Round three of interleague plague sees the White Sox taking a trip just across the Mississippi to hang out in St. Louis. Two teams with brand new managers this season will square off. So far, the results for each have been interesting. Here is what you might want to know heading into these three games.

2012 Record: White Sox 33-27, 1st in AL Central. Cardinals 31-30, 3rd in NL Central

2012 Interleague play record: White Sox 4-2, Cardinals 1-2

2011 Interleague Record: White Sox 11-7, Cardinals 8-7

2006 Season Series Record: 3-0

All-Time Series Record: 8-10 (The Sox are 2-7 in St. Louis)

The following pitchers are expected to start in the three games:

Jose Quintana: 1-1, 2.05 ERA, 10K v. Adam Wainwright: 5-6, 4.97 ERA, 65K

Jake Peavy: 6-1, 3.05 ERA, 72K v. Lance Lynn: 9-2, 2.66 ERA, 74K

Gavin Floyd: 4-6, 5.38 ERA, 67K v. Jake Westbrook: 4-6, 4.25 ERA, 53K

All three games begin at 7:15 pm CDT. » Continue reading “For The Birds. Series Preview: White Sox @ Cardinals”

Last night, I went to the White Sox website to pull up the box score so I could write my game recap. I was texting while I was on the website, so I didn’t click anything right away. When I finished sending my text, I looked at the screen and saw the story about Chris Sale getting an MRI today scrolling across with a picture of Sale. Looking at that picture, I said to myself, “How did I never notice this before?!”

Click here for his player page on the Sox website. Look at the big default picture of him. Look at his arms.

That looks A LOT like the inverted W. » Continue reading “Chris Sale and the Inverted W”