The only reason the White Sox are still in first place is because the Orioles beat Cleveland. Friday night featured a parabolic emotional arc from misery to ecstasy and then humiliating impotent rage as the White Sox have now gone 4-12 in their last sixteen games after blowing a four-run lead they held going into […]
Day: May 27, 2016
They’re Still The Royals
The Royals, these Royals, these unkillable machines, will be out of the race when they are mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, and even then, not until this fact is verified by three credible outlets. But the double blow of them losing Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas in the same collision/near miss–the latter gone for the season with an ACL […]
The MLB Draft and the Chicago White Sox: A Recent History
The current regime of the Chicago White Sox, for all intents and purposes, began in 2000 when Kenny Williams took over as general manager. Williams replaced Ron Schueler and wound up as the third-longest tenured GM in team history, behind only Roland Hemond and Harry Grabiner. While Williams handed over the GM reins to Rick […]