As a student of 20th century history, I have read first-hand accounts of some of the most horrifying atrocities imaginable. Brutal slaughter, permanent displacement, human cruelty once thought impossible. And yet there is always still room for a new level of shock and disgust: “One GM said [Jose] Quintana was ‘conspicuous by his absence in […]
Tag: Carlos Rodon
Hunt for a cheaper new core
Reassuring or frustrating depending on your perspective or relative sense of exhaustion, the possible/likely/implied White Sox move toward a rebuild has opened general manager Rick Hahn to discussing the team’s situation in more frank terms. From Dan Hayes: “When you look at the top end of our roster, arguably we could measure up against anybody. […]
Year in Review: Carlos Rodon
The White Sox front office expected the team to compete in 2016, as did many fans. However, in order to compete the White Sox needed quite a few unlikely things to happen. One of those things was having Carlos Rodon grow into a top of the rotation starter. Rodon had a very encouraging finish to […]
Some Final Thoughts on The Cubs and The Off-Season Ahead for the White Sox
The Chicago Cubs won the World Series and I sit here jealous of the team and its fans. The World Series was tough for me to watch not because I don’t like the Cubs (they’re a pretty fun team to watch) nor because some Cubs fans can be unbearable (every fanbase has meatballs, the Cubs […]
White Sox 3, Indians 0: Rodon pushes back Cleveland’s clinch party
With the Tigers getting poleaxed by Royals on their own field at the time of this writing, the Indians just needed a victory against the deeply scuffling White Sox to be celebrating an AL Central title in their clubhouse Sunday afternoon. Which…wouldn’t be the end of the world. It’s not like the White Sox have skin […]
Royals 8, White Sox 3: The 19th game in this season series goes much like the previous 18
Carlos Rodon and the White Sox squared off against the Royals for the final time this season, and received a proper drubbing. With the loss they closed out 2016 with a record of 5-14 against their division rivals. • Things looked rosy early as Justin Morneau’s booming double was promptly followed up by a Todd […]
Indians 6, White Sox 1: Carlos Rodon and Sox Offense Struggle in Loss
After two games in which the White Sox blew out the first place Indians by a total score of 19-5, the universe was ready to return to order. The White Sox had one of the hottest pitchers in baseball, Carlos Rodon, on the mound Wednesday night while the Indians sent Josh Tomlin out, who came […]
Carlos Rodon’s turnaround was led by a change
Last year, rookie pitching phenom Carlos Rodon made his major league debut on April 21, 2015. Rodon had been selected as the third overall pick in the first round of the draft on June 5, 2014. Not even one year after being selected by a major league organization, Rodon found himself a part of that […]
South Side Morning 5: A.J. On The Way Out
1. A.J. Pierzynski at least deked much of the baseball world into thinking he was retiring Saturday night; passing around cigars, having the ball from his final hit of the night authenticated, gave some cryptic quotes about being satisfied with his career. Then he promptly went back on the disabled list in early mid-September, only […]
White Sox 7, Royals 2: Carlos Rodon Continues to be Good
The White Sox came into Friday’s game with a 67-72 record and completely out of the playoff picture. The Royals were 72-67 and barely holding onto hope of making the playoffs to defend their World Series Championship. As the season winds down, the 3.5 games and three teams that separate the Royals from the playoffs […]