Its not wrong. I would guess most people across the country dont care about the difference.


And you are picking a specific 50 year stretch and ignoring the other one because in your opinion it favors your team.

No they arent.

He was 5 years old when he first saw the Sox finish with a .500 record and in his lifetime they have been over .500 13 times Under .500 11 times and .500 one time

And other than those 4 division titles (he wasnt born in 83) the White Sox have been within 5 games of first 2 times.

So, in his life the White Sox have been competitive (first place or within 5 games of first place) 6 times in his life

EDIT/ADD: The Cubs have been over .500 9 times in his life and under 16 times. 5 division titles and one second place finish 5 games back. So 6 times they've been competitive

Why do people make fun of the Pirates then?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

No. I'm picking a specific 50 year stretch because it's the most recent 50 years. Let's shorten it up to 1990-present.

Since 1990 the Sox have been over .500 fifteen times. The were .500 once and under .500 five times. Two of the seasons they were under .500 they won 80 games. Over those 22 seasons they only won less than 79 games three times.

Over that same stretch the Cubs were under .500 fourteen times,topping out with 60-some wins in many of those seasons.

Come on, Bryan.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Come on what?

You said the Sox have been competitive his whole life and that's not true.

Now you're cutting off the three worst years of FF's life

Yes, the Sox have been better since 1990

Overall, the Sox, Red Sox, and Cubs were failures for the second half of the century

And yes, I believe making the playoffs or just missing is competitive.

I dont think a team that wins 79 games and finishes 12 games out is "competitive"

I don't know exactly how old Favre Fan is, but don't tell me that teams winning 67 and 65 games who are out of it in June are the same as teams that hang around until September and finish around .500. With a few exceptions, the Sox have fielded competitive teams for his entire life. I don't see how you can argue about that.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

I just showed you the numbers. They are what they are.

He was born in 1986.

In 25 years the White Sox have been in first place or finished within 5 games, 6 times.