Last night marked the White Sox’ second consecutive victory, which means a win Wednesday night would be three in a row. If I haven’t lost you with the complicated metrics already, the White Sox have not won three games in a row since May 9. The Red Sox are still the better team, but tonight features […]
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White Sox 3, Red Sox 1: Tim Anderson Shines, Chris Sale Cruises
Coming into Tuesday’s game, the Red Sox’ team TAv was .279. The White Sox have one player with a TAv above that. It’s Matt Albers. Essentially the best hitter on the White Sox would be a negative addition to the Red Sox lineup. This is a roundabout way of saying the Red Sox offense is better […]
Anderson’s Future in the Spotlight is Now
Tim Anderson is not a hero. He’s not a savior. He’s simply a 22-year-old shortstop that found himself receiving his first call-up to the major leagues during a turbulent time for an organization. The haze of desperation currently covering the White Sox will distort the image of any aid it receives from its possible shortstop of […]
White Sox 3, Red Sox 1: A miracle against Craig Kimbrel
Watching a struggling team sucks. Let’s face it: watching the 2016 White Sox is frustrating. It’s a roller coaster, alright. Actually, it’s more like a merry-go-round. Watch a White Sox game this year, and you’ll spin in a circle and see some familiar things. Does the opposing starter toss a gem? Check. Does the White Sox […]
It’s becoming harder to see the White Sox as contenders
Last year’s muddled American League race, lacking both a clear top–the entire league had less 90-win clubs than the NL Central–and a bottom save for the newly decrepit Oakland A’s, allowed for every middling, mediocre team to envision a version of themselves that plays in October. Even the 2015 White Sox, whose late-July hot streak […]
Indians 3, White Sox 2: A different type of disappointment
For much of the night, the White Sox looked ticketed toward their familiar brand of disappointment: Jose Quintana labors in vain to a great start, and takes a loss while his offense doesn’t score. Then they suddenly pivoted and found a different way to lose. 1. Nate Jones came into hold a 2-2 tie against […]
South Side Morning 5: Anybody can get it
1. For a franchise in a ‘prove it’ season like the White Sox are in, pressure is felt across the organization. But as manager, Robin Ventura is sitting in the position to feel it first and strongest. In terms of on the field action, accountability runs up the chain to him, but in terms of […]
A Reinvented Michael Ynoa Shows He Still Has A Lot To Offer
“When I got there to the mound, I was a little scared,” Michael Ynoa said after his major league debut on Tuesday evening at U.S. Cellular Field. Truth be told, White Sox fans were probably a little scared, too. After seeing a bullpen that just a month ago was the best in baseball go through a […]
White Sox 5, Tigers 3: Tim Anderson might be just fine
Remember all those dinks who questioned putting freshly promoted and 22-year-old Tim Anderson at the top of the lineup? After the Sox scored 18 runs in the first two games with their new lead off man, Anderson scored three times to give the Sox a narrow victory in the rubber match. 1. The White Sox […]
Maybe Rick Renteria Can Be Batman?
Because using Robin [Ventura] as the manager has been a complete failure. Monday night’s game against the Tigers was a breaking point for me, and hopefully for the White Sox organization, because it is now blatantly clear (and it can be argued that it was already) that Ventura is not a competent tactical manager at […]