The 2nd half record doesn't look as good after the past 2 weeks but they did end up with a +4 run differential post ASB

3 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

The 2nd half record doesn't look as good after the past 2 weeks but they did end up with a +4 run differential post ASB

Compared to -98 in the first half, for reference. 

5 minutes ago, JoshPR said:

Yeah but every time the season ends a part of me just gets down. No matter how bad the team is. I mean last year was probably the exception 

Same here.  Always regret not watching enough baseball. I do get to see the Fall League and hopefully get to see the other Montgomery and Smith.  Baseball you really don't care about is fun.  I didn't realize in my neighborhood there's a road called Ballpark Way that takes you to the Ranch.  Last year every game I was at Colson played 3rd and he was good at that. 

6 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

The 2nd half record doesn't look as good after the past 2 weeks but they did end up with a +4 run differential post ASB

Tiger fans had it worse

3 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:

Tiger fans had it worse

At least they are dancin. Hopefully in the not too near future, end of the season collapses mean something for us as well.

Oh, and my condolences to Astros' fans....I hope Matress Mack didn't lose too  much $$.

kinda sucks I missed Sale's outing today

so are the Reds in?

1 minute ago, kitekrazy said:

so are the Reds in?

looking like it. Greg Soto is wild, Marlins might add on here. Bottom of Mets order up in the 9th.

Lindor grounds into a double play to end their season LUL

8 minutes ago, nrockway said:

looking like it. Greg Soto is wild, Marlins might add on here. Bottom of Mets order up in the 9th.

two surprises - Met's choked and Marlins almost played .500.

Now every cheapass owner will look at the Mets as an excuse to stay cheapass. 

Reds lose their way into the playoffs

8 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:

two surprises - Met's choked and Marlins almost played .500.

Now every cheapass owner will look at the Mets as an excuse to stay cheapass. 

The Mets are currently running a payroll of $320M

3 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

The Mets are currently running a payroll of $320M

Exactly.

Well we survived this disaster of a season.

More to come later. 

3 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Well we survived this disaster of a season.

More to come later. 

I will spend another season not listening to the Sox broadcast.

3 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Taylor's retiring.

Yea, he’s not an aging prospect; he shouldn’t have been on my “do not keep on the 40-man” list anyway. He could get a contract for a couple of more years with some team if he wanted to still play.   Good luck to him.
I wish Fletcher had gotten more time in Chicago this year.   He was an early Getz trade.  He hasn’t been great, but no one else they’ve put out there has been either.  Barfield must have seen something in him for the Sox to trade for him.

IMO, Baldwin, while being a good athlete, somehow lacks the ability to judge the trajectory of flyballs.  I am not sure why...perhaps it has to do with seeing and gauging the ball's trajectory off the bat or positioning his feet and his glove to make the catch.  Conversely, he doesn't seem to have any issues catching ground balls and throwing. Maybe he could be a candidate for first base next season if he can continue to hit for power and the Sox really don't have a first basemen.

As far as Meidroth, I am just not sure if he should be penciled in at second base next season, without some effort to find a better  alternative. He is more Madrigal than Pedroia and I was never a Madrigal fan from the minute the Sox selected him in the Draft.  Sox fans want more HR, which is why I think we saw more fans than expected come out when they saw a couple of guys hitting them. 

 

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11 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

Yea, he’s not an aging prospect; he shouldn’t have been on my “do not keep on the 40-man” list anyway. He could get a contract for a couple of more years with some team if he wanted to still play.   Good luck to him.
I wish Fletcher had gotten more time in Chicago this year.   He was an early Getz trade.  He hasn’t been great, but no one else they’ve put out there has been either.  Barfield must have seen something in him for the Sox to trade for him.

Fletcher's a good fielder and had a solid hit tool through the minors with a little pop. 

Shouldn't it be "my only friend, the end"?

thread title

2 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Fletcher's a good fielder and had a solid hit tool through the minors with a little pop. 

Please don't waste your breath selling Charlotte AAA outfielders as anything but what they are for 2026...although potentially the Sox can trade them to CLE for pitching.

2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Please don't waste your breath selling Charlotte AAA outfielders as anything but what they are for 2026...although potentially the Sox can trade them to CLE for pitching.

You should probably read the string.

Bookended the season with 8 run efforts. Opened with an 8-1 win against the Angels. 

Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago White Sox Box Score: March 27, 2025 | Baseball-Reference.com

 

2 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

You should probably read the string.

There are much more important things to read/watch today...namely football, fantasy leagues and basketball.

 

2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

There are much more important things to read/watch today...namely football, fantasy leagues and basketball.

 

But here you are. 

2 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Bookended the season with 8 run efforts. Opened with an 8-1 win against the Angels. 

Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago White Sox Box Score: March 27, 2025 | Baseball-Reference.com

 

The only problem is the 102 losses in-between...