Friday, August 12, 2005
Baseball... A-OK!
I know, I know, it's been over a year since I last posted about White Sox, but isn't that really just a testament to our blog's longevity rather than a slap in the face to the White Sox?
Yes, the white sox are good. Our pitching is unbelievable (literally) and our offense, despite what some people think, is not bad. We're ranked around 10-11th in run scored home or away- so that basically means we are consistent, and that park ratings aren't a big factor for us. And runs scored is an effective measure of a team's offense, despite not being a great measure of an individual's offense. Basically, the fact that we have a bad EqA just means that we don't necessarily get a lot of hits per run. But what difference does it make if you score runs?
Anyway, I'm worried. Part of the reason that I didn't post about the White Sox was that I was afraid we would eventually fall flat on our faces. Now, it's pretty apparent we're going to the playoffs, and I think I like this team's playoff chances better than most teams I root for- we have good pitching, good defense, can win close games, and play pretty well on the road. Plus, the ability to manufacture runs will be important when we come up against a playoff pitching staff.
I'm not going to write on the predictions that we're going to the series, because there are still gaps- a 10th ranked offense is not anything to be happy about, really... and we lack playoff experience. Except for El Duque. Plus, anything can happen in a 5 or 7 game series. But I like our chances, even against those dirty A's. And after we take this weekend's series against boston, it'll be time for people to take note, that 2005 is the year of the White Sox.
Yes, the white sox are good. Our pitching is unbelievable (literally) and our offense, despite what some people think, is not bad. We're ranked around 10-11th in run scored home or away- so that basically means we are consistent, and that park ratings aren't a big factor for us. And runs scored is an effective measure of a team's offense, despite not being a great measure of an individual's offense. Basically, the fact that we have a bad EqA just means that we don't necessarily get a lot of hits per run. But what difference does it make if you score runs?
Anyway, I'm worried. Part of the reason that I didn't post about the White Sox was that I was afraid we would eventually fall flat on our faces. Now, it's pretty apparent we're going to the playoffs, and I think I like this team's playoff chances better than most teams I root for- we have good pitching, good defense, can win close games, and play pretty well on the road. Plus, the ability to manufacture runs will be important when we come up against a playoff pitching staff.
I'm not going to write on the predictions that we're going to the series, because there are still gaps- a 10th ranked offense is not anything to be happy about, really... and we lack playoff experience. Except for El Duque. Plus, anything can happen in a 5 or 7 game series. But I like our chances, even against those dirty A's. And after we take this weekend's series against boston, it'll be time for people to take note, that 2005 is the year of the White Sox.
# posted by Stuart @ 3:10 PM 
