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QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 09:20 PM)
Obviously they're more talented. I'm still not convinced they're better. They have more upside, but they're so bad defensively.

 

Well luckily we play quite a bit of games against each other to see who is better.....ooppsss

 

 

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QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 08:18 PM)
You just realized this :)

 

I amazed actually. They are very good on paper and they are in 2nd place which many label the weakest division in baseball.

I find it more impressive the less experienced players on the Sox have fared better than veterans when it comes to pitching. You knew Sale would be good but not Cy Young candidate good.

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QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 08:18 PM)
You just realized this :)

 

 

We've let at least four games get away against both the Royals and Tigers. The Friday and Sunday games were absolutely excruciating.

 

In the end, that's what will be remembered the most if we don't end up winning the division and fade down the stretch while DET plays 10 games over from here on out.

 

Of course, following their normal trend line, they take the lead or fall back as soon as they're in first or tied...often getting swept. Or they're swept before they play us and then magically turn it on again.

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QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 09:22 PM)
Well luckily we play quite a bit of games against each other to see who is better.....ooppsss

 

It's worth asking whether head-to-head is a valid way to measure it. A team may not be good in general, but the individual matchup of two teams allows the generally worse team to be better head-to-head. Is it more important that you can beat a wide variety of teams or that you beat a particular, good one?

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QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 08:24 PM)
Flavum, supposed to rain tomorrow?

 

We need a postponed Game 162 against the Tigers with the White Sox being down by one going into the last game...Sale versus Verlander/Scherzer in Chicago.

 

Win Game 163 vs. Detroit and then storm through the playoffs.

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QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 09:25 PM)
It's worth asking whether head-to-head is a valid way to measure it. A team may not be good in general, but the individual matchup of two teams allows the generally worse team to be better head-to-head. Is it more important that you can beat a wide variety of teams or that you beat a particular, good one?

 

The formula to win this division is to beat your division, beat the poor teams, and then to play 500 against the better teams, we have done fine against the better teams, however have dropped a ridiculous amount of games to the NL, the Royals, and the Tigers. We play 500 against just that group and this race is over.

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QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 08:25 PM)
It's worth asking whether head-to-head is a valid way to measure it. A team may not be good in general, but the individual matchup of two teams allows the generally worse team to be better head-to-head. Is it more important that you can beat a wide variety of teams or that you beat a particular, good one?

 

That is the beauty of baseball. It's beyond annoying though that whoever battles the Sox for 1st always b**** slaps them. There has to be a way to fix this.

 

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QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 09:24 PM)
Flavum, supposed to rain tomorrow?

 

 

The hourly forecast looks pretty bad right now, including 7-10pm.

 

Of course, it would just be Scherzer again probably, so we're screwed.

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QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 13, 2012 -> 02:30 AM)
The hourly forecast looks pretty bad right now, including 7-10pm.

 

That would be a shame. Isn't it the team's call prior to the start of the game? With the low attendance projected cause the Bears game, I think everyone would be content with this.

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QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 09:28 PM)
The formula to win this division is to beat your division, beat the poor teams, and then to play 500 against the better teams, we have done fine against the better teams, however have dropped a ridiculous amount of games to the NL, the Royals, and the Tigers. We play 500 against just that group and this race is over.

 

I've actually liked the way we've played most of our potential playoff opponents minus the Tigers. We can run with the Yanks and Rangers head-to-head, it seems

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