White Sox Show Interest in Henry Blanco
2009-11-17 23:53:00 Mark Gonzalez is reporting that the Chicago White Sox have expressed interest in former Chicago Cubs back-up catcher Henry Blanco. Blanco, 38, is widely regarded as a premier defensive back-up, having thrown out 43% of would be base stealers in his career (40% in 2009). By comparison sake, Sox catchers threw out just 32% of would be base-stealers....
White Sox's Buehrle Wins First Gold Glove
2009-11-11 13:09:00 Mark Buehrle has been a stellar defensive pitcher for years, so hopefully that had something to do with him winning the popularity contest also known as the Gold Glove awards....
White Sox 2009: DJ Carrasco
2009-11-02 14:00:00 Being considered by your manager the MVP of a sub-.500 team that tanked in the heat of the race isn't something to brag about, but it's still something, especially when you're DJ Carrasco - all-purpose reliever....
White Sox 2009: AJ Pierzynski
2009-10-30 13:00:00 Since joining the White Sox in 2005, AJ Pierzynski can safely be pointed to as one guy who -- through all the team slides and ruts -- can be cleared of blame first....
White Sox 2009: Jayson Nix
2009-10-23 14:00:00 Signed to a minor league contract, not a whole lot was to be expected of Jayson Nix. After losing his starting job with the Rockies just 22 games into the '08 season, Nix was back in AAA and at 26 years old, far from prospect territory. But he may found life and a role with a White Sox, if not another chance to start....
White Sox launch new tech venture
2009-10-22 20:05:00 Ed Sherman at Crain's has learned that on Monday, the White Sox will officially announce the launch of a new business operation that has nothing to do with baseball. The team has created Silver Chalice Ventures, a subsidiary that will focus initially on developing digital platforms for clients but ultimately could branch out into almost anything, according to Brooks Boyer, Sox chief marketing officer. The company already helped develop a mobile application for the Southeastern Conference, among other ventures. That application lets fans of the University of Florida, Louisiana State University and other football powers get live score updates, news and game highlights on their iPhones....
White Sox 2009: Freddy Garcia
2009-10-22 14:00:00 There comes a time in a major league pitcher's career when age and years of wear and tear set in. Most see their career come to a slow, if not scorching, halt. Others make due and give themselves life. Freddy Garcia has given his career life....
White Sox 2009: Scott Linebrink
2009-10-21 14:00:00 Rule #1 in off-season free-agency signings: when it comes to relievers, tread lightly. Hopefully White Sox GM Kenny Williams will follow this rule in the future, thanks to Scott Linebrink....
White Sox 2009: Gavin Floyd
2009-10-20 14:00:00 You'll hear from time to time about a player needing a change of scenary. That's because from time to time there are guys like Gavin Floyd that make that theory plausible. Acquired three years ago from the Philadelphia Phillies for Freddy Garcia, Floyd has found his career in Chicago....
White Sox 2009: Chris Getz
2009-10-19 14:00:00 There's nothing at all flashy or impressive in any aspect of Chris Getz's game. Speed, arm defense, power, contact. And entering 2008 as a 25-year-old with 10 games and seven at bats under his career belt, you couldn't label him a young prospect nor a player with experience. But when you combine all that he does bring to the table, what you have is a baseball player....
White Sox 2009: Gordon Beckham
2009-10-16 14:00:00 When Gordon Beckham was drafted 8th overall by the White Sox in the 2008 draft, his path to the bigs was projected to be a short one. Beckham and the White Sox didn't want to wait that long, because on June 4, 2009, he made his major league debut....
White Sox 2009: Mark Buehrle
2009-10-15 14:00:00 After nine years, you come to expect certain things from Mark Buehrle....
White Sox 2009: Alexei Ramirez
2009-10-14 14:00:00 No White Sox had more on their plate heading into 2009 than Alexei Ramirez. Not only did Ramirez have the pressure of avoiding the sophomore slump, but dealing with it while transitioning to a new position....
White Sox 2009: Octavio Dotel
2009-10-13 14:00:00 When Octavio Dotel signed a two-year, $11 million deal two years ago with the White Sox, it wasn't one of Kenny Williams brighter deals. Guaranteeing that much money to a guy that had thrown just 56 innings in the previous three seasons combined is never smart. To expect him to stay healthy, let alone earn the money, was wishful thinking....
White Sox 2009: Paul Konerko
2009-10-12 14:00:00 Going on 33 and coming off a dissapointing 2008 season, which included his first ever stint on the disabled list (oblique), Paul Konerko was at the stage of his career where you didn't really know what to expect....
Top Ten Former Cubs and White Sox in the Playoffs
2009-10-12 12:58:00 It's always interesting to watch the playoffs and see the familiar faces of players that have called Chicago their home at one time or another. This season is no different and you'll find both the White Sox and Cubs are well represented players of the past in this year's post season. 10. Chad GaudinRP - YankeesNot too much to say about Gaudin's time as a Cub except that he was a part of the package that brought Rich Harden to the team. He as let go at season's end thanks in large part to giving up 19 runs in only 24 innings pitched. ...
White Sox 2009: Scott Podsednik
2009-10-09 14:00:00 During SoxNet's visit to Arizona this past March for Spring Training, a friend of ours spotted Scott Podsednik, who was then with the Rockies, and told him that the White Sox could use a lead-off hitter. Podsednik's response? "I'm ready."...
White Sox 2009: Bobby Jenks
2009-10-08 14:00:00 Since 2006 Bobby Jenks been in a transition, going from pure fireballer to pitcher. Part due to a natural drop-off in velocity; part from knowing the length of his career is dependent on it....
White Sox Off-season Begins: Garcia Option Picked Up
2009-10-06 15:34:00 Kenny Williams made his first off-season decision, which will by far be his easiest one, and that's picking up the 2010 $1 million option on Freddy Garcia. With incentives, the deal could double to $2 million....
Odds & Ends: White Sox, Mets, Millwood, Marquis
2009-09-23 22:39:00 Another round of links... According to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, the entire White Sox coaching staff, including hitting coach Greg Walker, pitching coach Don Cooper, bench coach Joey Cora and first base coach Harold Baines, received contract extensions Wednesday afternoon that will keep them all with the club through 2011. The Dallas Morning News' Tom Cowlinshaw believes Kevin Millwood's $12 million option for 2010, which vested Monday, is a fine deal. "If you're general manager Jon Daniels or team president Nolan Ryan or manager Ron Washington and you're going to be judged next season by how much your team lives up to this overhyped notion that 2010 is the Rangers' year," Cowlinshaw writes, "you need Kevin Millwood on that wall." According to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat (via Twitter), Cubs players didn't find out about Milton Bradley's apology until his statement was released to the media Wednesday afternoon. That certainly won't help the level of perceived sinceri...
By: The RotoFeed
Report: Season Over for White Sox's Jenks
2009-09-23 05:46:00 Reports following Tuesday night's game have Bobby Jenks being shutdown for the season with a calf problem....
White Sox in Haiku: Twins 8, White Sox 6
2009-09-23 05:17:00 Now offense shows up But it's too little too late "Say goodnight, Gracie"...
No Future With White Sox For Jermaine Dye?
2009-09-22 23:54:00 The White Sox are unlikely to re-sign outfielder Jermaine Dye for the 2010 season, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. Dye faces a $12MM mutual option, which won't merit consideration for the Sox. A new contract at half that amount would be a tough sell, in my opinion. It's been a strange season for the 35-year-old - he was very good in the season's first three months, OK in July, and brutal in August and September. He has no explanation for the prolonged slump, which caused him to drop from Type A to B in the Elias rankings. It would be dangerous to suggest Dye is done based on roughly 175 plate appearances. His bat is worth risking a few million bucks, though his right field defense has been consistently awful. Unfortunately it's a crowded market for designated hitters.
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White Sox in Haiku: Twins 7, White Sox 0
2009-09-22 05:08:00 Hudson pitches well But White Sox score ZERO runs For the 13th time...
Surging Twins roll past White Sox 7-0 (AP)
2009-09-22 02:26:00 Nick Blackburn is enjoying the Minnesota Twins' late surge and everything that comes with it. "This is what we all play for. It's a blast," the right-hander said Monday night after pitching seven sharp innings to help Minnesota beat the fading Chicago White Sox 7-0 for its seventh victory in eight games.
By: MLB News Blog
White Sox Weekend: 2010 Please
2009-09-21 06:09:00 Make it stop. Put this 2010 White Sox season to bed. Not only has it been frustrating to watch this team fit with the so many of the right pieces play so badly, but perhaps just as frustrating is the fact that playoff hopes haven't fully been flushed away....
White Sox in Haiku: Royals 2, White Sox 1
2009-09-21 02:50:00 A few fans showed up And White Sox scored fewer runs A sad two one loss Bring on Indians Opener on April Fifth Time to watch the Bears...
White Sox in Haiku: White Sox 13, Royals 3
2009-09-21 02:45:00 Sorry haiku's late But so was Peavy's debut Sox destroy Royals...
Peavy wins in debut as White Sox cruise (AP)
2009-09-20 00:04:00 Jake Peavy allowed three runs and three hits over five innings in his first start in over three months Saturday night as Chicago got a grand slam from Carlos Quentin, scored six times in the eighth and beat the Kansas City Royals 13-3. Peavy (1-0) hadn't pitched in a major league game since June 8 ...
By: MLB News Blog
White Sox in Haiku: Royals 11, White Sox 0
2009-09-19 05:29:00 ZERO on scoreboard ZERO chance to make playoffs ZERO haiku fun Let's shut down Peavy And let him rest 'til next year Do not take the chance...
White Sox in Haiku: Mariners 4, White Sox 3
2009-09-18 04:55:00 Late inning loss kills Sox need defibrillator Can we get a pulse?...
Jake Peavy to start for White Sox this weekend
2009-09-17 05:47:00 BY FAHAD ZUBERI Jake Peavy will make his long awaited White Sox debut this weekend....
White Sox Weekend: Hope Rollercoaster
2009-09-14 06:39:00 Due to their .500 record and time running out, the White Sox need wins, regardless of the quality of their opponent. Even going into a weekend where they're facing one of the AL's best (Angels) and the Tigers are facing one of the AL's worst (Blue Jays), the Sox needed to make up ground, no excuses. And with the Tigers dropping two of three, they had their chance....
White Sox in Haiku: Angels 3, White Sox 2
2009-09-14 03:56:00 In three Angel games Sox leave twentyone on base Surprise.....series lost...
White Sox in Haiku: White Sox 4, Angels 3
2009-09-13 04:47:00 Scott Podsednik's speed Leads to a heavenly win Over the Angels...
White Sox in Haiku: Angels 7, White Sox 1
2009-09-12 14:41:00 A painful Sox loss As Ozzie's hit by foul ball One run just won't do When Sox play Detroit It may just be way too late They must win road games...
Tigers, Twins Lose, as do White Sox
2009-09-12 14:40:00 Second place, five games out. That's what the White Sox could have been this morning had they of taken advantage of another pair of losses by the Twins and Tigers. But they aren't, thanks to a boring 7-1 loss to the Angels, where the only entertainment from the Sox came when Ozzie Guillen was hit in the dugout by a foulball....
White Sox in Haiku: White Sox 4, Athletics 3
2009-09-10 13:34:00 Sox blow lead in eighth A.J. knocks in winning run Five innings later...
White Sox in Haiku: Athletics 11, White Sox 3
2009-09-09 05:10:00 Disaster in first Did Torres just beat the Cubs? Move on to next game...
White Sox Weekend Wrapup: A Fight With Odds, Reality
2009-09-08 04:46:00 The deeper the hole you put yourself in, the further you'll not only have to climb, but your opponent will have to fall. It took Labor Day weekend for White Sox to finally play playoff-race baseball, as they have now won five of their six games. Unfortunately for the Sox, the Tigers have been playing the way division-winners play, and have managed to extend the already gapping hole between the two teams with a six-game winning streak. The Sox are now 7.5 out....
White Sox in Haiku: White Sox 5, Red Sox 1
2009-09-07 22:57:00 Buehrle gets a win His first since the perfect game Raise the White (Sox) flag...
White Sox in Haiku: White Sox 5, Red Sox 1
2009-09-06 02:14:00 Floyd gives up three hits As White beats Red five to one That's four in a row...
"Blackhawks Night" in Haiku: White Sox host Blackhawks
2009-09-05 07:08:00 Blackhawks at the CellGot to throw out the first pitchMade for a great win...
White Sox in Haiku: White Sox 12, Red Sox 2
2009-09-05 05:28:00 Sox pound 20 hits Ozzie Gets 500th win As Sox score 12 runs The future looks bright Beckham, Hudson and Flowers You better wear shades...
Chicago White Sox 2010 needs
2009-09-05 03:41:00 As we've gone along in this blog, everyone who had commented has had ideas about exactly what the Sox need to add, subtract or do to become the top dog again. And to everyone who idolizes Kenny Williams and will support and protect his every move, relax. We are just speculating and B.S.ing about our individual ideas. So here goes......
Blackhawks assume 'We're Not Cubs' mantel from White Sox
2009-09-04 20:54:00 The Blackhawks and White Sox celebrated one basic truth Friday night when they linked arms at U. S. Cellular Field as Chicago comrades.They aren't the Cubs. They have to be damn happy about that. Who wouldn't be? I'm alive! I'm alive! No wonder they had a parade to mark the occasion.Hooray! We're Not The Cubs. Those are words that have real meaning as the Sox hand off the "We're Not The Cubs" marketing message as baseball exits the stage and hockey begins.Not being the Cubs is important. It means you have a chance.Being the Cubs means you still have to explain what went wrong in the 1945 World Series against Detroit, the last time you had a shot at the...
White Sox In Haiku: White Sox 5, Cubs 0
2009-09-03 23:15:00 Torres dominatesWise throws out Fox at the plateWhite Sox shut out Cubs...
Cubs In Haiku: White Sox 5, Cubs 0
2009-09-03 23:03:00 Can we blame Fonzie?Three strike outs, plus big errorThis is the result...
White Sox in Haiku: White Sox 4, Twins 2
2009-09-03 00:49:00 Sox comeback led by Beckham/Konerko home runs BLOW UP METRODOME!!Does this win matter? Or is it whipped cream on sh#*? Only time will tell (thank you M.S.)...
Life! White Sox 4, Twins 2
2009-09-02 21:45:00 Ozzie Guillen isn't ready to quit. "I'm not going to give up," said Guillen. "I don't care. If they give up, that's their problem. I never will give up." Not sure who "they" are, but for at least a game -- better yet, one inning -- "they" weren't the players. Down 2-0 in the ninth with two outs and Joe Nathan on the mound, the White Sox scored four runs to avoid a series sweep and win in their final game at the Metrodome.... |
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