In the final days of Spring Training, we find ourselves watching with bated breath to see how the White Sox roster will shake out prior to the team’s departure for Oakland and actual, meaningful baseball games. Battles for roster spots can be exciting; competitors reaching deep within during exhibition contests to show that they are […]
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A Brief History of Second and Third Base on The South Side
It’s no secret. As White Sox fans, and even most baseball fans are probably aware, the production that the South siders have seen out of their plethora of second and third basemen has been transient and more times than not, quite ugly. The men penciled into the lineup cards each day and each year lacked […]
Which AL Central team has the best bad pitchers?
The back end of a team’s rotation is usually a hodgepodge of ugly, erratic and mostly incompetent arms. They’re littered with has-beens and never-weres; a gluttony of guys who make fans cover their eyes and cross their fingers, hoping beyond hope that they can make it through five innings — six if they’re particularly lucky […]
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 […]
Alex Avila Is Making Me Nervous
The season hasn’t started yet, and we have already spilled a decent amount of ink on the White Sox‘ catching situation. Well, injury-prone backstop Alex Avila is already injured, and the subsequent reassuring quotes actually have me way more freaked out than if they had said nothing.
LaRoche Belies White Sox Business
We are impassioned critics of baseball. But in judging the game, most of the time, we don’t want to think of it as a business. This mentality extends from everyday fans to the most powerful judicial body in the land. Baseball is exempt from federal antitrust laws because the Supreme Court didn’t want to think […]
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.
It Would Be a Whale of a Tale if Someone Were to Trade for Chris Sale
I’m not certain I’ve ever seen anything like Chris Sale before. From his rail thin frame, to his extraordinarily awkward and violent delivery, to his one month ascension through the minor leagues, to his frequent rage-fueled 98 mph fastballs to his absurdly team-friendly contract, Sale is unique in every sense of the word. On top […]
Spring Training Roundup: Let’s Actually Talk Baseball
To say that White Sox camp has been anything less than eventful thus far would be a vast understatement. During the last week, the events surrounding the LaRoche family and the White Sox have turned the team into media darlings. The week-long fiasco known as “L’Affaire LaRoche” was no longer just a White Sox Spring Training story, it […]
A Fantasy Baseball Guide to the Chicago White Sox
The 2016 Fantasy Chicago White Sox are very top heavy. But unlike a year ago, there’s some value in the later rounds as some progressing young players coupled with a wave of offseason acquisitions has brought new life to a barren roster. The stars like Chris Sale and Jose Abreu are no-brainers, but a few […]