Bob Sacamano Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 28 minutes ago, asindc said: As far as preferred 1st opponents—- 1) Houston: I think some of them have already mentally checked out. 2) Toronto: Young and inexperienced, like we are. 3) Oakland: Yeah, we struggle against them, but their lineup does not scare me. Plus, LH starters. 4) Minny: For some reason, I think we match up well against them. 5) NYY: Still rather face them than... 6) Cleveland: As we know, their pitching gives us fits. This is how I rank it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 On 9/26/2020 at 5:05 AM, Dominikk85 said: It will be either be the As, yankees or astros. 1. Astros; 2. Oakland; 3. Yankees. I'm cool with Oakland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominikk85 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 I also would not want to face Cleveland. The weakness of the sox hitters is plate discipline (both lots of Ks and not a lot of walks) and the indians are the kind of pitchers who can abuse that. Sox hitters need pitchers who make mistakes so their power plays and the indians pitchers just don't make many of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Putting aside seeding: 1) Toronto 2) Oakland 3) Houston 4) Twins 5) Rays 6) Indians 7) Yankees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 honestly with the way they're playing I dont think it matters tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, joesaiditstrue said: honestly with the way they're playing I dont think it matters tbh That's right...we can beat any of them. Just play as we did a week ago. Edited September 28, 2020 by poppysox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 4 hours ago, joesaiditstrue said: honestly with the way they're playing I dont think it matters tbh Agreed. They can beat anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 From a game theory standpoint, isn’t it best to play the best possible team in the first round as opposed to the third? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I don't recall seeing this mentioned here, but I like the fact the White Sox will avoid Tampa, New York and Cleveland until the ALCS, due to the fact there is no reseeding. It's a tournament style bracket this season. Tampa has a hard second round match-up guaranteed, and the Dodgers have no picnic with San Diego looming. The Cubs' pod is the worst of the four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusguyman Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 16 hours ago, mqr said: From a game theory standpoint, isn’t it best to play the best possible team in the first round as opposed to the third? That would only be if you are guaranteed to face one of the best teams at some point. Here, with how random playoffs can be, I think you would rather take your chances that you don't have to play them at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 15 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said: I don't recall seeing this mentioned here, but I like the fact the White Sox will avoid Tampa, New York and Cleveland until the ALCS, due to the fact there is no reseeding. It's a tournament style bracket this season. Tampa has a hard second round match-up guaranteed, and the Dodgers have no picnic with San Diego looming. The Cubs' pod is the worst of the four. I think the Sox is worse. If Fried is back for Atlanta they are tough. Reds can beat anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 17 hours ago, mqr said: From a game theory standpoint, isn’t it best to play the best possible team in the first round as opposed to the third? Nope. You want to stave off the beast until the end. At that point you just hope momentum and law of random teams getting to World Series works in your favor. You also want other teams to weaken or expose the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said: I think the Sox is worse. If Fried is back for Atlanta they are tough. Reds can beat anyone. Could be (Sox pod worst). If betting, I would take the Reds of the four on the other side. They are playing the best right now, and have the best starting pitching in the pod. Marlins gave good young starters, Cubs could be in trouble there. I expect Houston to beat the Twins. No excuse not to reseed (vs. set brackets). The other three sports reseed. Now the best team has an additional hurdle, possibly playing the best remaining team in Round Two. Is Manfred MLB expecting massive interest due to office bracket pools? Note to Manfred, nobody is working in offices these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Baseball is treating this bracket like the NCAA tournament. Smart marketing on their part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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