Feels a LITTLE bit like 2005 now...but that 3rd starter question is now even more jumbled.

It could end up being either Lopez or Gio Gonzalez, which would be pretty nuts.   Clayton Richard, haha?

5 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Feels like about a month.

The bottom didn't fall out after that GS to Bryant.   So this team still has some fight/grit/determination after all.

Sox battled back a lot this week.  There’s really no doubt they still have fight.

Is it my imagination, or did Clayton Richard start one of those 2008 playoff games against TB?

Or was it Javy?

15 minutes ago, chw42 said:

If we win the Central, I think he gets it. It's because Jose will get a lot of the older voters, who care about whether or not your team won anything to be MVP. The advanced metrics guys are all going to be voting for Jose Ramirez. 

Why?

5 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

Why?

MVP has become the fWAR title. 

He who accumulates the most fWAR wins MVP. 

Edited September 27, 20205 yr by Jack Parkman

4 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

MVP has become the fWAR title. 

He who accumulates the most fWAR wins MVP. 

Abreu actually leads Ramirez in bWAR and it's all because UZR thinks Jose is bad at 1B while DRS thinks he's been well above average. If you take defense out of the equation due to this season's small and inconclusive sample size, I think Abreu and Ramirez would be pretty close to tied in fWAR.

6 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

MVP has become the fWAR title. 

He who accumulates the most fWAR wins MVP. 

Nah. Abreu wins it easily.

10 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

Nah. Abreu wins it easily.

I think if it's too difficult of a decision for some voters they'll choose Bieber as a cop out. 

4 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

I think if it's too difficult of a decision for some voters they'll choose Bieber as a cop out. 

It’s really not difficult. I’d be shocked if Abreu doesn’t win by a fair margin.

10 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

You can put a win on the board tonight . Yes !

1st page of thread . Thank you very much.

40 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

It’s really not difficult. I’d be shocked if Abreu doesn’t win by a fair margin.

Agreed. In a two month season, a pitcher isn’t going to win an MVP short of a quality start every time and no offensive player really standing out. Abreu has it in the bag.

Matt Foster has 6 wins on the season? This is hilarious. 

1 hour ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

Nah. Abreu wins it easily.

I think TA cooling of a bit really helps him. The White Sox vote would have been split.

2 hours ago, ScooterMcGee said:

Correct, whereas the A's on the road...that's been hell historically for the Sox

Historically the A's have their longest losing streak franchise to franchise against the White Sox. 15 games straight losing to the  Sox during the 1964 and 1965 seasons when the franchise was in Kansas City. Those A's teams had a player we are all familiar with. Ken "Hawk" Harrelson.

Edited September 27, 20205 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

Game 3, just roll with Gonzalez for 2, Cease for 2, Dunning for 2, then use your stopper guys

If its game 3 in the playoffs, why not just see what crochets got?

Edited September 27, 20205 yr by ChiSox1917

1 hour ago, NCsoxfan said:

Matt Foster has 6 wins on the season? This is hilarious. 

David Aardsma 2.0?

2 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

1st page of thread . Thank you very much.

Only took 7 days of trying to hit. All of us blind squirrels get a nut from time to time, brother. ?

10 minutes ago, ChiSox1917 said:

If its game 3 in the playoffs, why not just see what crochets got?

Workload and strength concerns with injury precautions... he hasn’t thrown much in the past year really, from what I know.

7 minutes ago, hi8is said:

Only took 7 days of trying to hit. All of us blind squirrels get a nut from time to time, brother. ?

Hey now I didn't make a prediction in any of the other games !

2 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Hey now I didn't make a prediction in any of the other games !

Oh snap!! Keep it rollin or quit while you’re ahead Ron ?