Season Record 14-16 +0.28 units
For White Sox 4-7 -3.71
Against White Sox 8-6 +4.76
Overs 0-1 -1.00
Unders 2-2 +0.23
Dogs 8-8 +3.64
Favorites 4-5 -2.59
Now that the two weeks of hell w/ Oakland and Seattle are over, it should be a good time for the Sox to think about what they need to do to win the Central. KC looks to be lasting longer than expected and despite the Twinkies problems with the Yankees, they look to be good through September, too. None of the top three in the Central are going to dominate each other and their failures successes against the rest of the league will be where this division is won/lost. The Sox have the O?s now and will need to take this series to make up any ground as the Twins and the Royals are playing each other.
In the Sox 16 games against <.500 ball clubs, they are a respectable 10-6, scoring 4.87 runs/game while giving up 3.57. In their 21 games against > .500 teams, they are a dismal 7-14, scoring a paltry 3.57 runs/game while giving up a whopping 5.52. It?s safe to say that most teams play well against the worse teams in the league, but the two run difference in runs given up is pretty substantial.
Also, the Sox have only won 3 of their 17 games by 1 run and 2 of those were on the road. Loaiza has been known to fade in May, but he?s heard all the whispers, too. Counting on the Sox to be focused against the weaker teams now and their bats should/need to flex some muscle.
And GCS, Chet Lemon was the first Sox star when I started watching, I think the right fielder with him was Washington???. They were the only two guys that looked good at all. I think that the right fielder was traded for Ron LeFlore and that was the first bad trade I witnessed and it?s been about 25 years of misery ever since. But at least they?re not the Cubs.
Loaiza ?1.5 (+120) 1 unit
For White Sox 4-7 -3.71
Against White Sox 8-6 +4.76
Overs 0-1 -1.00
Unders 2-2 +0.23
Dogs 8-8 +3.64
Favorites 4-5 -2.59
Now that the two weeks of hell w/ Oakland and Seattle are over, it should be a good time for the Sox to think about what they need to do to win the Central. KC looks to be lasting longer than expected and despite the Twinkies problems with the Yankees, they look to be good through September, too. None of the top three in the Central are going to dominate each other and their failures successes against the rest of the league will be where this division is won/lost. The Sox have the O?s now and will need to take this series to make up any ground as the Twins and the Royals are playing each other.
In the Sox 16 games against <.500 ball clubs, they are a respectable 10-6, scoring 4.87 runs/game while giving up 3.57. In their 21 games against > .500 teams, they are a dismal 7-14, scoring a paltry 3.57 runs/game while giving up a whopping 5.52. It?s safe to say that most teams play well against the worse teams in the league, but the two run difference in runs given up is pretty substantial.
Also, the Sox have only won 3 of their 17 games by 1 run and 2 of those were on the road. Loaiza has been known to fade in May, but he?s heard all the whispers, too. Counting on the Sox to be focused against the weaker teams now and their bats should/need to flex some muscle.
And GCS, Chet Lemon was the first Sox star when I started watching, I think the right fielder with him was Washington???. They were the only two guys that looked good at all. I think that the right fielder was traded for Ron LeFlore and that was the first bad trade I witnessed and it?s been about 25 years of misery ever since. But at least they?re not the Cubs.
Loaiza ?1.5 (+120) 1 unit
