When are 96 wins no better than 90, and when are they even worse than 89 (which were technically 88 in the first place)? When you’re the Chicago White Sox, that’s when. Part two in a series.
The sports media longs for the World Series of yore – but no one’s really sure why.
To enjoy this year’s World Series is really nothing more than to revel in the same loathing and contempt we always have. And that’s a good thing.
Cover your eyes, fans: the Boston Red Sox may be on the verge of murdering baseball itself.
In which we succinctly answer your questions on what failure, mediocrity, and Addison Street all have in common.
To reflect on the end of this year’s baseball is to find that all, somehow, is well.
They went 100 miles, 200 miles, 300 miles, and the train kept-a-rollin’.
We could be heroes, just for staving off total humiliation another day.
Q: How many White Sox batters does it take to get a runner on second?
A: Four. One to hit a double and three to leave him there.
Twelve runners left stranded. An opposing ace on the ropes in the first inning. A chance to strike a deathblow before the Rays even get to bat.
The result? You [...]
The thing is, we all kind of knew what would happen. We knew what would happen in the fifth inning of a Javier Vazquez start, and we knew the Good Guys’ only runs would come from the bomb squad, and we knew the Rays would be aggressive, and we knew. . . well, we just [...]
I meant to post this earlier, but we’ve been having some server issues today due to, among other things, high traffic (!). But our good friend Jessica at Her Rays graciously lent me the floor today to explain ourselves on behalf of the Second City. Enjoy it, and raise a glass for our old friend.
Of [...]
Still talking to myself, and nobody’s home.
What we talk about when we talk about Non-Sox playoff series:
Cubs/Dodgers: If the Sox win (more on that tomorrow), may the Cubs win as well; if not, well, it will at least be kind of fun to watch Carlos Zambrano murder one (or many!) of his teammates on national television. Whatever. Prediction: Cubs in 4 OR Dodgers [...]
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 about [...]
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 (85-77)
2006 NL [...]
