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Posts tagged "John Danks"

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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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 - 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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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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Gavin Floyd's struggles with damage control

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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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 - 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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Instant Rationalization - Bizarro World: White Sox beat Tigers in most improbable ways

Instant Rationalization - Bizarro World: White Sox beat Tigers in most improbable ways
It’s not often that a team wins a game when its starting pitcher gets knocked out after just three innings.  It’s also pretty rare for a sub-.200 hitter to lead a comeback that saw his season RBI count nearly doubled in one game.  And yet, both happened Monday night as the White Sox beat the... Read more »
By Kevin Wallace,
May 14, 2012 at 11:35 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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