Nobody had this on their bingo card. The Chicago White Sox — yes, those White Sox — are in first place, they just bullied the Dodgers in a series at Rate Field, and now they're rolling into New York with a chip on their shoulder and a specific grudge to settle. The vibes are absurd. The lineup is real.
Three home runs in a single inning against the Dodgers, capped by a celebration at the plate.
Three bombs in one frame against the defending champs is not a scrappy-overachiever moment. That's a lineup that's actually scary. The scoreboard flipped to 4-1 in the 6th and the building knew exactly what it was watching, and the broader takeaway from the weekend is even simpler: stop sleeping on this team.
The first-place Sox closing out a series win over Los Angeles.
Which brings us to tomorrow, and to Gerrit Cole, and to Caleb Bonemer. Cole is Cole — former Cy Young, $300M+ man, the guy every clubhouse measures itself against. Bonemer is one of the Sox's prized young pieces, and whatever Cole did to him last time around clearly hasn't been forgotten on the South Side. Dave wants blood.
Dave laying out the revenge tour mission statement for the Cole matchup.
Just saw the Sox have Cole tomorrow. They HAVE to avenge Caleb Bonemer by unzipping their pants and pissing all over every pitch he throws tomorrow
That's the energy of this whole stretch in one tweet. It's not just "win the series, stack the standings." It's personal now. The Sox have spent a decade as the league's punchline, and suddenly they've got the lineup depth, the reinforcements on the way, and the swagger to walk into Yankee Stadium and tee off on the ace. Whether they actually do it or not, the fact that we're even framing it this way is the wildest part of the season.
The big-picture read on what this team actually is.
Craziest season of my life so far. This team is so good and it’s not just some scrappy team winning a few mid season games. The lineup is relentless and the reinforcements for the staff are coming in some form Let’s show the NYY what’s up this week
Hell Week continues. Cole's on deck. Buckle up.