A quick scan of their schedule shows that they won 3 in a row June 27-29. One against Atlanta and two over Colorado. They haven’t won 2 in a row since then.
In early May they won 4 in a row; one over Tampa Bay and 3 over Cleveland(!).
Yes and, in fact, had they won a fifth in a row and swept Cleveland, they would have only been eleven games out. Instead, they went on a terrible nose dive that ended up with them being about 30 games under .500 by the All Star Break.
Guardians defeat ChiSox tonight 5-3. Record is now 33-112; on pace to win 37; 17 games to play.
Amazingly, our record is even worse against our divisional opponents. I looked it up, and we are an anemic 8-38. That’s an appalling .173 winning percentage.
Our (Guardians) radio announcer was furious last night that we only scored 5 and only won by 2. We were 1/14 RISP and had 11 LOB. Thank you Sox for being so abysmal that we couldn’t even beat ourselves.
Stop … PLEASE! 
Another loss to Cleveland tonight, this one 5-0. On a glorious late summer evening in Chicago, reported attendance was 12,246.
33-113, .226 winning percentage, still on pace for 37-125.
The Sox finished their three-game series, hosting Cleveland, with an afternoon game today, and lost again, 6-4, for a series sweep by the Guardians.
They’ve lost 15 straight games at home, 17 of their last 19 overall, and have been swept for the 24th time this season.
Now at 33-114, with fifteen games left. In comparison to the 1962 Mets (40-120):
- To win more than 40 games, they would have to finish out at least 8-7.
- To lose fewer than 120 games, they would have to finish out at least 10-5.
This weekend, they will host three games against the A’s (63-82), then will go on the road for 3 games at the Angels (60-85) – both are bottom-dwellers, too, but not nearly as awful as the Sox.
When bottom-dwellers have almost twice your wins, you know you’re good and properly BAD.
At this point it’d be a truly amazing thing for them to not less the loss record. This team going 9-6 seems just incredibly far fetched.
After today’s loss, Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf released a statement, which amounts to, “yeah, this team is really bad, and it’s probably going to continue to be bad for a while. But, the guys are playing hard.”
Well, yeah, I don’t think many of us blame the current players.
The blame is pretty clearly on the folks who put them on the field at all, especially Reinsdorf.
On the other hand, I actually am pretty amped to see the record fall. It might actually be harder for a team to be this bad than to win it all. A lot of things have to go pear-shaped simultaneously for that to happen.
To finish out their schedule, after the Angels:
3 at the Padres (82-64)
3 at home against the aforementioned A’s
3 at the Tigers (74-71)
If they finish 6-9, they will have a final record of 39-123. Both of those marks would be worse than the 1962 Mets.
6 out of the final 15 is a .400 winning percentage. Their current winning percentage is .224.
Actually, that middle set is against the Angels again.
Any chance that people will actually show up for that Angels series in the hopes they’ll see the record broken?
Yes, another brain fart on my part.
Thanks for the correction.
If it’s to see the potential loss #121, it wouldn’t surprise me if they get an above-average draw.
However, unless they manage to win several games in the next few days, signs would point to loss #121 happening next weekend, in San Diego.
There’s also the modern record for lowest win percentage to consider (1916 Philadelphia A’s, who finished 36-117 for a .235 win percentage).
Assuming there are no rainouts or other cancellations, The White Sox need to finish the season 39-123 to avoid breaking this record, meaning they need to go 6-9 the rest of the way. Ten more losses out of the final 15 games, and the record is all theirs!
I mean, at least he said something, and in fairness it’s true the team has not exploded in some sort of bozo eruption.
Anyway, 33-114. The team is now at the point that there is very little difference between their wins (33) and expected wins (36.) Reaching even 40 wins would require a 7-8 finish, which doesn’t seem possible for them, but you never know. A few homers here and there.
True, although their leading home run hitter this season is now playing for the Royals.