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"Totally worth it." - Kenny Williams & Rick Hahn 8/22/23

Forty teams, nineteen organizations, have reached the LCS or beyond the previous decade. Miami and Minnesota can each push the Sox down a peg this month, but both need to advance two rounds to do so. Milwaukee, Tampa Bay and Texas can win their first World Series. Colorado, San Diego and Seattle must wait 'til next year. Last season team advanced to the League Championship series or beyond (last WS Win) One Win Required to move up or Two Wins required to move up 2022 Houston (2022) Defeat Winner: Toronto at Minnesota 2022 New York Yankees (2009) Dead 2022 Philadelphia (2008) Defeat Miami & Atlanta 2022 San Diego (Never 1969) Dead 2021 Atlanta (2021) Defeat Winner: Miami at Philadelphia 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers (2020) Defeat Winner: Arizona at Milwaukee 2021 Boston (2018) Dead 2020 Tampa Bay (Never 1998) Defeat Texas & Baltimore 2019 Washington (2019) Dead 2019 Saint Louis (2011) Dead 2018 Milwaukee (Never 1969 Seattle / 1970 Milwaukee) Defeat Arizona & Los Angeles 2017 Chicago Cubs (2016) Dead 2016 Toronto (1993) Defeat Minnesota & Houston 2016 Cleveland (1948) Dead 2015 Kansas City (2015) Dead 2015 New York Mets (1986) Dead 2014 San Francisco (2014) Dead 2014 Baltimore (1983) Defeat Winner: Texas at Tampa Bay 2013 Detroit (1984) Dead 2011 Texas (Never 1961 Washington D. C. / 1972 Texas) Defeat Tampa Bay & Baltimore 2009 Los Angeles Angels (2002) Dead 2007 Arizona (2001) Defeat Milwaukee & Los Angeles 2007 Colorado (Never 1993) Dead 2006 Oakland (1989) Dead 2005 Chicago White Sox (2005) Dead 2003 Miami (2003) Defeat Philadelphia & Atlanta 2002 Minnesota (1991) Defeat Toronto & Houston 2001 Seattle (Never 1977) Dead 1995 Cincinnati (1990) Dead 1979 Pittsburgh (1979) Dead

They love “Mama Kim” in Miami. Wish she was bringing in guys like that here. https://www.mlb.com/marlins/news/how-kim-ng-built-a-winning-culture-with-the-marlins

It’s a shame Jerry didn’t move there in 1988, with Chicago getting an AL Expansion Team. They would have contracted it, because unlike the Rays, Jerry is incapable of hiring and retaining a solid FO who can make it work. It is really stupid to build and continue playing on the wrong side of the bay.

Speas and Carrots sure could help the Sox staff.

A few declared insiders here and several on Twitters speculate on baseball ops moves. What I would find juicy are actual season ticket numbers the past three years, and the current level of 2024 deposits. They had a good jump due to government lockdown cabin fever plus the playoffs for 2022, but I suspect the non promotion / team sponsor season tickets purchased by individuals will have a similar trajectory as tv ratings, just with a year lag.

If they sign Perez, I'm not wasting another second on this team until Jerry is dead and or Getz is gone. They need to get an actual catching instructor to develop catchers in the minors and majors. They don't need Grandal 2.0,

Some good has come out of the past two seasons. Keep the line moving. Kenny Williams Rick Hahn Tony La Russa Wes Helms Darry Boston Frank Menechino

Six clubs with an under 1.0 rating: A's (0.36), Marlins (0.75), Nationals (0.85), Rockies (0.90), Angels (0.90) and White Sox (0.99), with the apathetic Miami market the only club with a on field pulse among this group.

Any FA they sign will likely be as worthless as Benintendi (0.2 2023 bWAR). It’s a shitty FA class, season tickets will take a big hit for the second consecutive year and Jerry will likely be pleased cashing the over $100M he gets each year from MLB for merely existing. I expect them to lower payroll in 2024. 2022 Payroll: $193.4M 2023 Payroll: $181.2M 2024 Payroll: TBD

Dallas Keuchel (Minnesota) Johnny Cueto (Miami) and Seby Zavala (Arizona) were left off playoff rosters among the eight wild card teams. Avisail Garcia (Miami), Dylan Covey (Philadelphia) and Thyago Vieira (Milwaukee) were not activated from the IL for their respective Wild Card Series. Below are the seven former White Sox eligible to play in the Wild Card Round: Minnesota (0): None Tampa Bay (1): Jake Diekman (2022 - 2023 -1.2) Texas (2): Dane Dunning (2020 0.1); Marcus Semien (2013 - 2014 1.3) Toronto (1): Chris Bassitt (2014 0.6) Arizona (0): None. Miami (2): Jake Burger (2021 - 2023 1.7); David Robertson (2015 - 2017 2.9) Milwaukee (0): None. Philadelphia (1): Craig Kimbrel (2021 0.0)

The MLBPA did not treat Trevor Bauer any differently than any other player going through the DV protocol. I do agree, however, that they did fail him and all players when they gave Manfred the right to arbitrarily decide any suspension length. They need to have a consistent suspension length if they are to retain this policy and or clear objective standards in terms of findings. An arbitrator found MLB’s suspension to be absurd and nearly reduced it by half, from 324 games to 194 games. The MLBPA also needs to negotiate a reasonable window in terms of a hearing and arbitration appeal. Manfred and the Dodgers dragged this out an unreasonable amount of time.

The Athletic is owned by the New York Times. Keep that in mind before considering taking their word or giving them your money.

Pretty sure Hawk would also say the Sox were near the bottom or dead last in TWTW.

This was broached during the final month in game threads. The White Sox finished with a 5-24 season series record. 2023 was the inaugural season teams played all 29 other MLB teams. The Sox defeated Atlanta (2-1) and Cincinnati (2-1) in the National League, and Boston (4-2) Cleveland (8-5) and New York (4-2) in the American League. With the randomness of baseball, and inter league limited to a single series, it will be hard for a team to finish 20 or more season series under .500 in future seasons. Final 2023 Season Series Records: 22-6-1 Atlanta 21-6-2 Los Angeles N. L. 19-8-2 Tampa Bay 18-9-2 Baltimore 18-10-1 Philadelphia 17-10-2 Toronto 17-10-2 Milwaukee 16-10-3 Houston 16-10-3 Texas 15-11-3 Minnesota 15-11-3 Cincinnati 14-12-3 Miami 15-13-1 Chicago N. L. 14-13-2 Arizona 13-12-4 San Diego 13-13-3 Boston 14-14-1 New York A. L. 13-13-3 Seattle 12-15-2 Los Angeles A. L. 12-15-2 Washington 11-14-4 Cleveland 10-14-5 New York N. L. 11-16-2 San Francisco 10-15-4 Saint Louis 9-16-4 Detroit 8-18-3 Pittsburgh 9-19-1 Colorado 7-21-1 Oakland 6-22-1 Kansas City 5-24-0 Chicago A. L. Note: Ties above broken by season series record(s).

I'm not confused about anything. I'm pointing out the fact that police investigated and found found Chapman's gun was fired 8 times, which he admitted to, but the girlfriend stopped cooperating. He got 30 days from MLB. Criminal charges were dropped in Bauer's case, not because the woman refused to cooperate but rather because there was not enough evidence to prosecute further. He got 2 years from MLB. A legitimate process would have resulted in a similar suspension term. The primary difference is the owners were fine with Chapman's contract and did not want to honor Bauer's.

I hope it's a Jose Abreu vs. Jake Burger World Series. Will be pulling for Jose for what he accomplished here and likely only a couple seasons left, but would be happy if the Marlins won too, exposing MLB with another weak wild card "champion" who finished 3rd in a five team division, .522 winning percentage.

.500 seasons are excluded in my analysis (winning 1 + game > .500). That said, 1922 was the only year it played a factor. The White Sox would likely only have one season, Jerry Reinsdorf post lockout / scab 1995 season, if Judge KKK Landis didn't ban the eight acquitted White Sox, which set the Sox back for nearly two generations. 1963 is the year closest in terms of what you are looking for. The precursor to the Bulls, the NBA Chicago Packers (1961-62) and Chicago Zephyrs (1962-63) moved to Baltimore the following season and were renamed the Bullets. Chicago regained a team four years later and also was the only losing sports team that year. These are the closest years after the ten seasons both the White Sox and Cubs finished over ..500, prior to the adoption of Chicago NFL, NHL and Negro Leagues teams in the 1920s, and the NBA first in the 1940s and finally staying in the 1960s. The Black Hawks are the only team not to ruin the Chicago Super High Five. Eight Years The Cubs Ruined It: 2012 (5) Bears (.625), Blackhawks (.549), Bulls (.758), White Sox (.525). Cubs .377 2005 (5) Bears (.688) , Bulls (.573), Fire (.531), White Sox (.611). Cubs .488 *See Note 1994 (5) Bears (.563), Blackhawks (.518), Bulls (.671), White Sox (.593 - f*** you Jerry). Cubs .434 1991 (5) Bears (.688), Blackhawks (.663) , Bulls (.744), White Sox (.537). Cubs .481 1990 (5) Bears (.688), Blackhawks (.550) , Bulls (.671), White Sox (.580). Cubs .475 1965 (4) Bears (.643), Black Hawks (.543), White Sox (.586). Cubs .444 1961 (4) Bears (.571), Black Hawks (.536), White Sox (.531). Cubs .416 1925 (5) American Giants (.582), Bears (.618), Cardinals (.821), White Sox (.513). Cubs .442 Two Years The Bears Ruined It: 1993 (5) Blackhawks (.631), Bulls (.695), Cubs (.519), White Sox (.580). Bears .438 1972 (5) Black Hawks (.686), Bulls (.695), Cubs (.548), White Sox (.565). Bears .321 Year The Bulls Ruined It: 1967 (6) Bears (.536), Black Hawks (.671), Cubs (.540), Mustangs (.542), White Sox (.549). Bulls .407 Inaugural Season Two Years The Cardinals Ruined It: 1936 (5) Bears (.750), Black Hawks (.521), Cubs (.565), White Sox (.536). Cardinals .292 1926 (5) American Giants (.704), Bears (.844), Cubs (.532), White Sox (.529). Cardinals .458 Short a TD in 1 of 2 games from finishing over .500. Three Losing Years + One .500 Season The White Sox ruined it: 1995 (5) Bears (.563), Blackhawks (.552), Bulls (.573) , Cubs (.507). White Sox .472 1924 (5) American Giants (.658), Bears (.727), Cardinals (.550), Cubs (.529). White Sox .431 1923 (5) American Giants (.619), Bears (.792), Cardinals (.667), Cubs (.539). White Sox .448 1922 (5) American Giants (.607), Bears (.750), Cardinals (.727), Cubs (.519). White Sox .500 77-77-1 Year The Chicago Zephyrs ruined it: 1963 (5) Bears (.857), Black Hawks (.579), Cubs (.506), White Sox (.580). Zephyrs .313 Note *: Bettman & Wirtz cancelled the 2004-2005 NHL Season, resulting in five Chicago teams credited with competing in 2005.

Bauer has been a terrible teammate at several stops (Arizona, Cleveland, Cincinnati) before this even happened. It was clear the Dodgers wanted out of his contract once this came out. People thought I was joking about the MLB's "investigation" process, but it has been fairly consistent. If the owner/FO is happy with the player's contract, there will be no or a light suspension. If the owner/FO wants to get out of the contract (primarily for performance or financial impact), the suspension will many times be excessive. This has been the primary consistency in MLB's "investigative" process. Chapman and others had valid police reports and criminal cases and got a wrist slap by Manfred. That is how the 30 teams like it, and know DV this is one of the few areas they can get public support over the MLBPA.

Well, at least Chris Getz learned something under Rick Hahn’s tutelage.

2023 vs. The MLB 10.0 fWAR Pitching (26th) - Includes second to last in Walks, Saves, HBP, and 27th in HR allowed & blown saves. 3.3 fWAR Batting (29th) - Also second to last in weighted Runs Created, last in weighted OBP, OBP and Walk rate. -38.5 Defensive Rating (30th) - Includes dead last in OF Arm Runs Above Average & 29th in Defensive Runs Saved. 2023 vs. 1901-2022 White Sox Teams (123 Total Seasons for Pitching & Batting) 102nd Pitching 120th Batting - Ahead of 1931 (56-97-3 .366), 2007 (72-90 .444) and 1970 (56-106 .346) 21st out of 22nd Fielding - The 2007 "Ozzie Ball" White Sox (72-90 .444) were slightly worse (-39.8 vs. 38.5). Best Career 2023 fWAR Seasons - 2 Plus MLB seasons 5.0 Luis Robert Jr. (Previous best = 3.4 2021) 2.6 Jake Burger (0.3 2022 - Includes Miami) 1.5 Gregory Santos (0.0 2022) 0.4 Touki Toussaint (0.4 2018) 0.2 Andrew Vaughn (-0.3 2021) -0.1 Carlos Perez (-0.2 2022) Worst Career 2023 fWAR Seasons - 2 Plus MLB seasons -1.3 Gavin Sheets (Previous worst = 0.1 2022) -0.9 Michael Kopech (-0.1 2018 - 4 starts) -0.7 Korey Lee (-0.3 2022) -0.7 Lenyn Sosa (-0.3 2022) -0.6 Jose Ruiz (-0.1 2022) -0.5 Tim Anderson (0.7 2017) -0.5 Jimmy Lambert (0.0 2020 & 2021) -0.5 Jose Urena (-0.1 2020) -0.4 Brent Honeywell (-0.2 2021) -0.2 Romy Gonzalez (0.0 2021 & 2022) -0.2 Deivi Garcia (0.1 2021) -0.2 Alex Colome (-0.1 2022) -0.1 Garrett Crochet (0.2 2020 - 6 IP) 0.1 Tanner Banks (0.3 2022) 0.5 Lance Lynn (0.5 2011 - 1 start) Updated Farm System Rankings = 12th

I believe "the biggest fraud getting kicked to the curb" is Rick Hahn. He would not be wrong. My Top 10 list of individuals likely under contract in 2024: https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/team/front-office https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/roster Jerry Reinsdorf Chairman Daryl Boston First Base Coach Mike Clevinger RH Pitcher Chris Getz Sr VP General Manager Brooks Boyer Sr VP Chief Revenue & Marketing Pedro Grifol Manager Tery Savarise VP Security Jeremy Haber Assistant General Manager Gene Watson Director of Player Personnel Mike Shirley Director of Amateur Scouting

1900 was the last year at least one professional Chicago Sports Team (Baseball, Basketball, Football, Ice Hockey, Soccer) did not finish over .500. Baring an improbable over .500 Chicago Bears season, the Chicago Cubs were the only team to finish 2023 above .500. Below are the 21 years a single Chicago professional team finished over .500, with the White Sox at the top with eight seasons (8 White Sox 8; 5 Cubs/Chicago/Orphans; 4 Bears; 2 Black Hawks/Blackhawks; 1 Bulls; 1 Fire FC). 21 Seasons One Chicago Professional Sports Team finished over .500 (1901 - 2023) (Number of teams - Teams with losing records) 2023 Cubs (Bears pending conclusion of 2023 season; Blackhawks, Bulls, Fire, Sky, White Sox) 2002 Blackhawks (Bears, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox) 1999 Fire FC (Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox) 1997 Bulls (Bears, Blackhawks, Cubs, White Sox) 1987 Bears (Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs & White Sox) 1978 Black Hawks (Bears, Bulls, Cubs, Sting o, White Sox) 1960 White Sox (Bears, Black Hawks, Cubs) 1952, 1953, 1957 White Sox (Bears, Black Hawks, Cardinals, Cubs) 1945 Cubs (American Giants, Bears, Black Hawks, Cardinals, White Sox) 1941, 1942, 1944 Bears (American Giants, Black Hawks, Cardinals, Cubs, White Sox) 1916, 1917 White Sox (Cubs) 1910, 1918 Cubs (White Sox) 1903 Chicago (White Sox) 1902 White Sox (Chicago) 1901 White Sox (Orphans) 2023 Chicago Major League Team Standings - Last Completed Regular Season .512 Chicago Cubs (2023 83-79) .488 Chicago Bulls (2022-2023 40-42) .450 Chicago Sky (2023 18-22) .426 Chicago Fire FC (2022 10-15-9) - Clinched 2023 losing record .377 Chicago White Sox (2023 61-101) .317 Chicago Blackhawks (2022-2023 26-56) .176 Chicago Bears (2022 3-14) - Likely 2023 losing record Chicago Major League Teams (Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer) over .500 by year (1876 - 2023): Chicago American Giants (1920-1935 & 1937-1948) NNL; NSL; NN2; NAL Chicago Bears (1922-2022); Chicago Staleys (1921) APFA & NFL Chicago Blackhawks (1987-2004 & 2006-2023) & Chicago Black Hawks (1927-1986) NHL Chicago Bulls (1967-2024) NBA Chicago Cardinals (1920-1959) APFA & NFL Chicago Chi-Feds (1914) & Chicago Whales (1915) FL Chicago Cougars (1973-1975) WHA Chicago Cubs (1904-2023); Chicago (1888-1889 &1902-1903); Chicago Orphans (1898-1901); Chicago Colts (1890-1897); Chicago White Stockings (1876-1887) NL & MLB Chicago Fire FC (1998-2001, 2003-2005, 2020-2023) MLS Chicago Giants (1920-1921) NNL Chicago Rockets (1946-1948) & Chicago Hornets (1949) AAFC Chicago Mustangs (1967-1968) USA & NASL Chicago Packers (1962) & Chicago Zephyrs (1963) NBA Chicago Pirates (1890) PL Chicago/Pittsburgh (1884) UA Chicago Sky (2006-2009 & 2018-2023) WNBA Chicago Stags (1947-1950) BAA & NBA Chicago Sting NASL & MISL & o = Outdoor Seasons (1975-1984) NASL & i = Indoor Seasons (1976, 1981-1986) Chicago White Sox (1901-2023) AL & MLB Year (Number of Chicago Teams) Teams with over .500 regular season seasons. Bold Team = Championship Season 2023 (6 + 1 Bears in Progress) Cubs 2022 (7) Bulls, Sky 2021 (7) Sky, White Sox 2020 (7) Cubs, Sky, White Sox 2019 (6) Cubs, Sky 2018 (6) Bears, Cubs 2017 (5) Blackhawks, Cubs 2016 (5) Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs 2015 (5) Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs 2014 (5) Blackhawks, Bulls 2013 (5) Blackhawks, Bulls 2012 (5) Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, White Sox 2011 (5) Blackhawks, Bulls 2010 (5) Bears, Blackhawks, White Sox 2009 (6) Blackhawks, Cubs 2008 (6) Bears, Cubs, White Sox 2007 (6) Bulls, Cubs 2006 (6) Bears, White Sox 2005 (5) Bears, Bulls, Fire, White Sox 2004 (6) Cubs, White Sox 2003 (6) Cubs, Fire, White Sox 2002 (5) Blackhawks 2001 (6) Bears, Cubs, Fire, White Sox 2000 (6) Fire, White Sox 1999 (6) Fire 1998 (6) Bulls, Cubs, Fire 1997 (5) Bulls 1996 (5) Blackhawks, Bulls, White Sox 1995 (5) Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs 1994 (5) Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, White Sox 1993 (5) Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox 1992 (5) Blackhawks, Bulls, White Sox 1991 (5) Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, White Sox 1990 (5) Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, White Sox 1989 (5) Bulls, Cubs 1988 (5) Bears, Bulls 1987 (5) Bears 1986 (6) Bears, Black Hawks 1985 (6) Bears, Black Hawks, Sting i, White Sox 1984 (7) Bears, Cubs, Sting i, Sting o 1983 (7) Black Hawks, Sting i, White Sox 1982 (7) Sting i, White Sox 1981 (7) Bulls, Sting i, Sting o, White Sox 1980 (6) Black Hawks, Sting o 1979 (6) Bears, Sting o 1978 (6) Black Hawks 1977 (6) Bears, Bulls, White Sox 1976 (7) Black Hawks, Sting o 1975 (7) Black Hawks, Bulls, Sting o 1974 (6) Black Hawks, Bulls, Cougars 1973 (6) Black Hawks, Bulls 1972 (5) Black Hawks, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox 1971 (5) Black Hawks, Bulls, Cubs 1970 (5) Black Hawks, Cubs 1969 (5) Black Hawks, Cubs 1968 (6) Black Hawks, Cubs, Mustangs 1967 (6) Bears, Black Hawks, Cubs, Mustangs, White Sox 1966 (4) Black Hawks, White Sox 1965 (4) Bears, Black Hawks, White Sox 1964 (4) Black Hawks, White Sox 1963 (5) Bears, Black Hawks, Cubs, White Sox 1962 (5) Bears, Black Hawks, White Sox 1961 (4) Bears, Black Hawks, White Sox 1960 (4) White Sox 1959 (5) Bears, White Sox 1958 (5) Bears, White Sox 1957 (5) White Sox 1956 (5) Bears, Cardinals, White Sox 1955 (5) Bears, White Sox 1954 (5) Bears, White Sox 1953 (5) White Sox 1952 (5) White Sox 1951 (5) Bears, White Sox 1950 (6) Bears, Stags 1949 (6) Bears, Cardinals, Stags 1948 (7) Bears, Cardinals, Stags 1947 (7) Bears, Cardinals, Stags 1946 (6) Bears, Black Hawks, Cubs 1945 (6) Cubs 1944 (6) Bears 1943 (6) American Giants, Bears, White Sox 1942 (6) Bears 1941 (6) Bears 1940 (6) Bears, Black Hawks, White Sox 1939 (6) American Giants, Bears, Cubs, White Sox 1938 (6) American Giants, Bears, Cubs 1937 (6) American Giants, Bears, Cubs, White Sox 1936 (5) Bears, Black Hawks, Cubs, White Sox 1935 (6) Bears, Black Hawks, Cardinals, Cubs 1934 (6) American Giants, Bears, Black Hawks, Cubs 1933 (6) American Giants, Bears, Cubs 1932 (6) American Giants, Bears, Cubs 1931 (6) Bears, Black Hawks, Cardinals, Cubs 1930 (6) American Giants, Bears, Black Hawks, Cubs 1929 (6) American Giants, Cubs 1928 (6) American Giants, Bears, Cubs 1927 (6) American Giants, Bears, Cubs 1926 (5) American Giants, Bears, Cubs, White Sox 1925 (5) American Giants, Bears, Cardinals, White Sox 1924 (5) American Giants, Bears, Cardinals, Cubs 1923 (5) American Giants, Bears, Cardinals, Cubs 1922 (5) American Giants, Bears, Cardinals, Cubs 1921 (6) American Giants, Staleys 1920 (5) American Giants, Cardinals, White Sox 1919 (2) Cubs, White Sox 1918 (2) Cubs 1917 (2) White Sox 1916 (2) White Sox 1915 (3) Whales, White Sox 1914 (3) Chi-Feds, Cubs 1913 (2) Cubs, White Sox 1912 (2) Cubs, White Sox 1911 (2) Cubs, White Sox 1910 (2) Cubs 1909 (2) Cubs, White Sox 1908 (2) Cubs, White Sox 1907 (2) Cubs, White Sox 1906 (2) Cubs, White Sox 1905 (2) Cubs, White Sox 1904 (2) Cubs, White Sox 1903 (2) Chicago 1902 (2) White Sox 1901 (2) White Sox 1900 (1) None 1899 (1) Orphans 1898 (1) Orphans 1897 (1) None 1896 (1) Colts 1895 (1) Colts 1894 (1) None 1893 (1) None 1892 (1) None 1891 (1) Colts 1890 (2) Colts, White Stockings 1889 (1) Chicago 1888 (1) Chicago 1887 (1) White Stockings 1886 (1) White Stockings 1885 (1) White Stockings 1884 (2) White Stockings 1883 (1) White Stockings 1882 (1) White Stockings 1881 (1) White Stockings 1880 (1) White Stockings 1879 (1) White Stockings 1878 (1) None 1877 (1) None 1876 (1) White Stockings Includes the following leagues: Baseball NL National League (1876-1900) UA Union Association (1884) PL Players League (1890) MLB Major League Baseball (1901-2023) FL Federal League (1914-1915) NNL Negro National League (1920-1931) NSL Negro Southern League (1932) NN2 Negro National League II (1933-1935) NAL Negro American League (1937-1948) Basketball BAA Basketball Association of America (1946-47 through 1948-1949) NBA National Basketball Association (1949-1950; 1961-1962 through 1962-1963; 1966-1967 through 2023-2024) WNBA Women's National Basketball Association (2006-2009 & 2018-2023) Football APFA American Professional Football Association (1920-1921) NFL National Football League (1922-2023) AAFC All-American Football Conference (1946-1949) Hockey NHL National Hockey League (1926-1927 through 2003-2004 & 2005-2006 through 2023-2024) WHA World Hockey Association (1972-1973 through 1974-1975) Soccer Indoor NASL North American Soccer League (1976; 1980-1981 through 1981-1982 & 1983-1984) MISL Major Indoor Soccer League (1982-1983 & 1984-1985 through 1985-1986) Soccer Outdoor USA United Soccer Association (1967) NASL North American Soccer League (1968; 1975-1984) MLS Major League Soccer (1998-2001; 2003-2005; 2020-2023) Note: Seasons and records above are limited to those hosted in the City of Chicago. Fire, Sky & Sting seasons played in the suburbs are not included above. Note: The Chicago Black Hawks won the 1937-1938 Stanley Cup with a losing regular season record of 14-25-9, and are not included above.

I said the A. L. Central second place team would have 78 wins or less, and Detroit nailed it. Twins could have won the division 79-83. The MLB Division Record Standings A. L. East 449-361 .554 N. L. East 423-385 .524 (25 Games Back) N. L. Central 404-406 .499 (45 Games Back) N. L. West 404-406 .499 (45 Games Back) A. L. West 391-419 .483 (58 Games Back) A. L. Central 358-452 .442 (91 Games Back)