Hope you are enjoying the off season. There is still a little bit of baseb all going on, so you shouldn’t be in withdrawal just yet. But never fear, when you do hit a critical low point of  missing baseball,  I will have something to cheer you up. Today is an off day in the World Series and so far the series has been exciting with a back and forth battle. No team has gone and run away with it just yet.

As for White Sox news, there still isn’t much going on. Though if you happened to have missed anything, here is the stuff you should know about.

 Terry Doyle received some Arizona Fall League honors.

 Remember the song played when the opposing pitcher is pulled from a game? The composer has passed away.

 Ken Griffey, Jr. received a historic achievement award.

 Some Tribune writers give their opinion on whether MLB should ban alcohol in the clubhouses.  » Continue reading “South Side Hits: October 25, 2011 White Sox News”

Since the White Sox season ended a few weeks ago, one thing is now clear to me. The off season will not be dull. It all began before the season with the end of Ozzie Guillen on the south side. Then there was Don Cooper managing. Mark Buehrle possibly pitching his last game. Then of course, there is the most recent news with Robin Ventura being named as manager of the team. If somehow the off season manages to be boring, I will be beyond surprised.

Here is the news you might have missed.

 Project Bacon appears to be tops for the new coaching staff.

 Yesterday a report came out about some of the mess that went on with the Boston Red Sox including clubhouse drinking. Well, our very AJ Pierzynski has owned up to doing just that.

 If you think that Paul Konerko as a player manager was a wacky idea, imagine what AJ Pierzynski thought.  » Continue reading “South Side Hits: October 13, 2011″

This weekend, Louisville Slugger has been at US Cellular Field with a display of bats. Whether you are a lover of all things baseball or not, this is something to see. In addition to having some game used bats (which I will get to), the also had bats used by many of the White Sox and Twins players, both past and present. The display was really cool to see.

As personal as a glove is to a player, the bat probably is more so. How many ounces should the bat be? How many inches should it be? Should it be fully or half lacquered? Is the right bat for a guy already being used or is it something he needs to come up with himself? These are all questions that guys probably ask themselves when selecting bats to use for the season.

In getting to handle game-used bats by AJ Pierzynski, Paul Konerko, Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew, it was cool to see how each one was subtly different. The most striking bats to see were those of Joe “Shoeless” Jackson and Eddie Collins. Both played for the White Sox during the Black Sox scandal and the teammates used very different bats. » Continue reading “Bats, Bats And More Bats”