{"id":"1793747396296-sports-segment","slug":"white-sox-or-yankees-best-postseason-run","title":"White Sox or Yankees: Best Postseason Run","summary":"Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese professional baseball player born July 5, 1994, in what is now Ōshū, Japan. The “greatest two-way superstar” framing is opinion, but the biographical facts check out. This is a personal- anecdote quote about actor William Frawley's baseball fandom, not a checkable public factual claim.\n\nThe 2005 White Sox did go 11-1 in the postseason, sweeping the Red Sox and Astros and losing only Game 1 of the ALCS to the Angels; it was their first title since 1917. The 1999 Yankees also went 11-1, sweeping the Rangers and Braves and losing just one ALCS game to Boston.","publishedAt":"2026-11-03T23:09:56.296Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"The Pregame","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese professional baseball player born July 5, 1994, in what is now Ōshū, Japan. The “greatest two-way superstar” framing is opinion, but the biographical facts check out. This is a personal- anecdote quote about actor William Frawley's baseball fandom, not a checkable public factual claim.\nSource: [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShoheiOhtani), [baseball-reference.com](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ohtansh01.shtml) POST 2116856 (https://x.com/sagifario/status/2116837685407166717)\n\nTRUE: The 2005 White Sox did go 11-1 in the postseason, sweeping the Red Sox and Astros and losing only Game 1 of the ALCS to the Angels; it was their first title since 1917. The 1999 Yankees also went 11-1, sweeping the Rangers and Braves and losing just one ALCS game to Boston.\nSource: [baseball-reference.com](https://www.baseball-reference.com) (https://x.com/gretzbro/status/2117751465309876649)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese professional baseball player born July 5, 1994, in what is now Ōshū, Japan. The “greatest two-way superstar” framing is opinion, but the biographical facts check out. This is a personal- anecdote quote about actor William Frawley's baseball fandom, not a checkable public factual claim.","sourceName":"[wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShoheiOhtani), [baseball-reference.com](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ohtansh01.shtml) POST 2116856","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/sagifario/status/2116837685407166717","claim":"Shohei Ohtani – The Greatest Two-Way Baseball Superstar Introduction Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese professional baseball player widely regarded as one of the most extraordinary talents in baseball history. Born on July 5, 1994, in Ōshū, Japan, he is famous for his remarkable","author":"Layla Ellie (@sagifario)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"The 2005 White Sox did go 11-1 in the postseason, sweeping the Red Sox and Astros and losing only Game 1 of the ALCS to the Angels; it was their first title since 1917. The 1999 Yankees also went 11-1, sweeping the Rangers and Braves and losing just one ALCS game to Boston.","sourceName":"[baseball-reference.com](https://www.baseball-reference.com)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/gretzbro/status/2117751465309876649","claim":"Top 10 Most Dominant MLB Postseason Runs Would you change anything? 1. 2005 White Sox — 11-1 Lost only ALCS Game 1 to the Angels. Swept the ALDS and World Series behind elite pitching. First title since 1917. 2. 1999 Yankees — 11-1 Swept the ALDS and World Series. Only","author":"gretz (@gretzbro)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/sagifario/status/2116837685407166717","name":"[wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShoheiOhtani), [baseball-reference.com](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ohtansh01.shtml) POST 2116856","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Layla Ellie (@sagifario)"},{"url":"https://x.com/gretzbro/status/2117751465309876649","name":"[baseball-reference.com](https://www.baseball-reference.com)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"gretz (@gretzbro)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793747396296-sports-segment-white-sox-or-yankees-best-postseason-run","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793747396296-sports-segment-white-sox-or-yankees-best-postseason-run","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793747396296-sports-segment-white-sox-or-yankees-best-postseason-run and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Liam","text":"gretzbro on X ranked the most dominant MLB postseason runs, and the 2005 White Sox at number one is a take."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"White Sox over the '99 Yankees? You're already angry."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The post says \"Lost only ALCS Game 1 to the Angels.\" They went 11-1."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The 1999 Yankees also went 11-1, and they were in the middle of three straight titles."},{"host":"Liam","text":"We're ranking one October, not a three-peat. That White Sox staff was unhittable."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The Yankees swept the Braves in the World Series. Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Chicago swept a 103-win Astros team in their own park. That's the better final."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"New York beat a 103-win Red Sox team and then Atlanta. That's a gauntlet."},{"host":"Liam","text":"So the ranking says White Sox, and I'm agreeing. Why are you fighting me?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Because \"most dominant\" needs the eye test, and that Yankees team never looked beatable."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Neither did the White Sox. They closed with eight straight wins."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"They lost Game 1 of the ALCS. That's a blemish."},{"host":"Liam","text":"One blemish. Then they ran the table. That's dominant."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The 2005 rotation was nasty, but the '99 Yanks had the bigger names."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Bigger names don't always deliver. That White Sox staff did."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"You know who delivered? Mariano Rivera. The Yankees had the best closer ever."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The White Sox had Bobby Jenks, and he didn't blink."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Fine. They're both top two. I'd flip them, but I won't lose sleep."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You will bring it up all night."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's my job."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Speaking of baseball dominance, Layla Ellie on X posted an intro calling Shohei Ohtani \"The Greatest Two-Way Baseball Superstar.\""},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Bold take. Next you'll tell me the sky is blue."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The bio facts check out—born July 5, 1994, in Oshu, Japan. But \"greatest\" is doing a lot of work."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Babe Ruth pitched and hit at an all-time level. You can't erase him."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Ruth stopped pitching in his late twenties. Ohtani is an MVP on both sides right now."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He's also missed big mound time. \"Greatest\" should mean sustained two-way dominance."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He had a 50-50 season. Nobody has ever done that."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's why I'd call him the most talented two-way player ever. \"Greatest\" is a conversation."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'll take \"most talented\" and move on."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"You can't crown him while he's still adding chapters. Let's see the full book."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You sound like a Hall of Fame voter."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Babe Ruth won 94 games as a pitcher and still hit 714 home runs. That's the bar."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Okay, that's a fair bar. But Ohtani's doing it in a much deeper league."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Deeper league, modern sports science, but the \"greatest\" label needs a longer two-way resume."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fine, he's the best right now. That's enough for me."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Different corner of the baseball world: Jim Koenigsberger on X shared a story about actor William Frawley."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Fred Mertz from I Love Lucy. Old-school baseball fan."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Frawley \"proudly showed\" a 1952 World Series watch given to him by the New York Yankees."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's a serious piece of jewelry."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He was a World Series regular, but he refused to go watch \"The Bums\" when the Dodgers played at the Coliseum."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"A Yankees fan refusing to watch the Dodgers? That's consistency."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The man had principles. You don't cross boroughs, even in LA."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Actually, he missed seeing great baseball over a grudge. I'd have gone."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Sure you would, Mr. Objectivity."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"A free watch from the Yankees gets you in the building. Then you root against everyone."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's some real journalistic integrity."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Integrity and free food. That's the pregame show way."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He was a true Yankees fan. One team, one watch, zero Dodgers games."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I respect that level of pettiness."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"See, pettiness is a sports virtue. That's tonight's lesson."}]}