2007 State of the Sox

July 31: Yankees 16, White Sox 3

There's nothing like watching the White Sox fail in epic fashion after knowing that we're stuck with this team for the rest of the year.  Outside of Juan Uribe going profundo on a 3-2 Mike Mussina curveball and Jermaine Dye running into the wall while making a catch, this game was 100 percent ugly.

First and foremost, White Sox pitchers allowed eight homers to the Yankees.  It tied a franchise high for the Bronx Bombers, and as far as I can tell, it sets a franchise high for the White Sox -- at least in the last 50 years.

Bullet points:

• Jose Contreras lasted only 2 2/3 innings, giving up three homers.  Charlie Haeger gave up two and Gavin Floyd gave up three.
• Juan Uribe made one of Haeger's homers count in the unearned run column by committing an error with two outs.
  
• Ozzie Guillen and Paul Konerko were ejected.
• Darin Erstad replaced Konerko, marking the first time he joined featherweights Scott Podsednik and Jerry Owens in the same lineup.
• Boone Logan pitched a scoreless inning.

Record: 48-58 | Box score | Play-by-play