Southside Stars of ‘72 – Dick Allen
In light of the White Sox decision to have the team don 1972 throwback uniforms on Sunday home games, I figure it’s as good a time as any to take a look back to the year that Sox wore the red pinstripes…Read More
Ghosts of SoxFests past
SoxFest 2012 is in the books, and perhaps the major takeaway is that things did not go in accordance with what you’d expect for a team coming off a horribly disappointing season, and just spent the…Read More
Decline Wars – Andruw Jones vs. Adam Dunn
In 2011 we had the pleasure of watching Adam Dunn go from a highly sought after left handed power bat to a walking, talking strikeout victim. As is usually stated, he fell off a cliff. An argument could…Read More
Today must suck for Kenny Williams
Early evening yesterday social media was buzzing about Kenny Williams. “I know why Kyle Williams fumbled…Because the White Sox are terrible,” said one Facebook post. A huge play in San…Read More
The last great Juan Pierre game
The Detroit Tigers are reportedly interested in Juan Pierre. Heh. With the exception of 2009, when…Read More
Why the White Sox probably won’t be particularly competitive in 2012
For my first entry here as a staff member of Southside Showdown, I thought it appropriate to establish…Read More
White Sox Baseball: Appreciate The Game
Things have changed on the south side. New middle management, new(ish) corner outfielders and of course…Read More
Robin Ventura Can Save Gordon Beckham
Our fine editor Anders Johanson gave you the 2012 season forcast for Gordon Beckham. He alluded to Robin…Read More
2012 White Sox Forecast: A.J. Pierzynski
Anthony John Pierzynski has been one of the smartest players in the game for almost his entire career.…Read More
2012 White Sox Forecast: Brent Morel
One of the more pleasant surprises of the 2011 season was third baseman Brent Morel. Mark Teahen started…Read More
Conference Call: John Danks, Don Cooper, Jeff Manto
The White Sox hosted a Q&A conference call today with John Danks, Don Cooper and new hitting coach…Read More
This Year’s Team Needs To Be A Fan Favorite
I hate to bring up 2005 because like Cubs fans will tell you, “That happened over five years ago,…Read More
2012 White Sox Forecast: Alexei Ramirez
The Cuban Missile is coming off of a season that was on par with his career averages. The Southside shortstop…Read More
White Sox Acquire Venezuelan Youngster
The White Sox have reportedly signed 16 year old Luis Martinez for $250,000 out of Venezuela. His scouting…Read More
2012 White Sox Forecast: Gordon Beckham
Gordon Beckham‘s rookie season in 2009 was a pretty darn good one. The second baseman out of Georgia…Read More
Anticipating Ventura’s Managing Style
After 8 years of Ozzie it’s tough to imagine what Sox games were like before him. What’s tougher…Read More
2012 White Sox Forecast: Paul Konerko
Paul Konerko had a great season for a struggling 2011 White Sox team. The veteran first baseman hit 31…Read More
2012 White Sox Preview Preview
No, that headline is not a typo, I’m previewing the preview. After a long bout with some unknown…Read More
Get to know Addison Reed, He May Just Be A Star.
Chris Sale turned heads when he was drafted 13th overall in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft by the…Read More

