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Posts tagged "New York Yankees"

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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Too wild

Too wild
In Wednesday’s 6-3 loss to the Indians, Philip Humber continued to pay back the fates for the great control he was blessed with during his perfect game.  He lacked command and control for the second straight start and walked a career-high six batters. Through it all, Humber was just a misplay by Beckham and a hanging... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 3, 2012 at 5:45 am
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Moose Skowron and “Chicago’s Game”

Moose Skowron and “Chicago’s Game”
When Moose Skowron was working in public relations for the White Sox in 2001, then marketing VP Rob Gallas admitted that some Sox fans complained of Skowron: “Yeah, but he was a Yankee.”  “Well, yes,” Gallas conceded, “but above all else, he is a Chicagoan.” That he was.  There have been many fine tributes to... Read more »
By Chris Lamberti,
May 1, 2012 at 5:45 am
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White Sox enter 2012 with a notable advantage

White Sox enter 2012 with a notable advantage
Want to see something pretty? Look at this. That would be a team-by-team breakdown of injury updates for Major League Baseball heading into Opening Day.  For the majority of well-adjusted human beings, a catalogue of the suffering endured by well-paid professionals is not intrinsically enjoyable, so I direct your attention to the White Sox entry on this... Read more »
By James Fegan,
April 5, 2012 at 1:52 am
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More playoff teams mean, well, more playoffs

More playoff teams mean, well, more playoffs
It’s not officially announced yet, but it’s looking like each league will be sending five teams to the playoffs this year.  Three division winners, and two wild cards forced to battle in a hellish one-game playoff with each other. In general, I enjoy the strong emphasis on the regular season–and the depth and endurance it... Read more »
By James Fegan,
March 1, 2012 at 12:20 am
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Why the White Sox probably won’t be particularly competitive in 2012

I accepted an invitation to start writing once a week at Southside Showdown, and started things out by telling my new audience that the 2012 team would probably be pretty bad.  Not definitely, not almost definitely, just probably.  Hooray for first impressions! You have to click the title for the link, so you can be whisked off to a different... Read more »
By James Fegan,
January 18, 2012 at 8:24 am
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Kids these days grow up so fast

Kids these days grow up so fast
The Michael Pineda-Jesus Montero trade is pretty irksome for, oh, about three reasons. First, it’s disheartening to see the Yankees fall into a long-term solution for their rotation issues without purging anything that hampers them in any immediate way.  Chances are the 2nd best offense in baseball can figure out a way to stay OK... Read more »
By James Fegan,
January 15, 2012 at 11:41 pm
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The White Sox are extremists

The White Sox are extremists
As the team-employed beat writer for the White Sox website, taking the actions of the franchise and expressing it into rational and understandable terms is very much a part of Scott Merkin’s job.  As such, picking through his piece attempting to justify the approach of the White Sox toward their farm system under Kenny Williams... Read more »
By James Fegan,
January 8, 2012 at 3:00 am
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The Oakland A's being ridiculously poor really did not help the White Sox trade market

The Oakland A's being ridiculously poor really did not help the White Sox trade market
Initially I had this titled “I hate the Oakland A’s”, but I realized that was too harsh.  It’s more that I’m cross with the A’s due to their current situation–dirt poor, selling all their shiny things for breadcrumbs.  Also, while hating people for being poor may feel as comfortable as slipping into a warm bath for... Read more »
By James Fegan,
December 29, 2011 at 1:10 am
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Alex Rios, Adam Dunn, and their albatross contract brethren

Alex Rios, Adam Dunn, and their albatross contract brethren
Jake Peavy is the highest paid player on the 2012 White Sox. Thaaaat doesn’t make me feel great, but there’s only one more season before a nice, comfy buyout awaits him in 2013. The next two highest paid players are Adam Dunn (who’s got a $2 million raise coming for this year) and Alex Rios... Read more »
By James Fegan,
December 28, 2011 at 12:39 am
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