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White Sox Week That Was: 5/21-5/27 - Oh boy, offense

White Sox Week That Was: 5/21-5/27 - Oh boy, offense
Offense Saturday saw the White Sox establish a new season-high for runs scored with 14, topping their previous high of 11–which they set on Thursday–and two higher than their 2nd highest mark of the season (12) which they accrued on Sunday. Of the five best offensive performances by the White Sox this season, four of... Read more »
By James Fegan,
Monday at 7:51 am
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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,
May 26, 2012 at 12:56 pm
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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,
May 24, 2012 at 11:27 pm
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Lineup at a glance

Lineup at a glance
After a banner week, taking a cross-section of the White Sox hitters after the last seven games should be a blast. 1.  Alejandro De Aza – 8 for 27, 4 BB, 9 K, 5 R, RBI – Not much pop, and an interesting influx of strikeouts, but the rate he’s getting on base at makes... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 21, 2012 at 10:00 am
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Instant Rationalization - No Paulie, no cry

Instant Rationalization - No Paulie, no cry
Without the heart of their offense in the lineup due to injury, and red-hot but still green Dayan Viciedo subbing as the clean-up hitter, the White Sox would need to find some other sources of power, or string their hits together to be successful Saturday night. Instead, they did both.  Viciedo and Pierzynski went yard... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 19, 2012 at 9:22 pm
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Morning notes: Crosstown series looms

Morning notes: Crosstown series looms
The crosstown series starts this Friday.  It’s still sponsored by BP, which is one year closer to being a fact they don’t have to de-emphasize out of embarrassment. Both the Cubs and Sox have losing records and rather mundane future outlooks, so the running narrative is that the rivalry is unimportant and lifeless now.  That... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 18, 2012 at 5:45 am
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Instant Rationalization - Walks, dropped pop-ups, and just enough Sale carry Sox to split

The first four innings in Anaheim were pretty much ideal for the White Sox on their getaway day.  Chris Sale had struck out six through four shutout innings, the Angels defense bungled two pop flies to key a 3-run 4th inning, and had hastened the departure of their starter C.J. Wilson, who only lasted 3.2... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 17, 2012 at 6:31 pm
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Delayed Rationalization - Sick 6th sinks Sox' shot at sweep

Delayed Rationalization - Sick 6th sinks Sox' shot at sweep
Huge leads aren’t really typical of the White Sox approach, and after Tuesday afternoon fans may grow to have a healthy distrust of them altogether. With the offense having finally gotten to Tigers’ starter Max Scherzer in their already third matchup of the season, and de-facto ace Jake Peavy on the hill staked to a... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 15, 2012 at 7:16 pm
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Lineup at a glance

Lineup at a glance
Continuing with the notion of taking a week snapshot at the White Sox performance, and knowing that people love lists, let’s run through the lineup with quick takes on how they’re doing. 1. Alejandro De Aza – 10 for 26, 2 2B, 4 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 3 K – He can take a... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 14, 2012 at 10:20 am
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Instant Rationalization - A fitting exclamation point

Instant Rationalization - A fitting exclamation point
Now that the ceiling for the White Sox season has been pushed up a notch, there’s room for them to stretch out their legs and clean up against an inferior opponent. In come the Royals for the weekend, sporting an unfavorable record but a skill set not especially well-suited to the White Sox style.  The... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 11, 2012 at 10:30 pm
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