As you’re probably aware by now, the White Sox beat the Twins in the series finale today, 12-5. It was kind of fantastic, if I do say so myself. For all the struggles the Sox had in the Metrodome, they’re having some better luck now that the Twins play in Target Field. Since Target Field opened in 2010, the Sox are 11-10 there.

Chris Sale continued on with his amazing start to the season, picking up his ninth win and dropping his ERA to 2.27. Of his 93 pitches, 64 were for strikes, and Sale only walked one batter. He did give up two runs, one being a homer in the fifth, but he only allowed six hits over seven innings.

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If you are a fan of baseball and have interest in the bats used by players, try to get to the Cell this weekend. Louisville Slugger is here again and they have bats on display. You can see the bat that Shoeless Joe Jackson and Hank Aaron used. There are also game used bats by The King and AJ Pierzynski. Finally, you can see exactly how bats were made by hand way back in the day. I’ll have a post up about the Louisville Slugger exhibits later this weekend. For now, if you do go, the displays are in section 163 and around / nearby section 113. 

Ah, pitcher’s duels. That is what those who are afficianados of pitching live to see. Tonight, the White Sox gave fans just about everything we wanted. For Brewers fans, the Brew Crew gave their fans everything. » Continue reading “Just About All We Wanted”