Archive for September, 2011

In a season full of promise, Sox go home empty-handed.

To Quote Hawk Harrelson, “It’s over”! Really not much of a news flash. This season teetered on the brink of disaster most of the year. At least now, the team can start focusing on next year. I keep reading that Ozzie is all but gone. I still don’t agree with it, but 8 years is [...]

Sox 2012 schedule is here–thank gosh

For all intents and purposes, the 2011 season is over. At least as far as the White Sox are concerned. With that in mind, I look ahead to the 2012 campaign. MLB released the 2012 schedule today, so let’s take a look at the some of the key series for the Sox. They start the [...]

Sox implode…again, but now’s not the time to blow out the staff.

Damn that Ozzie Guillen. Put guys in position to succeed. Make the right moves with the bullpen. Manipulate a lineup full of young guys, or guys having horrible seasons, and he blew it again. Yep, time to fire the guy. I am talking about today, against Detroit. For all those calling for his head on [...]

Please Detroit, LEAVE TOWN!

Ok, I get it, Detroit is the best team in the Central. In nearly a replay from last Sunday, the Tigers went double digits on the Sox on Monday, beating them by 10, 14-4. They also had 21 hits. That was their 10th straight victory. Carlos Quentin made his return from the DL. He went [...]

Sox take a walk about, almost come up empty

Good to see the Sox making the move that I expected them to make. Jake Peavy is done for the season. Peavy, who returned after a possible career ending lat injury, finished the season with a 7-7 record, and a 4.92 ERA. That is not even close to what he used to be, but for [...]

Green Day at US Cellular? Darn, it’s just the uniforms.

A broken right hand finished Brent Lillibridge’s season on Thursday. How many of you thought Brent Lillibridge would be a big part of the Sox this year? He didn’t find out me made the team until a day or two before the regular season began. When given the chance during the season, he shined. Remember [...]

Sox get 3, but they could have had all four

The Sox came close, but we all know that close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. John Danks had one bad inning, but it was enough to send the Sox to their 70th loss of the year. Danks only allowed 6 hits total, but Minnesota bunched 3 of them together in the 3rd inning [...]

Sox go to Minnesota, discover they love Twins

After the beat-down administered by the Detroit Tigers over the weekend, the Sox wanted to go somewhere, or should I say, anywhere else. The baseball gods took them to Minnesota, to play a Twins team that is playing for next year. The Sox have taken advantage of the downtrodden Twins, winning the first 3 games [...]