State of the Sox 2009
White Sox game recaps for the 2009 seasonbad baserunning
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On the first pitch of the game, Ichiro Suzuki laced a double to left-center. Yet it was the second pitch — a strike to Franklin Gutierrez — that carried the bad omen. Floyd did a baby hop off the mound, and would do it on just about every other pitch. He managed to strike out [...]
September 15: White Sox 6, Mariners 3
This game had the hallmarks of a team White Sox fans have seldom seen this year. The offense rallied from an early 3-0 hole, finally supporting a quality start, thanks to some timely hitting. And they held it thanks to some excellent middle relief work. A.J. Pierzynski, who hasn’t done much with runners in scoring [...]
September 12: White Sox 4, Angels 3 (10 innings)
If the White Sox can’t make wins look easy anymore, then we’re all screwed. They held a 3-0 lead entering the eighth with their best relievers — Matt Thornton and Bobby Jenks — tanned, rested and ready. They finished the game in the 10th, clinging to a one-run lead with Tony Pena, of all people, [...]
September 8: Athletics 11, White Sox 3
Coming off a brilliant start against the Cubs, Carlos Torres looked like a batting practice pitcher against the A’s. That’s no exaggeration. Torres lasted just two-thirds of an inning, allowing five runs on five hits in the worst start of the season. He threw about six gopher balls, and was fortunate – the A’s only [...]
September 6: Red Sox 6, White Sox 1
It was just three days ago that Scott Podsednik started off the game by reaching second base with nobody out, then getting doubled up thanks to some dumbassed baserunning. So you’d think that particular event would be so fresh in his memory that he wouldn’t do it again. Apparently not. Podsednik slapped a bunt to [...]
September 3: White Sox 5, Cubs 0
Sox fans often tell themselves in tough times, “At least we’re not the Cubs.” After today’s victory, Sox players might be telling themselves the same thing. They found one team that could make costlier mistakes than they do. And the Sox started this one out as sloppy as it gets. Scott Podsednik led off with [...]
September 2: White Sox 4, Twins 2
Gordon Beckham and the White Sox were down to their last bullet. Down 2-0 because they couldn’t get to another pitcher of no repute, the Sox faced a taller task of having to get to Nathan … with nobody on and an 0-2 count. Nathan threw his best put-me-away slider, diving down and out of [...]
August 30: Yankees 8, White Sox 3
The White Sox appeared to have a good thing going in the third inning, as they greeted Joba Chamberlain with three straight singles. Alexei Ramirez slashed one to left-center, stole second, moved to third on Jayson Nix’s single, and scored on Scott Podsednik’s single back through the box for a 2-1 lead. Then, for whatever [...]
August 28: Yankees 5, White Sox 2
Record: 64-65 | Box score | Play-by-play
August 25: Red Sox 6, White Sox 3
The Red Sox desperately wanted to give this game away. The White Sox wouldn’t let them. Boston tried three times to let the White Sox have this one, since Pale Hose were so kind to wrap up more than a half-dozen gift runs the same before. Trailing 2-1 and Paul Konerko on thirdwith one out [...]
August 22: White Sox 4, Orioles 1
How John Danks escaped this game having allowed just one run over 6 2/3 innings is hard to fathom. With just one out in the second inning, he already had five walks under his belt. The out itself was a gift — Ty Wigginton drew the first walk, but tried stealing for no apparent reason. [...]
August 21: Orioles 5, White Sox 1
Scott Podsednik started the Sox off with a single, then advanced to second on a Brian Roberts error. Two on and nobody out is a good start against Jeremy Guthrie, a pitcher the Sox usually pound. Or at least, it was until Podsednik was picked off second. It was nearly as dumb as his pickoff [...]
August 18: Royals 5, White Sox 4
Gil Meche had nothing. The Kansas City defense didn’t sparkle. But he had enough to beat the White Sox thanks to some characteristically bad baserunning. Alexei Ramirez popped up with one out in the second inning, and Alberto Callaspo parked under it to make the catch. He didn’t, but Ramirez absentmindedly rounded first at a [...]
August 12: Mariners 1, White Sox 0 (14 innings)
Note: k8t is pinch-hitting for this recap. In the sprint to the finish line, it was the Seattle Mariners who arrived first. It was a game that started out in a typical Mark Buehrle speed, and ended 14 innings later on a walk off. Ken Griffey, Jr., in a pinch-hitting role, hit his two-out, RBI-single [...]
August 8: White Sox 8, Indians 5
For the first four innings, this game appeared to largely be a carbon copy of Friday night. Sure, the Sox fell into a hole because of Carlos Torres’ control problems, not Mark Buehrle’s hittability. Torres should’ve been worse off, actually. He loaded the bases in the first with three consecutive one-out walks, but struck out [...]
April 7: White Sox 4, Royals 2
The 2009 Chicago White Sox may be heading in a younger direction, but this is still the same team. They made errors on the basepaths when they weren’t going station-to-station, struggled through another shaky Opening Day starter, found no evidence of a center fielder … and somehow came away with the victory. That’s thanks to [...]
