AL Central Division Race
2008
White Sox Plummet
in Season-Ending
Death Spiral!
A brief account of South Side
on-field antics during the final
week
of the regular season!
September 22                                       Open Date
Record: 86-69           Division lead: 2-1/2 games

  • Sox face Minnesota (84-72) tomorrow!

    Magic Number: 5
    Games Left: 6
  • September 23                                      Twins 9, Sox 3
    Record: 86-70                 Division lead: 1-1/2 games

  • Twins tag Vazquez early, lead Sox 5-1 after 4

    Magic Number: 5
    Games Left: 5
  • September 24                                 Twins 3, Sox 2  
    Record: 86-71                Division lead: 1/2 game

  • Twins never trail, Griffey drives in two

    Magic Number: 5
    Games Left: 4
  • September 25                                Twins 7, Sox 6
    Record: 86-72             Division lead: - 1/2 game

  • Sox blow 6-1 lead, Jenks takes loss in 10th

    Magic Number: 5
    Games Left: 3
  • September 26                                  Indians 11, Sox 8
    Record: 86-73                     Division lead: - 1/2 game

  • John Danks gives up 7 runs in 4 innings

    Magic Number: 4
    Games Left: 2
  • September 27                              Indians 12, Sox 6
    Record: 86-74                Division lead: - 1/2 game

  • Tribe scores 6 in 5th to chase Vazquez

    Magic Number: 3
    Games Left: 1*
  • Let's go back to the start of the week, Monday, September 22. . .

  • Nobody dreamed that the Sox would proceed to LOSE THEIR NEXT FIVE GAMES!
  • But they did! They lost all five in pathetic and pitiful fashion! And now it is. . .
  • . . . Saturday, and the week is nearly done. All that remains is tomorrow. . .
  • . . . Sunday, September 28, the final day of the 2008 regular season

  • But wait a minute, baseball fan!

  •       * Special Note: An earlier Sox game
    with Detroit was rained out.

  • It was not rescheduled AND. . .
  • . . . will not be rescheduled IF the Sox. . .
  • . . . lose AND the Twins win tomorrow!

  • It is now win or else time for the Sox!
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