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Wood isn't going to be a very good closer.
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Is Kenny Williams a genius or is this a fluke??
SpongeWorthy replied to CubfaninCA's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Things don't always regress to the mean over 162 games. There's a reason the White Sox tanked hard at the end of the season, and that's because their pitching regressed to the mean. Fortunately for them, they had built up enough of a lead to make the playoffs, and once in the playoffs it's a crapshoot. I was mainly referring to the fact that they pitched well for most of the season and that throwing 4 outstanding performances in a row, while remarkable, isn't totally out of character. Obviously they weren't 1.52 ERA good all year, but everyone knew for the Sox to have a chance the pitching would probably have to be lights out. If the White Sox beat Boston/Anaheim by getting on base at an alarming clip, that would've been a fluke. This team simply played to their strengths. -
Is Kenny Williams a genius or is this a fluke??
SpongeWorthy replied to CubfaninCA's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I think it's hard to say this is a fluke if you're using fluke to refer to their performance in the playoffs. Did they catch a lot of breaks? Yeah, but what World Series caliber team doesn't? Did many players perform above what could have been reasonably expected? Absolutely, but what World Series caliber team doesn't have a few gems in the rough? They've had outstanding pitching all year and the way the starters have performed can't be considered flukeish--remarkable, yes but not a fluke. 162 games and things will tend to regress to the mean and anyone can get hot at the right time in the playoffs (except the Padres, maybe). -
Lots of sour grapes in this thread. The White Sox have played phenomenal baseball for most of the season. When they were down, they responded as well as any team could have. I'm a huge Cubs fan and I've never lived in Chicago so my perspective on things is obviously a little different. I still don't think it's too much to tip your cap to them. I dislike Reinsdorf as much as any owner (backing Krause over MJ and Phil for so many years will do that) but I don't see what's so inherently unlikeable about their players and isn't that it ultimately comes down to? Sure, some of their fans will rub our faces in the dirt over it. But it's intellectually dishonest, in my estimation, to assume many Cubs fans wouldn't do the same if positions were reversed--not Cubs fans that would frequent this forum but they're out there. I'm rooting for the Sox in the Series.