still a successful season overall. sox overcame a lot to get as far as they did, and the playoff win over Minny was one of the most exciting games I’ve ever watched.

Pointless speculation dept: wouldn’t be surprised if JD is shopped in the offseason to try to pick up pitching help, with Swisher back in as the everyday RF.

I was hoping the Sox would take TB the distance, but I think they lost to a better team.

I have to say, that with Alexei, Q, Swish, Danks, and Floyd the Sox have a lot more young talent than they had last season. I think KW will need a similarly great offseason for the Sox to contend in 2009. But maybe he can pull it off. It should be fun to watch.

No one expected them to make the playoffs, and to make it after losing Quentin is impressive. Some parts came together (Danks, Quentin, Ramirez, Floyd, Thornton) and the offseason is always fun with KW.

With that said, I think it’s fitting to lose to Sonnanstine and that Griffey struck out to end the season.

4 hits. No more than 5 runs (once) in 5 games. Not good. But we’re looking better this offseason than last year. We know Danks and Floyd are real. Che is not a ?. Q is a monster (if he’s healthy). The pen has stabilized. And we don’t worry about Crede.

Plus, we have some good talent in the minors. I like it. AL Central Champs. Not shabby for the 72-75 win season I predicted.

Given all the adversity, I am ok with the result. Losing the league MVP, starting 3B, 4th starter, closer for a month, set-up man for two months, an effective Konerko for all but two months of the season, and Swisher’s inconsistent pay – all of that and we still won the division. The Rays just outplayed us – I don’t feel like the Sox beat themselves.

With a good young core of Alexei, Q, Danks, and Floyd, this feels like a season to build on, not a last hurrah of the old guard.

No matter what, I will look fondly back on this season for the most exciting Sox baseball game I’ve ever gone to, the Minny playoff.

Now if only that mavericky maverick could do the same…

what a fun, fun season. They had two players emerge as cornerstones in Q and Danks and another two emerge as quality pieces in Che and Floyd. The farm system has a nice, nice base with Poreda’s emergence, Brandon Allen’s power and Gordon Beckham’s hair, and we have a couple of draft picks coming once OC departs. I am slightly worried about Danks for next season, but that’s minor in comparison to the personal satisfaction about heading into this winter with a solid core (and the huge difference between the work that needed to be done last winter versus this winter.

The loss to Tampa doesn’t bother me a whole lot. What will stick in my memory is the phenomenal performance by John Danks and that (generally) awesome game to beat the Twins to get to the playoffs. As such, it’ll be nice to come to the ballpark next year (and beyond) and see the 2008 division champs banner.

Kudos, Tampa. Well done, White Sox.

Go Hawks!

to not hear, after “home of the 2008 american league central champions”, “the next white sox broadcast is………”

but I’m lowing my hopes from them next season, not out of cynicism, but with screws in the wrist and Fausto regression in mind.

and I like Clayton Richard, if his balls ever get as big as his teeth then we’ve got another young starter.

Nice meeting you all

we are taking it the best

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer ..”

jeff kellogg can kiss my fucking ass right downtown and print it.
(credit to lee elia for that)

Go Sox!

A nice way to end the night

Great, entertaining, exciting season that nobody could have realistically expected. The one-game playoff was one of the best games I’ve ever watched, and the five walk-off HRs we hit were pretty awesome. Heading into next year, I feel great about Danks, Floyd, and Buehrle leading the rotation with a solid bullpen. The offense will be a concern of mine, but between Che and Q, we could maybe put something together.

I leave this season feeling great about the White Sox. There’s no shame in losing to a damn good Rays team, and Sox fans should hold their heads up high as we head into the offseason.

we’re grateful for our good season.

take that, rest of baseball.

Fun season. I’ll be looking forward to starting next season off with a nice handful of young guys. Not to mention the young players on the sox that we’ll get to expect good things from.

Without getting into details, Williams said he’s going to look for some speed at the top and bottom of the order.

http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/697

I second the thoughts expressed here in the thread. It was a great season that far exceeded our expectations and one that provided a lot of excitement. I particularly want to thank Cheat and those who run this web site for making following the Sox particularly special this year. I learned a lot reading the recaps and some of the fan posts and the links to other articles. You have all provided a very rich resource for baseball enthusiasts and Sox fans in particular. Let’s go get some added dimension to our offense (a consistent .310-.330 hitter with a little speed would be nice) and take care of that 5th starter spot.

is the new tradition of blackouts. I hope it stays for years to come in big games.

itll be especially fun following kenny seeing what he’ll try to do to turn our team into a more consistent team. as for our locks for next season do you see anything outside of:
LF- Quentin, RF-Dye, SS-Ramirez, 1B-Konerko, C-AJ
SP- Buerhle, Danks, Floyd
im not going to list relievers because i dont think well add any significant relief pitchers as when healthy this is one of the better bullpens around

Worked out pretty well, if you ask me.

in case you didn’t already know, he’s going to be on the colbert report tomorrow. not sure if baseball will even be mentioned but who knows.

This series would have been much different if you guys had a healthy Quentin…even without him, it was a damn scary lineup. With the right moves in the offseason, you guys will have a lot to cheer about next year. Just keep Detroit in the basement:)

I like the blackout…much more than our friggin cowbells.

Last week I wrote about John Danks’ balls. Not the specifics, mind you, but rather celebrating their basic existence. It’s a good thing.

Eight days ago, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was lamenting his lack of cojone-endowed pitchers, like Johan Santana and C.C. Sabathia. And hours after he spoke, the Sox won the first of three elimination games in a row to win the AL Central and the team went from the doldrums to the heights of a “no one’s expecting us to win” kind of plucky underdog. Danks was the final ballsy hero, throwing eight shutout innings in a 1-0 win over the Twins last Tuesday. It was his marquee game, the kind that gives you a certain reputation.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-greenberg/big-game-hunter_b_132391.html