I’d like to forget the last six games took place. Nothing really good came from them. While the games weren’t all lost, they have shown where the flaws lie with this team.

Now, the Sox are off to Los Angeles again but this time to face the Dodgers in Interleague Plague. Here is wat you might want to know for this weekend’s series:

2012 Records: White Sox 34-29, 1st in AL Central. Dodgers 40-24, 1st in NL West

2012 Interleague Play Record: White Sox 5-4. Dodgers 3-3

2011 Series Record: 2-1

All-Time Series Record: 11-4 (The Sox are 4-2 at Dodger Stadium)

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

Chris Sale:  8-2, 2.05 ERA, 76K v. Clayton Kershaw: 5-3, 2.65 ERA, 81K

Philip Humber: 2-4, 5.92 ERA, 59K v. Chad Billingsley: 4-4, 3.57 ERA, 71K (This game is the free game of the day on MLB.com)

Jose Quintana: 2-1, 1.98 ERA, 14K v. Chris Capuano: 8-2, 2.87 ERA, 68K

Friday and Saturday’s games being at 9:10 pm. Sunday’s game starts at 3:10 pm. All times CDT. » Continue reading “On To The Next Thing. Series Preview: White Sox @ Dodgers”

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It’s May 25 today. It’s a lovely day in Chicago, and I’m in class right now on a break. And it crossed my mind that something is going to irritate me to no end soon.

All-Star balloting.

I am fully aware that the ASG is a popularity contest by casual baseball fans who constantly vote for names or teams they recognize rather than the players who deserve to be there because they are actually really good.

But Paul Konerko deserves to be starting at first base. And I will do whatever it takes to get people to vote for him.

I’ll start with the stats that everyone looks at and that MLB allows you to compare when you click on the “Compare Stats” link: average, runs, home runs, RBI and stolen bases. » Continue reading “Paul Konerko for ASG Starter”

It’s that time of year. Time for the beginning of interleague play. This year, the White Sox will be playing the NL West with a couple of exceptions. Up first are the Los Angeles Dodgers.

2011 Records: White Sox (20-25; 4th in AL Central); Dodgers (20-25; 4th in NL West)

2009 record: 2-1. The White Sox were 15-3 in interleague in 2010. The Dodgers were 4-11 in interleague play in 2010.

All-Time record: 9-3 (The Sox are 5-1 against the Dodgers at US Cellular Field) In Interleague play, the White Sox are 142-104 and the Dodgers are 103-121.

The following pitchers are expected to start in the series:

Phil Humber: 3-3, 3.18 ERA, 26K v. Ted Lilly: 3-4, 4.83 ERA, 34K

Jon Garland: 1-3; 3.55 ERA, 22K v. Mark Buehrle: 3-3, 4.07 ERA, 31K

Hiroki Kuroda: 5-3, 2.80 ERA, 48K v. Edwin Jackson: 3-5, 4.53 ERA, 45K

Friday’s game begins at 7:10 pm, Saturday and Sunday’s games begin at 1:10 pm. All times CDT. » Continue reading “Series Preview: White Sox v Dodgers”