SoxBlanco Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 The next 19 games will probably let us know if this team will make a playoff push. People kept calling the Baltimore series an easy series, but the next 19 are all against teams that are worse than Baltimore (Texas is the best team with a record of 43-51). So make a prediction on how the Sox fare over these 19 games. Feel free to add where you think that puts us in the division on August 15. For reference, this is who the Sox will play: @ Colorado (2) Oakland (3) Kansas City (3) @ Texas (4) @ Kansas City (4) Detroit (3) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinz Clortho Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 10-9 The 2022 White Sox have lowered my expectations drastically. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOFHurt35 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 13-6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrankinSox Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 If the Sox are ever going to make a run, the time is now. They're as healthy as they will be all season and the schedule is weak. They could really use a huge run like 14-5 or 15-4, as they haven't had an extended run like that all season. I'll predict 12-7. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 anything less than 12-7, realistically ends your season IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I think anything 11-8 or better keeps you in the hunt. But Sox need to make hay at some point, and no time like the next 19. I hope to see 12-7 or better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, zisk said: anything less than 12-7, realistically ends your season IMO. Nah. Looks at Minnesota and Cleveland's schedule. 12-7 and they're probably 2 GB or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Just now, ChiSox59 said: Nah. Looks at Minnesota and Cleveland's schedule. 12-7 and they're probably 2 GB or less. For reference, the next stretch for Twins: @ Milwaukee (2) @ San Diego (3) vs. Detroit (3) vs. Toronto (4) @. LA Dodgers (2) @ LA Angels (3) For Guardians: @ Boston (4; good time to catch them tho) @ Rays (3) vs. Dbacks (3) vs. Astros (4) @ Tigers (3) @ Blue Jays (3) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 9-10 or 8-11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 It seems like every time we hit one of these stretches we win just enough games to not fall out, but not enough to catch up. This team is the definition of mediocrity this year. Hopefully the bats are coming to life and we are getting into a good stretch, but man it is hard to have any optimism over the last year. This is a team that has gone 87-84 over its last 171 games since the 2021 all-star break. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 As badly as the Red Sox have been playing, I fully expect Cleveland to sweep. I'll say 10-9. They win every road game and lose every home game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 The Sox are currently at 500 and this team seems to be magnetically attracted to being 1 under .500 so 9-10 is the obvious answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonnydanks Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 14-5. Don't stop get it get it 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Anything less than 12-7 is bad. I’ll look at it this way… the Yankees, Astros, Mariners, Blue Jays, and Rays all get 88+ wins. The Twins and Sox stay under 88, so the season series winner makes it, and the other goes home. The Twins win 4 of the final 9 games with the Sox, securing the tie-breaker. That would mean for the Sox to get to 87, and the Twins to only get to 86, the remaining games (not including h-t-h) would have to be: Sox 34-23 and Twins 30-27 So yeah, let’s get some wins in bunches now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 @ Colorado (2) : 1-1 Oakland (3): 2-1 Kansas City (3): 2-1 @ Texas (4): 2-2 @ Kansas City (4): 3-1 Detroit (3): 2-1 12-7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 11-8 seems about right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, chw42 said: @ Colorado (2) : 1-1 Oakland (3): 2-1 Kansas City (3): 2-1 @ Texas (4): 2-2 @ Kansas City (4): 3-1 Detroit (3): 2-1 12-7 This seems about right. I could easily see Twins going 7-10 in their next 17, which would put the Sox and Twins even at the end of this stretch. I don't see the Cleveland matching 12-7 in their next 19 either, as most all of MLB has taken care of the Guardians outside of the Sox. As @Y2Jimmy0 said on twitter over the weekend, they're just a bad matchup for the Sox. Twins: @ Milwaukee (2) 1-1 @ San Diego (3) 1-2 vs. Detroit (3) 2-1 vs. Toronto (4) 2-2 @. LA Dodgers (2) 0-2 @ LA Angels (3) 1-2 Edited July 25, 2022 by ChiSox59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Just now, ChiSox59 said: This seems about right. I could easily see Twins going 7-11 in their next 18, which would put the Sox .5 a game up on them at the end of this stretch. I don't see the Cleveland matching 12-7 in their next 19 either, as most all of MLB has taken care of the Guardians outside of the Sox. As @Y2Jimmy0 said on twitter over the weekend, they're just a bad matchup for the Sox. This team is just hard to predict. You'd think they would play well against all these sub-500 teams, but they've been absolutely ass at home so you can't even put a bunch of stock in them winning home-series against teams like the Tigers and Royals. Sure, they should win those series, but you just never know. The only in-division team that they seem to play well against is Detroit. Even Kansas City gives them trouble. I have way more confidence in them beating teams on the road than I do at home. Which is the exact opposite situation from last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 minute ago, chw42 said: This team is just hard to predict. You'd think they would play well against all these sub-500 teams, but they've been absolutely ass at home so you can't even put a bunch of stock in them winning home-series against teams like the Tigers and Royals. Sure, they should win those series, but you just never know. The only in-division team that they seem to play well against is Detroit. Even Kansas City gives them trouble. I have way more confidence in them beating teams on the road than I do at home. Which is the exact opposite situation from last season. Yep. Seems they've been hitting a few more homers lately, which should help at home. But yeah, I wouldn't be shocked to see Sox go anywhere from 9-10 to 13-7 on this stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 20-0 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 38 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: It seems like every time we hit one of these stretches we win just enough games to not all out, but not enough to catch up. This team is the definition of mediocrity this year. Hopefully the bats are coming to life and we are getting into a good stretch, but man it is hard to have any optimism over the last year. This is a team that has gone 87-84 over its last 171 games since the 2021 all-star break. We haven't really hit one of these stretches this year, though. Sure, we've had a series here and there against mediocre to bad teams (and have underperformed in several of them), but we always turn around and immediately get the Yankees or Dodgers or some such. Our first half schedule was uncommonly tough. This is the first long "break" from good teams we've had. That said, I'm on record as saying this year's Sox have no discernible pattern based on team quality (or if they do, it's that they play *better* against good teams) so I have no idea if this easy stretch will help them. I'm inclined to guess that the combination of injury returns, unmotivated opponents, and positive regression combine to help them though. I'll go 13-6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 31 minutes ago, Quin said: 20-0 Are they sweeping that phantom DH? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 46 minutes ago, chw42 said: I have way more confidence in them beating teams on the road than I do at home. Which is the exact opposite situation from last season. They were so good at home last season. That is why I thought it was so crucial to keep the foot on the gas and go for the home field advantage last year instead of rest guys for October or whatever they were doing. Every year's team is different and you have to play to their strengths. One year later and they suck at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I Would love 14-5 but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 11-8 or 10-9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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