This was a bad game. And this is a losing streak. While getting swept at U.S. Cellular Field last season the Angels were able to muster up a total of four runs. Tonight they surpassed that total in the first inning. Spotting a team five runs in the first frame is a very direct route […]
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South Side Morning 5: Best first week of the decade
1. The White Sox took three games out of four from an Oakland club that looks like a very good bet to finish last in the AL West, split a pair of alternating pitching mismatches between a team they–optimistically–will be stride for stride with all year, and took a single game from the consensus favorite […]
Keeping the Twins Cold – Game Preview & Lineups 4/11
After an unexpected day of rest thanks to Sunday’s rain out against Cleveland, the White Sox hit the road for three games against another division foe, beginning with Monday’s 3:10 p.m. game against the Twins, the home opener in Minnesota. Minnesota, which went 13-6 against the White Sox in 2015, is off to a terrible […]
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 […]
The Other Opening Day – Game Preview & Lineups 4/8
The White Sox started the season with 4 games on the road. This was on the schedule, we’ve known for quite some time that this was going to happen. The White Sox started the season by winning 3 out of 4 games on the road. This was not a scheduled event, and no I did […]
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 […]
White Sox 6, A’s 1: Mat Latos keeps pitching groove going
It’s typically a good place to be when Chris Sale has the most runs given up by any starter on the team all season, and the Sox’ streak of hot starting pitching survived its greatest test to date as Mat Latos cruised through six innings in Oakland. A go-ahead bomb by Jose Abreu in the […]
Sonny Gray, For Real This Time — Game Preview & Lineups 4/6
Waking up to a “fun fact” indicating that if the White Sox win tonight, they’ll be three games over .500 for the first time since 2012 was a depressing start to my day. Though it’s also a bit surprising that they’ve been as much as two over any time more recently given the teams they’ve been […]
South Side Morning 5: Life atop the AL Central
1. MLB careers are fickle and end brutally, and when they don’t, they can linger and stagger along as empty shells like post-injury John Danks. Point being, it’s nice to have new affirmation in a new season that everything still works; that Jose Quintana‘s combination of low-90s heat and average or better stuff continues to play […]
White Sox 4, Athletics 3: And a happy opening day was had by all
A game that saw what should have been a fine pitchers’ duel between Sale and Gray was scrapped before it was even started. A’s ace Sonny Gray came down with food poisoning hours before first pitch in a a contest that ended in a 4-3 White Sox on Opening Night Monday in Oakland. It was hardly the prettiest […]