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Posts tagged "Chris Sale"

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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Morning notes: Notes on things other than Chris Sale

Morning notes: Notes on things other than Chris Sale
Orlando Hudson has charmed us all with competent major league at-bats from the 3rd base position, but Brent Morel is on the recovery trail and has a starting job waiting for him if Robin Ventura sticks to his words. Morel took BP, did some exercises, and should be starting rehab work in Charlotte Wednesday, which... Read more »
By James Fegan,
today at 9:00 am
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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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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,
May 25, 2012 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,
May 25, 2012 at 3:45 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,
May 24, 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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Chris Sale working toward a sustainable future

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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White Sox Week That Was: 5/7-5/13 - Up and down, black and white

White Sox Week That Was: 5/7-5/13 - Up and down, black and white
I can’t find the exact quote, but a player made a comment during SoxFest about the most frustrating part of last season being the inability of the team to sustain a stretch of good play.  After all, he longest winning streak of the 2011 season was five. While the Sox have plenty of time to... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 14, 2012 at 5:45 am
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