Unless you are bragging about how amazing the Sox have been (save the beating by the PITAs), then stop talking. Don’t tell us about what the Yankees are doing. If you do, all Sox fans will here is “blah blah blah”! Everyone knows the Yankees are on top in the east. In fact, at this point in the season, it is pretty much expected. However, they are now in Chicago to take on the White Sox in yet again, a critical series for the Sox. Here is what you should know for the next few days:

2012 Record: White Sox 65-55, 1st in AL Central. Yankees 72-49, 1st in AL East

2012 Series Record: 2-2

All-Time series Record: 804-1,043 (the Sox are 437-487 at home against the Yankees)

The following pitchers are expected to start the three games:

Gavin Floyd: 9-9, 4.43 ERA, 112K vs. Freddy Garcia: 7-5, 4.68 ERA, 64K

Francisco Liriano: 4-10, 5.22 ERA, 132K vs. Ivan Nova: 11-6, 4.76 ERA, 136K

Chris Sale: 14-4, 2.72 ERA, 137K vs. Phil Hughes: 12-10, 4.23 ERA, 120K

All three games begin at 7:10 pm CDT. » Continue reading “Stop Spreading The News! Series Preview: White Sox V Yankees”

Admit it. When you saw the White Sox were down by four runs after one inning, you probably turned the tv off and decided that this game was lost.

But no! The Sox would add four runs in the top of the second and then more in the third. While the Yankees would tie it up in the fourth inning, AJ Pierzynski hit his second home run of the game to put the Sox ahead by a score of 7-6. Of course the Yankees weren’t done. They tried oh so valiantly to make a go of things. They did put up another run in the seventh inning, but the Sox were already ahead by a score of 10-6 at that point.

And your White Sox just kept pouring it on. Four runs added in the top of the ninth inning to make it 14-7. That score would hold up to be the final in the game. It got so comical that DeWayne Wise (remember him) came in to pitch to Paul Konerko and Alex Rios for the final two outs in the ninth inning. He actually got the job done. The Yankees pitching staff at this point had thrown nearly 300 pitches. Seems a great time to use a positional player to give those arms a break. » Continue reading “SLUGFEST! White Sox & Yankees Battle for Most Runs, Hits”

The White Sox offense looked promising last night, scoring seven runs despite pitching and lackluster defense giving up 18 to the Yankees. It would have been nice to see that offensive spark again, but it didn’t happen. The Yankees beat the Sox to complete the four-game sweep, 7-2.

Phil Humber wasn’t quite on his game tonight. He lasted 6.1 innings and gave up four runs on five hits and two walks. He gave up a solo home run to Robinson Cano in the second which put the Yankees on the board. After Ozzie pulled Humber, Jesse Crain came on for 1.0 innings and did not allow a run. Matt Thornton pitched for 0.2 innings and didn’t allow a hit or a walk. Brian Bruney pitched the ninth and gave up three runs on three hits.

After scoring seven runs last night, the Sox went back to their usual low-scoring ways. In his first game back in three days, Paul Konerko went 2-for-3. Brent Morel also went 2-for-3 tonight. Adam Dunn got a hit tonight which was lovely. It was a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth in a game in which the Sox were already getting killed. But it was a hit and a home run nonetheless. Juan Pierre batted in the other run in the third which had tied the game at that point.

The White Sox head north to face the Twins this weekend. Mark Buehrle will face Nick Blackburn as the Sox hope to snap this six-game losing streak. It should be noted that former White Sox and current Twin Jim Thome hit his 598th career home run tonight, meaning it’s possible that he will hit his 600th home run against his former club.

Bad Gavin Floyd showed up to pitch. He lasted 2.1 innings and gave up 10 runs on nine hits and a walk. He gave up a three-run home run to Robinson Cano in the first and a two-run home run to Eric Chavez in the third. After throwing 54 pitches and leaving two runners on base, Ozzie pulled Floyd for Will Ohman.

Ohman pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three runs on six hits. He came in to save arms and he did a good job at it. All three runs he gave up came in the third after Floyd’s exit, and he settled down and ate up some innings so as not to run through the entire bullpen.
» Continue reading “I Have No Words”

The White Sox looked to take three of four games from the Yankees. However, behind Edwin Jackson’s atrocious pitching, the Sox were blown out, 12-3.

Jackson lasted 4.0+ innings and did NOT pitch well at all. In those innings, he gave up four hits and five walks. Four of those walks came in the third inning, two of them came around to score.
» Continue reading “That Was Embarrassing”

Well it was fun while it lasted. The worst the White Sox can do is to split the series with the Yankees. Mark Buehrle is still searching for win number 150. Instead, Buehrle and the White Sox dropped game 3 to the Yankees by a score of 3-1.

Things didn’t start out too well for the White Sox as Juan Pierre and Alexei Ramirez were quickly out. TCQ then proceeded to hit a ball to left field over Andruw Jones’s head that led to a double. Finally something might happen. The Sox have scored with two outs this season, but given the anemic offense of late, that might have been hoping for too much. Instead, The King was called out on a low strike. He didn’t think it was a strike and got into it with the home plate umpire. He did however stay in the game. » Continue reading “It Was Over Before It Began”

The White Sox did something no one else has done this short season: they beat the Yankees two games in a row. Yes, the White Sox won again, giving the Yankees their first losing streak of the season.

Behind the stellar pitching of Gavin Floyd, the Sox beat the Yankees 3-2. Floyd almost got into trouble in the first. Curtis Granderson hit a ball hard to center field, but Alex Rios was there to rob him of a home run and a hit. In the second, Floyd wasn’t as lucky. Robinson Cano hit his fifth homer of the season to right field.
» Continue reading “Leaping Lillibridge!”

The White Sox actually scored a run in the first game of a four-game set against the Yankees!!! The scoreless inning streak ended at 23.1 innings. Carlos Quentin had hit a double and then was able to advance to third on a ball sharply hit by Paul Konerko to Robinson Cano who then threw The King out. Up next to bat was the Big Donkey. The Yankees were playing with the shift on him and Adam hit the ball to Jeter for a 6-3 out. More importantly, The Carlos Quentin was able to score a run. ESPN’s broadcast showed Ozzie in the dugout cheering, clapping and almost dancing at the scoreless streak ending.  » Continue reading “Praise Be To All Things Sacred, Holy & Good”

After dropping yet another game, the White Sox (5th in AL Central) will take their act to the Bronx to take on the Yankees (1st in AL East) for a four-game series.

2011 Records: White Sox: (8-14) Yankees: (12-6) Season series 0-0

2010 Season Series record: 2-4

All-time White Sox record against the Yankees: 800-1,035 (The White Sox are 383-552 at New York against the Yankees)

In the four games, the following pitchers are expected to start for each team:

Phil Humber: 1-2, 4.42 ERA, 11K v. A.J. Burnett : 3-0, 4.37 ERA, 22K

Gavin Floyd: 2-1,4.01 ERA, 23K v. Ivan Nova: 1-2, 7.63 ERA, 9K

Mark Buehrle: 1-2, 5.40 ERA, 13K v. Bartolo Colon: 1-1, 3.50 ERA, 20K

Edwin Jackson: 2-2, 4.88 ERA, 30K v. CC Sabathia 1-1, 2.73 ERA, 30K

All games will start at 6:05 pm. All times CDT. » Continue reading “Series Preview: White Sox at Yankees”