White Sox considering Dayan Viciedo and Carlos Sanchez for 3rd base
The White Sox top brass spent the last weekend in organizational meetings, where they presumably spent some time pondering how to address a possible transition at the catcher position, an aging offense,…Read More
Dingers For Everybody! White Sox Win Third in a Row at Rogers Center
Why shouldn’t Dewayne Wise once again get the scoring started for the Sox? Why shouldn’t the homerun ball once again rule the day? If nobody has a valid reason, we shall proceed. Francisco Liriano…Read More
White Sox Conquer the Rogers Center for a Game
Jose Quintana’s 1st inning consisted of quite a few singles, 3 of them, to be exact. When that happens at the top of a lineup the result is generally at least one run, which is what the Blue Jays got.…Read More
Kids Pitching Against Kids – Lineups 8/14
Last night the White Sox offense came from Adam Dunn and Adam Dunn only, as they fell 3-2 in extras to the Toronto Blue Jays. Henderson Alvarez vs. Jose Quintana is the matchup, and if you add up…Read More
Offense Pours it on Late in White Sox Victory
Jose Quintana didn’t have the shutdown game he had last time out. He gave up 8 hits, he even walked a batter. Worse than that he gave up 4 runs worth of long balls to Josh Willingham as he hit his…Read More
Quintana Stellar but Red Sox Win on Cody Ross Monster Blast
When Jose Quintana got through the 1st inning using only 6 pitches, it was clear he was about to have…Read More
White Sox Win 14 Inning Marathon in Kansas City
For days avid baseball fans have been begging for the return of meaningful games to resume. When Friday…Read More
Floyd and Youkilis Lead White Sox Over Jays
It’s official. Chicago loves Kevin Youkilis. For the second time in three games the Sox had all…Read More
Axelrod Impresses and Viciedo is the Hero
Dylan Axelrod pleasantly surprised Thursday evening as he faced a stacked Yankees lineup and managed…Read More
The Return of Lucas Harrell – Lineups 6/10
If this was the World Series the Sox would be heading to Houston with a split. It’s not, of course,…Read More
Sometimes You Just Lose
He didn’t have a great night, but Gavin Floyd at least wasn’t awful on Friday night against the…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
Playing Without a Streak
The winning streak came to a sputtering unsure halt yesterday. The score was wobbly for the entire afternoon,…Read More
Sweeps: It’s What They Do
A streak came to an end, but it wasn’t the win streak. The Sox failed to hit a homerun for the…Read More
7 runs + 7 Straight Wins = 1st Place
Paul Konerko’s hit streak was put to bed but the rest of the Sox bats were certainly awake, sending…Read More
There’s No Holding Back Paul Konerko
An interesting outing for Jake Peavy Saturday afternoon. He went 6.1 innings and struck out 9 for the…Read More
When the Wind Blows
The night didn’t go quite as Cole De Vries had envisioned for his big league debut, I’m sure. It…Read More
Sox Bats Knock Down Cubs
When John Danks gave up a one out double to Alfonso Soriano in the 5th inning, he hadn’t allowed…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
Offense Comes Back to Get Danks Off the Hook
It’s pretty safe to say that John Danks didn’t have it tonight. He wasn’t helped much by the…Read More





















