When Monday's rain out forced the Sox to play two on Tuesday, the team decided to cancel batting practice to save some time.
Looks like the Sox could have used that BP after all.
Horrendous execution, limp bats, inefficient pitching and injuries all took their toll as the Sox lost two games to the Blue Jays Monday, trimming their lead in the AL Central to one measly game over the Twins.
Making matters worse, Paul Konerko, one of the few Sox hitters that has been performing well at the plate, sprained a ligament in his right knee that will force...more
While everyone is worrying about the Sox pitching this week (rightfully so--today's doubleheader means we'll probably see Lance Broadway start on Saturday), I'll suggest that the hitting will be just as a big of a concern against the dangerous Toronto Blue Jays.
Though their bats are often as lifeless as Coldplay's X&Y album, the Blue Jays pitching staff leads the American League with a 3.53 ERA this season and has allowed the second-fewest homers, a bad sign for a Sox team that is as dependant on the long ball as Dusty Baker is on toothpicks.
By the way, stat of...more
Jason Bourgeois, the versatile infielder/outfielder who dominated spring training this year Pablo Ozuna-style, finally got the call he's been waiting for all season. For the first time in his career, he's a major leaguer. To make room on the roster, the Sox DFA'd pitcher Charlie Haeger.
He probably would have been promoted earlier if he didn't hit like Oney Guillen for the first month of 2008 at Triple-A Charlotte. In 22 games, he hit .180 in April before catching fire and finishing the season with a respectable .286 average.
Bourgeois joins Chris Getz and Jerry Owens as a 2008...more
Two impressive comebacks and a 450-foot walk off homerun vaulted the Sox to a 2.5 game lead in the AL Central with 21 games to go.
Things to take away from tonight's thrilling, 15-inning victory over the Angels:
1. Unlike some previous models, this Sox team is resilient. Twice tonight the Sox faced deficits I thought were darn close to completely insurmountable: down three runs to John Lackey, and down one in the 9th to Francisco Rodriguez.
Both times the Sox calmly mounted impressive rallies to come back and tie the game. In seasons past, the Sox might have packed...more
What a great day for baseball in the city of Chicago. First, the White Sox opened their lead in the AL Central to 2 full games--the largest it's been in a month--by defeating the Orioles in a laugher and watching the suddenly mortal Twins drop their second in a row to the lowly Mariners.
Then for the cherry on top: Jay Mariotti, the face of shoddy journalism and irrational hater of all things Sox, quit his post at the Sun Times.
No need to give any attention or credibility to the least relevant writer in Chicago. So...more
