Chris Rose: White Sox are one of the best stories in all of sports in 2026
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What makes the White Sox one of the best stories in sports?
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Cubs winning their 10th walk-off of the season. This is Rahimi Harrison Brody on 104.3 The Score. And to talk about both the Cubs, the Sox, and the rest of Major League Baseball, we have just the man, Chris Rose. He is at ChrisRoseSports on X. He is the host of the podcast Baseball Today and dug out discussions with Chris Rose.
How have the White Sox transformed from losing seasons to first place?
And he joins us on our hotline, also on Twitch, twitch.tv slash TheScoreChicago. Chris, how are you?
I'm doing great. I know it's been a while since we've been able to talk about both teams in the city, huh?
Yeah, that is as exciting as anything. And as an observer of the Guardians, long time that you are, I know you're always aware of the White Sox, too.
Yeah. I can't believe it. I cannot believe it. I'm shocked.
What challenges do the White Sox face as the trade deadline approaches?
I think it's been one of the best stories in sports. Forget about just baseball.
What makes you say that? Yeah.
Well, three straight 100 loss seasons, one where they lose more than 120. and they're in first place, and we're almost at July. It's pretty incredible. There's not one person who picked it. I think they were probably a pretty solid fourth or fifth place pick in the preseason. I think we all felt like they were going to be better because there were enough young guys in that lineup to say, hey, they could be interesting to watch offensively, a little bit like the A's were a couple years ago when they had some of the young guys, and you were like, hey, I'll watch the A's hit.
Who is better positioned to win the AL Central: White Sox or Guardians?
I'm not going to watch them pitch, but I'll watch them hit. And somehow this starting rotation has not only kept them in games at times, but really excelled. I think that the back end of the bullpen could, I mean, if they were serious about trying to win the Central and do some damage in the playoffs, they're going to have to add some arms to the back end. But what the heck? I mean, the fact that we're even talking about this with the White Sox is nothing short of incredible.
Yeah, I'm like you, Chris. I thought they would have a top 10 offense this season, but I was like, I don't know what's going to happen with the pitching staff. So I picked them to win 77 games. But what they've done is remarkable. Well, hey, I'm a lifelong White Sox fan.
What are the key differences between the White Sox and Guardians' lineups?
He is high. That's okay. I just think, I mean, aren't you? Go ahead. You probably said, yeah, I think 77 wins. And then you went, did I really say that out loud?
No, no, I had no regrets. But here's the thing. I didn't know how bad the rest of the American League would be. It's always been relative, and relativity really is the story of what we're seeing with the White Sox, the Guardians, the Yankees, and the Rays being the only team with winning records.
How does pitching impact the White Sox's playoff chances?
Is someone going to eventually pull up in the AL West or somebody else maybe in the American League East? Because you know what the Central looks like.
Well, I thought that Seattle, they went on like a seven or eight game winning streak about a month ago. And I thought that that's when they were going to take off because I still I mean, Seattle was my preseason pick to win the whole thing. I thought last year was a huge step in for them to bring back their entire rotation. and bring back Josh Naylor, who I thought was a great add last year, and to trade for Brendan Donovan, who I thought was one of the real underrated pickups of the offseason. And they have just been crappy. But get in line behind Boston until the last week. Get in line behind Toronto. Get in line behind Houston.
What moves might the White Sox consider before the trade deadline?
The Rangers have kind of stepped on the accelerator a little bit as of late, but... I mean, virtually everybody in the American League is still in this thing outside of Kansas City and the Angels, I would say. I really believe that everybody else at least has a shot at the wild card, and yes, I am including the Tigers in that.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What makes the White Sox one of the best stories in sports?
0:03–0:52
2
How have the White Sox transformed from losing seasons to first place?
0:52–1:19
3
What challenges do the White Sox face as the trade deadline approaches?
1:19–1:56
4
Who is better positioned to win the AL Central: White Sox or Guardians?
1:56–2:39
5
What are the key differences between the White Sox and Guardians' lineups?
2:39–3:09
6
How does pitching impact the White Sox's playoff chances?
3:09–4:01
7
What moves might the White Sox consider before the trade deadline?
4:01–4:39
8
What predictions can we make about the Cubs and White Sox this season?
4:39–21:44
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