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Hello, friends. Remember me? Hope everybody had a happy Hanukkah, Christmas, Boxing Day and/or Kwanzaa. I figure I’d check in before New Year’s and let you know what the upcoming weeks look like. This week will be finishing the writing for the first five sections of White Sox Outsider 2010, and sending those to editing/formatting [...]
Evaluating Comiskey’s legacy
Before Charles Comiskey was the owner of the White Sox through their first three decades of existence, he was a hellluva manager for the St. Louis Browns. However, even though he “only” owned the team, he may have been one of the White Sox’s best managers, too. He may have chosen an executive’s chair for [...]
And the winner/loser is…
Sorry, Ryan Bukvich fans — Andy Sisco earns the final spot in the Decade of Disasters by winning 59 percent of the vote. I’m kinda-sorta on Christmas break, but I hope to have one more special post up before Krampus visits your home with a basket with which to carry your children to the pits [...]
Naughts for the Aughts
Before we begin, make sure to vote on the last bullpen spot. I thought Andrew Sisco was the best representative of the sinkhole that was the 2007 bullpen; Ryan Bukvich was nominated, seconded and thirded. We’ll put it to a vote. Their cases in summary: Sisco: From start to finish, it hurt and he hurt. [...]
White Sox Decade of Disasters: Pitching staff
After tackling the worst of the position players from 2000 to 2009, let’s debate the shape of the 12-man pitching staff today. Before we begin, though, a few thoughts. *When Kenny Williams said he never wanted to revisit Fifth Starter Hell again, he meant it. Even with Jose Contreras’ failings and the return of Bartolo [...]
White Sox Decade of Disasters: Position players
I had considered doing an All-Decade Team until I actually starting putting one together and realized that there were zero debates. Right field was as close as it got, but Jermaine Dye’s one extra season, plus that award that escapes my mind — something value something — gives him a clear edge over Magglio Ordonez. [...]
Pierre trade can’t mean job is done … can it?
Once again, Kenny Williams acquired a guy that had long been tied to the White Sox. Once again, he made a trade that’s hard to get upset about. And once again, it’s hard to tell if the team is any better off for it. By acquiring Juan Pierre and $10.5 million in exchange for Jon [...]
Sox get Pierre; a Dotel in decline
Update: Since discussion has already started here, I’ll just tack on that the White Sox acquired Juan Pierre for two PTBNLs and $9 million. ************************** With the lack of White Sox news for once, I turned my attention to eulogies tonight, knocking out parting words for Octavio Dotel and D.J. Carrasco. If you follow me [...]
Hey, Mr. DJ, I guess we don’t have a deal
A tip of the hat to Scott Merkin and Mark Gonzalez — they were definitely on to something when they said D.J. Carrasco, Ozzie Guillen’s “Team MVP” two months ago, might not be loved tender. Here’s how expendable the Sox thought he was: Carrasco, who made $440,000 last season, was offered a $160,000 raise. That [...]
Putzing around
It became clear over the Winter Meetings that, if the White Sox wanted to add a veteran bullpen arm, signing a guy like J.J. Putz would be the only way to go. The Cubs may have set the tone when they signed John Grabow and his inflated walk rate for two years and $7.5 million. [...]
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