SoxBlanco

Thanks for all the replies. This will be a very telling year for him with all the hype and expectations.

How was Roch rated coming out of high school? I like guys who always seem to be highly regarded and then keep living up to the expectations.

I take it you’re fine with the Sox not protecting him?

Mead was more likely to get on base in any given plate appearance last year than the Sox were to win the draft lottery. That tells you how fortunate we should feel right now.

Roch Cholowsky

My fingers are crossed, but I’m not getting my hopes up. It’s still much more likely that we don’t end up with the top pick, even though we have the best odds.

Happy December, everyone. Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. Figured this thread would be about the draft lottery. With no significant signings anticipated, the lottery is all we care about, right?

Did you just mix and match first and last names of former A’s players, or are those actual members of the White Sox?

Thanks for posting this. Good stuff. @Y2Jimmy0, was it you who said Carlson is the better prospect, without question, back when we drafted him? I recall somebody saying that.

Everyone should be thanking YOU. Phenomenal job every year with these threads.

Barons up 5-0 after 4. McDougal is dealing. Zero hits, zero walks, and 6 K’s through 4.

That’s great news. Love it.

Brutal loss for the Barons. Blew a 6-0 lead and lost 8-6.

That’s awesome. I knew he had a solid year, but I didn’t realize it was that good. Also nice that he got a taste of A+ ball and put up a cool 1.020 OPS in those 11 games.

Yeah, that’s why it’s so unique. I wonder if it has ever happened since the rule change.

When’s the last time you’ve seen a team enter the 9th up by one run, use three different pitchers in the inning, and walk away with a victory without giving up a run?

Update: At the start of the year, I told myself the Sox need to win 5 out of every 16 games to get to 50 wins (and then they’d still have two games to spare). So I will break the season into ten different 16-game chunks. I’ll update every time we finish another 16 games. Here are the results: 4-12 5-11 5-11 7-9 4-12 7-9 10-6 3-13 10-6 Total: 55-89, on pace for 62 wins.

Why is nobody mentioning that Hagen pitched tonight? 4 IP, 2 ER, 7 K (nice), 4 BB (not nice)

Yeah, you mentioned that 5 comebacks in a row hadn’t been done since 1986. I was just adding that the 6 comebacks in a row had never been done in franchise history.

And that’s the first time they have ever won 6 in a row where all 6 were comeback wins.

24 games to get that last win. I’ll see you soon aboard the victory train.

I cheered on the final out and my 9 year old son said, “You’re so dumb. You should have bet a hundred thousand dollars on it.”

I did it! I did it! 50 wins!!!

Speaking of pitching and the offseason, what’s the plan for Vasil next year?

The time has come to bump this thread. I am officially one win away. I know some people thought I was flushing money down the drain, but it feels good to have 25 chances to get that last win. If I do win, it’ll probably buy me two or three beers at the next game I attend. Maybe even a hot dog. P.S. This was a fun thread to read through, eight months later.