The second half of the season is officially here. The All-Star break isn’t for another week, but Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Astros was the 82nd game of the White Sox season, and things are, well, they’re perfectly average. Stop me if you’ve heard this story before. At 42-40, the White Sox remain in the […]
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White Sox 4, Astros 1: A Quintana Victory
For the second day in a row, Robin Ventura used one of his catchers as the DH and won anyway. The White Sox are now 6-18 against Cleveland, Kansas City, and Detroit and 36-22 against everyone else. 1. Jose Quintana got off to a rough start, allowing a solo shot to George Springer in the first […]
White Sox 7, Astros 6: Navarro, Shuck carry Sale to 14th win (What?)
HOUSTON — Chris Sale bounced back from a rough first few innings to earn his 14th win of the season as the White Sox beat the Astros 7-6 Saturday afternoon at Minute Maid Park. Things looked pretty bleak for Sale through the first three innings. After allowing a solo homer to Jose Altuve in the first, […]
Astros 5, White Sox 0: Silent offense spoils good Gonzalez effort
HOUSTON — The last time Miguel Gonzalez took the mound, the White Sox hit a bazillion (seven) home runs, but Gonzalez took the loss anyway after giving up eight earned runs in 5.1 innings. So, naturally, Friday night in Houston, Gonzalez managed to last seven innings, allowed just three runs (two earned) and he still came away […]
Oh, right. Never fear, for Justin Morneau is here. Or something.
In case you haven’t gathered, my title is a little bit of a) sarcasm and b) reflective of the genuine surprise I felt when I remembered that, hey, Justin Morneau is now a member of the Chicago White Sox. Well, not yet. We will wind up having to wait six weeks for his glorious debut on […]
White Sox 6, Twins 5: Shuck bloop saves Sox
With their best hitter troubled by a sprained wrist, their center fielder’s injured knee still in recovery and their mid-season DH upgrade stuck on zero plate appearances for the season, perhaps it was unreasonable to expect the White Sox to collect any style points in dispatching even the moribund Minnesota Twins. All they really need […]
South Side Morning 5: The circumstances that necessitate Matt Davidson
1. It feels wrong to open up immediately after a victory, albeit far less emphatic and encouraging of a victory than at one point anticipated, and talk about how the White Sox lack of depth–and apparent lack of interest in fortifying that depth–has left them hopelessly ill-suited to catch a surging Cleveland Indians team. So […]
White Sox 9, Twins 6: James Shields Didn’t Get Murdered
Rumors of James Shields’ demise may have been exaggerated. Building upon the “best” start with his new team in Boston last week, the seemingly hopeless right-hander provided some hope that all is not lost. Pitching over a home run by the first batter he faced, Shields steadied the ship and the offense chipped in to do […]
South Side Morning 5: Wasted opportunities
1. Right before the White Sox no-showed a phenomenally winnable game against a dreadful divisional rival in front of their home fans, Crain’s published the details of their rest of season ticket sales outlook. In sum, the White Sox have once again obliterated any sense of in-season momentum from their fanbase, and will be lucky […]
Twins 4, White Sox 0: Dozier pummels lifeless Sox club
The White Sox just wrapped a trying but encouraging week. They braved the onslaught of two AL East playoff contenders, climbed back to .500 with a pair of series wins despite dealing with multiple key injuries, and set themselves up nicely for soft stretch in their schedule, which began with a Tuesday night’s hilarious starting […]