Carlos Quentin the Detroit Tiger?
Jon Morosi has tweeted this morning that the Tigers have interest in trading for Carlos Quentin. A question for the ladies: How badly do you miss Carlos Quentin’s pretty face? A question for everybody:…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 of Are You Afraid of the Dark? ended, by throwing a huge pile of sand on the fire. In a piece…Read More
Some Thoughts, Some Links 3/18
Our poor old friend Carlos Quentin and his hair are going to hit the DL again, this time for a knee surgery. We’re all too familiar with TCQ’s health issues. I’ll admit it’s refreshing that…Read More
Projections From Those Smarter Than I: Right Field
Dayan Viciedo is somebody we can hang some hopes and dreams on. He hasn’t yet had a full opportunity to dash our optimism about his ceiling. In the short time we’ve seen him play live baseball we’ve…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
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
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
Danks and Quentin Tendered Contracts
The White Sox have chosen to keep John Danks and Carlos Quentin around for just a little while longer.…Read More
Dunn and Rios Crucial for White Sox
Adam Dunn finished his first year in a White Sox uniform with a .159 batting average and a franchise-high…Read More
Looking Back on Opening Day 2011
Because I’m a sick, sick child I decided that a fun way to pass the time between now and Spring…Read More
Padres Interested in Quentin
About a week ago I wrote about the possibility of Quentin being traded out of Chicago, then I wrote about…Read More
Three-Team Trade Proposition
For the past two days I’ve written about possible trades and it just so happens that I’ve…Read More
Could Quentin be Traded?
At the 2011 trading deadline it seemed as though Carlos Quentin was headed to either the Philadelphia…Read More
White Sox 2012 Outfield
Dayan Viciedo made his long-awaited 2011 debut on August 28 in Seattle. As Viciedo jogged out to right…Read More
Quentin Likely Done For Season
Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen touched briefly on the Carlos Quentin subject before Friday…Read More
Quentin Reinstated, Availability in Question
The White Sox activated Carlos Quentin from the 15-day disabled list before Monday’s 14-4 drubbing…Read More
Can Dayan Viciedo Fill Unfair Expectations?
The day has finally arrived. Fans have basically been praying for Carlos Quentin to get hurt all year…Read More
Quentin In Flux After Shoulder Injury
Carlos Quentin, the second-most productive hitter in the Chicago White Sox lineup, gave everyone a scare…Read More
White Sox Inept Against East’s Finest
It seems like far too long ago that the White Sox were celebrating a 3-1 victory over the Boston Red…Read More
You Can’t Fold When You Go All-In
I hold a weekend card game at my place every so often. Buy-in is never more than 10 bucks, maybe drain…Read More





