NWINFan

The Bears are a bad football team.

Like to see the Sox sweep the Tigers and take care of things themselves. But Detroit has won seven of their last 10 and are only half-bad.

Demonstrates that the pressure is getting to them. Great expectations, little on the performance. Shows that you have to do more than spend money to put together a winning team.

I only saw the first innings, but I saw they weren't going to score anything and off a starter with ERA over seven. This offense is mind boggling. With its talent, it should score three runs by accident. Too many games when they score either one or no runs. Those are automatic losses. This offense can sink this team in the playoffs.

Nice to see the team score without solely depending on home runs. Happy to see Tim back in the lineup and staying in the lineup. Cease is a playoff pitcher.

Cubs blew another lead against the Brewers. Have clinched a losing season. Will see how the Tribune sells that.

If your list of ifs work out, the Sox beat Houston. But those are a lot of ifs.

I've stopped listening to Bill Maher a long time ago.

Start him in Game 5. That will give him plenty of rest.

You're right. The season has seemed so long. Maybe it has been because of the injuries and waiting for players to come back. Players have returned, but the health issues still hang over the club. Hopefully they can make the Cleveland series totally and completely meaningless.

Among others. It is amazing how many times this team gets pounded like this. They can look dominating one day and like the Cubs the next. Looks like another lost series.

The way I see it, LaRussa has been resting them a great deal during the whole season. They should not be at the point of exhaustion. There will be time after the regular season for rest. HFA is important. The White Sox should be playing for it.

I am hoping that LaRussa isn't resting anyone today. No one should be resting at this moment.

I find all of this stuff strange. Even Chuck Garfein was mumbling to himself about the Anderson "injury." It would seem strange to me to shelf a pitcher for ten days if he wasn't really injured. There is something as too much rest.

The title of this thread is right on. Of course, baseball is the hardest thing to predict since any team can win or lose on any day for all kinds of reasons. When I look at this year's team, there are times I think they can dominate anyone. Other times, I just wonder, especially what that offense goes dormant or another multi-run lead is blown in the late innings. I have no idea what they will do in the playoffs. I am just glad they are going to the playoffs.

Glad I am not watching the Bears. I am not wasting my time. Does a Bear shit in the woods?

No need to scoreboard watch. Just win and make all those games in Cleveland meaningless.

No, he's not a regular, but he can play many positions, and that has helped in this season with so many injuries like Tim Anderson.

No, that was no cheapy at all. I don't get why fans don't like Leury. He has had a good season.

That's what I said. Of all people.

Then, why not just say that? Say he is slumping and needs a day or two off to get back on track. During my long years as a fan, I have never heard of a player being benched for sore legs. It just sounds odd. And weird. Why wouldn't any player have some soreness this time of the season anyway?

I have not had the urge to pile up on Vaughn because, under normal circumstances, he would have spent most of the season in the minors. I am hoping that his bad stretch won't hurt his confidence. I am going to call him a wuss, either. But listing an injury as sore legs just sounds strange. If I were LaRussa, I would have phrased it differently or gave another reason for Vaughn not being in the lineup. Or don't say anything at all. With his slump, it is reasonable not to have him in the lineup. But then again, many things seem strange with the White Sox right now.

I don't know what is going on with Tim's personal life, but all thing is sounding stranger by the day. And we have to remember what happened to Tiger Woods after his scandal.

I understand the bored feeling since there is no AL Central race. But I don't want to see playoffs expanded. That would be truly boring. And stupid.

I understand fans getting attached to a player. Many of us Sox fans did with Konerko. But this stuff with Bryant is a little over the top. Enough already.