MLB · Week of Aug 24–30

Chicago White Sox

4-2 this week · 72-64 overall · vs TEX, @ MIN

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Misery Index · Euphoric · ▼ from 46

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

  • Mon, Aug 24L 2-11vs TEX76
  • Tue, Aug 25W 11-7vs TEX39
  • Wed, Aug 26W 10-4vs TEX16
  • Fri, Aug 28W 7-4@ MIN12
  • Sat, Aug 29W 3-2@ MIN9
  • Sun, Aug 30L 1-5@ MIN8

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

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What fans said

  • “Everyone say “Thank you Andrew Benintendi””

    u/TheJewishMerp▲ 248joy

  • “Imagine you’re playing the giant hammer game, it hits the bell at the top and you randomly hear **YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BUDDY!!**”

    u/WizardCheesey▲ 162joy

  • “70 WINS 70 WINS 70 WINS 70 WINS 70 WINS 70 WINS 70 WINS 70 WINS 70 WINS 70 WINS 70 WINS 70 WINSSSSSSSSSSS”

    u/velvetsabbath▲ 146joy

  • “8 GAMES OVER 500 FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR! Let's eat some more Twinkies tomorrow boys!”

    u/Oaky--Afterbirth▲ 120joy

  • “Playing meaningful baseball in late August was beyond all of our wildest dreams last March.”

    u/katbranchman▲ 119joy

  • “God, I love this team, the players and manager.”

    u/Spare-Reputation-809▲ 83joy

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