5/21 Royals @ White Sox 1:10 start. Hernandez vs. Lynn

[JoshPR]

DONT STOP NOW BOYS!

[joejoesox]

gotta sweep Cleveland now. 

[BigHurt3515]

It sure is nice to sweep a team you are supposed to beat. Lets hope we can go 5-2 against Cleveland/Detroit

[TheBooneLoganEra]

A 5 and 2 road trip would look real nice after this. 

[Highland]

Kelly makes things look easy. Royals had no chance.

[hankchifan]

32 minutes ago, JoshPR said:

Lol Robert just scolded Yoan for not being on second

Well done.  Not being on second resulted in a double play later in the inning.

[hankchifan]

22 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

gotta sweep Cleveland now. 

Got to make sure that Jose Ramirez does not beat us.

[soxrwhite]

4 hours ago, hankchifan said:

Got to make sure that Jose Ramirez does not beat us.

or Naylor

[soxrwhite]

Cleveland just lost a double header

[South Side Hit Men]

4 hours ago, JoshPR said:

DONT STOP NOW BOYS!

Saint Rita 5

Brother Rice 2

"Keep the line moving."

 

[hankchifan]

43 minutes ago, soxrwhite said:

Cleveland just lost a double header

The Central sure sucks.  Sox have a chance.

[South Side Hit Men]

14 minutes ago, hankchifan said:

The Central sure sucks.  Sox have a chance.

Would be cool to expose the ten Central teams with all finishing under .500. I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to eliminate the leagues and or return to the division heavy schedule to create an illusion of six or eight "quality" division winners, plus "quality" wild card teams.

MLB Standings - Records vs. under .500 teams:

• AL East: 1 Tampa Bay 17-2; 2 Baltimore 15-4; 3 New York 14-4; 4T Toronto 11-7; 4T Boston 11-7
• AL Central: 1 Minnesota 15-10; 2 Detroit 10-7; 3 Chicago 10-9; 4 Kansas City 8-8; 5 Cleveland 12-13
• AL West: 1 Texas 19-9; 2 Los Angeles 15-7; 3 Seattle 15-10; 4 Houston 14-11; 5 Oakland 4-11
• NL East: 1 Atlanta 16-6; 2 Miami 15-9; 3 Philadelphia 15-11; 4 Washington 10-7; 5 New York 15-14
• NL Central: 1 Pittsburgh 16-9; 2 Milwaukee 16-12; 3 Chicago 11-10; 4 Saint Louis 7-9; 5 Cincinnati 9-12
• NL West: 1 Los Angeles 20-8; 2 Arizona 15-10; 3 San Diego 8-7; 4 San Francisco 10-10; 5 Colorado 11-16

MLB Standings - Records vs. over .500 teams:

• AL East: 1 Tampa Bay 17-12; 2 Baltimore 16-12; 3 Boston 15-14; 4 New York 15-16; 5 Toronto 14-15
• AL Central: 1 Minnesota 10-12; 2 Cleveland 8-13; 3 Detroit 10-17; 4 Chicago 9-20; 5 Kansas City 6-26
• AL West: 1 Houston 13-8; 2 Texas 10-8; 3 Los Angeles 10-16; 4 Seattle 7-14; 5 Oakland 6-27
• NL East: 1 Atlanta 13-11; 2 New York 10-9; 3 Miami 9-14; 4 Philadelphia 7-13; 5 Washington 10-20
• NL Central: 1 Milwaukee 9-9; 2 Saint Louis 14-18; 3 Cincinnati 10-15; 4 Pittsburgh 8-13; 5 Chicago 9-16
• NL West: 1 Arizona 12-10; 2 San Francisco 12-14; 3 Los Angeles 9-11; 4 Colorado 8-12; 5 San Diego 13-19

[Lip Man 1]

1 hour ago, South Side Hit Men said:

Would be cool to expose the ten Central teams with all finishing under .500. I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to eliminate the leagues and or return to the division heavy schedule to create an illusion of six or eight "quality" division winners, plus "quality" wild card teams.

MLB Standings - Records vs. under .500 teams:

• AL East: 1 Tampa Bay 17-2; 2 Baltimore 15-4; 3 New York 14-4; 4T Toronto 11-7; 4T Boston 11-7
• AL Central: 1 Minnesota 15-10; 2 Detroit 10-7; 3 Chicago 10-9; 4 Kansas City 8-8; 5 Cleveland 12-13
• AL West: 1 Texas 19-9; 2 Los Angeles 15-7; 3 Seattle 15-10; 4 Houston 14-11; 5 Oakland 4-11
• NL East: 1 Atlanta 16-6; 2 Miami 15-9; 3 Philadelphia 15-11; 4 Washington 10-7; 5 New York 15-14
• NL Central: 1 Pittsburgh 16-9; 2 Milwaukee 16-12; 3 Chicago 11-10; 4 Saint Louis 7-9; 5 Cincinnati 9-12
• NL West: 1 Los Angeles 20-8; 2 Arizona 15-10; 3 San Diego 8-7; 4 San Francisco 10-10; 5 Colorado 11-16

MLB Standings - Records vs. over .500 teams:

• AL East: 1 Tampa Bay 17-12; 2 Baltimore 16-12; 3 Boston 15-14; 4 New York 15-16; 5 Toronto 14-15
• AL Central: 1 Minnesota 10-12; 2 Cleveland 8-13; 3 Detroit 10-17; 4 Chicago 9-20; 5 Kansas City 6-26
• AL West: 1 Houston 13-8; 2 Texas 10-8; 3 Los Angeles 10-16; 4 Seattle 7-14; 5 Oakland 6-27
• NL East: 1 Atlanta 13-11; 2 New York 10-9; 3 Miami 9-14; 4 Philadelphia 7-13; 5 Washington 10-20
• NL Central: 1 Milwaukee 9-9; 2 Saint Louis 14-18; 3 Cincinnati 10-15; 4 Pittsburgh 8-13; 5 Chicago 9-16
• NL West: 1 Arizona 12-10; 2 San Francisco 12-14; 3 Los Angeles 9-11; 4 Colorado 8-12; 5 San Diego 13-19

CBS Sportsline just a few days ago had a story on what they have been hearing and some options being discussed is the elimination of divisions or just taking the top six teams regardless of where they are located based on win percentage and they go to the post season.

Personally I think that's the way it should be, the best six go, no more "artificial" races. 

[South Side Hit Men]

42 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

CBS Sportsline just a few days ago had a story on what they have been hearing and some options being discussed is the elimination of divisions or just taking the top six teams regardless of where they are located based on win percentage and they go to the post season.

Personally I think that's the way it should be, the best six go, no more "artificial" races. 

But who is going to buy Jerry's September carrots?

I prefer having only division winners in a playoff (two divisions in each League my preference) to the postseason I stopped following beyond a couple exceptions since 1993. Still enjoy on and off the regular season, but not as a means to an end. Not sure who is watching these playoffs when the ratings have been abysmal since 1994. I enjoy following the regular season.

My favorite format would be international football, with relegation.

• Two Twelve Team Leagues (American and National for the Top Level).
• Round robin play - 14 Games vs. 11 Teams (154 Game Schedule).
• Lone Playoff is the World Series between the Two League Winners (at each level)
• Relegation of bottom club in each league (2 teams per season), promotion/relegation from/to Levels 2, 3, 4 and a 5th level open to new and established organizations.
• All the minor leagues will also be either American or National, to always keep promotion / relegation continuity, and also conduct Championship series for their levels (and also have the same round robin format).
• Give the system 5-6 years to get established, create new clubs, establish developmental clubs, etc.. Also give MLB teams 5-6 years to get ready for do or die because 6 teams are getting relegated after the final year of the current shoddy format.
• New teams can open anywhere, Chicago could have 1, 2, 3 or perhaps 6 teams, whatever economics, willing owners and demand would dictate. New franchises, if successful, could reach MLB within 5-10 years, depending on how successful their clubs are at each subsequent level.

A Mark Cuban can come in and build a winning franchise in Pittsburgh, or Dallas, or wherever he wanted. Success or failure is determined on the field after a long season. As it should be.

[PitchatRisktoZisk]

2 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said:

CBS Sportsline just a few days ago had a story on what they have been hearing and some options being discussed is the elimination of divisions or just taking the top six teams regardless of where they are located based on win percentage and they go to the post season.

Personally I think that's the way it should be, the best six go, no more "artificial" races. 

Not going to happen, imho. The "artificial" races sell tickets and TV Ad revenue down the stretch for otherwise meaningless games. Owners (I'm looking at you Jerry) can say....."we finished 2nd and weren't eliminated until September 29." Keeps the fantasy of "competitive windows" open longer. Saves manager's jobs because they made the playoffs or "just missed". The billionaires won't change the cash cow after finally getting expanded playoffs.