American League Division Series

Today is a reaction episode, and it's heavy.

We are picking apart Game 5 of the AL Division Series.

Here is what we are tackling today.

First, we react to the final score and analyze Gavin Williams' dominant pitching performance against the White Sox lineup.

It's hard to believe.

Uh, but game five tomorrow, and, uh, the road team has won all four games in the ALDS, the all AL Central ALDS.

Uh, wanna welcome in Sean Baligian.

Uh, he is incredibly versatile, and I always say that, uh, knowing that he can do play-by-play of all sports at all levels, and proven that, that he has been terrific in talk radio at both sides of the state.

Yeah.

Uh, Sean, I have to ask you about the Detroit Tigers right now.

And what do you think that they are thinking, the players, A.J. Hinch, Scott Harris, knowing that there's gonna be a game five in an ALDS between the Cleveland Guardians and the Chicago White Sox, who lost 324 games the last three years, 108 per year.

And meanwhile, the team that underachieved the most by far in baseball, if you look at their run differential, uh, compared to their wins and losses, gonna be home in front of the television.

It's hard to believe.

Uh, but game five tomorrow, and, uh, the road team has won all four games in the ALDS, the all AL Central ALDS.

Uh, wanna welcome in Sean Baligian.

Uh, he is incredibly versatile, and I always say that, uh, knowing that he can do play-by-play of all sports at all levels, and proven that, that he has been terrific in talk radio on both sides of the state.

No question.

Yeah.

Uh, Sean, I have to ask you about the Detroit Tigers right now, and w- what do you think that they are thinking, the players, A.J. Hinch, Scott Harris, knowing that there's gonna be a game five in the ALDS between the Cleveland Guardians and the Chicago White Sox, who lost 324 games the last three years, 108 per year.

And meanwhile, the team that underachieved the most by far in baseball, if you look at their run differential, uh, compared to their wins and losses, gonna be home in front of the television.

Before I get to my stumper answer and zinger, I remind you gems like these and more can be found on my WordPress blog, which you can find at SoxInTheBasement.com. I'm also on X Threads, Facebook, and Instagram.

As for my stumper answer, I asked who scored the only run in game three of the 2000 AL Division Series for the Sox, and it was Harold Baines.

My zinger, Anthony Kay became the pitcher with the lowest uniform number, that's 18, to start a Sox postseason game when he took the bump in game two of the ALDS.

That distinction lasted until number 15, Sean Newcomb, started game three.

Let's fast forward.

to the AL division series against the Mariners.

And this was probably maybe your, maybe your first clutch home run, right? Two run a home run late in that game, 15th inning against Tim Belcher, really good pitcher at the time as well.

Take us through that moment for you and, and maybe how that set the tone for future post-season moments like that.

None of them felt that great.

In both the 2008 American League Division Series against the Rays and the 2021 American League Division Series against the Astros, the White Sox came home already down 2-0.

In both cases, they won one game.

That's what I'm expecting from the Yankees tonight, to win one game at home.