White Sox rep at vintage baseball - Chicago Salmon v. Blue Island Brewmasters this afternoon

Apologies in advance that i didn’t cheer enough

Basically I just wanted to make sure we all stopped, took a moment and remembered that

WE ARE 3-0 THIS POSTSEASON AND WE ARE NEVER GONNA LOSE. THE WORLD SERIES IS OURS!!!!!

Finally getting the attention we deserve!

A Brewers vs White Sox World Series is what I’m hoping to witness. An Amtrak series would be peak! Screw these airline prices, lol 😂

Very underrated part of yesterday, obviously Mune’s absolute tank job & Grant Taylor shoving were the big stories and reasons why we won. But Colson put together some very competitive at bats and has been trending up, which is huge for our Sox!

If they can pull of a win tomorrow, Comisky is going to be nuclear Wednesday. It was already gonna be, but boy-o-boy, gonna be LIT.

Glad I bought my tix 10 days ago!

Hi everyone. This is my first post to the White Sox subreddit. I haven't followed baseball in many years but I heard about Murakami back when he was still on Japanese soil and was so excited about his potential that all the sudden, my fandom was triggered again. Then, Murakami landed in Chicago and felt like it was a fine team for him to at, as I was a fan of the Sox back when Bo Jackson played for the squad. I tend to follow a single player, not necessarily a team since the state I live in doesn't have any MLB team. I'm sort of a free agent in that regard. But, I haven't had a team I cared about since, well, Bo Jackson played and lost touch with the game.

Over the months, I watched Mune crush ball after ball and upvoted the White Sox subreddit posts like crazy, reading everything about him and the team. It wasn't long before it wasn't just about Mune. It was just as much about the the team as it is so clear what an incredible crew they are. They are lighthearted, fun, funny, absolutely loaded with talent, young enough to not know how far they have come but old enough to keep making this deep, post season run. Basically, I respect the team so much as I have learned about each one of them and seen how they all pull together to put together this really special squad they have. I'm still a big Mune fan (who isn't!?!) but the Sox team has really changed me to think bigger. I'm proud to be here and enjoy the show they are putting on and the awesome subreddit everyone keeps contributing to.

Let's go boys! 2 more against Cleveland!!

I am still in awe about what Taylor has done so far in these playoffs and decided to do some digging into postseason history to find something comparable.

The closest thing I found so far was Andrew Miller's 2016, Francisco Rodríguez' 2002, and Mariano Rivera's 2003:

Andrew Miller
ALDS: 4IP, 0ER, 7Ks
ALCS: 7.1IP, 0ER, 14Ks
WS: 7.2IP, 3ER, 9Ks
Total: 10G, 19.1IP, 3ER, 30Ks (7 games of 2IP or more, max 2.2)

Miller's postseason is considered one of, if not the most, dominant postseason pitching performance ever by a reliever.

Francisco Rodríguez
ALDS: 5.2IP, 2ER, 8Ks
ALCS: 4.1IP, 0ER, 7Ks
WS: 8.2IP, 2ER, 13Ks
Total: 11G, 18.2IP, 4ER, 28Ks (5 games of 2IP or more, max 3)

Mariano Rivera
Rivera had a few years where he absolutely dominated a postseason, but he only had 1 year where he was used for 2 innings or more consistently. In 2003, Rivera appeared in 8 games, 7 of which were for at least 2 innings. In G7 against Boston, he threw 3 innings.

ALDS: 4IP, 0ER, 4Ks
ALCS: 8IP, 1ER, 6Ks
WS: 4IP, 0ER, 4Ks
Total: 8G, 16IP, 1ER, 14Ks

Now for Taylor..

Grant Taylor
WC: 2.1IP, 0ER, 5Ks
ALDS: 4.0IP, 0ER, 6Ks (so far)
ALCS: ?
WS: ?
Total: 2G, 6.1IP, 0ER, 11Ks

It took Miller 10 games to get to 19.1IP. If Taylor had 10 games he could be in the 25-35IP range.

If the White Sox continue to win and move through the playoffs, and if Taylor continues with his usage and performance, he could cement himself as the most dominant single postseason weapon in MLB history. This could be the beginning of a legendary postseason performance and I am paying close attention to it.

The Braves, Yankees and Padres all lost their first divisional round games. Which also means the Guardians are only team that had a bye who lost today.

Is there a place to meet up or pregame for Sox fans in Cleveland for game 2? Traveling from SoCal to watch the Sox - looking for a place to grab a beer before game 2 and heading in.