The White Sox have been playing a significant role in the AL Wild Card race over the last week. While they themselves aren’t contending, over their last 7 games they took 3 of 4 from the Mariners, pushing them to the periphery of playoff contention, and now have been swept by the Tigers, allowing them […]
Day: August 31, 2016
End of August Gallimaufry
Tomorrow is September 1st and the White Sox have 31 games left to play, and it seems like a good time to step back and take stock. 1. Miguel Gonzalez is in the process of beginning his rehab outings. While Austin Jackson and Brett Lawrie initially had modest timetables for their absence that morphed into […]
Tigers 8, White Sox 4: Reality arrives in the fifth
The White Sox started a pitcher Tuesday night who came into the game with a 9.61 ERA, with more walks than strikeouts, and who had more than a third of the hits he had allowed leave the ballpark entirely. There was good reason to expect the Sox would allow a garish run total to […]