven strikeouts as a reliever, and the Sox bullpen saw their control abandon them amid weeks of heavy use."

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/10/07/chicago-white-sox-cleveland-guardians-will-venable-miguel-vargas-kyle-teel-chase-meidroth-mlb-playoffs-postseason

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7670102/2026/10/07/mlb-memo-lockout-plans-teams-players-ban-contact/?campaign=20273361&source=athletic_breaking_targeted_email&userId=602876

Fegan is about as good as they come in my opinion and that's not a knock on him. He's good.