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Instant Rationalization – You can’t stop the White Sox offense, you can only hope to contain it

Instant Rationalization – You can’t stop the White Sox offense, you can only hope to contain it
Remember when the White Sox offense used to be anemic?  When hits were at a premium and strikeouts were about as frequent as rush hour traffic jams on the Kennedy?  It’s getting harder to by the day, as a completely rejuvenated and balanced White Sox hitting attack has been making games very fun to watch... Read more »
By Kevin Wallace,
Saturday at 7:27 pm
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Fun with recent offensive trends

Fun with recent offensive trends
The last two nights have seen the White Sox post two of their three biggest run totals of the season.  11 runs against Minnesota on Thursday was the highest, 9 against Cleveland Friday was the third-highest.  The second-highest output (10) also came against Cleveland on April 11th. In their last seven games, the White Sox... Read more »
By James Fegan,
Saturday at 12:56 pm
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Instant Rationalization - Quintana does the job, and it turns out he didn't even have to

Instant Rationalization - Quintana does the job, and it turns out he didn't even have to
The overriding philosophy that justifed picking Jose Quintana to fill in for John Danks was that he was left-handed, Cleveland ‘s lineup is overwhelmingly left-handed, and maybe he could use that to wander through five of six innings without a huge rally being launched In response, Cleveland threw in righties Aaron Cunningham, Jose Lopez, and... Read more »
By James Fegan,
Friday at 11:35 pm
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Afternoon notes: Hopefully Quintana can roll

Afternoon notes: Hopefully Quintana can roll
Jose Quintana is making the start against the 1st place Indians tonight, and who can know what will happen. He’s a left-handed pitcher facing a predominantly left-handed lineup, and he sports a 2.77 ERA in AA Birmingham.  His strikeout rate is average, suggesting he’s not overpowering.  His walk rate is good, but not great enough... Read more »
By James Fegan,
Friday at 3:17 pm
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Danks to the DL, Quintana up - What's the appropriate level of concern?

Danks to the DL, Quintana up - What's the appropriate level of concern?
The announcement of John Danks being sent to the disabled list Thursday afternoon didn’t come with a great deal of warning. His lingering shoulder soreness wasn’t a topic of discussion during the week.   His Friday start wasn’t pushed back to give him some rest, then canceled altogether. No, the first word of any problems... Read more »
By James Fegan,
Friday at 3:45 am
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Instant Rationalization - Sox and Twins engage in slugfest; Sox hit their home runs with people on base

Instant Rationalization - Sox and Twins engage in slugfest; Sox hit their home runs with people on base
Thursday night, the Twins trotted out a 27 year-old making his first career major league start, and the White Sox started a guy who’s pitched a perfect game, so naturally they won in a rout. Eh, perhaps that description doesn’t quite cover it. Poor defense and a hanging curveball that was hammered for a two-run... Read more »
By James Fegan,
Thursday at 11:27 pm
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Rios longs for the old ways

Rios longs for the old ways
In the 4th inning Wednesday night, Alex Rios ripped a line-drive into the left field bullpen for his first home run since the second game of the season. It was the sort of pull-power to left field Rios hasn’t shown since September of 2011, when he hit five home runs in the final month of... Read more »
By James Fegan,
Thursday at 1:00 pm
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Morning notes: Hopefully none of this will require surgery

Morning notes: Hopefully none of this will require surgery
The bulging disc in Brent Morel’s back won’t require surgery, putting him on much more of a week-to-week timeline in his recovery rather than month-to-month.  Since Robin Ventura is steadfast that Morel won’t lose his job due to injury, Orlando Hudson should be sure to keep sharp at all infield positions. However, the description of... Read more »
By James Fegan,
Thursday at 10:30 am
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The best start of Sale's career

The best start of Sale's career
There’s a lot of time that could be spent making subjective arguments about which one of Chris Sale’s starts was the best.  He had the most swing-and-miss stuff against Seattle on April 20th when he recorded 11 strikeouts, and he absolutely decimated the Reds in that one Spring Training game… But it’s easier to just... Read more »
By James Fegan,
Thursday at 5:45 am
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Instant Rationalization – Dominant Sale helps White Sox break through perennially pesky Twins

Instant Rationalization – Dominant Sale helps White Sox break through perennially pesky Twins
Chris Sale chewed up and spit out all of the Twins piranhas, giving up just two hits in seven shutout innings as the White Sox put last night’s misery behind them with a 6-0 blanking of Minnesota.  The White Sox showed the hustle and fundamentals of a major league team, which is a marked improvement... Read more »
By Kevin Wallace,
Wednesday at 10:40 pm
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