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Further appreciation of Chris Sale

Because I was under the impression that there had not been enough excitement over Chris Sale, click the title to follow the link to Southside Showdown, where I delivered some more.

By James Fegan,
today at 1:47 pm

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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,
May 25, 2012 at 3:45 am

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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,
May 24, 2012 at 5:45 am

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Gavin Floyd's struggles with damage control

Back-to-back rough starts have ballooned Gavin Floyd’s ERA to 4.66 on the season. Not only has every trace of his hot start been erased from his statistical record, but the 16 runs he’s given up in his last two outings dwarf the 13 he allowed in his seven previous times on the hill. Ups-and-downs happen... Read more »

By James Fegan,
May 23, 2012 at 3:34 pm

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Time to start paying more attention to Gavin Floyd

After Jake Peavy’s 6th inning meltdown Tuesday, Gavin Floyd is now the ERA leader of the White Sox staff at 2.53. Besides not starting quite as well, less attention has been paid to Floyd because there’s no hope that he’s channeled his ace form of old. This is his 5th season in the starting rotation, and most people... Read more »

By James Fegan,
May 16, 2012 at 3:07 pm

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Chris Sale working toward a sustainable future

Chris Sale’s return to the rotation on Saturday night went pretty poorly. His inability to command his off-speed stuff in his only bullpen appearance carried over into a disastrous 42-pitch 1st inning, which limited his efforts to right himself to five innings. The final line–5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 103... Read more »

By James Fegan,
May 14, 2012 at 1:00 pm

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Chris Sale's a starter again

Well, the important thing is that it all worked out in the end. The confusing week-long sequence of Chris Sale being bounced back and forth from the bullpen came to end Friday with Kenny Williams weighing in for the first time, and swiftly ending the debate. Kenny Williams says that Chris Sale will likely start tomorrow... Read more »

By James Fegan,
May 11, 2012 at 9:04 pm

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Chris Sale is not the next White Sox ace after all

Chris Sale’s time in the starting rotation has reached an abrupt end, as it was announced before Friday’s game by Robin Ventura–with lots of help from Cooper– that he’s moving to the bullpen to become the new closer. For the rest of the season, at least. The surprising move comes with equally surprising revelations behind... Read more »

By James Fegan,
May 4, 2012 at 6:19 pm

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Too wild

In Wednesday’s 6-3 loss to the Indians, Philip Humber continued to pay back the fates for the great control he was blessed with during his perfect game. He lacked command and control for the second straight start and walked a career-high six batters. Through it all, Humber was just a misplay by Beckham and a hanging... Read more »

By James Fegan,
May 3, 2012 at 5:45 am

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As if you wanted to hear about anything besides Philip Humber

Over at Southside Showdown, I track the reassessment of Humber’s abilities that’s occurring in the wake of his perfect game. Click the title to follow the link.

By James Fegan,
April 24, 2012 at 8:15 am

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