Maybe you noticed Matt Albers this weekend. Maybe it was Saturday afternoon when he blazed a 96 mph fastball on the inside black to freeze Carlos Santana and end an eighth inning jam, or when he was screaming epithets as he stalked off the mound in the eighth, throwing his gum and then high-fiving his entire dugout, even though […]
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The Chris Sale Cy Young campaign hasn’t started yet
I predicted Chris Sale to win the 2016 AL Cy Young. We predicted Chris Sale to win the 2016 AL Cy Young. The White Sox playoff hopes are somewhat leveraged on him performing to that level. This wasn’t just based on remembering his murderous eight-start stretch from last June, where he posted a 97/9 strikeout-to-walk […]
Series victories are important — game preview & lineups 4/10
A shot at back-to-back series victories and a 5-2 finish to the first week of the season are at stake when Jose Quintana and the White Sox face the Indians in the rubber match of their rubber series at 1:10 p.m. today at U.S. Cellular Field, weather permitting. After cold, snowy weather plagued the first […]
White Sox 7, Indians 3: On Chris Sale Day, Avisail steals the spotlight
There was some symbolic evidence that Saturday was not meant for baseball to be played in Chicago. Grounds crews spent much of the morning hosing down the outfield to melt the standing snow, and stadium staff had less luck elsewhere. The effort to clear snow kept the gates closed until 35 minutes before the first […]
Looking For Less Snow and More Runs – Game Preview & Lineups 4/9
The honeymoon is over, and the smart fan’s prediction of a 161-1 season is dead. The White Sox lost a game decisively and they looked terrible doing it. As is often the case though, a new game is racked and ready, and this one will almost certainly be better than the last. It’s Chris Sale […]
Indians 7, White Sox 1: Was this a good home opener? Snow way
John Danks‘ erraticism coupled with an offense as cold as the temperature in Chicago made for an unhappy home opener Friday as the White Sox fell 7-1 to the Indians. 1. Danks kept the ball around the plate for most of his five innings of work, finishing with six strikeouts and just one walk. But unfortunately, […]
South Side Morning 5: Next stop, World Series
1. “The last time the #WhiteSox were 3-1 they won the 2005 World Series.” -Bob Nightengale. Well, then. Those are the stakes. 2. Mat Latos didn’t really have no-hit stuff Thursday afternoon, numbers aside. Low-90s with a loopy curve and five swings-and-misses in 88 pitches doesn’t scream “breakthrough,” but Latos’ rave reviews for his battery-mate were […]
South Side Morning 5: White Sox take a Chance
When I made a small plea for the White Sox to consider being more aggressive in using Chance the Rapper as part of their marketing effort, it was in the spirit of using the “privilege of the floor” portion of a City Council meeting to say my piece, after all of the real proposals and bills had […]
AL Central Rivals Series: Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins
The American League Central certainly has a different landscape than a few seasons ago, and even as recently as a year ago. Though some of these teams may still be finding pieces of confetti in their caps from the latest World Series victory parades and other may be ticking off the days on the calendar […]
Athletics 2, White Sox 1: Rodon Cruises But Sox Fall Short
Just a year ago during Opening Week, Carlos Rodon was hard at work in Triple-A Charlotte, patiently awaiting his opportunity to start for the White Sox. His first Opening Series start in the major leagues was not without a few blemishes, but overall was sparkling.