Gordon Beckham’s “nerve irritation” is really a broken hamate bone
For the second time in his career, the fates have responded to a brief stretch of promise in Gordon Beckham’s career by wounding one of his hands. In 2010, a Frank Hermann fastball to the right hand…Read More
Take two on Conor Gillaspie
In the immediate reaction to Friday’s trade for third basemen Conor Gillaspie, our friend Matt Adams stuck to the best formula for gauging the worth of an incoming player–find an intelligent…Read More
Reporters report to Spring Training
The White Sox do not have their pitchers and catchers report until Tuesday, in a great gesture of understanding that alarm clocks can malfunction, flights get missed, and airports on weekends are hell. Still,…Read More
Brent Morel, come on down
Rolling into the season with Brent Morel as the entrenched starting third basemen last season didn’t work out much at all. He somehow managed to slug under .200 before being shut down after 125…Read More
Brent Morel’s Disastrous Season
Coming into the 2012 season, Brent Morel had a pretty sweet setup. Dayan Viciedo had moved to another position, Omar Vizquel was banished to barren recesses of the Canadian wilderness, and the organization…Read More
Let’s Win the AL Central! – Trade Considerations
The White Sox are three games up with 77 to go. Â For a team with a front office that’s usually…Read More
Preparing for an Orlando Hudson-ridden future
Things aren’t looking so good for Brent Morel. Â 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
The O-Dog is Here…to…
Wondering who will fill that roster vacancy when Brent Morel hits the DL? Wonder no more. The O-Dog,…Read More
Saturday Evening Lineup at Wrigley
As you may have guessed, Paul Konerko is not in the lineup today, nor will he be tomorrow and beyond…Read More
Sox @ Cubs Game 1 Lineups
Really glad for that day game yesterday, as a trip from California would be tough to recover from on…Read More
Best of the 2012 Sox, Best of the 2012 Cubs. An All-Chicago Team
If you were so inclined, you could argue that the Crosstown Classic has been going on for longer than…Read More
Lineups For First of a 2 Game Set vs. Tigers
Ken Rosenthal tweeted today that the White Sox are the proud owners of 2 of the 4 lowest OPS in the entire…Read More
No Offense = No Win
And so it is. We have an offense problem. Philip Humber has found his way throwing 6 and two thirds…Read More
Sale Test – Lineups for 5/12
Chris Sale, a man we all thought could not start, then he started, then he could not start, then maybe…Read More
Lineups For Series Opener with Royals 5/11 – Paulino vs. Floyd
The Royals tend to cause the Sox problems for reasons that can’t quite be explained. Coming off of…Read More
Royals Q&A With Kings of Kauffman’s Mike Engel
Since the schedule has given the White Sox permission to stop playing the Indians for now, U.S. Cellular…Read More
Wrappin’ it Up Against the Indians – Lineups for 5/9
I might be a sucker but if the Sox come out of Cleveland having won these last two I’ll be satisfied.…Read More
Half Game Wrap, Half Anti-Bunting Rant
Roughly 10,000 years ago Chris Sale started a game in which the White Sox would attempt to win a series…Read More
Floyd’s Solid Outing Not Enough
Though the win streak has come to an end, responsibility cannot be put on Gavin Floyd. Gavin managed…Read More





















