19 (Tigers); 18 (Twins)

The map says Oakland, but White Sox fans know that for their team, it's Choke Land. Over the weekend, for the 21st, 22nd and 23rd time in their last 27 games against the Moneyballers, the Sox lost to the A's. Frank Thomas continued to make the Sox sorry that they ever let him go, leading his new team to a sweep over his old team. Out of consideration for sensitive readers, the Update won't go into the gory details of Chisox ineptitude. Suffice it to say, the season is on the line. The Sox almost have to sweep the Tigers and may need to do the same thing to Seattle on this homestand. The team's Magic Number is down below 20, but the number of games remaining to get it to zero is dwindling fast. The smart money says they won't do it -- but if Update readers were the smart money, they wouldn't be Sox fans. The bottom line is the Sox are five games back of Detroit and four games back of Minnesota. It's either win now or have the same chance to win the World Series that the Cubs have -- none. Go Sox and Go Now!