The Indians will not be in the World Series as I predicted at the start of the year, so who's got the best shot? O, cmon, did you really think I was going to answer that in the first line? No way Jose.
So let's get this thing started. Alright, here we go.
The White Sox are my darkhorse pick to win the American League
At the beginning of the year who would have thought the White Sox would be where they are? With two powers looming in the division- Cleveland and Detroit- Chicago seemed doomed to another disappointing year. But lo and behold the White Sox are not only winning, but they're winning with a similar formula that broke an 87 year championship-less curse in 2005. Pitching. The White Sox are second in the AL in E.R.A, fourth in wins, and third in total runs allowed.
The 2005 Sox were first in the AL in E.R.A, first in wins, and third in total runs allowed. The numbers are pretty close. And then there's this: the Sox are 47-1 with a lead entering the ninth. Of course: Chicago's 'other' team is not without flaws. Namely the fact that they are terrible coming from behind. The Sox are 0-35 trailing after nine. The power is there though: Chicago leads the AL in home runs and they're looking at a probable five guys hitting twenty or more long balls. In other words: great E.R.A., leader in home runs, that sounds like a very scary proposition for another team if the Sox can get to October.
Read the other bold predictions for the second half here:
So let's get this thing started. Alright, here we go.
The White Sox are my darkhorse pick to win the American League
At the beginning of the year who would have thought the White Sox would be where they are? With two powers looming in the division- Cleveland and Detroit- Chicago seemed doomed to another disappointing year. But lo and behold the White Sox are not only winning, but they're winning with a similar formula that broke an 87 year championship-less curse in 2005. Pitching. The White Sox are second in the AL in E.R.A, fourth in wins, and third in total runs allowed.
The 2005 Sox were first in the AL in E.R.A, first in wins, and third in total runs allowed. The numbers are pretty close. And then there's this: the Sox are 47-1 with a lead entering the ninth. Of course: Chicago's 'other' team is not without flaws. Namely the fact that they are terrible coming from behind. The Sox are 0-35 trailing after nine. The power is there though: Chicago leads the AL in home runs and they're looking at a probable five guys hitting twenty or more long balls. In other words: great E.R.A., leader in home runs, that sounds like a very scary proposition for another team if the Sox can get to October.
Read the other bold predictions for the second half here:
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