Ozzie Guillen, Kenny Williams and Ed Farmer

in what has become an almost monthly event, today season ticket holders had the chance to talk to yet another person with the White Sox. This time it was general manager Ken Williams. I must say I am rather surprised when KW is actually willing to talk and to talk to fans . . .  mind. blown.

Gene Honda moderated the call today. Ken is hanging out in Indianapolis to watch the Charlotte Knights (you will find out below exactly what he was up to) and it was pretty cool of him to take time out to talk to fans.  » Continue reading “Ken Williams Talks To The Fans”

Now that SoxFest is over, I feel like I can finally start to decide what I think of this team as it stands now. There seemed to be an overall feeling of trying to make fans feel good about what could potentially be a not great season. This hit me immediately in seeing some of the molds of Joe Crede and Juan Uribe that are in the monument plaza. I was also vividly reminded of the 1985 Bears team. Mainly because the way the 2005 was being celebrated.

Don’t get me wrong, they should be celebrated. When they won game four in Houston, I was beyond ecstatic and love that they did it. But now I am worried that 20, 30 years down the road at SoxFest, guys from that team will continue to be trotted out in a feel-good moment. » Continue reading “Final Thoughts On SoxFest 2012″

Today is a big day in White Sox land. Robin Ventura will be introduced as the manager today and there is also a possibility of more coaches being added to the staff. I will be sure to tune in or at least catch a recap of what happened. In the meantime, here is some news you might have missed.

 Mark Buehrle is projecting to be a Type B free agent.

 Former White Sox hitting coach Greg Walker may be a hitting coach again?

 A review of AJ Pierzynski, the analyst.

 A look at the new coaches on the White Sox staff.

 Tony LaRussa provides an endorsement of Robin as manager.  » Continue reading “South Side Hits: October 11, 2011″

That is how I feel about the Sox right now. Who knew a Three Days Grace Song could sum things up perfectly? Three Days Grace has been used to great humor at US Cellular. If you ever paid attention to songs played for when relievers come into games, you might remember that Boone Logan for a while used Three Days Grace as entrance music. He used the song “Animal I Have Become.” Ironic or not, they ALWAYS played the line “somebody wake me from this nightmare” when he came into games. Too many times, it was fitting.

This was hilarious to me when I noticed it as the Sox were usually down a lot of runs. That line fits along with the the current song I’ve been thinking of for this team. The thing about this Sox team right now is that they are beyond frustrating. Making me wonder am I in an alternate universe where a team that looks that it should be amazing on paper is anything but in my reality.

Perhaps it makes me a bad fan, but I’d really like to stop watching and just know the team is out of the race. Unfortunately, they are very much in the race. They stand 5.0 games out of first right now and are going head-to-head against the Cleveland Indians. The Indians are 1/2 game out of first place with the Tigers winning last night. The Tigers are playing the Twins and while rooting for the Sox to continue their dominance over the Indians, there is no-win in hoping for any particular outcome when it comes to the Twins and Tigers. The Twins are right on the heels of the White Sox. The Tigers have sole possession of first place.  » Continue reading “I. Hate. Everything About You. Why. Do I Love You?”

Perhaps the West Coast will be a kinder and gentler trip than it normally is. It’s a late start tonight, but until then, enjoy some stories you may have missed.

So far it appears no coaches are going anywhere. And the team’s slow start right now doesn’t appear to change Ken Williams’ approach either.

Maybe Phil Humber’s approach is what the entire team needs.

Jim talked with Carlton Fisk about the current woes of the Sox as well as his Pepsi Max commercial (which you can see in the post)

Ex-Sox player Bobby Jenks has been bad this season and his current injury that has landed him on the 15-day DL may be why.

If all goes well in the next couple of days, Jake Peavy will be back with team next week.