The Chicago White Sox wrapped up a series in Sacramento by falling from ahead and losing a series with an extra-inning loss — a loss that put them at, you may want to sit down for this, THE EXACT SAME RECORD PACE AS 2024 (if you’ve been living under a rock, that’s 41-121). Seems a good time to sit down, as Brett Ballantini did with Hannah Filippo, and wonder what in the world we are doing following this team:

• An overall assessment of the feeling in 2025 vs. 2024 which, frankly still leaks out a bit more hope
• How the White Sox are better in 2025: The starting pitching, while not better up top than 2024’s Crochet-Fedde combo, is holding its own and may be flexing more depth overall; the offense has had some strong bursts, despite its inconsistency; rookies to get excited about
• What is not different, 2025 vs. 2024: Luis Robert Jr. is bad, the in-game decision-making and team urgency hasn’t proven to be better
• Will the White Sox finish better than the Colorado Rockies, who trail the White Sox by 2 ½ games as of this recording?
• Also a mini-Visiting Dugout preview with Brewers expert Hannah, who says, yes, the White Sox are about to get swept by the Brew Crew

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