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Posts tagged "Dayan Viciedo"

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 - 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,
May 25, 2012 at 11:35 pm
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Delayed Rationalization - The Twins are back!

Delayed Rationalization - The Twins are back!
If only for the night, the terrorizing Twins returned to life in U.S. Cellular Field.  Either that, or it simply doesn’t matter what state of disarray their franchise is in, Minnesota will give the Sox trouble. It certainly holds true for Gavin Floyd.  His streak of eight straight losses against the Twins would sound like... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 22, 2012 at 11:26 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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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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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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Morning notes: Too many DH's

Move over, Gordon Beckham, Dayan Viciedo is now the possibly rejuvenated hitter trying to earn his way up the batting order. Wednesday night’s losing effort witnessed Viciedo post his third straight multi-hit game, and launch his fifth home run of the year.  Better yet, Dayan’s deposit of a 93 mph Jerome Williams fastball into the... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 17, 2012 at 8:20 am
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Instant Rationalization – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Floyd continues to master inconsistency

Instant Rationalization – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Floyd continues to master inconsistency
If the goal for pitchers was to be as inconsistent as humanly possible—to dominate batters and make them look silly one game and then get shelled like a batting practice pitcher the next—Gavin Floyd might have four or five Cy Young awards by now. When Floyd is at his best, like in his previous start... Read more »
By Kevin Wallace,
May 17, 2012 at 12:16 am
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