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, […]
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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 […]
South Side Morning 5: Running through the sixth starter
1. Miguel Gonzalez will be starting Monday night in Toronto, sparing John Danks from his house of horrors at the Rogers Centre, where he has a 7.27 ERA, averaged less than five innings per start, and nearly started a fight with Jose Bautista. A friendly explanation is that the Sox are dropping a spot start […]
A possible sweep and lots of roster news – Lineups & Preview 4/24
For the White Sox, things are the best they have been in a long time. They’re 12-6, the clubhouse is humming and happy, despite unprecedented levels of Spring tumult, and they are one game away from sweeping a Rangers team that still has World Series potential, and is still tied for first place in the […]
South Side Morning 5: Why isn’t Austin Jackson hitting?
1. All the hullabaloo about Avisail Garcia being bad again has covered up that Austin Jackson has quietly been the worst hitter in the White Sox lineup early on. His ninth inning deep fly to the left field warning track dropped his batting line to .170/.204/.191 on the young season. Between this blast, a grand […]
Angels 3, White Sox 2: Late rally dies at the wall
The White Sox have themselves to blame. Enjoying the fruits of a soft early schedule has led them to a promising 10-6 start, but with the Rangers, Blue Jays and Orioles coming in to close the month, they may rue going 3-4 against the Rays and Angels, and especially failing to hit Jered Weaver on Thursday. […]
Rays 7, White Sox 2: Sometimes The Games Just Suck
The White Sox lost to the Rays 5-2. They were completely shut down by Erasmo Ramirez, who needed just 66 pitches to get through five and two-third scoreless innings. John Danks pitched like John Danks, struggling through six and a third and allowing five runs on three walks and six hits, two of which left […]
Score Some Runs Because John Danks Needs You To – Game Preview & Lineups 4/16
Having already matched their 2015 win total against the Rays, the White Sox will now attempt to surpass it behind a man who has thus far emerged as the starting rotation’s weak link. The Sox team starter ERA is first in the league, nearly half a run better than the second place Kansas City Royals. […]
Indians 7, White Sox 1: Was this a good home opener? Snow way
John Danks‘ erraticism coupled with an offense as cold as the temperature in Chicago made for an unhappy home opener Friday as the White Sox fell 7-1 to the Indians. 1. Danks kept the ball around the plate for most of his five innings of work, finishing with six strikeouts and just one walk. But unfortunately, […]
The Other Opening Day – Game Preview & Lineups 4/8
The White Sox started the season with 4 games on the road. This was on the schedule, we’ve known for quite some time that this was going to happen. The White Sox started the season by winning 3 out of 4 games on the road. This was not a scheduled event, and no I did […]