2008 White Sox proved critics wrong

Club's roller-coaster season resulted with AL Central title Right-hander Gavin Floyd led the White Sox with 17 wins in 2008. (Jamie Squire/AP) CHICAGO -- During the course of the 2008 season, the White Sox spent 148 days atop the American League Central. That's a significant total for any team, let alone a squad predicted by almost everyone to finish in third or fourth place before the actual campaign began. The White Sox held a division lead as big as six games on June 9, after sweeping four straight at home from the Twins. But that advantage was wiped away by June 25, with the teams not separated by more than three games the rest of the way. On the flip side, the South Siders never faced a deficit greater than 2 1/2 games or larger than one game after May 15. Such was the story of an up-and-down, roller coaster ride that... [read full story]