James FeganJames Fegan

I've been writing about the White Sox since March of 2010. After two and a half years of running White Sox Observer, and six months of writing a post here once-a-week, I've signed on to be co-editor of Southside Showdown. When that's not completely occupying me, I write funny off-topic stories at The Third City, and occasionally do my grad school homework.

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Ho-hum: late-model Adam Dunn, Dylan Axelrod beat up on the Red Sox

Every day is a good day to prove yourself in the major leagues, but Monday night was a particularly fine time for Dylan Axelrod to show himself capable of side-stepping through a top-flight American League…Read More

Clean Sox face off against Sox soaked in disturbing amounts of blood – Lineups 5/20

They were only a laughable blimp crash of disappointment but for a year, yet the Boston Red Sox have snuck up on everyone by becoming a dominant force in the AL East again. Oh how people forget. Before…Read More

A fine time for the White Sox to prove themselves

Can enough be said about the weird little stretch of schedule the White Sox are in? Probably. They’re a fourth place team that entered the season with limited expectations. But to the niche audience…Read More

Peavy’s walk rate normalizes all at once, White Sox split with Angels

Jake Peavy came into Sunday’s start in Los Angeles walking under 1.5 batters per nine innings and with a 2.96 ERA. However, that walk rate was far, and suspiciously superior to his career mark of…Read More

White Sox look to make more Jason Vargas memories – Lineups 5/19

Angels starter Jason Vargas is Bruce Chen without the mystique. A soft-tossing lefty whose pitches seem to waft over the plate lazily from his three-quarters delivery, who  boasts neither tricky stuff…Read More

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Southpod Showcast – 5.17.13 – Is this a podcast?

Jeff Keppinger walks, White Sox immediately win

Dayan Viciedo walking just isn’t quite the red alert it used to be, but it should be. With the…Read More

Just a four-game sweep of the Angels and they’ll be on their way! – Lineups 5/16

The White Sox won two games in a row in Minnesota and racked up 13 combined runs while facing starting…Read More

Dayan Getting Out of the Swing of Things

Call it 2011 trauma-induced cynicism, but Adam Dunn home runs don’t move me. I cheer and appreciate…Read More

A second day of Viciedo/Dunn pyrotechnics gives Sox series win

With Paul Konerko only now coming back from a brief sabbatical, a sad struggling offense has had to…Read More

The trouble of Konerko’s rest

Robin Ventura has enough problems to deal without his quotes being sifted through as if they had some…Read More

Actual hits, actual runs from White Sox cover up foibles in defeat of Twins

Coming into this season, there were plenty of doubts expressed about the White Sox offense. As much as…Read More

White Sox hitters putting Ventura in a powerless position

It’s not much fun to watch Robin Ventura helplessly resigned to his seat in the dugout while his…Read More

White Sox miss flight to Minnesota, game forfeited

That headline would have been a happier result and probably would have reflected better on the state…Read More

Chris Sale casts aside White Sox troubles for a night

This was an inexcusably terrible weekend for recaps on the site.* Trips to the game, site outages, Mother’s…Read More

White Sox employ platoons, hopefully this does not end like ‘Platoon’ – Lineups 5/12

34 games into the season and still last in the American League in runs per game despite playing in a…Read More

A funny thing has been happening to Dylan Axelrod’s slider

At the moment, Dylan Axelrod is enjoying the longest stretch of sustained success in his career. Uncoincidentally,…Read More

The Cult of Santiago

An article of such a title could simply be referring to the Twitter drumbeat for Hector Santiago’s…Read More

Offensive Exxplosionnnn fuels series split

Looking back on the schedule, it’s not unprecedented for the White Sox to score five runs in a…Read More

Maybe there will be rain – Lineups 5/8

Chicken or the egg? Single sniper or extra guy on the grassy knoll? Was Matt Harvey super dominant or…Read More