A meeting of the Sox is to happen this week to start the homestand off. Red against White. Right versus Wrong. Which description fits the White Sox at this point is hard to say. Are they right or terribly wrong? The answer may depend on when you are looking at the White Sox and how you personally feel about them. For now, here is what you need to know for this upcoming series:

2013 Record: White Sox 19-23, 4th in AL Central. Red Sox 27-17, 2nd in AL East

2013 Season Series: 0-0

2012 Season Series: 2-6

All-Time Series Record: 925-962 (The White are 536-408 at home against the Red)

The following pitchers are expected to start this series:

Dylan Axelrod: 1-3, 4.27 ERA, 26K vs. Jon Lester: 6-0, 2.72 ERA, 50K

Jose Quintana: 2-1, 3.97 ERA, 34K vs. Felix Doubront: 3-1, 6.03 ERA, 42K

Chris Sale: 5-2, 2.53 ERA, 61K vs. Clay Bucholz: 6-0, 1.78 ERA, 69K

All three games begin at 7:10 pm CDT. Don’t forget, you can get discounted tickets for tonight’s and Tuesday’s game here as part of the CTA construction on the Red Line.  » Continue reading “Right Against Terribly Wrong. Series Preview: White Sox Versus Red Sox”

The White Sox are still on the road. After stunning us with a series win in Minnesota, they are now off to Southern California to see the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Again. These two teams just met up last weekend and now will get an immediate rematch. Here is what you need to know for this weekend.

2013 Record: White Sox 17-21, 5th in AL Central. Angels 15-25, 4th in AL West

2013 Series Record: 1-2

All-Time Series Record: 349-349 (The Sox are 164-185 at Anaheim)

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

Jose Quintana: 2-1, 3.72 ERA, 30K vs. Jerome Williams: 2-1, 3.06 ERA, 20K

Chris Sale: 4-2, 2.88 ERA, 49K vs. C.J. Wilson: 3-2, 3.88 ERA, 47K

Hector Santiago: 1-2, 2.23 ERA, 31K vs. Joe Blanton: 0-7, 6.46 ERA, 29K

Jake Peavy: 5-1, 2.6 ERA, 51K vs. Jason Vargas: 2-3, 4.03 ERA, 34K

Thursday and Friday’s games begin at 9:05 pm. Saturday’s game starts at 3:05 pm and Sunday’s game begins at 2:35 pm. All times CDT.  » Continue reading “West Coast Kindness? Series Preview: White Sox At Angels”

I know this isn’t going to shock you, but you hav a problem. A rather serious problem that is going to prevent you from playing baseball this October. Maybe that is the goal – to not play ball in October- but for your loyal fans, that is a big issue.

You’ve seen your record of 15-21 as of May 14th, 2013. It is amazing that you sit only six games under .500 at this point. If you watch any moment of the games, you’d think you were as bad as the Houston Astros or Miami Marlins, but with a ton more talent. Instead of  seemingly making an effort to be good at this game, this team seems only interested in when they can home or back to the hotel and perhaps play video games.

In any event, last night’s game was just another example in what has become the norm for this team. Hector Santiago (who appears jacked up on sugar – which is rather amusing to watch) went out and pitched pretty well to start the game. This despite having to wait a really long time before getting to throw a pitch because the offense for once actually scored some runs right way. Then just as fans have come to expect, an error is committed leading to some unearned runs. As per usual, those unearned runs ended up tying the game. That error also led to Hector seemingly coming unglued since he wasn’t able to pitch over the mistake. » Continue reading “Dear White Sox”

It used to be that when the Sox would be facing the Twins, I could easily make fun of how bad the Twins were playing. Now, not so much. In any event, after an abysmal homestand, here is what you need to know for the upcoming road trip the White Sox are embarking upon:

2013 Record: White Sox 15-20, 5th in AL Central. Twins: 17-17, 4th in AL Central

2013 Series Record: 2-0

2012 Series Record: 14-4

All-time Series Record: 385-420 (The Sox are 175-226 at Minnesota against the Twins)

The following pitchers are expected to start the three games:

Hector Santiago: 1-1, 1.69 ERA, 25K vs. Pedro Hernandez: 1-0, 5.6 ERA, 11K

Jake Peavy: 4-1, 3.03 ERA, 45K vs. Kevin Correia: 4-2, 3.0 ERA, 20K

Dylan Axelrod: 0-3, 4.17 ERA, 22K vs. Mike Pelfrey: 3-3, 6.03 ERA, 15K

Monday and Tuesday’s games begin at 7:10 pm. Wednesday’s game starts at 1:10 pm and is the free MLB dot TV game of the day. All times CDT. » Continue reading “To The North! Series Preview: White Sox At Twins”

The White Sox will be back at trying to be good at baseball after a much needed day off. As much for them as for fans who have been feeling ill after looking at their play on the recent homestand. The roadtrip begins with a stop in Arlington to face the Texas Rangers. Here is what you need to know for the upcoming three games.

2013 Record: White Sox: 10-14, 5th in AL Central. Rangers: 16-9, 1st in AL West

2012 Series Record: 6-3

All-Time Series Record: 248-230 (The Sox are 107-137 against the Rangers on the road)

The following pitchers are expected to start the three games:

Jose Quintana: 2-0, 2.78 ERA, 20K vs. Yu Darvish: 4-1, 1.65 ERA, 49K

Chris Sale: 2-2, 4.09 ERA, 30K vs. Nick Tepesch: 2-1, 2.53 ERA, 14K

Jake Peavy: 3-1, 3.38 ERA, 39K vs. Justin Grimm: 2-0, 1.59 ERA, 15K

All three games begin at 7:05 pm CDT. » Continue reading “A New Enemy? White Sox At Rangers”

If you look at the standings, “they suck” could be applied to either team meeting up in this series. Yeah, it is still early in the season, but these games do count and looking at them later in the season may prove to be too much to swallow. As the homestand continues, here is what you will need to know as the Indians make an appearance in town for the first time this season:

2013 Record: White Sox: 7-11, 5th in AL Central. Indians: 7-10, 4th in AL Central

2013 Series Record: 1-2

All-Time Series Record: 1,047-1,002 (The Sox are 551-468 against the Indians on the road)

The following pitchers are expected to start the three games:

Dylan Axelrod: 0-1, 4.70 ERA, 9K vs. Justin Masterson: 3-1, 1.67 ERA, 25K

Jose Quintana: 1-0, 2.55 ERA, 17K vs. Zach McAllister: 1-2, 3.12 ERA, 16K

Chris Sale: 1-2, 4.50 ERA, 23K vs. Corey Kluber: 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 5K

Monday and Tuesday’s games begin at 7:10 pm and Wednesday’s game is at 1:10 pm.  All times CDT.  » Continue reading “They Suck! Series Preview: White Sox Versus Indians”

That is what I am experiencing right now. All other MLB teams have had games. Actual spring games. None of that inter squad stuff. I still have to wait one. More. Day. It is going to seem like forever until Monday at 2:05 pm when the Sox will play their first game. Hopefully I will be able to listen to the game. Life will seem right again since baseball will be back.

Maybe you too are missing baseball a ton as well. If so, hopefully the following will keep you occupied for a bit. There are of course, other spring games going on, but nothing really fills the void like getting to see your own team play.

 Video games are such a wonderful thing. They help the time pass and for two catchers, it can help them get to know one another.

 Play fantasy baseball? Then you are probably very interested in the White Sox health report put together on Sports Illustrated.

 Centerfield and lead off are De Aza’s to lose.  » Continue reading “Jealousy”

That is what fans might be screaming this season at the team. As things stand, there might not be a ton of excitement on the field because well, this team doesn’t appear that it will be fantastic.

Too many things have to go right for the Sox and too many will have to go wrong for the other teams in the division for the Sox to perhaps sniff post season play. And even then, I am not sure people would say the World Series Ring will be obtainable.

Last season you may recall that I had a few things to keep track of during the season to entertain myself, such as when The Carlos Quentin smiled or how many times Juan Pierre slid head-first into first base (because he said “don’t do it”) and of course, the number of games that Big Donkey had that did not have him striking out. » Continue reading “ENTERTAIN Me!”

The off season is starting to wind down and with the exception of a few moves that other teams made, I’d say this off season has been rather dull. There were a couple of big free agent hitters that had to get new homes and a couple of pitchers needing new homes as well.

The places where those guys landed was rather meh to me. However, the amount of money those guys got to head to new places was ridonkulous. The money that Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder got is . . .  insane. The money C.J. Wilson got was also a bit out there. I should throw Mark Buehrle in that group as well, but given the hometown discounts he gave in the past as well my love for him, I kind of give him a pass.

Sure, the money is insane, those guys got, but the thing that concerns me the most about their deals is the number of years. None of those players is what you’d call a spring chicken. Long term deals always scare me because while a guy has held up well in the past, you just never know what will happen with his health. Not to mention, if that guy does break down fairly early, then you are stuck with a contract that you cannot move. For the team in general, this is one of the worst things that can happen. Especially if you are not very good at developing players from your farm system to use in the majors. CoughtheWhite SoxCough » Continue reading “Early Predictions”

Wouldn't it be awesome to see this sort of thing all season?

Hello lovelies! Hope you had a great weekend. If you are in the Chicago area, hopefully the weather over the weekend (beginning last Thursday) didn’t stress you out. And if you are in other parts of the country dealing with rain and snow, sorry. I hope it wasn’t too much of a hassle for you and didn’t ruin your weekend.

We are now just a few days away from SoxFest 2012! It should be a good time this weekend. If you will be there, be sure to come find me as I will be there both Saturday and Sunday. If you can’t attend, check out my twitter both days as I plan to live-tweet the happenings. » Continue reading “South Side Hits: January 23, 2012 White Sox Links”