Between Chris Sale trade rumors, a cadre of injuries that included Brett Lawrie, and a Jacob Turner-Michael Fulmer pitching matchup, Friday night took on a very post-contention feel. It offered a glimpse of how the Sox will be playing out the string the rest of 2016: more entertaining than expected but still kind of a […]
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The White Sox are done
Maybe this declarative headline is just for posterity, since the dimming playoff picture for the Sox has been increasingly apparent for weeks now, and is simply impossible to ignore now after a dismal 1-5 west coast road trip to start the second half, which came on the heels of home series loss to the tanking […]
South Side Morning 5: Jose Quintana is the same guy
1. This year has been marketed as Jose Quintana’s breakout season by many, including myself and others on this blog. It is and isn’t. His 3.13 ERA would be a career-low if he held onto it through the end of the season, the dearth of elite AL pitching has pushed him to the head of […]
South Side Morning 5: Runs needed
1. Doubts about Todd Frazier‘s ability to maintain his performance over the second half of the season will not be resolved until he pieces together his first set of post-All Star break splits that are superior to his first half in his career. But he certainly didn’t get off to a good start this weekend by going […]
Angels 1, White Sox 0: Maybe get some runs someday?
Thanks–or no thanks–to the deadball era, and nearly 150 years of Major League Baseball’s existence, we’re far from the threshold where the White Sox current scoring ineptitude would approach any kind of historical level. Three-straight shutouts against bad teams, 32 consecutive scoreless innings, all are just the mundane struggles of a .500 team slipping into […]
Red Sox 8, White Sox 7: A lost battle of bad bullpens
The White Sox had a chance to walk away with a four-game sweep of one of the best teams in baseball, and they blew it. Sure, it might seem a little spoiled acting like winning three of four is a bad thing, but this team is sliding and sliding fast, and winning this game would […]
Let’s take an updated look at those White Sox All-Star odds
Hooooooooo boy have things been ugly since we last checked in on the White Sox All-Star chances a little more than one month ago. When our esteemed leader James Fegan posted this article, speculating on the possibilities of All-Star appearances for a number of White Sox players, they were 24-14, coming off their fourth loss in […]
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 […]
Royals 3, White Sox 1: Yordano Ventura’s Going Away Party
His last time out, Royals starter Yordano Ventura gave up six runs over four and a third innings, allowed a home run to Ryan Flaherty, saw his ERA spike to 5.32 on the season, and got punched in the face. 1. Staring down a nine-game suspension related to that very bad night that is pending […]
White Sox season can still be saved
On the morning of May 10th, the White Sox sat at 23-10, first place in the AL Central by six games with the second-best record in baseball. They had were coming off an 8-4 victory in Texas that was capped by a go-ahead Todd Frazier grand slam in the top of the 12th. Things were looking […]