22 minutes ago, SouthSideRock said:

I guess have a day Gavin

4 for 4, too bad they weren't all 3 run homers.

 

1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

All right, now we just need an on-side kick and  TD

Hmm, going to need a couple of touchdowns now.

2 hours ago, Dick Allen said:

To borrow and old JR line, anyone who thinks this team can catch Cleveland is crazy  

Yeah, those 2 wins against Houston were fun but I have a feeling the Sox will get to Cleveland and get a reality check. 

Edited August 18, 20223 yr by cuban_sammiches

Well at least VV and Ruiz shouldn't be available for game 1 in Cleveland

We played the Astros tough for 3 out of 4 games. I don’t think you can expect to keep them down forever. Today is just one game and don’t mean nothing at first pitch tomorrow 

Astros XBH: 8

Sox XBH: 2

The momentum the Sox garnered after the first two games has now been flushed right down the toilet.

What can you do? That's the story of this season.

The gap between a legitimate "World Series contender" and the White Sox appears to be as wide as the Grand Canyon.

Sox will go into Cleveland 2 1/2 games back (Cleveland is off today). 

It's a make or break series, we'll see what happens.

2 minutes ago, cuban_sammiches said:

Yeah, those 2 wins against Houston were fun but I have a feeling Cleveland may come to town and bring this team back down to earth.

It's Lynn, Cueto, and Cease against McKenzie, Bieber, and Civale. It's hard to see either team sweeping the other one with those pitching matchups - Saturday seems evenly matched based on what people have done this year, Friday favors Cleveland and Sunday favors Chicago on paper. 

Played golf and forgot to set the recorder for this one.  Funny how things work out.

12 minutes ago, T R U said:

My favorite part about this series was the delusional posters who after two games were like “You know what we’re actually a bad match up for the Astros if we see them in the postseason”

like get the fuck outta here

Except we took two games from them, so that's not too far from the truth.

4 minutes ago, cuban_sammiches said:

Yeah, those 2 wins against Houston were fun but I have a feeling Cleveland may come to town and bring this team back down to earth.

Games are in Cleveland but yours is a valid point 

15 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said:

Pretty sure they felt that way internally at the deadline, just decided to not run fans faces in it like Jerry did 25 years ago. Explains why they did nothing beyond a minor backup catcher for LH reliever trade at low salaries.

Regardless, the wild card is also in play if we don’t catch Cleveland.  Staying pat at the deadline was a blunder.  Aren’t we supposed to be a major market team?

2 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said:

Games are in Cleveland but yours is a valid point 

Thanks. Had to edit that. 

35 minutes ago, SouthSideRock said:

I guess have a day Gavin

Gavin has earned a spot in the lineup even against lefties.  He has been one of our better, more dangerous hitters lately. He is getting the ball up in the air consistently.

How’s that come back looking now Stone?

Someone told Houston before the game to stop playing with their food and just eat.

 

Well safe to say the fire is out 

 

Sometimes this position player pitching stuff is fun...not really today.

Just now, hi8is said:

How’s that come back looking now Stone?

I’d rather have my announcers possess a semblance of positivity with the team instead of the dark, abyss of despair that seeps from this forum anyday.

Even a prick like Altuve knew this was getting ridiculous and helped out.

 

7 minutes ago, hankchifan said:

Regardless, the wild card is also in play if we don’t catch Cleveland.  Staying pat at the deadline was a blunder.  Aren’t we supposed to be a major market team?

Depends on your definition I guess.

Some claim that because the Sox share a market with the Cubs they aren't. Historically ownership hasn't considered them as such based on payrolls among other things down through the years. At times they appear to want to "go for it" but most of the 40+ years they have acted more like a middle market club in my opinion both on and off the field..

Time for another fantastic finish.

Remember when Merkin said that the Sox were in business when they were losing 12-3 and had the bases loaded with no outs? Good times folks!

Just now, RibbieRubarb said:

I’d rather have my announcers possess a semblance of positivity with the team instead of the dark, abyss of despair that seeps from this forum anyday.

There’s also another line somewhere in between to feed your broadcast… realism.