October 4, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, Unknown said: Astros series line -175 shocked it's that large. I figured -130 or so due to HF
October 4, 20214 yr if the Sox can't prevent runners from stealing, well they're gonna need to really have some dominant SP
October 4, 20214 yr Sox are clicking on all cylinders coming into this. Key guys in the bullpen have been lights out. Yeah they lost yesterday but come on, ReyLO was pitching the ninth and they pinch hit for their two best players with a runner on. I really like where we are at. Astros, while they have won 2 in a row, have struggled as of late. I think we split the first two games in Houston. We win whichever game Gio pitches. But I don't think the Astros can touch us at home. I think we win in 4. It's a tough series and it's pretty evenly matched but on paper, the White Sox do have the edge in just about every category.
October 4, 20214 yr 22 minutes ago, joesaiditstrue said: if the Sox can't prevent runners from stealing, well they're gonna need to really have some dominant SP Smart pickoff moves, holding the runners and the infielders playing tough and smart around the bags will all help, but Yaz and Collins just aren't going to be throwing out steal attempts consistently - and the Astros know it.
October 4, 20214 yr 31 minutes ago, Jerksticks said: The Sox have more talent than the Astros. It’s not really that close. Anything can happen in a series though. I imagine we’ll sweep them or maybe lose 1. Other than CF and catcher, am curous which positions (non-pitchers) you feel the Sox have more talent than Astros?
October 4, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Flash said: Other than CF and catcher, am curous which positions (non-pitchers) you feel the Sox have more talent than Astros? Grandal >>> Houston C Abreu > Gurriel Altuve >>> Hernandez Anderson = Correa Bregman > Moncada Eloy = Brantley Robert >>> Houston CF Tucker >>> White Sox RF Alvarez >>> White Sox DH White Sox starters >> Houston Starters White Sox Bullpen >> Houston Bullpen I've given them the edge on the offensive side, but give us a strong edge on the pitching side. I gave White Sox 11 >, Astros 10>, so that must mean we win the series in 5 games. It's scientific.
October 4, 20214 yr 52 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: shocked it's that large. I figured -130 or so due to HF -125 now on DK
October 4, 20214 yr Except for Hal Mcreynolds, all the MLB network guys seem to dismiss the White Sox and have them losing the first round. Being the underdogs would make winning the series even sweeter. Go Sox
October 4, 20214 yr The cool thing is that if the Sox win just one of the first two games, at worst this becomes a three game series in which they have HFA.
October 4, 20214 yr I know people disregard baseball experts but many people are still saying the White Sox are AL favorites. I think if this bullpen and rotation pitch like they have in the final week, it's going to be pretty hard to stop us. The issue that other teams have is that they are going to have a much harder time winning 1-0 or 3-2 games. If the offense isn't clicking, they are still built to win low scoring games because of their bullpen and starting pitching.
October 4, 20214 yr Some Sox stats (day games, night games, away games). Stat/Rank (MLB, Best to Worst) Day Games GP: 63/10th most ERA: 3.80/7th, WHIP: 1.25/11th, OPS: .743/8th Night Games GP: 99/21st ERA: 3.68/5th, WHIP: 1.18/5th, OPS: .768/6th Away Games ERA: 3.93/7th, WHIP: 1.29/9th, OPS: .729/11th Houston Astros Home Games ERA: 3.58/8th, WHIP: 1.21/11th, OPS: .788/7th
October 4, 20214 yr Astros also have a ton of playoff experience and I think that helped them last year overcome their season struggles when it mattered the most.
October 4, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, reiks12 said: Astros also have a ton of playoff experience and I think that helped them last year overcome their season struggles when it mattered the most. I also think that helped the As against us. Luckily we have more veteran presence than we did last year and pretty much all of our key guys have had meaningful appearances in the playoffs now. In an alterante universe where the Sox weren't in the playoffs, I'd likely root for Baker to get a World Series ring. But fuck that now.
October 4, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: Grandal >>> Houston C Abreu > Gurriel Altuve >>> Hernandez Anderson = Correa Bregman > Moncada Eloy = Brantley Robert >>> Houston CF Tucker >>> White Sox RF Alvarez >>> White Sox DH White Sox starters >> Houston Starters White Sox Bullpen >> Houston Bullpen I've given them the edge on the offensive side, but give us a strong edge on the pitching side. I gave White Sox 11 >, Astros 10>, so that must mean we win the series in 5 games. It's scientific. I'm not so sure we have the edge in starting pitching. It's at least a push.
October 4, 20214 yr Just now, bighurt574 said: I'm not so sure we have the edge in starting pitching. It's at least a push. How do you figure? McCullers, Garcia, Urquidy and Valdez are a very clear and somewhat significant step down from the Sox top 4.
October 4, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: How do you figure? McCullers, Garcia, Urquidy and Valdez are a very clear and somewhat significant step down from the Sox top 4. yeah, it's not even particularly close. Garcia (rookie), Valdez (LHP), Urquidy, meh. I think we have the starting pitching advantage in literally every game except whichever one Cease pitches (push).
October 4, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: yeah, it's not even particularly close. Garcia (rookie), Valdez (LHP), Urquidy, meh. I think we have the starting pitching advantage in literally every game except whichever one Cease pitches (push). Look upthread where I posted pitching stats from the last 30 days. Astros starters have pitched way more innings and their ERA has gone up while the Sox starters have pitched fewer innings and their ERA has gone down. I think the Astros starters are tiring.
October 4, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: yeah, it's not even particularly close. Garcia (rookie), Valdez (LHP), Urquidy, meh. I think we have the starting pitching advantage in literally every game except whichever one Cease pitches (push). I mean, I think you could make an argument Cease would be the Astros 2nd best SP.
October 4, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said: How do you figure? McCullers, Garcia, Urquidy and Valdez are a very clear and somewhat significant step down from the Sox top 4. Rodon is such a big question mark to me, i have to agree that the pitching matchups are more even then im comfortable with
October 4, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Look upthread where I posted pitching stats from the last 30 days. Astros starters have pitched way more innings and their ERA has gone up while the Sox starters have pitched fewer innings and their ERA has gone down. I think the Astros starters are tiring. good point, something to consider
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