In 2005 Paul Konerko stood in the World Series-winning clubhouse of the Chicago White Sox, talking about how the moment would not have been possible without having to play with urgency in the final two weeks of the season. A 15-game lead on Aug. 1 for Chicago had dwindled to 1 ½ games with 10 games to play. The White Sox snapped out of their 25-28 lethargy to win eight of their last 10 games. In the postseason they tied the 1999 Yankees for the best record of the wild-card era, going 11-1, meaning that in their last 22 games they were 19-3.
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