1 minute ago, joejoesox said:

Poll should be: What day will Colson break the single season strikeout record?

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2 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

Sir you know how to use this site too

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14 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

Poll should be: What day will Colson break the single season strikeout record?

Or what will be higher, his batting average or his strikeout total. The thing that is bothering me is for a guy who whiffs as much as he does, usually on a high fastball, he seems perplexed as to how it could possibly happen. 17 games he has fanned at least 3 times, 5 golden sombreros.

Edited Tuesday at 04:26 PM4 days by Dick Allen

Sox are in first place, this sure beats shoveling snow.

As bad as Mune and Colson have been, one or both of them will heat up at some point. Running off 8 out of 10 somewhere soon would certainly ease tension and I do think they are bound for a hot spell at some point.....even with the starting pitching as thin as it is.

Yes, but expecting a 2020-ish playoff performance. This team is in desperate need of SP options it doesn't have right now.

Sure, they'll make the playoffs. Remember, The White Sox Are Coming, Tra La, Tra La!!!!

It depends if their key players continue to perform well and not slump. But Colson has got to break out of his slump and start advancing baserunners. I'm nervous now but still optimistic they will make it

3 hours ago, Colome's Hat said:

Yes. There is no indication the White Sox will do what the Tigers did last year.

The Tigers also had the ability to push the Mariners to the limit...does anyone actually foresee them winning a playoff series?

I voted no, obviously I've been saying this for a month now

if they do make the playoffs, it'll be because they were just the least bad team that limps in

it isnt controversial to say that they just don't have the pitching right now to make a serious run at anything

I also don't buy the argument of "just make it in, it's a crap shoot". maybe for teams with more veterans with experience, and a decent starting rotation, this team unfortunately has neither

I also admit that my predictions are often straight horse s%*# and based 100% on whatever gut feeling I have that particular day 🤔

Too early to tell. I need more insight into how the starting rotation shakes out in the next 10 days and to see how they fair in the continuing SWEEP THE CENTRAL campaign.

If the rotation starts to stabilize and they perform well in the upcoming 6 games against Minny, all signs will point to YES. If they do not see life in the rotation and fall to the Twinkies… all signs will flash NO.

Though, I could still see a middle ground where this division is decided in the final week with shades of 2005 coming into play.

Bottom line: GO SOX!

51 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

I voted no, obviously I've been saying this for a month now

if they do make the playoffs, it'll be because they were just the least bad team that limps in

it isnt controversial to say that they just don't have the pitching right now to make a serious run at anything

I also don't buy the argument of "just make it in, it's a crap shoot". maybe for teams with more veterans with experience, and a decent starting rotation, this team unfortunately has neither

I also admit that my predictions are often straight horse s%*# and based 100% on whatever gut feeling I have that particular day 🤔

I don't know whats going to happen but if they make it in on the side of the bracket with Houston and Texas or something like that, they could win the ALDS. There is going to be an extremely flawed team in the ALCS this year. Why not us?

2 hours ago, WBWSF said:

Sure, they'll make the playoffs. Remember, The White Sox Are Coming, Tra La, Tra La!!!!

Cleveland has two big things going for them right now, a ridiculously easy schedule and a solid pitching staff.

2 hours ago, WBWSF said:

Sure, they'll make the playoffs. Remember, The White Sox Are Coming, Tra La, Tra La!!!!

Every single time I read "Tra La, Tra La" I get a sinking feeling that something bad will happen to the team.

Just took a look and here are the last 14 day batting avg and ops of some hitters:

Ant. .208/.604

Mune .140/.643

C Mont .177/.497

B Mont. .229/.694

Meidroth .216/.606

Call it a team slump or guys pressing but it isn't just one player. Maybe the old, guys trying to hit 6 run homers.

1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:

The Tigers also had the ability to push the Mariners to the limit...does anyone actually foresee them winning a playoff series?

Yes. Left handed slug is a valuable commodity in the playoffs.

39 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Cleveland has two big things going for them right now, a ridiculously easy schedule and a solid pitching staff.

They lack slug. Which is why we have seen, when their pitching fails, they are kind of fucked.

11 minutes ago, Colome's Hat said:

They lack slug. Which is why we have seen, when their pitching fails, they are kind of fucked.

You can say the exact same thing about the Sox though can't you? The pitching is a mess and the hitters collectively have fallen off the cliff.

19 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

You can say the exact same thing about the Sox though can't you? The pitching is a mess and the hitters collectively have fallen off the cliff.

You can't because they have 3 hitters who have close to 30 home runs. Do the guardians?

Nobody here is ready for the Luis Robert waiver claim that reignites the lineup once he reunites with his pals Vargas and Colson

2 minutes ago, Quin said:

Nobody here is ready for the Luis Robert waiver claim that reignites the lineup once he reunites with his pals Vargas and Colson

You know, I don't think it's that crazy of a thing to do anymore. If you're grabbing him to be a 4th OF/platoon CF. You just pay him for the last month. Can be your 27th/28th man when rosters expand.

Edited Tuesday at 09:10 PM4 days by Bob Sacamano

Does any other team have two left handed hitters who will hit 30 home runs? my point stands as to the problems this team poses in October

4 minutes ago, Colome's Hat said:

Does any other team have two left handed hitters who will hit 30 home runs? my point stands as to the problems this team poses in October

Assuming they get to October and assuming the left handed hitters actually hit home runs instead of striking out.

We'll see how it plays out.

2 hours ago, Colome's Hat said:

They lack slug. Which is why we have seen, when their pitching fails, they are kind of fucked.

Something has to said that winning is also a habit. No metric or stat can prove that on paper. They don't roll over easy. Then there are the Royals - the turd sandwich.