2008 State of the Sox

July 3: Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Javier Vazquez and Justin Duchscherer each had two bad innings. The A's just did a better job capitalizing on the second one, and that provided the margin....(read more)

July 2: White Sox 6, Indians 5 (10 innings)

Watching the White Sox bullpen the last two nights reminds me of the Family Guy episode where Death gets injured and Peter discovers he can't die....(read more)

July 1: White Sox 3, Indians 2 (10 innings)

Thank God for home-field advantage....(read more)

June 30: White Sox 9, Indians 7

This game should've been a more satisfying victory, what with Nick Swisher hitting a grand slam -- again -- and homering from both sides of the plate -- again. But Joe Crede and his 16th error would have none of that....(read more)

June 29: White Sox 5, Cubs 1

Some bullet points, since I haven't watched it yet. An hour and a half delay on my flight made me miss the whole thing, and I ended up watching some of it on GameCast and some highlights on Baseball Tonight....(read more)

June 28: White Sox 6, Cubs 5

Take some time out of your day to shower Jermaine Dye, Carlos Quentin and the bullpen with praise....(read more)

June 27: White Sox 10, Cubs 3

Bullet points:...(read more)

June 26: White Sox 2, Dodgers 0

Bobby Jenks recorded his first 1-2-3 inning in more than a month, and it provided a fitting end to one of the strangest games of the year....(read more)

June 25: Dodgers 5, White Sox 0

Record: 42-35 | Box score | Play-by-play

June 24: White Sox 6, Dodgers 1

Tonight, Mark Buehrle looked a lot like he did against Minnesota June 7. He went eight innings, and the only run he allowed was the first homer of the season for one of Dmitri Young's brothers....(read more)

June 22: Cubs 7, White Sox 1

If you watched the first inning of this one, that's about all you need to get the idea of this game....(read more)

June 21: Cubs 11, White Sox 7

Can't blame the offense for this one. They staked Jose Contreras to a 4-1 lead with a pair of homers -- Jermaine Dye's fourth in three games, and Dewayne Wise's first as a member of the White Sox....(read more)

June 20: Cubs 4, White Sox 3

Today marked the fourth time a White Sox reliever has surrendered a walk-off homer in the ninth inning of a tied game, and Scott Linebrink became the first to two it twice. But this game was more like Matt Thornton's loss than any of the other ones. ...(read more)

June 19: White Sox 13, Pirates 8

Last year, I was lucky enough to attend the game in Yankee Stadium where the Sox scored eight runs in the top of the second, only to watch New York tie it in the bottom of the frame....(read more)

June 18: White Sox 8, Pirates 2

Recap in brief:...(read more)