Before the 2016 season started, all reasonable Chicago White Sox fans knew that a good number of things would have to break just right for the team to be legitimate contenders come September and October. Improvements had been made, but there were still multiple holes in the roster that raised enough concern for what looked […]
Tag: Jose Quintana
Royals 4, White Sox 1: File footage from 2013-15
If you read the papers these days, the Royals lack of options in their starting rotation and underwhelming power production from their lineup has finally started playing some actual effect on their ability to win major league baseball games. Those reports are still unconfirmed. 1. Not everything about 2016 immediately got thrown out the moment […]
How Is It Late May And We Haven’t Played the Royals?- Game Preview & Lineups 5/20
With Carlos Rodon struggling and two other rotation spots currently able to be charitably described as “questionable,” it’s pretty damn nice having Chris Sale and Jose Quintana back-to-back in the rotation. Sure, losing streaks and bumps in the road will still happen but having two legitimate aces going consecutive games at least gives your team […]
Which White Sox players are in the running for an All-Star appearance?
It’s May 17, the All-Star Game is slightly under two months away. It is far too early to seriously ask this question (featured in the headline, for reference). However, are we ever seriously asking this question? Besides, the ballots are out, the very worst votes are already being submitted and there’s no stopping them. Some loyal soul […]
White Sox 1, Yankees 2: Jose Quintana gets the tough-luck loss
Jose Quintana did not regress, nor did he pitch a bad game. His command was off for a bit of his seven inning outing, but he made it work. He allowed just two runs, both of them in the second inning. That would have been enough for a win on most days, but the White Sox […]
Catching: A Concern
When I was younger, my friends and I would spend hours upon hours in the Michigan winters playing in the snow. One of our favorite games to play as a group was King of the Hill. We’d pile up snow as high as we could, and then half a dozen or so 10-to-12-year-olds would madly […]
It’s time to recognize Jose Quintana as one of the best pitchers in baseball
IP K/9 BB/9 LOB% GB% ERA FIP WARP Player A 45.2 8.28 1.77 84.9 40.3 1.38 2.11 1.1 Player B 50.1 8.40 1.79 82.0 45.2 1.79 2.75 1.2 If you’re a White Sox fan, you probably know where this is going. But if you’re not, the following information may be somewhat of a surprise to you. Player […]
South Side Morning 5: Margin for Error — Fact or Fiction?
1. This past weekend introduced a new, luxurious aspect of life as an unlikely runaway first place team for the White Sox: piling up victories without playing well. Mat Latos was dinged up for the second-straight start on Friday, Chris Sale had his most erratic inning of the year to start Saturday night’s game while […]
White Sox 3, Twins 1: Can they play the Twins every day?
The sweep is complete. The White Sox moved to a perfect 6-0 against the Twins on Sunday thanks to Jose Quintana’s continued exceptional pitching, a few timely runs and a shutdown bullpen performance. They are now 12 games over .500. 1. We all know that Quintana cannot sustain a 1.40 ERA and 2.10 FIP for […]
White Sox 4, Red Sox 1: Chicago fires first shot in war of Sox supremacy
Life in a post-John Danks, grimly serious contender future began Tuesday night against the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox, but Jose Quintana is an awfully firm foot with which to step out into the cold, cruel world. 1. While Chris Sale is tooling around with reduced velocity, and a less aggressive approaches, Quintana is still […]