1. The most significant news of the weekend, as you’ve undoubtedly read, was the White Sox announcing that reliever Danny Farquhar suffered a brain hemorrhage brought on by a ruptured aneurysm during Friday’s game against the Astros. He is in stable but critical condition at Rush University Medical Center. There’s not much to say about […]
Author: Collin Whitchurch
Tyler Saladino Sent Out; Trayce Thompson Is Back
Tyler Saladino was something of an anomaly. During a time when the White Sox farm system was a barren wasteland of low-ceiling whatever or unfulfilled potential, he actually kinda sorta made it. Saladino, who the White Sox drafted in the seventh round in 2010, never once appeared in Baseball Prospectus’ Top 10 White Sox prospects […]
Athletics 8, White Sox 1: The good, the bad, and the ugly
There are some games that can easily be delineated using a common and some might say lazy format that’s been lent from a 52-year-old movie. Monday’s 8-1 loss to the Athletics is one of those games. The good Reynaldo Lopez flashed the type of swing-and-miss stuff that makes it easy to understand why the evaluators […]
South Side Morning 5: A win is a win is a win
1. The White Sox snapped their five-game losing streak and salvaged a win to end an otherwise disastrous season-opening home stand thanks, almost entirely, to Matt Davidson. Be a hero. pic.twitter.com/9RBPO1XnwE — Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) April 11, 2018 The home run and win will overshadow what was another sloppy and often times perplexing performance […]
South Side Morning 5: These Things Are Bound To Happen
1. Opening Day in Chicago seemed hunky dory when the White Sox turned a 7-3 lead over to the expectantly reliable duo of Nate Jones and Joakim Soria. Then some time passed, too many Tigers crossed home plate, and next thing you knew the White Sox were 9-7 losers in 10 innings. As much as […]
South Side Morning 5: A normal baseball game where nothing weird happened
Wednesday’s 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays will be remembered — if it’s remembered for anything — for the unusual play in the top of the 5th inning that will ultimately go down as nothing more than an RBI single by Yoan Moncada. But five impressive innings from Carson Fulmer, two more home runs, and […]
The Catbird Speaks 4.4.18 – Real White Sox Baseball, For Better or Worse
With four games in the books, Nick Schaefer is joined by Mark Primiano and Frank Firke to chat about the White Sox, early-season happenings, animals, and the Unwritten Rules. Tune in for: Tim Anderson and Matt Davidson talk; The encouraging start of Reynaldo Lopez; Royals & Tigers schadenfreude; The Twins being ridiculous; and Animal chat. […]
Welington Castillo could provide White Sox something they’ve long lacked
The White Sox offense in Monday’s 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays amounted to two solo home runs by Welington Castillo. It was a shame, because Reynaldo Lopez’s impressive season debut — he allowed just one run on two hits while striking out six in six innings of work — was more than good enough to […]
South Side Morning 5: The Continued Development of Lucas Giolito
1. A fun thing about spring training is seeing players who are very important to a team’s future play up to their potential, and dreaming of them translating that to regular season success. The stats, as we know, are meaningless, but Lucas Giolito regularly showcased the velocity with his fastball and precision with his breaking […]
South Side Morning 5: Opening Day Dingers
1. The anticipation and excitement that comes with Opening Day make it almost impossible to not overreact, whether it’s to something bad or something good. Any reasonable baseball observer knows what happens only matters as much as any single game can. It’s an oft-repeated sentiment: It’s just one game. It’s a long season. Small sample sizes. Etc. It […]