1. Atlanta coming to town means our beautiful prodigal son is returning home to his kingdom. Gordon Beckham is back off the disabled list this week after absence due to a hamstring strain that persisted so long it would make Alex Avila blush. Missing five weeks means he hasn’t had the time nor the opportunity to […]
Author: James Fegan
How are the Sox going to accelerate this playoff push?
On Wednesday alone, the White Sox saw 2016 first-round draft pick Zack Burdi blown up in his Double-A debut, walking four batters without getting a single out. Spencer Adams, the best combination of prospect shine and expendability in their organization, injured his ankle and left after two innings. Carson Fulmer, who is significantly less expendable, probably […]
South Side Morning 5: What is with this ‘nine relievers’ BS?
1. So Chris Sale made his fifth-straight All-Star game, a honor he has received every year since he became a starter, and he could easily earn the honor of starting the game, since AL starting pitching has thinned out and he’s painting his masterpiece and blahgeddy blah blah blah. Jose Quintana, a very good starting pitcher […]
Yankees 9, White Sox 0: A less than memorable step in Carlos Rodon’s development
Every five nights, the hope rises anew that Carlos Rodon is going to break out, pound the zone with his fastball, devastate hitters with his slider, and flash the changeup just enough to keep hitters honest, in a complete outing that announces his reign of terror over the AL. 1. And then there was Tuesday […]
Tim Anderson is already stupid fun and great
Tim Anderson, an unfinished blur of a baseball player, the equivalent of a v8 Mustang darting through traffic on the Kennedy with no windshield and hardly any side paneling, made two plays Monday that made me wonder why I ever bothered tracking his stat line, or ever wondered about the long-term implications of his Double-A […]
White Sox 8, Yankees 2: Anderson, Frazier overwhelm Yankees
The White Sox improbable drive toward a respectable first half finish continued with another somewhat improbable–or at least improbably easy–triumph over a team that used to be standing between them and the last Wild Card spot. 1. Shaky and diminished James Shields vs. a resurgent C.C. Sabathia hardly seemed like a walkover coming in, but it […]
South Side Independence Day 5: Ahead of Schedule
1. Here was my route for how the Sox would go to the break four games over .500: 5-1 vs. Twins and Braves 1-2 vs. Houston 2-1 vs. Yankees Dropping the very first game to the Twins in incompetent fashion certainly didn’t provide much hope, but the Braves are still dreadful and the Sox are […]
White Sox 6, Twins 5: Shuck bloop saves Sox
With their best hitter troubled by a sprained wrist, their center fielder’s injured knee still in recovery and their mid-season DH upgrade stuck on zero plate appearances for the season, perhaps it was unreasonable to expect the White Sox to collect any style points in dispatching even the moribund Minnesota Twins. All they really need […]
South Side Morning 5: The circumstances that necessitate Matt Davidson
1. It feels wrong to open up immediately after a victory, albeit far less emphatic and encouraging of a victory than at one point anticipated, and talk about how the White Sox lack of depth–and apparent lack of interest in fortifying that depth–has left them hopelessly ill-suited to catch a surging Cleveland Indians team. So […]
South Side Morning 5: Wasted opportunities
1. Right before the White Sox no-showed a phenomenally winnable game against a dreadful divisional rival in front of their home fans, Crain’s published the details of their rest of season ticket sales outlook. In sum, the White Sox have once again obliterated any sense of in-season momentum from their fanbase, and will be lucky […]