Apropos to nothing the Cubs just got walked off with 2 outs in the 9th. Damn.

Edited 10 hours ago10 hr by JTB

Ramirez again lol

6-6 to the bottom of the 8th

1 hour ago, mmmmmbeeer said:

Strong disagree. Kid has to learn to work out of trouble.

Can't give up a tie game there...you just can't.

2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Can't give up a tie game there...you just can't.

And they didn’t.

5 minutes ago, JTB said:

Apropos to nothing the Cubs just got walked off with 2 outs in the 9th. Damn.

Webb looking pretty bad in his last 2 outings

Unreal, Trout robbed of go ahead hit

Exit Velocity

102.1

mph

Distance

401

ft

Launch Angle

27

deg

Kwan 5/5

grissom two homers

Jose Ramirez strikes again

can't start thinking about WC as fallback position

had runners 2nd 3rd one out aftee sac two strikeouts against Cade Smith

55 minutes ago, fathom said:

Unreal, Trout robbed of go ahead hit

That could get more and more important in the next few weeks. Looked like a sure loss for Cleveland, but no.

3 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Same concerns everyone had the last 2 years when expecting to set another loss record. I'm over it with the success this year. Things are never perfect.

It’s an inflection point. They will either figure it out and make ends meet, or they won’t. So far this year whenever they’ve been at this spot the results have been flying colors.

We shall see. Just need to stay thankful that we’re even in a meaningful position well before expectations described… and yet, I will forever question Getz and his deadline “performance.”

1 hour ago, JTB said:

Apropos to nothing the Cubs just got walked off with 2 outs in the 9th. Damn.

Damn? Where the f*** am I and who the f*** are you?

Encouraging game from the guys at the plate today. Psycho Sammy with the triple, Colson getting on the board with a hit, Peters continuing to rake, Chase back to the party, and Peters showing off. Even Doyle had some good at bats and a stolen bag. Vargas keeps it up as steady Eddie.

Tomorrow I hope we see continued signs from all of these guys AND Mune joins the party.

Biggest factors for this club as the finish line starts to emerge in sight:

1.) We need at least four reliable starters and a fifth arm that will at a minimum give us competitive innings (duh)

2.) Colson and Mune are needed big time (duh)

3.) The pen needs to get some rest and have at least three ( ideally four ) arms that are nails.

4.) We must see this team play a tight ship defensively. They absolutely cannot be giving any teams extra outs. Get 27 per game. That’s challenging enough as it is.

8 hours ago, Quin said:

Grant Taylor is OP

43% Blown Save rate

Jacob deGrom can use the line from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, "Who are those guys?"

DeGrom vs 2026 White Sox: 0-2, 14.04 era, 8.1IP, 13H, 13 ER, 7 BB, 8 SO.

22 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

43% Blown Save rate

How many of those were actual save opps in the 9th versus giving up a lead in the 7th or 8th, though?

7 minutes ago, JoeC said:

How many of those were actual save opps in the 9th versus giving up a lead in the 7th or 8th, though?

Lead is 3 runs or fewer or tying run at the plate:

Save awarded for pitching the final inning and preserving the lead for a team win.

Hold awarded for getting at least one out in a save situation and leaving with the lead intact.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Falstaff

36 minutes ago, Falstaff said:

Lead is 3 runs or fewer or tying run at the plate:

Save awarded for pitching the final inning and preserving the lead for a team win.

Hold awarded for getting at least one out in a save situation and leaving with the lead intact.

I understand that, but a lot of pitchers who go in for holds in the 8th or 7th end up getting credited with a blown save when they weren’t in there for the actual save opp. Therefore, if you’re typically a 7th or 8th inning reliever / setup man, your save percentage will be artificially lower.

20 minutes ago, JoeC said:

I understand that, but a lot of pitchers who go in for holds in the 8th or 7th end up getting credited with a blown save when they weren’t in there for the actual save opp. Therefore, if you’re typically a 7th or 8th inning reliever / setup man, your save percentage will be artificially lower.

Example. Taylor comes in with two on and 0 outs in the 7th in a one run game. Gets the first two out. Gives up a single to score the tying run. Blown save per the stats. Yet he was never going to be the pitcher in the 9th to get the save even had he not given up the game tying run which wasn’t his runner anyway. Flawed stat.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by JTB

That win must have felt pretty good for the offense. I know I enjoyed it.

51 minutes ago, JTB said:

Example. Taylor comes in with two on and 0 outs in the 7th in a one run game. Gets the first two out. Gives up a single to score the tying run. Blown save per the stats. Yet he was never going to be the pitcher in the 9th to get the save even had he not given up the game tying run which wasn’t his runner anyway. Flawed stat.

Even better, comes in the 6th inning in a one run game with the bases loaded and no one out. First guy GIDP, run scores. Second guy K's. Taylor gets a BS. It's a dumb stat to track with middle relievers.

10 hours ago, Green Line said:

Honestly was a hard game to watch. Feels like the wheels are coming off, hope they can survive the next month.

Won and felt like they lost.