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The eminently breakable Chris Getz has his second season-ending injury in as many major-league seasons: Leaving the team to have surgery Thursday in Philadelphia was not the way Getz wanted his season to end. The lower oblique strain that put Getz on the 15-day disabled list Aug. 21 still is bothering him, and a specialist [...]
Shot at record a ‘Bridge too far
Some of you may have been disappointed by Brent Lillibridge’s RBI “single” in Monday’s 6-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians. As well you should. Not only did Lillibridge drive in his first and only run of the season with a 60-foot nubber — he needed Jhonny Peralta to mishandle it as well. Why didn’t Lillibridge [...]
They won’t go home again
Looks like I missed an eventful weekend as the White Sox wrapped up their home schedule. *Ozzie Guillen didn’t like how the Sox watched college football after their 12-5 loss on Saturday. The next day, he explained that he’s trying to have his players set the right example for the young ones. It’s a nice [...]
Weekend open thread
Maybe I should’ve added Brent Lillibridge to the last post about guys who need to see more playing time. From Cardboard Gods: And at the other end of the spectrum from budding All-Time greats Pujols and Mauer chasing down the accomplishments of legendary figures from baseball’s past, there is Brent Lillibridge attempting to free himself [...]
The garbage men
The Detroit Tigers’ 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Indians officially eliminated the White Sox from playoff contention. Thank God. From this point on, wins and losses themselves don’t mean much. The Sox are virtually guaranteed to have a protected first-round pick (top 15), and that’s all that matters. You could say that they’re better off [...]
Report: Walker, Sox coaches staying put. Why?
Joe Cowley bears bad news: Minutes after Williams spoke, a source confirmed that all of the coaches that had contracts up after this season — specifically hitting coach Greg Walker, pitching coach Don Cooper, bench coach Joey Cora and first base coach Harold Baines — had or were in the process of signing extensions thought [...]
Dye down, Jenks out
And the hits keep coming. Bobby Jenks is done for the season after popping his calf muscle while stretching. Fittingly, his final appearance this season will be the one in which he allowed two homers for the only time in his career. I’ll talk more about Jenks’ future after the season. There’s about two months [...]
Discovering Hudson
If you want to get an idea of Daniel Hudson’s potential, look no further than how he pitched Joe Mauer. You know, the soon-to-be American League MVP, two-time batting champ, current league leader in batting average, OBP and slugging percentage. It’s not just that he held Mauer hitless. It’s that he got Mauer to hit [...]
Monday morning quarterback
I’ve spent most of the evening doing work on the front page (see the links and page devoted to White Sox Outsider 2009), but here are a couple of questions I’ll toss out there before getting some sleep. No. 1: Why didn’t Ozzie Guillen pinch-hit for Jermaine Dye? Here are words you haven’t seen often: [...]
The feel-good hit of the summer
Jake Peavy not only came out of his White Sox debut healthy — he picked up the victory in a 13-3 thrashing of the Kansas City Royals. Take notes, John Danks, because here’s a guy who knows how to win. Even better — Tyler Flowers contributed to the cause as well. He drew his first [...]
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