White Sox-Twins schedule breakdown Aug 1-end of season

by stanchar on Jul 31, 2010 7:41 PM CDT

So here is a breakdown of the remaining games left for each team:

Wsox: 59 (29 home, 30 road), Twins 58 (29 home, 29 road)

I categorized remaining games into Hard, Medium, Easy series.

Hard:

Wsox: 19 (13 home, 6 road)

3 vs NYY, 4 vs Bos, 6 vs Min, 3 @ Bos, 3 @ Min

Twins: 20 (6 home, 14 road)

3 vs Tex, 3 vs Chi, 4 @ TB, 4 @ Tex, 6 @ Wsox

Medium:

Wsox: 21 (7 home, 14 road)

1 vs Oak, 6 Det, 8 @ Det, 3 @ Oak, 3 @ LAA

Twins: 20 (16 home, 3 road)

6 vs Oak, 3 vs LAA, 3 vs Det, 4 vs Tor, 3 @ Det

Easy:

Wsox: 19 (9 home, 10 road)

3 vs Cle, 3 vs Kc, 3 vs Bal, 4 @ Bal, 3 @ Kc, 3 @ Cle

Twins: 19 (7 home, 12 road)

1 vs Sea, 3 vs Cle, 3 vs Kc, 6 @ Cle, 3 @ KC, 3 @ Sea

Draw whatever conclusions you wish.........

SouthSideSox is a community driven site. As such, users are able to express their thoughts and opinions in a FanPost, such as this one, which represents the views of this particular fan, but not necessarily the entire community or SouthSideSox editors.

Tweet Comment 14 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

that doesn't help todays loss feel any better does it?

Damn, I would’ve liked to add a bat today.

It seems like other clubs tried to put the AL Central clubs over the barrel since they are in such a tight divisional race. Especially that prick over in Washington. I’m glad the Sox didn’t over pay like the Twins did to get a deal done with them.

Sure would have liked a bat though… Maybe we can add a guy off waivers again this season. Hopefully that wont be too late.

SSS has been able to get a lot of value out of him, but I imagine other sites look at his age and the some of the garbage he’s typing and think that he could be one terrible mistyped post from hanging them up.
-Sox Machine on winningugly

by e-gus on Jul 31, 2010 8:51 PM CDT reply actions

It's shaping up to look like another Game 163

My big hope, and it is just a hope, is that Teahen takes all of Kotsay’s playing time, so against righties Teahen (at DH) and Vizquel both start; we have enough right-handed hitters to face lefties as it is. Teahen has got to be an offensive upgrade, and if we can keep him away from 3B we’ll be better off. He just isn’t an everyday-worthy player with his atrocious defense, and his extension is of course an albatross. That being said, at this point I’d be glad to have him back if Ozzie uses him properly.

by LonghornedBobcat on Aug 1, 2010 6:46 AM CDT reply actions

Minnesota holds 6-3 series lead which would decide host

of 163 if necessary.

Also, I agree Teahen will be an upgrade against rhp, but I also think Castro needs to go from 1 to 2 starts per week as he has the hot bat and AJ continues to struggle.

by stanchar on Aug 1, 2010 8:54 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

agree

and while were at it, drop pierre to 9th and have vizquel leadoff.

I photoshopped a boner on the security guard but it's too dark to see --- billyok

by mick10 on Aug 1, 2010 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions

i was looking at the 2 schedules last week

And August is when the Sox need to create some distance over the Twins. Sept schedule favors the Twins.

by Duck99 on Aug 1, 2010 11:20 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

.500 ball the rest of the way gets you 88 wins

Sounds about right. You’ll need a strong stomach the rest of the season, I expect a lot of one step forward, one step back.

I am become q, fragile headcase

by ChicagoPete on Aug 1, 2010 1:23 PM CDT reply actions

Boston is not hard.

Lots of injuries. I’d rate them “medium” at this point. Detroit should’ve swept them this weekend and would’ve if they had a bullpen. And Detroit sucks.

Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT

by winningugly on Aug 1, 2010 8:01 PM CDT reply actions

did you consider that by late September ellsbury and Pedroia will have returned?

by stanchar on Aug 1, 2010 9:38 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

you needed to ask that?

something tells me even the mafia wouldn't call on greg walker if a hit was needed.

-MarketMaker

by blackoutsox on Aug 1, 2010 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions

I guess not.

by stanchar on Aug 1, 2010 10:02 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Why yes.

Yes, I did. BOS fans describe Ellsbury as a “clubhouse cancer”. Pedroia might not come back as strong. Papi is on fire right now and will regress. Their pitching is OK. JP is getting lit up.

You watch. Medium.

Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT

by winningugly on Aug 3, 2010 3:54 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

outside of the alds

we never seem to play well against boston

This is like having Marshall Faulk on your fantasy football team in 2000 and screwing up the rest of your draft to finish 7th.

by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 2, 2010 2:42 AM CDT up reply actions

Split with Boston last year

Hopefully….hopefully…hopefully….by the time we get to Fenway the Yankees and Rays will have taken care of the AL East/Wild Card, and Boston is playing out the string.

Theain is the guy I Just can’t stand! pierre is almost as bad,he dose get on base more. If Quntin gets any worse trade him. WE NEED HELP!

by 67WMAQ on Aug 2, 2010 6:32 AM CDT up reply actions