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Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:29 pm EDT

White Sox and Twins will see you Tuesday afternoon — maybe

By 'Duk

The other seven postseason bids are spoken and accounted for, but we could still be 48 hours away from having someone step up to reluctantly represent the AL Central.

Both the White Sox and Twins won their games today, keeping Minnesota ahead in the standings by a half-game and requiring Chicago to make up a home game against the Tigers at 1 on Monday afternoon.

Beat former South Sider "Sweaty" Freddy Garcia — who's already texting and taunting fellow Venezuelan Ozzie Guillen — and the White Sox will force a one-game playoff with the Twins on Tuesday, also to be held in Chicago. 

Lose and Minnesota is spared a stopover in the Windy City before heading to Tampa Bay. 

While neither team has played like it deserves to be in the postseason — the Royals and Indians were actually the two hottest teams in the AL Central to end the year — this situation has the potential to be a memorable one. Then again, what Game No. 163 doesn't?

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  1. cp
    1. Posted by cp Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:30 pm EDT

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    Go Sox!! Please! I can't stand to watch the Cubs!! Bring it back to the South Side!!
  2. rOBERTO!
    2. Posted by rOBERTO! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:44 pm EDT

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    f the sox....twins are gunna win....justin is just reallly tired but with 2 days of rest he should be back and ready to kill! along with your 2008 a.l. batting champ!
    go twins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    2nd
  3. cuffablimp
    3. Posted by cuffablimp Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:34 pm EDT

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    There's a possibility for a 163 game season for 2 teams now. When was the last time we had one of those? 1999? If Chicago wins tomorrow, which is most likely, you'll see just how evenly matched The Twins & Sox are record wise and what a playoff it will be between the 2. . So much for it aint over when it's supposed to be over!
  4. Andrew
    4. Posted by Andrew Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:17 pm EDT

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    Indians 09
  5. Gabe
    5. Posted by Gabe Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:10 pm EDT

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    1 game playoffs happen often, Edward...like, last year with the Rockies and the Padres.
    Andrew, I would love to think that, but I don't know...too many unknown factors...
  6. Stiverson.
    6. Posted by Stiverson. Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:39 pm EDT

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    The Sox shouldnt even be in this sisuation after that 5 game losing streak.
    i hope they come out, beat detriot, and give them twins a REMATCH to show that we have what it takes!!!
    sox 08 baby! CUBS SUCK!
  7. Tito P
    7. Posted by Tito P Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:28 pm EDT

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    Let's go cubs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  8. Jon R.
    8. Posted by Jon R. Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:27 pm EDT

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    Cuck the fubs. Sox are going to go on a tear after this outing.
    Windy City World Series, here we come.
  9. cheeseball85
    9. Posted by cheeseball85 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:22 pm EDT

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    I think it would be AWESOME if ozzie goes into a total meltdown. Twins I should say (PIRINAS) will come out of this with the central divison title after everyone predicted them to finish in the basement after loosing santana !!!
  10. josephpatricktwinsfan
    10. Posted by josephpatricktwinsfan Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:41 pm EDT

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    Freddie Garcia's got a chip on his shoulder baby! Sweaty Freddie is going to show the south side softball team why they never should have let him go!
    TWINS in '08!!!
  11. mike e
    11. Posted by mike e Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:55 pm EDT

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    why is this in chicago and not minni??
  12. David W
    12. Posted by David W Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:46 pm EDT

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    mike e- the sox won the coin flip a few weeks ago to determine who gets home field in the tie breaker game.
    go sox!!!!
  13. Older_than_Moses_Shaq
    13. Posted by Older_than_Moses_Shaq Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:56 pm EDT

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    The Tigers had begun mailing it in in May. They certainly haven't shown any appearance of heart in the final months of this season. If The White Sox lose to them it has to be considered one of the biggest choke jobs in recent memory. One of their hated rivals had done them the favor of sweeping a three game series from The Twins and providing them plenty of cushion in the process. Then, they went out and gagged it all away. Neither of these teams deserves a chance to play in the post season in my opinion. They got lucky because of all the injuries Cleveland suffered earlier in the year, is all. Otherwise, they wouldn't have even gotten a sniff at these playoffs. In fact, had The Indians kept CC and dumped Byrd earlier, they'd have probably won this division anyway.
  14. meatwad the great and all powerful ruler of earth
    14. Posted by meatwad the great and all powerful ruler of earth Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:37 pm EDT

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    tigers in 09.
  15. droid b
    15. Posted by droid b Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:48 pm EDT

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    sox have to play 18 innings to win the division. the twins might not have to play any. good night sox.
  16. Lar-O, Big L
    16. Posted by Lar-O, Big L Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:56 pm EDT

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    White Sox! White Sox! Go, go White Sox! No one wants to see no-name Twinkies get swept by the no-name Rays. People want... no, wait, people demand Ozzie Ball. Ozzie = ratings
  17. Whytey44
    17. Posted by Whytey44 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:06 pm EDT

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    Ozzie = retard with an inability to grow up. He is the worst manager in baseball. Any other manager would have had that team fighting to win the division each and every year since the World Series they won. Good managers get the most out of the players they have, he clearly isn't that kind of manager. Yes, he has a ring, but a blind squirrell will find a nut now & then also. Put Ron Gardenhire in the White Sox dugout over the past 4-5 years & they would have been a threat to win it all each year. Go Twins!
  18. Howard M
    18. Posted by Howard M Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:21 pm EDT

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    Will today's Sox-Tigers game be on TV? If yes, on what channel?
  19. Neil V
    19. Posted by Neil V Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    Howard it looks like ESPN2, at least thats what the scores and schedule page says.
    GO TWINS!!!!!!!!!!
  20. cheeseball85
    20. Posted by cheeseball85 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:22 pm EDT

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    To the white sox fans. Just think if cliff lee (the cy young winner) had pitched on sunday would the HAWK and PAT BOYLE be teeing it up at the course monday instead of bad mouthing and winning about the umps calls .Maybee ozzie isn't to late to get in a pickup softball game on the north side.
  21. Elmo
    21. Posted by Elmo Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:47 pm EDT

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    Absolutely pathetic. The Detroit Tigers should be drummed out of major league baseball. That is the worst excuse for a major league team that I have ever seen.
  22. tomdabull
    22. Posted by tomdabull Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:15 pm EDT

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    im a duk head
  23. tomdabull
    23. Posted by tomdabull Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:15 pm EDT

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    why do you play 150 f**nkn games and flip a good dam coin ,bud
  24. patricia t
    24. Posted by patricia t Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    what channel is the white sox-twins game on tonight?

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