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Stone Pony of South Side Sox

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SSS opinion and analysis. Trying to analyze granular data with an English degree.

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Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · Aug 14

Here I am, debuting on South Side Sox. I am Lenyn Sosa’s strongest soldier.

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Sing it from the rooftops!

The Chicago White Sox (finally) have a second-sacker: Lenyn Sosa

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Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 17h

The length of this game would suck if it happened in June.

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Shane McNichol @ontheshanetrain.bsky.social · 1d

New meme format

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Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 1d

Zombie runner rules. It’s the only time bunting makes sense. Shut up, dorks.

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 4d

They were telling guys to swing early and try to hit line drives, for God’s sake.

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 4d

I pledge my eternal loyalty to whichever team who drafts Scrappy Hopkins.

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 6d

Cooper Manning looks like a policy wonk that Elizabeth Warren is grooming for state senate.

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 7d

Cooper Manning looks like Eli Manning playing his twin brother in a state farm commercial

Cooper Manning in a chair on a football field in glasses looking like a sociology professor

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 7d

I’m sorry I fired from the hip. I am a casualty of the bWAR/fWAR Wars.

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Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 7d

Not sure why Mike Vasil and his 2.9 WAR doesn’t qualify but go off.

Pitch Profiler @mlbpitchprofiler.com · 7d

2025 Reliever WAR Leaderboard

Reliever WAR leaderboard showing top players

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 10d

I am at work.

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 10d

“My OPS+ is almost 50 points lower but also I crouch a lot” that don’t impress me much, mr. ass

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah man I dunno, if your OPS+ is 215 then that should make you the MVP.

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 13d

I have just been informed that the Nationals lost 96 games this season.

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 13d

SIX INNINGS OF ONE-HIT BALL, YOU SAY?

South Side Sox @southsidesox.bsky.social · 16d

Shane Smith has No. 1 starter potential

@stonedpony.bsky.social is confident in his ace-ability ... but can the White Sox continue to build him up?

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Shane Smith has No. 1 starter potential

But can the White Sox continue to build him up?

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Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 13d

He shouldn’t change a thing this offseason.

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Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 16d

I really want to have a Shane Smith conversation. This dude is an ace.

South Side Sox @southsidesox.bsky.social · 16d

Shane Smith has No. 1 starter potential

@stonedpony.bsky.social is confident in his ace-ability ... but can the White Sox continue to build him up?

www.southsidesox.com/chicago-whit...

Shane Smith has No. 1 starter potential

But can the White Sox continue to build him up?

www.southsidesox.com

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 19d

I don’t want to put on my Coastal Bias Tinfoil Hat but I don’t know how else to explain why this narrative constantly pops up.

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 19d

I have to question the wisdom of listing “whoever has the most PA at a position“ when it bumps Kyle Teel and his 2.0 fWAR in favor of Edgar Quero, whose only advantage was being called up earlier.

Thomas Nestico @handle.invalid · 19d

WAR Leaders by Division — Catcher

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 22d

That being said, Jackie is clearly the best Dodger ever. Like, c’mon.

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 22d

Dug into 7-year peak WAR numbers hoping to easily disprove this thesis but Kershaw actually has a good case there:

Jackie Robinson: 51.5

Kershaw: 49.7

Duke Snider: 49.5

Sandy Koufax: 46.0 (retired after a 10.3 WAR season in ‘66)

Don Drysdale: 44.7

kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 22d

This may be the best example of recency bias ever

Picture of Clayton Kershaw yelling
Voices Bill Plaschke Dodgers
Clayton Kershaw retiring with legacy as the greatest Dodger ever

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 24d

Trying to remember the last guy before Martin Perez who actually wanted to be here.

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 25d

The slow, creeping realization that you’re talking yourself into the Sox as a dark horse division winner will occur on podcasts in real time. The nation will be transfixed, like the entertainment from Infinite Jest.

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 25d

Analysts are going to be preparing their 2026 season previews in February and it’s going to be the first time a majority of them realize what has happened with the White Sox since mid-July.

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · Sep 7

It’s stats like these that make me appreciate HoF players.

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · Sep 5

Having a super utility guy like Brooks Baldwin who switch hits and slugs .400 is pretty useful, imo.

Stone Pony of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · Sep 5

Batters taking their timeout in a 3-2 count is gonna hit like crack in the playoffs.