2008 State of the Sox

August 19: White Sox 5, Mariners 0

Jim — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:46:00 GMT

Tonight ... Clayton Richard considers himself... the luckiest man ... on the face of the Earth....(read more)

August 18: White Sox 13, Mariners 5

Jim — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:53:00 GMT

Mark Buehrle found himself in an early hole after a strange defensive gaffe, even by Sox-defense-behind-Buehrle standards. Buehrle should've been out of the inning after Adrian Beltre hit a comebacker with runners on first and second and one out....(read more)

August 17: White Sox 13, Athletics 1

Jim — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:49:00 GMT

When Orlando Cabrera took three balls out of the strike zone, then took two strikes down the pipe before going down swinging in the game's first at-bat, it became clear that the Sox had every intention of letting Gio Gonzalez dig his own grave....(read more)

August 16: White Sox 2, Athletics 1

Jim — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:35:00 GMT

This had all the makings of another Oakland heartbreaker -- early lead, John Danks throwing a ton of pitches, blown offensive opportunities, shoddy defense, blah blah blah......(read more)

August 15: Athletics 6, White Sox 4

Jim — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:59:00 GMT

At the top of the seventh inning in the South Side Sox game thread, as the Sox clung to a 3-2 lead, I said:...(read more)

August 14: White Sox 9, Royals 2

Jim — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:56:00 GMT

A Paul Konerko non-error error could very well have prevented the Sox from racking up a third straight shutout, but they found other ways to make their mark -- or, in Carlos Quentin's case, have a mark left on him....(read more)

August 13: White Sox 4, Royals 0

Jim — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:38:00 GMT

This is the Mark Buehrle we like. These are the Royals we love....(read more)

August 12: White Sox 9, Royals 0

Jim — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:59:00 GMT

I haven't seen any of this game yet, but I'm going to want to....(read more)

August 11: Red Sox 5, White Sox 1

Jim — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:06:00 GMT

Once again, John Danks pitched masterfully until the seventh inning....(read more)

August 10: White Sox 6, Red Sox 5

Jim — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:19:00 GMT

The Sox twice failed to score a runner from third with fewer than two outs, and the one time they did score, it was because Jason Varitek couldn't hang on to a bad throw when a good one would've had Paul Konerko out easily....(read more)

August 9: Red Sox 6, White Sox 2

Jim — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:59:00 GMT

Tonight marked the nadir of Jose Contreras' career, but Boone Logan wasn't far behind....(read more)

August 8: White Sox 5, Red Sox 3

Jim — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:59:00 GMT

Mark Buehrle's fine return to form appeared to give the White Sox a relatively easy victory in the opener of a key series against the Red Sox....(read more)

August 7: Tigers 8, White Sox 3

Jim — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:58:00 GMT

I missed this game for a New Pornographers concert, but South Side Sox has a pretty thorough recap....(read more)

August 6: White Sox 5, Tigers 1

Jim — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:59:00 GMT

The Sox grabbed an early lead, the starting pitching preserved it, the offense added insurance in the late innings, and the bullpen finished it off....(read more)

August 5: White Sox 10, Tigers 8 (14 innings)

Jim — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:59:00 GMT

Adam Russell may have swooped in and picked clean the prized flesh of what appeared to be a dead ballgame, but the win should've gone to Matt Thornton....(read more)