Deadspin (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
And you thought Ozzie Guillen was all the White Sox had to fear in the locker room. Backup catcher Toby Hall is recovering after Jermaine Dye blocked his attempted pie to the face. Does anyone ever...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Bosox 6, Chisox 2 WP: Matsuzaka (13-2) LP: Logan (2-3) SV: None HRs: BOS-Ellsbury (7): CHI-Thome (23) Summary: Boston broke open a tie ballgame in the seventh when Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen decided to let ineffective Boone Logan pitch to David Ortiz with the bases loaded, and Big Papi unloaded with a 3-run double that won the game. To add [...]
Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Daisuke Matsuzaka vs. Jose Contreras Dice-K going for 13th W, Contreras is coming back from an injury. From ESPN: Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen felt confident last week that Jose Contreras would come off the disabled list a completely different pitcher than the one that struggled in June and July. Contreras tries to live up to his manager's expectations when he takes the mound Saturday night...
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Setup, closer, whatever: Goose Gossage still alarming on the bump Red Sox 3, White Sox 5 In the 8th frame with the score 4-0, Mark Buehrle (W, 9-10, 7IP, 4H, 1ER, 8K, 2BB) allowed Jason Varitek a leadoff single in a shutout performance, prompting Ozzie Guillen to act quickly to protect the lefty’s great work. Unfortunately, [...]
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Contrary to what my colleague J-Rose might think, Ozzie Guillen had one of his finest managerial games of the season last night in the South-siders’ 5-3 win over Boston. Removing Mark Buehrle after 110 pitches with a 4-0 lead was absolutely the right move to make. Buehrle has a history of wearing down over the final [...]
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Chisox 5, Bosox 3 WP: Buehrle (9-10) LP: Lester (10-4) SV: Jenks (23) HRs: BOS-Pedroia (10); CWS-Quentin (31) Summary: Mark Buehrle held the Red Sox to four hits in seven innings and the White Sox probably would have shut out Boston if Ozzie Guillen didn’t pull Buehrle with one on in the eighth. But Chicago still held on for [...]
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
CHICAGO - A sign of the times: White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen told Big Papi before the game, "Be ready for walks." Guillen had been talking about how potent the Red Sox lineup still is, but without Manny Ramirez it was going to be hard for Ortiz to see anything good to hit. The White Sox took a 3-0 lead in the fifth against Jon Lester when Orlando Cabrera doubled down the right-field line, scoring...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Royals catcher Miguel Olivo and pitcher Zack Greinke appealed after being given five-game suspensions Tuesday for their roles in a Sunday brawl with the White Sox. White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended two games and Royals manager Trey Hillman was...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
The verdict is in from the Commissioner's Office on suspensions related to Sunday's brawl between the Royals and Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Kansas City catcher Miguel Olivo and pitcher Zack Greinke have been suspended five games each for causing trouble in a weekend game with the Chicago White Sox. White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended two games and Royals manager Trey Hillman was given one game Tuesday. All four penalties also included undisclosed fines. Baseball disciplinarian Bob Watson issued the suspensions following Sunday's...
MLB Rumors by MLBnewsonline.com (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
The screen capture above is from the Yahoo front page, and it touts the fact that Ozzie Guillen has revealed one of baseball's most closely held secrets: Pitchers sometimes intentionally throw at opposing batters! And, sometimes, managers order pitchers to do so ! Shocking! This incredible revelation got me to thinking: There must be other secrets hidden within major league baseball. What are they?...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune : MLB could punish White Sox's Ozzie Guillen for diatribe after fight — Manager Ozzie Guillen received an apology from umpire crew chief Gary Cederstrom after Sunday's tension-filled 14-3 loss at Kansas City. — Whether that apology supersedes strong comments made by Guillen will be determined …
Foul Balls (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Sunday was a pretty frustrating day for the Chicago White Sox. Not only were they getting their butts kicked by the Kansas City Royals, and saying goodbye to their position atop the AL Central in the process, but there was also a bench-clearing incident in the fifth inning of the game. With the Sox down 7-0, reliever D.J. Carrasco threw three straight pitches at Royals catcher Miguel Olivo's
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
I gleefully missed most of this one, so I'll just leave you with an Ozzie Guillen truism. "We've got to pitch. If we don't pitch, I don't care how many Ken Griffey Jr .'s we bring in this year. It's all about pitching." Griffey made a routine play, one that I heard called spectacular on CSN's update show, look harder than it should have been, and took his sweet ass time getting to an Esteban German...
Crosblog (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
When he has Minnesota Twins fans around to top him . The obvious motive for the Twins fans' scurrilous behavior is their vitrolic hatred of the White Sox' most preeminent fan . Basically, to support the Twins is to oppose Hope Itself. I call on Twins fans everywhere to denounce this outrageous conduct.
