Wednesday night, the White Sox recorded their fifth shutout victory of the season, blanking the Blue Jays 4-0 en route to their sixth-straight victory and an MLB leading 16th win. On the back of a pitching staff that has allowed an MLB-low 2.42 runs per game, the White Sox have the best run differential in the American […]
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White Sox 4, Blue Jays 0: Sox offense picks up Jose Quintana
It’s a long season and there’s a lot of ghosts the White Sox will need to exorcise over the course of the year, and Wednesday night they set about rescuing Jose Quintana from a sure no decision. 1. Quintana was not at his very sharpest, walking three and putting runners in scoring position in four […]
Possible Sweep Alert – Game Preview & Lineups 4/27
The new plan for the White Sox is to boost their offensive output while maintaining their status as a top pitching staff. After spending a couple of weeks failing to put up much in the way of runs, they are looking Wednesday to bring themselves up to a full week of scoring four or more. The […]
South Side Morning 5: Chris Sale’s bizarre reign of terror
1. To date, we’ve had two starts of traditional-looking Chris Sale: one was a step away from greatness due to a command lapse and in the other he was just freezing cold. There has been one kitchen sink, 1,000 ways-to-kill-you masterpiece, and two starts where Sale has thrived with a couple of miles on his fastball tied behind […]
White Sox 10, Blue Jays 1: Sale and offense cruise, and living is easy
Life with the White Sox as a juggernaut is still new and strange, but the adjustment gets easier day by day 1. When is the last time the White Sox offense made Chris Sale Day a side attraction? Facing familiar punching bag R.A. Dickey, the Sox slowly turned a leak into a flood, clinging to […]
Currently Accepting All Offered Wins – Game Preview & Lineups 4/26
The White Sox are systematically trying to remove the layers of caution from our optimism, game by game. If they can endure Miguel Gonzalez making his first start of the season and emerge victorious, what chance do you think the Blue Jays have against Chris Sale? Sale has given us a bit of a different look […]
Miguel Gonzalez: Maybe This Is As Good As It Gets, and That’s OK
Pitching depth is important. You could even go as far as to say that it’s more valuable than position player depth. The season is long, players change, situations change, and injuries happen. Any team, especially those looking to contend and be ahead of the curve, need to be advantageously prepared for every situation and opportunity that may arise during […]
BP South Side Morning 5: Living like a cat
1. A funny thing happened among some of the principal actors in the White Sox’ stirring five-run comeback Monday night, which featured five-straight Sox hitters reaching base with two outs in the seventh: Todd Frazier and Jimmy Rollins are having good offensive months now. Rollins, who has been focused on–including here–as an undeserving occupier of the […]
White Sox 7, Blue Jays 5: Comeback rescues rough introduction for Gonzalez
Starting in Toronto ostensibly to give John Danks a break from an unfavorable matchup, Miguel Gonzalez had a real opportunity to impress and force his way into a more permanent role. Instead, something more predictable happened against the high-powered Jays lineup. Less predictable was the dormant Sox offense whirring the life and launching a five-run […]
Around the AL Central: The Indians might be in trouble
Spotlight Cleveland Indians (9-7) Last week: 4-2 (1-2 vs. Seattle; 3-0 @Detroit) The most popular pick to win the American League Central at the start of the season has been mildly disappointing in the early going, and this past week has highlighted the ups and downs of a team that has been frustratingly average. First, […]