In light of his gophertastic start on Thursday, there was a general consensus among White Sox fans on Twitter (and on this site) that John Danks’ left shoulder has finally run out of useful bullets, and so its owner needs to go. Given that Danks is due a prorated $15.75 million for the rest of […]
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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 […]
Chris Sale Day – Lineups & Preview 5/1
White Sox pitching’s untouchable start to the 2016 season has been brought back to Earth this weekend in Baltimore. They have already allowed 23 runs in this series to the AL’s best offense, and have seen John Danks stare the possible end of his run as a White Sox starter dead in the face, Mat […]
White Sox 8, Orioles 7: The 2015 Version Doesn’t Win This One
The White Sox blew a couple leads, came from behind a few times, and then held on to win by one run in a very strange game. The contest had a ton of sloppy defense–even from defensive demigod Manny Machado–attempted bunts, a should-have-been triple play, dingers…and somehow it yielded a high scoring White Sox victory, […]
Orioles 6, White Sox 3: And things started so well
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 […]
Jose Abreu’s struggles unprecedented for Jose Abreu
Jose Abreu is going through the worst funk of his entire career. That’s not hyperbolic. Through Thursday’s game in Baltimore, Abreu has been to the plate 100 times this season and is hitting .207/.290/.345 with three home runs, 10 RBI, eight walks and 23 strikeouts. His TAv is .232, his OPS is .635 and his OPS+ is 83. Abreu’s […]
It’s Time to Have the Not-So-Difficult Conversation About John Danks
One of the more difficult parts of my job is having the incredibly gloomy conversation with owners who are struggling with the decision to humanely end their pet’s suffering. No one wants to be responsible for such a powerful decision that can’t be undone, so there is hedging and hemming and long uncomfortable silences. Ultimately, the […]
Orioles 10, White Sox 2: Danks’ struggles obscure bad night for bats
The sun might be making its last creep under the horizon for John Danks. The 31-year-old left-hander has had more than his share of tough outings since he underwent shoulder surgery in 2012, but with three starts already this season where his stuff looked even more diminished than before, and the Sox giving his rotation […]
Next Up: Baltimore – Game Preview & Lineups 4/28
Coming off consecutive sweeps of 2015 playoff teams, the White Sox head into a four game weekend series against the team most closely trailing them for best record in the American League. All remaining claims of success being due to fortune of scheduling are gone; they have gone seven games without scoring fewer than four runs, […]
South Side Mid-day 5: The benefits of success
1. Hitting being contagious, or a contagion, as Hawk would say, might not scan, but the White Sox certainly enjoyed some effecting of cascading success Wednesday. So brutal was their treatment of Gavin Floyd, Pat Venditte, Drew Storen, and Brett Cecil over the first two nights of action (and all season), that with Marco Estrada rolling […]