Just before their exhibition game Friday night in San Diego, the White Sox made an announcement: Jerry Sands has more than a chance, he has a job. For Sands, 28, who has never made an Opening Day roster and has been in and out of the majors for the the last five seasons, it’s a […]
Author: James Fegan
South Side Morning 5: Memories from camp
Cactus League play is over, the White Sox have left Arizona to play a pair of exhibition games in San Diego. All the friendship bracelets and braided hair will have to be discarded, along with the shiny 14-13-1 record, the first Spring winning record for the Sox since 2004.
South Side Morning 5: Final roster spot battles
One of the most pernicious and frustrating elements of Spring Training coverage is how everything being meaningless for major league regulars turns the focus to the roster drama for players who likely will have no significant impact on the fate of the 2016 White Sox. Well, there’s no respite from that today.
Waiting on the Jose Abreu miracle
“I think about this photo a lot, the travels and trials of Jose Abreu and other Cuban players to come here.” -Mauricio Rubio I have been thinking about this tweet, which is about thinking about this photo a lot, a lot on my own. Jose Abreu‘s career trajectory is…implausible. His first presence in stateside baseball […]
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The BP South Side team has resumed their podcasting ways, and recording their first session this week (Check it out here). There are multiple ways to follow along with all of our podcasts, which you should do, since I just dropped a lot of cake on a new microphone and it’s up to you, the […]
South Side Morning 5: Danks is fixed now
We waited a day so now there should be enough things to actually comment on in the post-LaRoche chaos White Sox world.
South Side Morning 5: Baseball in Cuba
It would be understandable if the day’s events made it feel like a Spring Training game involving the Tampa Bay Rays was not the most transformative thing going down Tuesday. Luckily, the White Sox have Jose Abreu‘s perspective on hand.
South Side Morning 5: Erik Johnson’s redemption story hits an early snag
The redemptive tale of Erik Johnson altering his mechanics and reviving his career hit a very troubling snag Monday.
There’s actually fault for everyone to take in the LaRoche flap
Jerry Reinsdorf issued a statement Sunday saying he “did not believe there is anyone directly to blame” in the week-long Adam LaRoche debacle that attracted gawkers for hundreds of miles. The spirit of refusal to pin this on one person is understandable, and I agree with it, but there’s a better alternative. Finding fault for […]
Jerry Reinsdorf is ready to be done with the Adam LaRoche story
Having finally conducted meetings with key players and staff days after everything already hit the fan, Jerry Reinsdorf released a statement Sunday on where he thinks the Adam LaRoche brouhaha stands at this point in time. In sum, Reinsdorf thinks entire week-long conflagration — which found its way to national headlines and included both LaRoche and Light […]