Spotlight Detroit Tigers (14-10) Last week: 6-1 (3-1 vs. Oakland; 3-0 @Minnesota) The biggest question about the Tigers’ ability to contend coming into the season was whether some of the Tigers’ stars, nearly all of them at an age where you could realistically expect their output to start to dip, would be able to stay […]
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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, […]
Around the AL Central: Royals’ starters strike guys out now?
Throughout the 2016 season, BP South Side will be posting updates on the ups and downs of the White Sox American League Central rivals. In each edition, we will spotlight one team that did something interesting, and give a roundup of the state of the rest of the division. Spotlight Kansas City Royals (8-4) Last week: […]
South Side Morning 5: White Sox achieving advanced levels of bumslaying
1. The Twins were supposed to be carried by their offense. With a full year of Miguel Sano and his monstrous power, solid-average to plus veterans Brian Dozier, Trevor Plouffe and even old friend Eduardo Escobar, and the growth a slew of promising youngsters including Byron Buxton and Max Kepler, the Twins were supposed to hit enough to at least […]
The Mat Latos one-hit game: A fluke or an indicator of future success?
When Mat Latos was signed late in the offseason, it became clear that the race for the final back end starter spot would become a bit more interesting. When Erik Johnson and Jacob Turner struggled in Spring, there became less doubt in everyone’s mind that Latos would end up becoming the man for the job. White Sox fans shrugged […]
White Sox 3, Twins 0: Federal ban on Twins victories held up on appeal
We don’t know everything the manager knows. It’s a reminder we always have to give ourselves whenever we feel too certain that we have caught the professionals in an egregious error. 1. But what datapoint could be much more certain than Jerry Sands being a career .198/.283/.283 hitter vs. right-handed pitching. It’s clear as day. […]
Winning Games Because the Twins Can’t – Game Preview & Lineups 4/13
The White Sox are in the process of turning some friendly scheduling into their best start of the Obama administration. So far, the winless Minnesota Twins are the perfect blend of (lack of) expectations and performance. While the Sox have yet to have an explosive game, they have put together enough offense on a regular […]
South Side Morning 5: Best first week of the decade
1. The White Sox took three games out of four from an Oakland club that looks like a very good bet to finish last in the AL West, split a pair of alternating pitching mismatches between a team they–optimistically–will be stride for stride with all year, and took a single game from the consensus favorite […]
White Sox 4, Twins 1: The Twins have still not won a game
Starting with Oakland, continuing with their own, and now stretching to Minnesota, the White Sox have ruined every home opener they have laid eyes on. A sleepy, tight, but solid enough 4-1 pitching clinic against the severely snakebit Twins now has the Sox on their best start to a season since they went 5-2 to […]
Around the American League Central: The Twins look terrible
Throughout the 2016 season, BP South Side will be posting weekly updates on the ups and downs of the White Sox American League Central rivals. Each week, we will spotlight one team that did something interesting, and give a roundup of the state of the rest of the division. Spotlight Minnesota Twins Record: 0-6 Last week: […]