09-05-2024, 10:06 AM | #401 | |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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I don't disagree, but the practice has been to send out BREAKING notifications when any team has a no-hitter going past the 6th. It doesn't matter if it's an individual or a committee situation. I just found the whole thing odd that the first time I heard about it was after it ended. That's unusual.
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09-09-2024, 10:32 AM | #402 |
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Alright kids! It's the home stretch and it's time for your White Sox update!
It's been 10 games since the last update. Over this run the Sox have gone 2-8 and actually lowered the winning percentage to .229 with a 33-111 record. They are fully on pace to set all three records across the board. Currently there are 144 games played, and 18 games remaining on the season. The tide if full in favor of the White Sox breaking this historic record. The scale of bad that this represents cannot be overstated. The next worst team in the entire league is the Colorado Rockies at 54-90. That is 21 games better than the White Sox. Again, to put this into perspective, all the teams of the AL West, the AL East, and the NL Central are all within 21 games of the lead of their division. THE LEAD. That's half the league with a narrower spread between the best and the worst in their division than the White Sox are from the NEXT WORST TEAM IN THE ENTIRE LEAGUE! Holy crap this is amazing! So what needs to happen from here on out? The White Sox would need 43 wins to have 119 losses and fully avoid all records. From here? That's gonna have to be a 10-8 record. Just no way. No way that's happening. What else? Most Losses = 121 would need to go 41-121...8-10 the rest of the way. I'm less excited about this since there's 162 games in a season, but whatever. They would need to play .444 ball the rest of the way. This is almost totally assured to be broken. Worst winning percentage = <.250 Would need to go 40-122 or 7-11 the rest of the way. Still not as excited with this one, but it does fully define them as the all time worst. They would need to play .389 ball over the final 18 games. Still not likely, but only 2 ML teams (Rockies and Marlins) have played worse than that over the entire season, so from a professional standpoint, it's totally doable for a normal team. Least wins = <40 Would need to go 39-123 and 6-12 over the final 18 games. That's a .333 winning percentage and something every other team could do, but over this season, the Sox haven't even come close. This is the big one. This is the record that deserves to be broken by this team. In other words, this team can win 1 out of the every 3 games and still break this record. Of the teams they have to play, the Guardians and the Padres are still playing for something, so expect teams that want to win. The A's, Angels and Tigers could be sending out more prospects, which will give the White Sox a fighting chance. Final word, if the White Sox lose their next 3 games it's over and we'll celebrate!
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09-09-2024, 12:04 PM | #403 |
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I believe the White Sox will pick 10th and the A’s 11th in 2025 due to the new lottery rules.
If the Reds or Rockies finish in the top 6 they will not be in the 2026 lottery and can pick no higher than 10th. As are not in the lottery this year cause they finished in the top 6 in 23/24 and received revenue sharing. White Sox were in the top 6 in 2024 and don’t receive revenue sharing so they can’t pick in consecutive years. Last edited by stevew : 09-10-2024 at 06:36 PM. |
09-10-2024, 04:48 PM | #404 |
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09-10-2024, 04:58 PM | #405 |
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09-10-2024, 10:12 PM | #406 |
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Went to see Skenes vs the Marlins on Monday and I’d be lying if I could identify anyone in the Marlins lineup.
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09-10-2024, 10:56 PM | #407 | |
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Well you KNOW that was gonna make me look up that lineup. And I will use as my standard "know them aside from MLB The Show " From tonight's lineup: I would have known Jake Burger from his past. Mayyyyyybe Jesus Sanchez if I had a lucky brain moment. The rest? Only Jonah Bride is recognisable to me even WITH MLBTS influence.
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09-11-2024, 01:26 AM | #408 |
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Oh yeah I forgot I did know of Burger.
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09-11-2024, 07:19 PM | #409 |
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Shohei Ohtani has 16 games left to hit 4 HR and steal 3 bases to reach 50/50.
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09-12-2024, 09:04 AM | #410 |
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Cal Raleigh is 2nd all time for primary Catcher Home Runs thru 4mlb seasons. He’s also one of only 12 catchers with 2 30 HR seasons.
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09-12-2024, 11:59 AM | #411 |
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09-12-2024, 12:51 PM | #412 |
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You can also argue that he's been a little unlucky with a .250 BABIP.
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09-12-2024, 01:04 PM | #413 |
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White Sox can play .400 baseball the rest of the season and still break the Mets record for least wins in a season. 9 of the remaining 15 games are on the road, and 3 of those games are against a team in playoff contention.
They are 21.5 games behind the next worst team in the entire league. The .224 winning percentage is the worst since the late 1890s teams. That's not even comparable to today's game. Neither really are the 1916 As or the 1935 Boston Braves. Even the 62 Mets get a pass as an expansion team. The level of bad that this team has been is nearly impossible to digest in the modern era of baseball. It's so hard to be this bad.
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09-12-2024, 01:22 PM | #414 |
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What makes it even more incredible is, in the era of tanking, they were actually sort of trying this year. They had no incentive to tank.
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09-12-2024, 01:28 PM | #415 |
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I don't know how they even did it. Their opening day roster was bad, but not that bad. And the team they had a couple years ago was trending to contender. Ton of young talent, strong farm system, and a mix of good vets.
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09-12-2024, 08:14 PM | #416 | |
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Thomkal, did you see this?
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09-13-2024, 09:32 AM | #417 |
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09-13-2024, 10:44 AM | #418 |
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Just another punk from Coastal Carolina
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09-13-2024, 10:48 AM | #419 |
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Thanks for joining us, Lathum
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09-13-2024, 10:52 AM | #420 |
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Well. Shit then.
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09-13-2024, 12:20 PM | #421 |
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Dude just wanted to go home. I can respect that.
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09-13-2024, 02:13 PM | #422 | |
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Probably the Astros
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09-13-2024, 02:58 PM | #423 |
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Guessing it depends on how good a prospect he was. Seems like there would be some major trust issues no matter where he goes and that seems important when you're trying to work with a pitcher. That's also a great way to get your ass beat.
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09-13-2024, 03:15 PM | #424 |
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He is done. Its one thing to cheat to help your own team but how could anyone trust him in the future. Silly way to throw your career away.
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09-13-2024, 06:29 PM | #425 | ||
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The draft was what the middle of July? He signed on July 24th. He was assigned to the Mussels on August 6th. $297,500 for a month of playing shitty baseball in Fort Myers? Morally reprehensible? Absolutely. Financially? Well....um...
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09-14-2024, 10:56 AM | #426 | |
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Done as a player? I guess. Maybe he had no interest in ever becoming a coach? In any case I can't imagine anyone hiring him for a baseball job in any capacity after this. I at least know I wouldn't. Can he even go home and get the local high school baseball team's manger job? |
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09-14-2024, 11:05 AM | #427 |
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Why would he have been done? Hes 21 and just drafted in the 6th round. Maybe not a future star but he could still stick around and have a career in the game.
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09-14-2024, 11:07 AM | #428 | |
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Seems obvious that he'd decided he didn't want one. edit to add: This quote from draft day didn't age very well Quote:
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09-14-2024, 11:17 AM | #429 | |
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Well yes buf im saying he wasnt done just because of a slow start. Obviously hes done now. Perhaps he was used to being a star and couldn't handle struggling. |
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