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The White Sox are not going to win the Central Division if they can’t beat Cleveland, Detroit, Minnesota, and Kansas City. And so far, including yesterday’s loss to the Royals, they can’t.
The Sox are decent against the East and the West, posting an 11-12 record against the Right Coast teams and a 14-13 mark against the Left Coasters. They’re better than decent against the National League at 11-7. But the Good Guys are no good – 7-13 – against their Central Division brethren. That won’t get it done.
The good news is the South Siders have plenty of opportunities to turn things around, since they’ve got more games to play against division rivals than any other team in the Central does. The Sox have played just 20 intra-division games, while the Tiger have finished 22, the Twins 23, the Indians 25, and the Royals 28.
The time to start is now. Minnesota invades the Cell for four games before the All-Star break. In 2011, the Sox are 0-4 against the Twinkies, and they’ve lost seven in a row, including last year. The team is 6-26 in its last 32 games against Minnesota. The reason for the losing this year appears to be a lack of hitting rather than a pitching problem. The Sox are batting .174 and have scored only three runs in the four games. Sox pitchers have a 2.38 ERA, allowing nine earned runs in 34.0 innings pitched. Warm up the bats. Beat the Twins. Go Sox!
The White Sox are not going to win the Central Division if they can’t beat Cleveland, Detroit, Minnesota, and Kansas City. And so far, including yesterday’s loss to the Royals, they can’t.
The Sox are decent against the East and the West, posting an 11-12 record against the Right Coast teams and a 14-13 mark against the Left Coasters. They’re better than decent against the National League at 11-7. But the Good Guys are no good – 7-13 – against their Central Division brethren. That won’t get it done.
The good news is the South Siders have plenty of opportunities to turn things around, since they’ve got more games to play against division rivals than any other team in the Central does. The Sox have played just 20 intra-division games, while the Tiger have finished 22, the Twins 23, the Indians 25, and the Royals 28.
The time to start is now. Minnesota invades the Cell for four games before the All-Star break. In 2011, the Sox are 0-4 against the Twinkies, and they’ve lost seven in a row, including last year. The team is 6-26 in its last 32 games against Minnesota. The reason for the losing this year appears to be a lack of hitting rather than a pitching problem. The Sox are batting .174 and have scored only three runs in the four games. Sox pitchers have a 2.38 ERA, allowing nine earned runs in 34.0 innings pitched. Warm up the bats. Beat the Twins. Go Sox!
posted by Sherm Lollar at 8:30 AM
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