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Carpe Diem Baby: Your 2008 American League Central Champion Chicago White Sox

It wasn’t October baseball – not yet – but it was the next best thing and they won the only way they possibly could have: improbable plays, remarkable work by the starter and closer, and one timely swing of the wrecking ball. No, that wasn’t October baseball we saw. But the next time we talk [...]

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Bold Predictions: The Good That Won’t Come Out

Two teams will enter, one team will leave. Later, the other team will also leave. Which will be which?

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World of Trouble

So they’re going to play that make-up game against the Tigers tomorrow because 88 wins apparently isn’t enough to win even this crappy division. By way of comparison, only 9 of 90 divisional races have ended any more weakly since the adoption of the three-division format: 2008 NL West; Dodgers (84-78) 2007 NL Central; Cubs [...]

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That Was Just Your Lifetime .206 Average at the Dome

They lost tonight – so who needs tomorrow? Everyone, that’s who.

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Just Start Kicking

Let’s all just step back, take a deep breath. . . and scream our lungs out.

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Drawing Battle Lines

Is it too early to start drafting the rules of engagement for this October? No. No it’s not. A few folks who root for a certain Chicago-based baseball team are plotting a sit-in (drink-in?) at the Cubby Bear during the first playoff game of a certain other Chicago-based baseball team: Let’s show the Cubs fans [...]

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Dome Is Where the Heart Is

Sometimes even the indefensible needs a defender. At the dawn of the biggest series of either team’s season, Ira Brooker looks for the positives in baseball’s worst stadium.

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Bold Predictions: Sweep the Leg, Sans Johnny Edition

Three things to watch for during the final showdown between kind of good and mostly good: Brian Anderson shall lead the Twins to victory: Scoring runs is impossible in the Dome anyway, so the Sox will need all the defense they can muster this week. This will of course explain why Ken Griffey, Jr. and [...]

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Northbound

Is parity dead? Probably. Let us go savor the moment in all its unfair goodness.

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Let That Devil Out

The myth of “Perfect attendance” infiltrates the American League East.

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It’s Raining in ALC, Baby

Halfway through today’s Sox-Kittens doubleheader, the reports from each team’s last ten makes for an interesting symmetry: White Sox: 5-5 Twins: 5-5 Indians: 4-6 Tigers: 4-6 Kansas City: 5-5 League-wide rainouts and scheduling quirks aside, is anyone really going to win this division?

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Death from Above 1982

All is not lost, but we can still kiss a great deal of it goodbye.

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Bold Predictions: Combat Evolved Edition

[Editor's note: This was prepared before today's news became public. Oh, irony!] Three things to watch for as two likely playoff teams enter the Octagon this weekend: The ressurection of White Sox offense. If Paul Konerko and Jim Thome continue to hit, the 3-6 of Carlos Quentin, Jim Thome, Jermaine Dye, and Konerko could be more than enough to [...]

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Making (Old) Headlines

You have to love Chicago baseball in September. No matter where you live or who you root for, everyone is but one headline away from another season of failure: Is this Hell? No, it’s Cleveland Tests on Sox’ Quentin ‘good so far’ Ozzie: Fields’ fielding must improve E-5? Crede says no contract error made Zambrano [...]

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Geddy Lee of the American League Central

What the Sox need is not sport, but art. . . of salesmen!

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With Arms Outstretched

Before anyone starts pointing to today’s game as how “this team never gives up” or “reminiscent of 2005,” let’s just take a step back and review the last three (extremely important) days of baseball: Friday’s scoring plays: two-run homer, two-run homer. Sox lose. Saturday’s scoring plays: two-run homer, sacrifice fly following a triple. Sox lose. [...]

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