Oh well. I guess that puts them much closer to 44 games back and eliminated from the playoffs.
I hadn’t realized that the Sox-Tigers series extended into a game on Monday. Well, now it’s a sweep, with Detroit winning 6-3 on Monday evening. As has happened several times recently, the Sox starter (in this case, Davis Martin) pitched well, but the bullpen imploded again, giving up a five-run 7th inning.
Game 1: KC 4, Guardians 3
Game 2: KC 9, Guardians 4
Games out of first placer: ONE
NOW, will you listen to me?
And stop being so negative! lol
I will not stop. It’s working.
What does everyone think the Sox’s final record will be?
- 31-131
- 32-130
- 33-129
- 34-128
- 35-127
- 36-126
- 37-125
- 38-124
- 39-123
- 40-122
- 41-121
- 42-120
- 43-119
- 44-118
- 45-117
- 46-116
- 47-115
- 48-114
- 49-113
- 50-112
- 51-111
- 52-110
- 53-109
- 54-108
- 55-107
- 56-106
- 57-105
- 58-104
- 59-103
- 60-102
- 61-101
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voters
I predict that the White Sox will go to Baltimore and Boston in September and sweep all six games.
Game 3
KC 6, Guardians 1
KC in FIRST PLACE
See, I was right. Say it, and I’ll leave you alone. 
Dr. Jasmine: Hmmmm … … aha … damp skin, glazed eyes, confused thinking … Yep, yesterday’s record heat took its toll on you. Drink plenty of water today and stay out of the sun!
I’m not denying that the Royals are having a surprisingly great season. But my original point was that they have not been at all competitive since 2015. This year their farm system has finally produced quality results, and it’s taken some extremely insightful FA signings and trades to build this team.
I will continue to disagree with this statement, which was my original contention. If you want to continue to think that your point is valid, then we’ll agree to disagree.
Back on topic:
White Sox/Rangers game was suspended after four pitches last night, and will hopefully be made up today as part of a DH.
That seems really strange to me. Why would they even start? The powers that be get weather and radar info and could tell, I’m sure, what kind of evening it was going to be. In fact, earlier this season a Sox game was called off in advance based on that kind of info.
Well they pulled out the delayed game and the regularly scheduled one. By ‘pulled out’, I meant they kept their losing ways intact.
And now with a record of 31-103 with 28 games to play, they are on pace to win 37 games.
I wonder if it’s a matter of some league rule, about how a “postponed” (i.e., not ever started) game is treated for rescheduling, as opposed to a “suspended” game.
Last night the Sox lost the first game of a DH to the Rangers 3-1. In the second game, Texas scored a run in the top of the ninth to take a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the inning. The Sox had runners on first and second with one out, when Andrew Vaughn hit a drive to deep left that looked like it would be a walk-off 3-run home run. Except Travis Jankowski had other ideas:
After a walk to load the bases, a flyout ended the game.
Man, what a play. Sox can’t catch a break. They must have majorly pissed off some deity.
Reinsdorf shitting on the entirety of Chicago for decades probably counts.
All right! I got to witness loss 105 in person. At least there’s a fireworks show coming up.
Congratulations? 
With tonight’s loss to the Mets, in spite of the positive energy provided by @pulykamell 's presence, they’re at 31-105, with 26 games left to play.
To do better than the record of the 1962 Mets (40-120):
- In order to win at least 41 games, they will need to go at least 10-16 the rest of the way (.384 winning percentage).
- In order to lose no more than 119 games, they’ll need to go at least 12-14 (.462).
At their current winning percentage (.228), they are trending towards 37-125.
The White Sox would have to win four games in a row to improve to a .250 winning percentage.
It’s difficult to convey to outsiders how mind-numbingly, stupefyingly dull this team is. Their lineup is loaded top to bottom with virtually automatic outs, with nobody hitting above .240 or with an OPS over .680. Very often they score zero or one runs. When they fall behind, they stay behind.
The White Sox have churned through 61 players this season, the vast majority being utterly forgettable minor leaguers of no interest to anybody except perhaps their own families.
Truly, there is nothing to see here except for the sheer number of losses.
Also, tonight was their 8th straight loss, but is only their third-longest losing streak of the season. 