elrockinMT Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Experts counted us out before the season even started. Then we hold onto first for a long time and they come around. One even thought the Sox would run away with it in the second half. Obviously Minny has something to say about that, but I think we have the juice to do it we just need to DO IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 04:05 PM) Experts counted us out before the season even started. Then we hold onto first for a long time and they come around. One even thought the Sox would run away with it in the second half. Obviously Minny has something to say about that, but I think we have the juice to do it we just need to DO IT! I was pretty angry when the person, (who I can remember his name, maybe Steve Phillips) said that we were going to win the division by 10 games or whatever. I knew that wasn't going to happen, so it was hard for me to understand why he'd say that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 69-53 tied with MN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 i'm not sure you can build an objective case that says the sox are a bad team. anyone who calls them bad needs to step back and take a look around the league. perspective can be very helpful sometimes. Exactly. This team is not a bad team. We've had a lot of frustrating losses. We are not a bad team. If we could squeak into the playoffs and Mark and Vas get hot, we in fact could be a successful postseason team. IF ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 lets get #70 today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Aug 17, 2008 -> 01:46 AM) lets get #70 today... We did and so did the damn Twins. Granny by Alexei, Quentin #34, Dye and Uribe homer also. Javy shuts down A's . 13-1 laugher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpay10 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Back to home sweet home. Keep the mo jo going fellas. Twins start the 14 game road trip Thurs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 70-53 Tied with the Twins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 With the Sox and Twinkies tied, here is a quick look at remaining schedules... AVERAGE WIN PCT OF REMAINING OPPONENTS: CWS: .510 MIN: .498 PCT OF REMAINING GAMES ON THE ROAD*: CWS: 48.7% (19 of 39) MIN: 61.5% (24 of 39) * = one of the home games is the completion against BAL, which will be played there, but with the Sox playing as home team So, SOS is in MIN's favor by a little bit, but the Twins have a lot more road games remaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 39 more games to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RME JICO Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 17, 2008 -> 05:14 PM) With the Sox and Twinkies tied, here is a quick look at remaining schedules... AVERAGE WIN PCT OF REMAINING OPPONENTS: CWS: .510 MIN: .498 PCT OF REMAINING GAMES ON THE ROAD*: CWS: 48.7% (19 of 39) MIN: 61.5% (24 of 39) * = one of the home games is the completion against BAL, which will be played there, but with the Sox playing as home team So, SOS is in MIN's favor by a little bit, but the Twins have a lot more road games remaining. SOS is somewhat deceiving. Here are the remaining opponents still in the playoff hunt: Sox - 3 vs TB, 3 at BOS, 3 vs LAA, 4 at NYY, 3 at MIN = 16 games MIN - 4 at LAA, 4 at TB, 3 vs CHI = 11 games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 QUOTE (RME JICO @ Aug 18, 2008 -> 07:10 AM) SOS is somewhat deceiving. Here are the remaining opponents still in the playoff hunt: Sox - 3 vs TB, 3 at BOS, 3 vs LAA, 4 at NYY, 3 at MIN = 16 games MIN - 4 at LAA, 4 at TB, 3 vs CHI = 11 games The fact that they have 7 games AT LAA/TB and we only have 6 and at home could end up being huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RME JICO Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Aug 18, 2008 -> 06:47 AM) The fact that they have 7 games AT LAA/TB and we only have 6 and at home could end up being huge. They have 8 at LAA/TB, and we have 10 at BOS/NYY/MIN. It seems like that final series vs them will be the deciding factor. Edited August 18, 2008 by RME JICO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Leave this thread open, I will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 71-53 +1 game over MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 38 more games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 19, 2008 -> 07:03 AM) 71-53 +1 game over MN to match our 2005 record, we need to go 28-10 the rest of the way (.737 WPCT) it's a (VERY)long shot but, what the hell.. edit: to match our 2006 record, we just need to go .500 the rest of the way also, we are 17-13 since the ASB (.566 WPCT) Edited August 19, 2008 by joesaiditstrue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 72-53. Season high 19 games over .500. Clayton Richard 1st ML win with 6 shutout innings. Thome, Swisher with HR's. White Sox 5 Mariners 0. Cell magic continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 If it comes down to those 3 games at Minn, I don't think I could bear it. It will be crazy pressure. Man ... nailbiting time. Sports are so crazy. We got older players who you'd think would overcome the young Twins. But s*** anything can and does happen in the Twinkdome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 37 more games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 We are getting back to good baseball as evident by the win streak and we are killing oponents and not winning close games. This is when you know the Sox are playing well when they don't just win, they crush. Just look at how the run differtial has gone up since the start of the KC series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 18, 2008 -> 12:46 PM) Leave this thread open, I will do It was more fun when you closed it Obi Wan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 20, 2008 -> 08:26 AM) 37 more games Jesus Christ I didnt realize it was down to that many left.I dont want the summer or baseball to end this year, its been fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 73-53, still +1 over the farking Twins. 20 games over .500 for the first time this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Rowland Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 20, 2008 -> 03:08 PM) 73-53, still +1 over the farking Twins. 20 games over .500 for the first time this year. There was a ball player from the past whose name escapes me. Supposedly he had a great feel for the game and some litmus tests for great teams. One of them was that teams that make it to 20 games above .500 typically increase their spread rather than the other way around. He never researched the stuff but some announcer or expert did a quick look and noted that there is a lot of truth to it. I hope it works that way for the Sox as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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