Lgretzbro on X ranked the most dominant MLB postseason runs, and the 2005 White Sox at number one is a take.
MWhite Sox over the '99 Yankees? You're already angry.
LThe post says "Lost only ALCS Game 1 to the Angels." They went 11-1.
MThe 1999 Yankees also went 11-1, and they were in the middle of three straight titles.
LWe're ranking one October, not a three-peat. That White Sox staff was unhittable.
MThe Yankees swept the Braves in the World Series. Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz.
LChicago swept a 103-win Astros team in their own park. That's the better final.
MNew York beat a 103-win Red Sox team and then Atlanta. That's a gauntlet.
LSo the ranking says White Sox, and I'm agreeing. Why are you fighting me?
MBecause "most dominant" needs the eye test, and that Yankees team never looked beatable.
LNeither did the White Sox. They closed with eight straight wins.
MThey lost Game 1 of the ALCS. That's a blemish.
LOne blemish. Then they ran the table. That's dominant.
MThe 2005 rotation was nasty, but the '99 Yanks had the bigger names.
LBigger names don't always deliver. That White Sox staff did.
MYou know who delivered? Mariano Rivera. The Yankees had the best closer ever.
LThe White Sox had Bobby Jenks, and he didn't blink.
MFine. They're both top two. I'd flip them, but I won't lose sleep.
LYou will bring it up all night.
MThat's my job.
LSpeaking of baseball dominance, Layla Ellie on X posted an intro calling Shohei Ohtani "The Greatest Two-Way Baseball Superstar."
MBold take. Next you'll tell me the sky is blue.
LThe bio facts check out—born July 5, 1994, in Oshu, Japan. But "greatest" is doing a lot of work.
MBabe Ruth pitched and hit at an all-time level. You can't erase him.
LRuth stopped pitching in his late twenties. Ohtani is an MVP on both sides right now.
MHe's also missed big mound time. "Greatest" should mean sustained two-way dominance.
LHe had a 50-50 season. Nobody has ever done that.
MThat's why I'd call him the most talented two-way player ever. "Greatest" is a conversation.
LI'll take "most talented" and move on.
MYou can't crown him while he's still adding chapters. Let's see the full book.
LYou sound like a Hall of Fame voter.
MBabe Ruth won 94 games as a pitcher and still hit 714 home runs. That's the bar.
LOkay, that's a fair bar. But Ohtani's doing it in a much deeper league.
MDeeper league, modern sports science, but the "greatest" label needs a longer two-way resume.
LFine, he's the best right now. That's enough for me.
LDifferent corner of the baseball world: Jim Koenigsberger on X shared a story about actor William Frawley.
MFred Mertz from I Love Lucy. Old-school baseball fan.
LFrawley "proudly showed" a 1952 World Series watch given to him by the New York Yankees.
MThat's a serious piece of jewelry.
LHe was a World Series regular, but he refused to go watch "The Bums" when the Dodgers played at the Coliseum.
MA Yankees fan refusing to watch the Dodgers? That's consistency.
LThe man had principles. You don't cross boroughs, even in LA.
MActually, he missed seeing great baseball over a grudge. I'd have gone.
LSure you would, Mr. Objectivity.
MA free watch from the Yankees gets you in the building. Then you root against everyone.
LThat's some real journalistic integrity.
MIntegrity and free food. That's the pregame show way.
MHe was a true Yankees fan. One team, one watch, zero Dodgers games.
LI respect that level of pettiness.
MSee, pettiness is a sports virtue. That's tonight's lesson.