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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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Instant Rationalization - Sox ride dominant Peavy, long home runs to sweep

Instant Rationalization - Sox ride dominant Peavy, long home runs to sweep
Pre-game projections put the wind blowing out of Wrigley Field at 10 mph on Sunday, so the team that kept the ball out of the homer-inducing air probably had the best chance for success. Jake Peavy only allowed six balls to leave the infield through 6.1 shutout innings, and only one honest-to-goodness fly ball. His... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 20, 2012 at 4:22 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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Lineup at a glance

Lineup at a glance
Continuing with the notion of taking a week snapshot at the White Sox performance, and knowing that people love lists, let’s run through the lineup with quick takes on how they’re doing. 1. Alejandro De Aza – 10 for 26, 2 2B, 4 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 3 K – He can take a... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 14, 2012 at 10:20 am
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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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Instant Rationalization - Washed out

Instant Rationalization - Washed out
The weather radar screen made it clear what the White Sox had to do Monday; get a lead by the 5th and a find a way to sit on it till the rainout. They came within one out of pulling off the feat with Eric Stults on the bump, before a walk to Lou Marson... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 7, 2012 at 10:39 pm
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White Sox Week That Was - 4/9-4/15: Overwhelmingly positive

White Sox Week That Was - 4/9-4/15: Overwhelmingly positive
In this instant-reaction world full of judgmental blogs like this one, teams are often thought of as being no better than their most recent dull thud against an average-ish sinker-baller.  Sunday’s effort against Rick Porcello and defensive betrayal of Chris Sale certainly left a lot to be desired, but far from undid the work of... Read more »
By James Fegan,
April 16, 2012 at 7:47 am
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Well, this is getting interesting

Well, this is getting interesting
After topping the Tigers 5-1 Saturday, the White Sox have won four in a row, are 5-2 on the season, and in 1st place in the AL Central.  If the excitement over this development seems a bit over the top for 7 games into the season, consider the last two Aprils. In 2011, the Sox... Read more »
By James Fegan,
April 14, 2012 at 9:37 pm
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Looking for sources of hope on the roster

Looking for sources of hope on the roster
Lo and behold, the White Sox are a winning ballclub. Thanks to their old friend, the long ball, the Sox defeated the Indians 10-6 on Wednesday afternoon despite forecasts for snow and other Cleveland-related weather maladies. As John Danks’ control took the early flight back home, for the first time the Sox deviated from what... Read more »
By James Fegan,
April 12, 2012 at 3:18 am
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White Sox Weekend That Was - 4/6-4/8: It's to be expected

White Sox Weekend That Was - 4/6-4/8: It's to be expected
Perhaps I’m revealing myself as a cynic, but the White Sox dropping 2 out of 3 to the Rangers in their opening series registers as…oh, alright. Sunday night’s offering to a national TV audience was a rather hopeless dud, but the other two games were one-run toss-ups waged against the defending AL champs.  They almost... Read more »
By James Fegan,
April 9, 2012 at 11:49 am
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