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Instant Rationalization: Sale dominates, Dunn provides the runs

Through five innings, the White Sox seemed all set to waste one of the most dominant starts in franchise history. Against a lineup where the Rays hid most of their prominent lefties from him, Chris Sale annihilated their fill-ins, striking out 15 in seven innings, with absolutely every tool you would hope to see from... Read more »
By James Fegan,
Monday at 5:07 pm
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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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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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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,
May 24, 2012 at 10:30 am
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White Sox Week That Was: 5/14-5/20 - The Cubs' series makes everything look better

White Sox Week That Was: 5/14-5/20 - The Cubs' series makes everything look better
The 5-2 record the White Sox managed this past week is right up there with the best performance they’ve managed all season.  The weekend triumph against the Cubs was the first three-game sweep since they bested the Mariners on April 20-22nd. A dominant stretch against the crosstown team covered up a disappointing moment where the... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 21, 2012 at 5:45 am
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Instant Rationalization - Beckham's blast carry Sox in tight, testy Crosstown opener

Instant Rationalization - Beckham's blast carry Sox in tight, testy Crosstown opener
For a rivalry considered irrelevant due to the poor records of the participants, it didn’t take much for the tension to ratchet up. After a Konerko home run put the Sox up 2-0 in the top of the 1st, the Cubs responded with a run and a trio of deep flies in the bottom of... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 18, 2012 at 4:58 pm
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Chris Sale's a starter again

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's future isn't getting clearer anytime soon

Chris Sale's future isn't getting clearer anytime soon
Tuesday night marked the return of Chris Sale to the bullpen.  No longer a rookie getting his feet wet, Sale now comes to the pen in the manner that most relievers do; after an unsuccessful stretch as a starter that he feels was wrongly cut short. His switch back to the bullpen was so shocking... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 9, 2012 at 5:45 am
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Instant Rationalization - There are no easy pleasures in Cleveland

An easy shutdown John Danks outing would have been just too easy of a way for the White Sox to stop their skid.  Not just because Danks skated by all night on hard hit outs, or because the Sox were felt comfortable nursing a 3-0 lead into the later innings while stranding 10 runners against... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 8, 2012 at 10:35 pm
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Robin Ventura wants to use his bench; if only he had one

Robin Ventura wants to use his bench; if only he had one
It’s generally misguided to critique the performance of bench players.  If they were capable of solid performance, they would have regular jobs.  Still, this, doesn’t look like much to work with. *wRC+ is a measure of the hitter’s ability to produce runs compared to league average.  A score of 100 would indicate that a player... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 8, 2012 at 12:59 pm
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