September 8, 20223 yr After the Yankees sweep the Twins and Royals walk-off the Guardians, the Sox and Twins are both 2 games behind Cleveland for the AL Central lead. UPDATED Current standings as of September 10: Cleveland: 71 - 65 White Sox: 71-68 Twins: 69-68 Feel free to use this thread as an ongoing standings discussion thread / pseudo-game thread for the Guardians and Twins.
September 8, 20223 yr This will be tough but they really need to go 6-0 against the athletics and Rockies. With the twins and guardians about to play each other that would be huge.
September 8, 20223 yr I'm waiting for the Royals to play their youth and basically pack it in for the year. Them in playing for draft position will hurt us.
September 8, 20223 yr I just don't see how we can win the division without Tony in the dugout. Said no Sox fan this century.
September 8, 20223 yr Author 1 hour ago, Texsox said: I'm waiting for the Royals to play their youth and basically pack it in for the year. Them in playing for draft position will hurt us. The Royals have basically been playing their youth since their Toronto road trip / the trade deadline, no?
September 8, 20223 yr 22 minutes ago, Quin said: The Royals have basically been playing their youth since their Toronto road trip / the trade deadline, no? I don’t follow them closely but it does seem that way. Most of their now regulars are young guys I believe.
September 8, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, Texsox said: I'm waiting for the Royals to play their youth and basically pack it in for the year. Them in playing for draft position will hurt us. It's possible to have youth without sacrificing productivity.
September 8, 20223 yr 50 minutes ago, JoeC said: It's possible to have youth without sacrificing productivity. In addition, the draft order is now by lottery for the top 6 picks. Tanking is less relevant than it has ever been.
September 9, 20223 yr Looking ahead to next week's make-up game with Cleveland, if the rotation holds Giolito would be facing McKenzie. However, the Sox have a day off Monday so they could have Giolito pitch on normal rest Wednesday vs. the Rockies and push Cease back to Thursday to face Cleveland. Now one might argue that with only 24 games left, you want Cease pitching in as many of them as possible and under no circumstances should you be pushing him back. Another option is to push Giolito back in the rotation and let Lynn pitch vs. Cleveland, as Lynn is scheduled to pitch next Friday but could pitch Thursday on normal rest with the off-day in there. How would you handle the rotation for this game?
September 9, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, KrankinSox said: Looking ahead to next week's make-up game with Cleveland, if the rotation holds Giolito would be facing McKenzie. However, the Sox have a day off Monday so they could have Giolito pitch on normal rest Wednesday vs. the Rockies and push Cease back to Thursday to face Cleveland. Now one might argue that with only 24 games left, you want Cease pitching in as many of them as possible and under no circumstances should you be pushing him back. Another option is to push Giolito back in the rotation and let Lynn pitch vs. Cleveland, as Lynn is scheduled to pitch next Friday but could pitch Thursday on normal rest with the off-day in there. How would you handle the rotation for this game? I'd go with Lynn on normal rest.
September 9, 20223 yr Don't remember where I saw this, but Twins are now 2-98 in their last 100 games at Yankee Stadium. Can that really be true?
September 9, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said: Don't remember where I saw this, but Twins are now 2-98 in their last 100 games at Yankee Stadium. Can that really be true? No lol http://mcubed.net/mlb/nyy/min.shtml It does appear that they are 2-24 in their last 26 at Yankee Stadium though (regular season). EDIT This was before Thursday's Twins win. So 3-24 now over the last 27. Edited September 9, 20223 yr by KrankinSox
September 9, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, KrankinSox said: No lol http://mcubed.net/mlb/nyy/min.shtml It does appear that they are 2-24 in their last 26 at Yankee Stadium though (regular season). EDIT This was before Thursday's Twins win. So 3-24 now over the last 27. And 73-22 this millennium including playoffs. Absolutely insane. And yankees 64-28 in Minnesota too. Utter dominance. Edited September 9, 20223 yr by Buehrle>Wood
September 9, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, KrankinSox said: No lol http://mcubed.net/mlb/nyy/min.shtml It does appear that they are 2-24 in their last 26 at Yankee Stadium though (regular season). EDIT This was before Thursday's Twins win. So 3-24 now over the last 27. Remarkably, the Yankees are 61-16 vs. the Twins at Yankee Stadium since 2002 (regular season). They have also faced the Twins in the playoffs 6 separate times in that span and won all 6 series with an overall record of 16-2 in those 18 playoff games.
September 9, 20223 yr MLB Playoff Odds | FanGraphs Baseball White Sox now in 2nd place behind Guardians but ahead of the Twins Also, now 22nd or 23 in MLB homers, depending if you go by actual numbers of home runs or pace of homers per game (behind Rays). Guardians are currently dead last. Edited September 9, 20223 yr by caulfield12
September 9, 20223 yr Magic Number Standings- The Race to Zero Guardians- Min 26/ Sox 25 Twins- Cle 29/ Sox 26 White Sox- Cle 28/ Min 26 Guardians number will go down by 3 next time they beat the Sox. Guardians have to go 4-4 to clinch tiebreaker vs Twins Sox have to go 4-2 vs Twins to clinch tiebreaker
September 9, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, flavum said: Magic Number Standings- The Race to Zero Guardians- Min 26/ Sox 25 Twins- Cle 29/ Sox 26 White Sox- Cle 28/ Min 26 Guardians number will go down by 3 next time they beat the Sox. Guardians have to go 4-4 to clinch tiebreaker vs Twins Sox have to go 4-2 vs Twins to clinch tiebreaker Rooting for the Twins this weekend.
September 9, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, KrankinSox said: Rooting for the Twins this weekend. I’d just be happy if the Sox go 14-7 the next 21, and then whatever it takes vs the Twins the final series. Hopefully the Twins will be eliminated, and the Sox eek it out in the end vs Cleveland.
September 10, 20223 yr 43 minutes ago, KrankinSox said: Rain delay in Minneapolis. Twins and Guardians on Apple TV tonight. MLB app has changed the game from delayed to warmup, so maybe they are starting soon.
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