Hooooooooo boy have things been ugly since we last checked in on the White Sox All-Star chances a little more than one month ago. When our esteemed leader James Fegan posted this article, speculating on the possibilities of All-Star appearances for a number of White Sox players, they were 24-14, coming off their fourth loss in […]
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Learning More About The White Sox Through Their Bizarre Charity Baskets
As an organization, the White Sox have a lot of flaws, but no one can say that they aren’t at least incredibly charitable. And the best fundraising charity event they have each year is when the players’ significant others get together and make up the Favorite Things Baskets. I love this event. In the past […]
White Sox 3, Nationals 1: One flurry is enough for Gonzalez
For most of the night, Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez was totally overwhelming. He struck out 10 batters over seven innings of work, and had a stretch where he retired 11 Sox hitters in a row. 1. But one of the few times where Gonzalez–Gio, that is–looked vulnerable for a prolonged stretch was right away in […]
It’s (Probably) Not Time To Panic on the South Side Just Yet
“It doesn’t mean the whole season is going to end up this way.’’ Manager Robin Ventura told reporters on Monday. Ventura is right. Of course, he was more specifically referring to White Sox first basemen Jose Abreu’s recent struggles at the plate, but this quote can certainly fit into a variety of different contexts for his […]
White Sox 7, Indians 6: Trio of new faces provides good start to long day
It’s been a while since the White Sox division lead took some time for self-care. For the first game of the White Sox Monday doubleheader against Cleveland — they still have to play a full series after this during a week with no off day — both teams put scuffling starters against one another and hoped to emerge standing […]
Royals 2, White Sox 1: Fifth starter gem wasted
If worrying about the back half of the rotation was getting tiresome, well, here is something else to think about. 1. The White Sox have scored four runs total in their last three games, failed to record a hit with runners in scoring position this series, lost four-straight series, and have lost five games in […]
South Side Morning 5: Latos’ struggles becoming hard to ignore
1. The White Sox really should have paced their use of Mat Latos magic over the full year. After a nearly perfect first four starts, where Latos dodged all hard contact and enjoyed the cushion a .167 BABIP provides, now he looks like someone overwhelmed as to how to get major league hitters out. Latos […]
Yankees 7, White Sox 5: Blown lead wraps up bad week for bullpen
The White Sox finished up their agonizing six-game road trip on Sunday, falling to the Yankees 7-5 to bring their record on the trip to 2-4. After getting Aroldis Chapman back from suspension for domestic violence earlier this week, the Yankees have been able to deploy their three-headed monster of Andrew Miller, Dellin Bentances, and […]
South Side Morning 5: Looking for immediate fan returns from the White Sox hot start
1. Monday afternoon, the White Sox relayed a figure about their recent ticket sales in light of their hot streak that got picked up quickly. “#WhiteSox hot start apparently is catching on at the box office. Team has sold over 100,000 tickets in the last week.” -Dan Hayes That sure seems like a lot. They […]
White Sox 7, Orioles 1: Bloops, a blast and a blowout
The big showdown coming into Sunday had us wondering if Chris Sale‘s ramped down approach would work again, this time against a powerful Baltimore offense. Instead the White Sox offense chasing off a typically wild Ubaldo Jimenez took center stage. 1. The Sox torched Jimenez for a five-run fifth inning in which his control problems […]