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Give ‘em a finish, for once
The White Sox are a mere 29-28 since the All-Star break. If you get the feeling that you’ve seen the White Sox build a playoff candidacy in 1st half, then aimlessly tread water for the 2nd half…Read More
A pen greater than the sum of its parts, because there are so many parts
It’s September, which means that all major league rosters are horribly bloated colossuses that allow for nearly limitless substitution and thus, irritatingly longer games. Robin Ventura feels no…Read More
White Sox power is not where you’d expect it
The 2012 White Sox season has been all about the bizarre becoming familiar. In that vein, A.J. Pierzynski and Alex Rios stringing together back-to-back extra-base hits to account for the first run of…Read More
Does Jose Quintana deserve more trust?
The second instance of Jose Quintana logging eight shutout innings, and watching the bullpen blow the one-run lead he spent the whole game ardently defending naturally provoked debate about the proper…Read More
Robin’s cry for help
There’s no shortage of sources of frustration from Monday night’s 5-1 loss to the Red Sox. A borderline dominant start from Dylan Axelrod was flung to the wayside as if it came from a replenishing…Read More
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So you’ll get to see Chris Sale in the All-Star Game
sale all but scratched for sunday: 2-fold reasons, gives him a rest and lets him pitch all-star game. —…Read More
Kevin Youkilis and the direction of the franchise
Trading roster filler for a $2 million 3rd basemen two years removed from being an absolute offensive…Read More
Zach Stewart has already gotten his share of chances
Zach Stewart’s start Monday night brought him into unwelcome territory–and I’m not…Read More
Preparing for an Orlando Hudson-ridden future
Things aren’t looking so good for Brent Morel. His rehab stint in Charlotte ended after nine…Read More
The White Sox are competitive, so it’s time to eat some crow
For my first ever post here at Southside Showdown, I decided to begin things in the same way every episode…Read More
Unmistakable dominance from Chris Sale
On the opposite end of the pitching appreciation spectrum from the slow realization that Philip Humber…Read More
The Twins come to town, and there but for the grace of Herm go we
The Twins come to Chicago to play a three-game set, and also to remind the White Sox that things could…Read More
Concern for the White Sox farm system is the Major League team’s fault
During last Thursday’s loss to Cleveland, Ed Farmer and Darrin Jackson were filling up the later…Read More
Chris Sale is appointment viewing
It’s hard to sell the casual baseball fan on pitcher’s duels. The average seat at a ballpark…Read More
As if you wanted to hear about anything besides Philip Humber
Last week in this space, I expressed confidence in Philip Humber’s prospects for the coming season. Since…Read More
On the Humber
Phil Humber makes his season debut Monday night, and since it’s the 9th game of the season already,…Read More
Super Joe: A photo analysis
Trying to make conclusions about significant baseball matters is a dangerous thing to do this time of…Read More
Everybody’s getting promoted!
The White Sox brass claims that their farm system ranks poorly because they’re ‘too busy…Read More
Don Cooper is allowed to be a curmudgeon
In a recent article exploring advanced biomechanics and their applications to preventing injuries, White…Read More
Dayan Viciedo has job security
About his young outfielder Dayan Viciedo, Robin Ventura had this to say Sunday: “He’s looked better…Read More
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