Fun While It Lasted
All good things, it is said, must come to an end. The Chicago White Sox reign as World Champions came to an end yesterday when the Minnesota Twins crushed the Kansas City Pony Leaguers again, 8-1. The win, following the 14-1 pasting the Sox were given earlier in the day at Cleveland, reduced the magic number for the Twins to clinch the Wild Card to zero.
There will be no tears shed here over this. The 2006 White Sox gave a good effort, built the team to win, and will likely win 90 games and finish with the fifth best record in the AL. The problem is that the top four get to be in the postseason.
Sure, it's disappointing. But no one (that means you, Yankee fan) should ever go into a season expecting a championship, with no other outcome acceptable. Unlike Donald Rumsfeld, Kenny Williams had a plan for this campaign. It was a good plan, and honestly, if he had it to do all over again, he'd probably do it the same way, and I'd support that, just as I did then. Of course, that was another web site, and the season is dead.
Anyone who talks about how the Sox "choked" is an idiot. They were beaten out by two better teams. The Tigers and Twins got to this point the old fashioned way; they earned it. It's not shameful in any way to have finished third to the two of them.
Oh...and to Cleveland fan, seen giving the "choke" sign to the Sox on Monday...how many games did your supposed pennant contender win this year? I guess that you must still be feeling the pain of the final week of the 2005 season. Let it go, brother.
There will be no tears shed here over this. The 2006 White Sox gave a good effort, built the team to win, and will likely win 90 games and finish with the fifth best record in the AL. The problem is that the top four get to be in the postseason.
Sure, it's disappointing. But no one (that means you, Yankee fan) should ever go into a season expecting a championship, with no other outcome acceptable. Unlike Donald Rumsfeld, Kenny Williams had a plan for this campaign. It was a good plan, and honestly, if he had it to do all over again, he'd probably do it the same way, and I'd support that, just as I did then. Of course, that was another web site, and the season is dead.
Anyone who talks about how the Sox "choked" is an idiot. They were beaten out by two better teams. The Tigers and Twins got to this point the old fashioned way; they earned it. It's not shameful in any way to have finished third to the two of them.
Oh...and to Cleveland fan, seen giving the "choke" sign to the Sox on Monday...how many games did your supposed pennant contender win this year? I guess that you must still be feeling the pain of the final week of the 2005 season. Let it go, brother.
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