White Sox
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The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They compete in Major League Baseball as a member of the American League Central Division and play their home games at Rate Field on Chicago’s South Side.
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0.7‰ of what listeners heard
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Not enough signal yet (fewer than 3 episodes scored).
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Mentions of White Sox per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, sports.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4 | 1.10‰ | 1 |
| Aug 14 | 0.25‰ | 1 |
| Sep 16 | 0.37‰ | 2 |
| Sep 21 | 0.74‰ | 2 |
| Sep 24 | 0.67‰ | 2 |
| Sep 25 | 0.83‰ | 1 |
| Sep 28 | 0.83‰ | 2 |
| Sep 30 | 1.01‰ | 1 |
| Oct 2 | 1.25‰ | 4 |
| Oct 5 | 1.11‰ | 1 |
| Oct 7 | 1.18‰ | 2 |
Why is it trending?· Last 30 days
White Sox surge from historically bad seasons to a young playoff team
Pardon My Take discusses the White Sox as playoff baseball’s fun team after beating Houston, emphasizing their young, fearless group and recent success following historically bad seasons.[1][2]
Pardon My Take also highlights the White Sox taking Game 1 in Cleveland and winning both games against Houston, while hosts express support for their American League run.[3][4][2]
Eric Hosmer told Pardon My Take that the White Sox should stay young and dumb, keep information internal, and simplify the game after losing 20 straight games 2 different times.[5]
The Bill Simmons Podcast agrees that the White Sox have frisky or feisty young players and are competitive again, but questions whether they can win a playoff series.[6][7]
The Bill Simmons Podcast also discusses the White Sox in connection with playoff seeding and the matchup with Houston, including criticism that Houston was the home team.[8]
Cyclone Fanatic Pregame mentions the White Sox only in unrelated uniform and crowd-image discussions rather than the playoff argument heard on the other shows.[9][10]
Sources · 10 moments
- 1.Pardon My Take · NFL Week 4 Preview, The 3-1 Cleveland Browns, Playoff Baseball Sadness + Eric Hosmer Talking Playoffs, Alshon Jeffery In Studio + Fyre FestEric Sollenberger · Oct 2 · Listen at 14:53 ↗
“All right, let's talk some baseball, Max. You know what? I'll go first and then Hank can go and then you can finish this off. Cubs got— well, no, first we should say we should talk about the winners because we're going to talk about the oth”
- 2.Pardon My Take · CFB With Stanford Steve, Bears QB Case Keenum, Bears Crush The Eagles, Baseball Playoffs And FAQ'sEric Sollenberger · Sep 30 · Listen at 26:36 ↗
“I like the White Sox.”
- 3.Pardon My Take · Eli Manning, Ryen Russillo Talking CFB, Falcons Dominant MNF Win, Playoff Baseball And Listener TakesSpeaker A · Oct 7 · Listen at 12:56 ↗
“Yeah. All right. Let's talk about the funnest team in playoff baseball. It's Chicago White Sox. It's it's crazy. They go up to oh on Monday. I mean, Sean Burke was lights out. That was that had to be so demoralizing for Cleveland Guardians”
- 4.Pardon My Take · NFL Week 4, Fastest 2 Minutes, Patriots Big Win, Eagles Hit Rock Bottom, Bryce Young Is Elite Plus Who's Back Of The Week And MLB PlayoffsSpeaker A · Oct 5 · Listen at 2:42:50 ↗
“Ah, all right, other baseball real quick. White Sox, Murakami's— I mean, he's just a dude. And he, uh, the White Sox take game 1 in Cleveland. Very excited for the stream we're going to be having here with White Sox Dave and Tate. Uh, I thi”
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