In the context of sports, the word “narrative” gets thrown out all the time. When the White Sox won the World Series nearly 13 years ago, one of the narratives was that the team embraced the culture created by Ozzie Guillen and believed in each other, and that’s why they won. Narratives are important storytelling tools, […]
Author: Collin Whitchurch
2018 Season Preview: Position Players
Tuesday and Wednesday, the staff at BP South Side will be providing quick-hit takes on the different White Sox positional groups, making predictions on who will be the regular starters at different points in the season, as well as offering optimistic takes, pessimistic takes, and hot takes. Today’s post features the position players. Outfield Opening […]
Predicting the White Sox Opening Day Roster
We’re less than a week from the White Sox breaking camp and there are at least a few decisions to be made regarding the make-up of the roster March 29 against the Royals. It’s important to remember that these decisions aren’t the end-all. Lest we forget, last year the White Sox broke camp with Cody […]
Do the White Sox have enough rotation depth?
The White Sox announced Sunday that James Shields will start Opening Day against the Royals next Thursday, an unsurprising decision given the injury to Carlos Rodon and inexperience of Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez. The news was nonetheless met with a certain amount of consternation as Shields’ continued presence on the roster and in the […]
Carson Fulmer and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad spring
Spring Training results may not matter, but Spring Training performances matter, at least to a certain extent. Carson Fulmer’s latest start on Wednesday — he walked three and allowed seven earned runs, including three home runs, in just 1 2/3 innings — qualifies as something that matters. The 24-year-old has now walked 10 and allowed […]
South Side Spring Training 5: Everybody Hurts
1. Tyler Saladino and Nicky Delmonico were added to the growing list of White Sox befallen by injury this spring after a scary collision during Sunday’s game against the Diamondbacks. Both players were removed from the game. Saladino was diagnosed with a mild concussion and will enter MLB’s concussion protocol, meaning he won’t play again for at least […]
The Catbird Speaks 3.9.18 – The Young and the Guestless
Lacking a guest, Collin Whitchurch and Nick Schaefer got together to talk about the latest White Sox Spring Training happenings, the free agent market, and some Fantasy Baseball. Among the topics: -The White Sox roster situation, Luis Robert, Michael Kopech, Carson Fulmer, and Collin citing way too many Spring Training stats. -The remaining free agents, including reaction […]
South Side Spring Training 3: This is March
It’s officially the best month of the year as the Academy Awards, March Madness, and this author’s birthday (the target audience of this intro consists of me and maybe my family, if we’re being honest) serve as welcomed distractions from the monotony of meaningless Spring Training games. Before we know it real, live, baseball games that matter […]
South Side Spring Training 5: Oh No, Jake Burger
1. I have declared myself as the president of the Jake Burger Fan Club and anyone who would like to challenge my spot on the throne is welcome to fight me on that waterfall in Wakanda. — Collin Whitchurch (@cowhitchurch) February 26, 2018 As you’ll see from the time stamp on this tweet, I made […]
South Side Spring Training 5: We Have Our First Injury
1. The fact that Micker Adolfo’s UCL injury doesn’t appear as serious as the team initially thought is obviously good news for the young outfielder who’s battled his share of misfortune during his four years in the system. Adolfo had a breakout season in Low-A Kannapolis in 2017, both in terms of production and his […]