South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
More photos » by Ben Margot - AP Browse more photos » The good people at ACTA Sports provided me a sneak preview at the 2010 Bill James projections, which will be made available the public the the 2010 Bill James Handbook ( available next week ). James tends to have the most optimistic projections of any of the major forecasters, specifically for young players (read: unestablished players,...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
White Sox playoff hero Orlando Hernandez. View full size photo uploaded October 26, 2009 On this date four years ago, the White Sox won the World Series. Where were you? White Sox link roundup: JJ continues his player reviews with Jayson Nix . The always entertaining mailbag , this time from Scott Merkin. Continuing the Sprocle bender, there's a White Sox first round draft pick quiz . Other links:...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the White Sox. Their likely commitments for 2010: C - A.J. Pierzynski - $6.25MM C/DH - Tyler Flowers - $400K 1B - Paul Konerko - $12MM 2B - Chris Getz - $401K SS - Alexei Ramirez - $1.1MM 3B - Gordon Beckham - $400K IF/OF - Brent Lillibridge - $403K IF - Jayson Nix - $400K LF - CF - Alex Rios - $9.7MM RF - Carlos Quentin - $550K+ OF - DH - Dayan Viciedo - $1.25MM...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
The hot stove season won't really pick up until next month, but we can still expect some developments soon if last year is any indication. Here's a look at what happened last year between mid-October and the end of the World Series: We heard about possible blockbusters, some of which happened (Matt Holliday) and some of which didn't (Prince Fielder, Magglio Ordonez). This year's equivalents: Fielder,...
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Tigers Survive A Scare To Clinch A Tie: Tigers 5, White Sox 3 Riding Justin Verlander on regular rest, the Tigers managed to get almost eight innings out of their ace. The big nail-biting moment came in the eighth, when Verlander gave up an RBI double to .184-hitting Ramon Castro, and an RBI single to .158-hitting Brent Lillibridge. After throwing a wild pitch in Scott Podsednik's at-bat and walking...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Chicago at Cleveland, 7:05 PM Lineups: INDIANS (64-91): 2B Jamey Carroll , SS Asdrubal Cabrera, RF Shin-Soo Choo , 3B Jhonny Peralta , DH Travis Hafner , LF Matt LaPorta , 1B Andy Marte , C Lou Marson , CF Trevor Crowe . LHP Aaron Laffey (7-7, 3.93). WHITE SOX (75-81): RF DeWayne Wise, 3B Gordon Beckham , LF Carlos Quentin , DH Paul Konerko , CF Alex Rios , 1B Josh Fields , C Tyler Flowers , 2B Jayson...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
The A's Mark Ellis tosses his helmet and gloves to the ground after striking out in the sixth inning. CHICAGO -- A.J. Pierzynski hit a game-ending RBI double in the 13th inning, Scott Podsednik had four hits, and the Chicago White Sox beat the A's 4-3 Wednesday night. Alexei Ramirez singled with one out in the 13th against Edgar Gonzalez (0-2), and Pierzynski followed with a double off the wall in...
Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
More photos » by Elise Amendola - AP Browse more photos » Lineup Boston Red Sox @ Chicago White Sox 09/06/09 2:05 PM EDT Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Jacoby Ellsbury - CF Scott Podsednik - DH Dustin Pedroia - 2B Jayson Nix - 3B Victor Martinez - C Paul Konerko - 1B Kevin Youkilis - 1B Jermaine Dye - RF Jason Bay - LF Carlos Quentin - LF David Ortiz - DH Alexei Ramirez - SS Mike Lowell...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
First Pitch: 12:10pm CDT TV: FS-N Radio: Twins Radio Network Know Thine Enemy: South Side Sox We know the score by now. While the Twins have found themselves on the rise, 11-3 in their last 14 games, the White Sox have now dropped five in a row and have erased all but the smallest of post-season hopes. It also bears noting that the Twins are undefeated in September. BRING OUT THE BROOMS! W-L G GS CG...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
More photos » by Paul Sancya - AP Remember me? Browse more photos » This post was written by larry, but apparently he broke the site. I'm leaving his post below so the tech guys can figure out what went wrong, and reposting it again so you can comment and such. Or, in most cases, re-introducing. Tyler Flowers : The White Sox ' top prospect receives a deserving call-up to serve as the 3rd...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Every game's important now, whether it's against the Sox or some out-of-division team. With Minnesota ahead of Chicago, this one hardly matters as an AL Central matchup - it's just that the Twins need to somehow make up games on the Tigers . First Pitch: 7:10pm CDT TV: FSN Radio: Twins Radio Network Know Thine Enemy: South Side Sox Probable Starters W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
Regular Season Game 130 Yankees vs White Sox Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY Game Time: 1:05 p.m. TV: YES, TBS | Radio: WCBS Here are the lineups: YANKEES (81-48) Derek Jeter SS Johnny Damon LF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Hideki Matsui DH Jorge Posada C Robinson Cano 2B Eric Hinske RF Melky Cabrera CF Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (8-4, 4.34 ERA) WHITE SOX (64-66) Scott Podsednik LF Gordon Beckham...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
In the first inning this afternoon, the Yankees looked to be on the verge of getting to Jose Contreras early. Derek Jeter opened the game with yet another hit, and Johnny Damon reached when Jayson Nix made an error. But Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez both struck out, and Hideki Matsui flew out to left. [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Mitre, Gaudin one-hit White Sox in 10-0...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
Regular Season Game 129 Yankees vs White Sox Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY Game Time: 1:05 p.m. TV: YES | Radio: WCBS Here are the lineups: YANKEES (80-48) Derek Jeter SS Johnny Damon LF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Hideki Matsui DH Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Jerry Hairston Jr. CF Jose Molina C Pitching: RHP Sergio Mitre (2-1, 6,82 ERA) WHITE SOX (64-65) Scott Podsednik LF Gordon Beckham 3B...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Chi White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 1 NY Yankees 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 10 0 WP - Brian Bruney (4-0) LP - Randy Williams (0-1) It was a battle of two quality left-handers at the stadium tonight, with CC Sabathia facing off against Mark Buehrle . Both starters pitched very well. CC cruised over the first six innings, holding the Sox scoreless on just...
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