White Sox chose to pitch to Pete Crow-Armstrong, and he made them pay
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Why did the White Sox decide to pitch to Pete Crow‑Armstrong in the 10th inning?
Are you not entertained? Crosstown was tremendous theater yet again. And we kept hyping it up and we kept talking about how this is the latest in the season since 2008 that both teams have been in a playoff race at the same time in Chicago. And Crosstown absolutely yet again delivered. This is Rahimi Harrison Grody on 104-3. The score. Somebody had to lose. It was the Sox, a final and 10-7 to Five and Pore Armstrong let off a game telling you who he was, and then he wrapped it up doing the same thing. Point of order before we get to the details on this one, Mark Grody, Marshall Harris, is uh Sarah Langs, the great Sarah Langs, has informed us that Picor Armstrong is actually only the sixth player with a leadoff and a walk-off home run in the same game because per Elias Sports on May 17th.
Billy Hamilton's spillies actually batted in the top of the inning as the home team, so it doesn't technically count under that circumstance. So your individuals are as follows. In nineteen fifty seven it was Vic Power. Uh in nineteen in two thousand it was Darren Erstad.
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He of Angels Fame, Reed Johnson in two thousand three, Ian Kinsler in two thousand nine, and Chris Young in twenty ten, and then PCA. Lead it off, shut it down, everybody goes home, and we got two more of these before it's all said and done.
Here's what blows me away about Pete Carl Armstrong. I had not realized that that was his first walk-off home run of his career. Of all the amazing In the career? Yeah. Of all the amazing, dramatic things that PCA has done going back to last year and then even more this year. He had never, I had to like, really? I had to look that up and shock. Shout out to Tyler Buterbaugh, who just nailed it. Going with the X Factor as PCA. It's like we all want to be hipster and go alternative on who the guy will be. He's like, I'm not going to order the chicken or the fish. I'm going to get the steak. I'm going to have PCA be the guy that I make the X Factor.
What makes Pete Crow‑Armstrong’s walk‑off homer historically significant?
So great open. Yeah, yes. Exactly. Exactly. There's no screwing around. Meat and potatoes. Just go with PCA and you nail it.
In fact that PCA said, Let me go ahead and get this thirty thirty thing going with the last swing and it first swing of the game by the Cubs, PCA home run. Last swing of the game. By the Cubs, PCA home run. You wanna talk about bookends? You wanna talk about, hey, I remember the last time I saw the White Sox and their fans and there were a lot of White Sox fans in the building last night at Wrigley, and he gave them something to really talk about. It's like when when I was a kid, right? And Me or my siblings start complaining and start crying about something. My dad was like, You want I'll give you something to cry about. PCA gave White Sox fans something to cry about. I I just I question Will Venable's decision to allow PCA to even be in that spot with first base open in the bottom of the tenth.
And I know you're picking between him and Say a Suzuki, but let me give you just this one stat to chew on as you think about what V Will Venable did and said I guess he would do again. I don't know if he would do it again, but say a Suzuki since the All-Star Break. He is OPSing one point one zero zero against left handed pitching. Oh. P. Crow Armstrong OPSing one point one six five with a weighted runs created plus of two twelve compared to say it's Suzuki's one ninety two against left handed pitching. Yeah, that is That's more than fine.
That is an unfavorable scouting report for the other team. So that's it. It really did. We'll get into all of the details as to how we got here throughout our show.
How did the decision to face Crow‑Armstrong compare to past leadoff‑walk‑off combos?
This is Raheemi Harrison Grode on 1043 the score. We're taking your calls if you want to react across town with us. 312-644-6767 is our number. You can call and text us. But let's start with simply that. The question becomes similar to I don't know, every time I see Sal Perez face the White Sox.
Not
good. Why are you pitching to this guy? Will Venable did talk after the game.
Consider blocking PCA in the tenth.
Uh no, no. That that's that's not an option there.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why did the White Sox decide to pitch to Pete Crow‑Armstrong in the 10th inning?
0:00–2:07
2
What makes Pete Crow‑Armstrong’s walk‑off homer historically significant?
2:07–3:51
3
How did the decision to face Crow‑Armstrong compare to past leadoff‑walk‑off combos?
3:51–5:50
4
What statistical advantages did Crow‑Armstrong have against left‑handed pitching?
5:50–7:35
5
Why did manager Will Venable choose to leave Pedro Ramírez on base instead of walking Crow‑Armstrong?
7:35–9:36
6
How did the Cubs’ bullpen strategy (Jordan Hicks, Jacob Webb) influence the final inning?
9:36–11:40
7
What role did defensive errors and team depth play in the White Sox’s loss?
11:40–13:37
8
What are the key takeaways and future implications for both the Cubs and White Sox after this game?
13:37–14:51
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