The good news about this portion of the season? The Sox no longer have to see the Tigers or the Royals, especially the Royals. This season, the Sox lost badly in both series to both teams. Just last night, they dropped the 12th game against the Royals. And now they are off to the West Coast one last time. Here is what yo need to know about the series against Anaheim:

2012 Record: White Sox 81-68, 1st in AL Central. Angels 81-69, 3rd in AL West

2012 Season Series: 3-2

All-Time Series Record: 348-344 (The Sox are 164-182 at Anaheim)

The following pitchers are expected to start this weekend:

Jake Peavy: 11-11, 3.26 ERA, 177k vs. Ervin Santana: 8-12, 5.08 ERA, 121K

Jose Quintana: 6-4, 3.69 ERA, 75K vs. Dan Haren: 11-11, 4.41 ERA, 127K

Gavin Floyd: 10-10, 4.50 ERA, 124K vs. Jered Weaver: 18-4, 2.79 ERA, 132K

Friday’s game begins at 9:05 pm, Saturday’s game is at 8:05 pm and Sunday’s game begins at 2:35 pm. All times CDT.

» Continue reading “Or Not? Series Preview: White Sox @ Angels”

oh em gee! he is capable of not sucking!

A win in Kansas City? Against the Royals? Surely you jest! But no, the Sox actually did get a win tonight at Kansas City by beating the Royals by a final of 3-2.Tonight it was all via the home run that the Sox scored their runs.

Alejandro De Aza led off the game with a solo shot. That was nice to see considering that Mr. Consistently Inconsistent was starting tonight. Gavin has typically given up runs right away in a game that makes you think the Sox have no hope for a comeback. And he lived up to that tonight by giving up the lead right away to the Royals by walking the first batter and having two hits following to put them up by a score of 2-1 in the first inning. Fortunately, Luke Hochevar was feeling in a giving mood tonight and surrendered the tying run to Gordon Beckham in the sixth inning when he hit a solo shot.  » Continue reading “Solo Jacks Keep Sox Ahead”

In the continuing road trip, the Sox leave Canada and head back to the midwest and stop again in Kansas City to visit the PITAs. It seems we just saw them (oh, they did) but not nearly with the annoying frequency early in the season that they saw the Indians. Here is what you should know about the upcoming weekend series:

2012 Record: White Sox 65-52, 1st in AL Central. Royals 51-66, 4th in AL Central

2012 Season Series: 4-5

All-Time Series Record: 346-307 (The Sox are 151-169 at Kansas City)

The following pitchers are expected to pitch this weekend:

Chris Sale: 14-3, 2.60 ERA, 132K vs. Luis Mendoza:  6-8, 4.37 ERA, 67K

Jake Peavy: 9-8, 3.04 ERA, 144K vs. Bruce Chen: 8-10, 5.56 ERA, 98K

Jose Quintana: 5-2, 2.77 ERA, 53K vs. Jeremy Guthrie: 5-12, 5.75 ERA, 71K

Friday’s game begins at 7:10 pm, Saturday’s game is at 6:10 pm and Sunday’s game is at 1:10 pm. All times CDT.  » Continue reading “Hello KC! Series Preview: White Sox @ Royals”

After hosting the Blue Jays twice on the South Side this season, the Sox will finally make the trek north of the border and go visit Toronto. Here is what to know about the upcoming four-game series to begin the seven-game road trip.

2012 Record: White Sox 62-51, 1st in AL Central. Blue Jays 54-60, 5th in AL East

2012 Series Record: 3-3

All-Time Series Record: 166-190 (The Sox are 75-103 in Toronto)

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

Jake Peavy: 9-8, 3.08 ERA, 138K vs. Carlos Villanueva: 6-2, 3.30 ERA, 78K

Jose Quintana: 4-2, 2.78 ERA, 49K vs. Hernderson Alvarez: 7-9, 4.58 ERA, 51K

Gavin Floyd: 8-9, 4.43 ERA, 104K vs. Ricky Romero: 8-9, 5.32 ERA, 99K

Francisco Liriano: 3-10, 5.35 ERA, 126K vs. Aaron Laffey: 3-3, 4.72 ERA, 32K

All games begin at 6:07 pm. Thursday’s game is the free MLB.com game of the day. All times CDT.  » Continue reading “Visiting Canada. Series Preview: White Sox @ Blue Jays”

continuing domination

Chris Sale started against Bartolo Colón. I think it is pretty safe to say, Chris Sale was going to come out on top in this battle. Sure, the Sox haven’t walked much and Bartolo doesn’t walk guys much but who cares? Especially when the game turned into a “how not to play short stop show by Cliff Pennington.” Cliff had two errors today and also a collision with Adam Rosales. The collision with Rosales led to AJ Pierzynski scoring from first base.

Some may be shocked by AJ doing this, but when no one is covering third base and then no one is covering home, well you should expect this sort of thing with a guy who is one of, if not the smartest guys in the game. Just another reason to give another team legitimate reason to hate him? Maybe, but when the defense plays like that, it’s hard to blame a guy who was heads’s up about what was happening on the field who took advantage to give his team an insurance run.  » Continue reading “White Sox Take Advantage And Win Series Finale Against A’s”

61-50 this season

What a game last night. At least the ending. A walk off home run and it was also a first major league home run? Yes, it is what people who love baseball drama live to see. Tonight, the drama will continue with Robin sending out the following guys to win:

Alejandro De Aza CF, Youk 3B, Big Donkey 1B, Alex Rios RF, AJ Pierzynski C, The Cuban Missile SS, The Cuban Tank LF, Tyler Flowers C, Bacon 2B. 

Francisco Liriano will start for the Sox tonight. Liriano will be making his second home start of the season. So far, he has not been able to pick up a win with his new team. In his last start, he got a no decision against the Angels where he allowed just one run on four hits in five innings. He ended up leaving this start early after getting hit in his left leg.

In his career against Oakland, Liriano is 3-4 with a 3.96 ERA in 13 career games. The last time he faced them, he was still with the Twins. In that game, he struck out a career-high 15 batters, but he did end up taking the loss. Tonight, he will be hoping to grab his first win as a member of the White Sox. » Continue reading “Another Night Of Drama? White Sox V Athletics August 11, 2012″

The game started off in typical Mr. Consistently Inconsistent fashion. He gives up runs early. He’s throwing a ton of pitches early. Though, mercifully tonight, he decided not to use 42 of them in the first inning. Though, as annoying as Gavin Floyd was in the first couple of innings, he did finally settle down and throw scoreless innings for four innings. » Continue reading “Danks A Million”

60-50 this season

Another day, another grind. Time for the Sox to get back at it after dropping the series earlier in the week to the Royals. Tonight, they will face the Athletics and former Sox pitcher Brandon McCarthy will be making a return visit to Chicago.

To get back on track, Robin is sending out the following guys to slow down the surging A’s:

Alejandro De Aza CF, Youk 3B, Big Donkey 1B, Alex Rios RF, AJ Pierzynski C, The Cuban Missile SS, The Cuban Tank DH, Jordan Danks LF, Bacon 2B. 

Mr. Consistently Inconsistent will start tonight for the Sox. Lately, Gavin has been fairly decent at home, though his last start against the Angels last weekend was anything but. In his prior four starts at home, Gavin is 3-0 with a 2.39 ERA. He has also managed to go at least six innings in all of those starts.

As for his last start against the Angels, he got a no decision after allowing five runs on eight hits in 6.1 innings. He did strike out six and issue three walks. The biggest problem was that Gavin was wild from the start in that game. He even got the Bronx cheer when he managed to throw just one strike in the first inning. Given how he started in that game, it is rather amazing he managed to settle down enough to get in at least six innings. » Continue reading “The Return: White Sox V Athletics August 10, 2012″

The White Sox . . .  are not so hot right now. The Athletics on the other hand . . . probably one of the hottest in baseball. And now they will bring their hotness to US Cellular Field for the weekend. Here is what you should know for the battle this weekend that yet again is . . . critical.

2012 Record: White Sox 60-50, 1st in AL Central. Athletics: 60-51, 2nd in AL West

2012 Season Series: 1-2

All-Time Series Record: 268-289 (The Sox are 138-136 at home against the Athletics)

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

Gavin Floyd: 8-9, 4.43 ERA 99K vs. Brandon McCarthy: 6-3, 2.54 ERA, 52K

Francisco Liriano: 3-10, 5.03 ERA, 121K vs. Tommy Milone: 9-9, 3.91 ERA, 101K

Chris Sale: 13-3, 2.59 ERA, 121K vs. Jarrod Parker: 7-6, 3.55 ERA, 92K

Friday’s game begins at 7:10 pm, Saturday’s game is at 6:10 pm and Sunday’s game is at 1:10 pm. Saturday’s game is also the Free MLB.com game of the day. All times CDT.  » Continue reading “Hotness! Series Preview: White Sox V Athletics”

Elvis will be in the building tonight. And The Sox get to see a former constant for for the second time this season. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will visit the south side for the first time this season. Here is what you need to know for the upcoming series:

2012 Record: White Sox 57-47, 1st in AL Central. Angels 57-49, 3rd in AL West

2012 Season Series Record: 1-1

2011 Season Sereis Record: 2-6

All-Time Series Record: 346-343 (The Sox are 182-161 at home against the Angels)

The following pitchers are expected to pitch in the three games this weekend:

Philip Humber: 5-5, 5.90 ERA, 70K vs. Zack Greinke: 9-4, 3.39 ERA, 130K

Gavin Floyd: 8-9, 4.28 ERA, 93K vs. Ervin Santana: 5-10, 5.97 ERA, 78K

Francisco Liriano: 3-10, 5.18 ERA, 117K vs. Dan Haren: 8-8, 4.59 ERA, 95K

Friday’s game starts at 7:10 pm, Saturday’s game begins at 6:10 and Sunday’s game is at 1:10 pm. Sumday’s game is also the free MLB.com game of the day.  » Continue reading “Welcome Home! Series Preview: White Sox V Angels”