The lead writer for mlb.com was on Ted Nation's show tonight. He predicted that not only would the ChiSox not win the AL Central, they lose out on the WC to the 2nd place team in the AL East.
He may be right.
If the Tribe sweep the ChiSox in that last series, missing the playoffs is very possible for them. The Tigers might just make that last series anti-climactic. They aren't pushovers with that offense. Losing Bonderman hurts a lot, though.