12 hours ago12 hr 55 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:Astros? Yikes…2-5 record against them this season.Good luck.So what you're telling me is that we'll end the season 4-5 against them.
11 hours ago11 hr Anybody want to project the playoff roster? I don't believe Pham is eligible everybody else no in IL is, I believe. 13 pitcher max.OF: Doyle, Peters, Beni, Grichuk, MontgomeryIF: Acuna, Vargas, Meidroth, Mune, Colson, AntC: Teel, RogersP: Taylor, Hagen, Burke, Kay, Fedde, Hicks, Sandlin, Newcomb, Martin, Hudson, Noah, Brazoban, Richards
11 hours ago11 hr 3 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:Anybody want to project the playoff roster? I don't believe Pham is eligible everybody else no in IL is, I believe. 13 pitcher max.OF: Doyle, Peters, Beni, Grichuk, MontgomeryIF: Acuna, Vargas, Meidroth, Mune, Colson, AntC: Teel, RogersP: Taylor, Hagen, Burke, Kay, Fedde, Hicks, Sandlin, Newcomb, Martin, Hudson, Noah, Brazoban, RichardsPham is eligible apparently
11 hours ago11 hr https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/mlb-wild-card-preview-series-predictions-x-factors-and-more-for-red-sox-yankees-cubs-padres-phillies-braves-and-white-sox-astros-001627858.html#jump-link-no-6-chicago-white-sox-vs-no-3-houston-astrosBraves Yankees Padres Astros in 3well those are boring predictions!
10 hours ago10 hr 4 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/mlb-wild-card-preview-series-predictions-x-factors-and-more-for-red-sox-yankees-cubs-padres-phillies-braves-and-white-sox-astros-001627858.html#jump-link-no-6-chicago-white-sox-vs-no-3-houston-astrosBraves Yankees Padres Astros in 3well those are boring predictions!Yahoo sports sucks
10 hours ago10 hr 2 hours ago, 35thstreetswarm said:If the stars align to allow us to knock the cheaters out of the playoffs all will be well.This team has more ‘05 in them than ‘21… IMO.
10 hours ago10 hr 14 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:well those are boring predictions!Saw a MLB Network run down and Dontrelle Willis predicted the Sox beat the asshoes and then lose to the Indians.I like the first half of that but we’re murdering Cleveland if we get past the Assblows.
10 hours ago10 hr Author Astros offense does scare me a bit. They have some really tough hitters at the top of the lineup, obviously Alvarez is the MVP but now you have a really hot bat in Spence towards the bottom of the lineup
10 hours ago10 hr 14 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said:Astros offense does scare me a bit. They have some really tough hitters at the top of the lineup, obviously Alvarez is the MVP but now you have a really hot bat in Spence towards the bottom of the lineupHave to walk Alvarez and force Paredes to beat you
10 hours ago10 hr The White Sox? Let’s just say nobody on this planet has seen the Sox even host a possible home clincher. The Sox have played only one potential postseason clincher at home: the 8–3 victory over the Cubs in 1906 World Series Game 6. It was a game in which Doc White, who was born in 1879, outpitched Mordecai Three Finger Brown, who was born in 1876.The one and only time the White Sox celebrated a home clincher, owner Charlie Comiskey immediately cut a $15,000 check and handed it to manager Fielder Jones to share with the players (on top of their usual series share), then repaired to the Pompeian Room of the Auditorium Annex (later the Congress Hotel), where according to the Tribune “wine flowed like water in the fountain” and Comiskey flashed “a roll of bills big enough to choke a herd of cattle.” Meanwhile, 2,000 delirious Sox fans called upon Jones and Sox players at their homes around the South Side, thanking them, carrying them on their shoulders and calling for speeches from them.si.com Edited 10 hours ago10 hr by caulfield12
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9 hours ago9 hr If they go home early, it will be because the front office didn't adequately improve the rotation at the trade deadline. The White Sox approached the deadline with one clear need: starting pitching. General manager Chris Getz addressed it by acquiring Luis Castillo from the Mariners in the midst of a down year. The move proved disastrous. Castillo, who was moved to the bullpen, posted an 8.42 ERA across 31 innings while Chicago's starting rotation ranked near the bottom of the majors in ERA after the trade deadline. Sean Burke and Davis Martin, the club's top two starters, had strong but not elite seasons. Beyond that, quality depth is lacking. -- CastilloWhy you should root for them: This year's White Sox are easily the most root-worthy team in the playoffs. You can scoff at the AL's mediocrity, but when it comes to Chicago, you have to remember that entering this season, even mediocrity felt like a long way away.The 2023 Orioles had a bigger two-year leap than the White Sox, going from 52 wins to 101. But before that, you have to go back to the 1930s to find anything similar. But it's more than the rags-to-riches angle. The White Sox are a young, power-hitting, selfless group that is a gas to watch. -- DoolittleNo. 6 seed | 84-78 | AL wild cardWild-card opponent: Astros (48.8% chance of advancing)Doolittle's WS odds: 2.5% | DraftKings odds: +4000Team temperature: 83°"easiest route of any postseason team" Edited 9 hours ago9 hr by caulfield12
6 hours ago6 hr 3 hours ago, caulfield12 said:The White Sox? Let’s just say nobody on this planet has seen the Sox even host a possible home clincher. The Sox have played only one potential postseason clincher at home: the 8–3 victory over the Cubs in 1906 World Series Game 6. It was a game in which Doc White, who was born in 1879, outpitched Mordecai Three Finger Brown, who was born in 1876.Great history, especially the 1906 World Series defeat of the Cubs. Historical note: A picture of "Southside Park" from 1907 shows that beautiful red brick/limestome building at IIT a few blocks to the NE. IIT sold it to a developer several years ago so not sure if he will take it down, leave it abandoned and vacant, or convert it into residential. It appears that he doesn't have the financial resources to rehab it since nothing has happened there for several years and it would take a lot of money to undertake a large project like that. Edited 6 hours ago6 hr by tray
3 hours ago3 hr I’d like to know what genius came up with a 3 game playoff series with one team not getting a home game. A 5 game first round would be more fair with a 2-2-1 rotation.
2 hours ago2 hr 37 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:I’d like to know what genius came up with a 3 game playoff series with one team not getting a home game. A 5 game first round would be more fair with a 2-2-1 rotation.I agree with you. In addition, the White Sox won games than Houston. Why did Houston get the 3 game home field advantage?
2 hours ago2 hr 3 minutes ago, WBWSF said:I agree with you. In addition, the White Sox won games than Houston. Why did Houston get the 3 game home field advantage?MLB doesn't want to shoehorn a travel day in.
2 hours ago2 hr 10 minutes ago, WBWSF said:I agree with you. In addition, the White Sox won games than Houston. Why did Houston get the 3 game home field advantage?I guess because they were a Division winner and we were just a WC.
2 hours ago2 hr 8 minutes ago, Falstaff said:MLB doesn't want to shoehorn a travel day in.One thing MLB can do is go back to a 154 game series freeing up more time for the playoffs. So many useless games are being played in late September anyway.
2 hours ago2 hr "Why you should root for them: This year's White Sox are easily the most root-worthy team in the playoffs."The White Sox are just the type of young exciting team that I would root for if the Sox were not involved.
2 hours ago2 hr 2 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:One thing MLB can do is go back to a 154 game series freeing up more time for the playoffs. So many useless games are being played in late September anyway.I can't see owners willing to give up 4 home games. I would wager that if MLB did go to a 154 game season, they would expand the playoffs.
1 hour ago1 hr 51 minutes ago, WBWSF said:I agree with you. In addition, the White Sox won games than Houston. Why did Houston get the 3 game home field advantage?The Rays having to go through Boston or New York first instead of Cleveland's path of having to defeat two teams with much worse records in Houston and the Sox feels even more disadvantageous.Plus, they're suddenly facing hostile as hell road games as well in the ALDS.
36 minutes ago36 min Sox are playing the worst team in the playoffs by record. Still salty about the division but you can't ask for a better draw.
35 minutes ago35 min Just now, 35thstreetswarm said:Sox are playing the worst team in the playoffs by record. Still salty about the division but you can't ask for a better draw.I would have preferred the Rangers personally but you're right.
8 minutes ago8 min 2 hours ago, The Mighty Mite said:One thing MLB can do is go back to a 154 game series freeing up more time for the playoffs. So many useless games are being played in late September anyway.Apparently not so useless for the Guardians.
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