Carlos Rodon took a perfect game into the fourth inning, and had the stuff to match. In addition to his normally cruel slider, Rodon was nicking the corners of the strike zone, and threw a straight change down broadway that made Manny Machado look like a fool. Anything seemed possible. 1. It turns out it […]
Tag: Brett Lawrie
Rays 3, White Sox 2: Bats stay cold in the Florida sun
To be fair to the White Sox, and their extremely cold bats, which were responsible for ending a five-game winning streak with a discouraging dull thud in Tampa, they were not in the Florida sun like the headline claims; they were flailing helplessly inside a hidden den on the bay that never looks fully lit. […]
It Begins – Game Preview & Lineups 4/4
It’s baseball that counts. You’ve waited over 5 months for this, and it’ll be 6 more before you have to go over a day without it, unless you count the All Star Break which in this particular game preview I have decided not to do. The schedule makers may have dealt the Sox a poor […]
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 […]
Can One Team Have All This Power?
In Tuesday’s game against the Rangers, the White Sox hit two more home runs to bring their Spring Training total to an MLB-leading 48, four more than the second-place Cubs. While not the national story that L’affaire LaRoche was, the White Sox power output this spring has caused a bit of a buzz around the […]
Talkin’ Handedness: Are the White Sox too reliant on right-handed hitters?
On Saturday I engaged in some handwringing over the White Sox’ present lineup construction, as the batting order skews heavily right-handed. Indeed, with Adam LaRoche‘s quiet departure, unnoticed by media, fans and teammates alike; or, at the very least, given Avisail Garcia‘s inability to develop any major-league skills, moving Melky Cabrera to DH only shifts the […]
Rick Hahn’s Offseason Review: Brett Lawrie
To start things off at BP South Side, we are reviewing the offseason moves of White Sox GM Rick Hahn in a staff-wide series. Here, Matt Adams reviews the acquisition of Brett Lawrie.
Rick Hahn’s offseason review: Todd Frazier
To start things off at BP South Side, we are reviewing the offseason moves of White Sox GM Rick Hahn in a staff-wide series. To start, James Fegan reviews the general themes of the White Sox offseason, and the biggest acquisition of the Winter, third baseman Todd Frazier.