When can we take the idea of a White Sox playoff push seriously?
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When can we start taking the White Sox playoff push seriously?
No, no.
You know what? You've got to let it flow. Our poor producer, Ray, spilled his coffee. So thanks for christening our studio over here.
No, no. It's okay. It's okay.
Okay, I feel another promo coming on. We had, will PCA stop swinging at garbage? And now it's, are the Sox going to break them off real bad in Kansas City? What's going to happen? This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. This is a three-game set that the White Sox are about to begin against the Kansas City Royals at home, beginning a homestand. That includes the all-important Crosstown. And before action happens in the stands on the south side. Don't do that. There she goes again. Will they win yet another series? This would be the sixth in eight series that they could possibly win. You are inciting violence in our show.
Seriously, I am inciting violence in our show. I'm supposed to do this job, Layla. Now you're doing it for me. You are inciting. You are stirring it up every chance you get.
No, it's my mea culpa because I asked everybody to not fight. Then we got a slew of very accurate text messages about the White Sox and Cubs playing meaningful baseball. And then there were a lot of like fight implication messages going on back and forth comments on our social media. And I was like, nah, this is going to be a thing.
It's going down, man.
The Sox just need to keep winning series. But more importantly than the idea of winning series, understand this. The Sox have gotten through a fourth of their schedule playing 40 games, 19 and 21. Three teams in the division, by the way, have 19 wins. Just to let you know where it is.
That's my joke about the American League. The entire AL is 19 and 20.
Five teams complete in the American League have 19 wins at this current time. That's a third of the league. But more importantly...
What factors are influencing the White Sox's performance against the Royals?
They are 2-2 in the division. They have played exactly one series against the division. They split a four-game set with the Kansas City Royals. Now they're going to lean into division play just a little bit more. And what's important here is this is where they need to pick up and start winning these series against division opponents. It's important. It's imperative. Kansas City is a team you can put further below .500 if you can knock them out before the Cubs come this weekend. And understand, on the horizon, they've got this stretch against Minnesota, Detroit, and Minnesota again. Ten games straight against AL Central opponents from May 25th all the way through June 3rd. That's the stretch I'm looking at now through June 3rd.
If they come out of June 3rd, And one, are above 500. But two, are still in a playoff spot because right now they're in a wild card spot right now. Then you have to really start taking the White Sox and their potential to be in the playoffs very seriously.
I can't believe I'm jumping the gun on this, but it's just the next possible thought. If they do that, and Braden Montgomery is still in AAA... At what point do they bring him up to the big leagues? Because when he went from double A to triple A, didn't you guys all think that this was like, oh, the timeline has been issued. Like first it was Noah Schultz. And then you see Brayden get promoted from double A to triple A. I don't think he spends the entire year there.
No, I don't think so either.
I don't think you make that big of a promotion. And I know it's been an adjustment for him in AAA. Will continue to be.
Not much of one, though. I mean, he's hitting .292 in AAA. He hasn't shown as much power, but it's only been six games, right? Right. So I think a month in AAA, that's what you're thinking as far as minimum. Right. And that kind of takes you to that time period you're talking about. Because if we get to when it's June 2nd, he's going to be coming up on a month in AAA.
It's just a wild thought that the American League is so open. And because of Tarek Skubal getting injured, it changes the complexion of the AL Central so much. that you're talking about even a quarter of the way through the White Sox being able to possibly have a playoff discussion after losing 100 games in three straight years and then have the next year go like this.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
When can we start taking the White Sox playoff push seriously?
0:00–1:59
2
What factors are influencing the White Sox's performance against the Royals?
1:59–5:30
3
How does the White Sox's record compare to their division rivals?
5:30–7:24
4
What challenges do the White Sox face in upcoming games?
7:24–10:17
5
At what point should the White Sox consider bringing up Braden Montgomery?
10:17–13:10
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