Wait a tick. While the Sox are having a good year, do you think their organization is in such a great position going forward? I don't really think so.

I'd rather be the Cubs in 5 years than the White Sox.

This has to be the largest gap in terms of organization quality this matchup has ever seen. It would be hard to believe that one organization has ever been this horrendous while the other one is so good. At least in 2005, during the year the White Sox won the World Series, the Cubs organization was considered competent. You can't really say that right now whereas the Sox are once again in first place.

The BP Cup will be in the house tonite!!! A win for the Sox clinches it!

The Cubs have to sweep to win the cup.

This has to be the largest gap in terms of organization quality this matchup has ever seen. It would be hard to believe that one organization has ever been this horrendous while the other one is so good. At least in 2005, during the year the White Sox won the World Series, the Cubs organization was considered competent. You can't really say that right now whereas the Sox are once again in first place.

I would agree if you replaced "organizational quality" with "major league talent"

Oh...maybe that is the case. I remember that silly rule being if the series ended up tied, then whoever won the 6th and final game got the cup.


Edit; as lame as the Cup is, I'll get to save a couple of bucks. I entered some sort of contest in an email I got a few weeks back. Today I got an email that said I was a winner, and got a key code for a 25cent per gallon discount on BP gas.

Shouldn't major league talent be a pretty big part of that? It's not like the Sox are filled with players who will be retired in 3 years.

Isn't it basically the Cubs plan to be bad and hope that they get more talent in the draft for a year or two? If the organizational talent is that remarkable for the Cubs why do that?

I'm going to go out on a limb right now and say that as things stand now the White Sox is the superior organization. Now, maybe with higher draft picks the Cubs will overtake them over the next 5 years. They may also do it by outspending them by spending what they actually should be for who they are.

I think too many people are hung up about how bad some of the Sox contracts looked last year. It's not true this year, though some of them have only went from bad to not terrible.

Sox get swept.

In 2007 and 2008, I'd rather have had the Cubs situation as well. They had solid playoff teams both years...obviously they didn't come through...but you have to be there to have a chance.

It is just that the Sox always try to patch holes instead of rebuilding a consistent winner...hell, the Cubs were doing the same thing actually. I have no issue with a terrible 2012 season (and even a 2013...) if it means a solid base going forward.

I'm not even sure how you could make a case that the Cubs are a better organization right now.

No one made that case. 2017 =/= 2012.

No one made that case. 2017 =/= 2012.

It isn't a blind guess. I like the Cubs' front office (personnel and approach) more than I like the Sox'. I think the base is being created for extended success on the North side. I like that better than then patchwork organization the Sox always put together... I mean, c'mon...the team is only 4 games over .500. They aren't world beaters.

Shouldn't major league talent be a pretty big part of that? It's not like the Sox are filled with players who will be retired in 3 years.

Isn't it basically the Cubs plan to be bad and hope that they get more talent in the draft for a year or two? If the organizational talent is that remarkable for the Cubs why do that?

It isn't a blind guess. I like the Cubs' front office (personnel and approach) more than I like the Sox'. I think the base is being created for extended success on the North side. I like that better than then patchwork organization the Sox always put together... I mean, c'mon...the team is only 4 games over .500. They aren't world beaters.

That's true. Although Im not sure how effective Konerko, AJ, Dunn, and Peavy will be in 3 years

That's true. Although Im not sure how effective Konerko, AJ, Dunn, and Peavy will be in 3 years.

The Cubs may catch up in 5 years. They may do it in 3. As of right now, there isn't really any reason to believe they will.

What you're saying with your talent gap is true, its the far end. Its just the law of averages that it will return to the middle.

They have a Team president who has been extremely successful

They are a big market team that will likely be a top 5 payroll team in the next few years (or 15 years if you are a SCORE host)

Peavy and AJ will be gone. Konerko is playing so well now you'd have to think he'll get an extension and retire a White Sox player.