State of the Sox 2009
White Sox game recaps for the 2009 seasondefensive issues
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Good news: 1. Jermaine Dye hit a pair of homers, his first in September, and his first multi-homer game since August of 2008. 2. Tyler Flowers ripped a double off the right field wall, his first major-league extra-base hit. He then scored. Bad news: 1. Bill Welke might’ve made the worst strike call of the [...]
September 22: Twins 8, White Sox 6
Here’s a loss you can’t pin on the offense. John Danks put the Sox in an early hole in just two batters, walking Carlos Gomez to start the game, then giving up a homer to Orlando Cabrera for an early 2-0 deficit. A double, single and sac fly gave the Twins another run before the [...]
September 21: Twins 7, White Sox 0
Orlando Cabrera hit a flare to short right, down the line. A diving Jermaine Dye didn’t get there. Nor did he stop it. It rolled away slowly behind him for a JD triple. He then scored on an A.J. Pierzynski passed ball — on a fastball over the plate. One batter after Daniel Hudson prevented [...]
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 9: White Sox 4, Athletics 3 (13 innings)
Nobody deserved to win this game. Fortunately, the A’s wanted it less. In a comedy of errors, the Sox had the last laugh, with A.J. Pierzynski’s double ending an awful night of baseball in nearly all respects. Alexei Ramirez started the 13th with a one-out single off Edgar Gonzalez. Pierzynski came up and sent one [...]
September 1: Twins 4, White Sox 3
With the potential game-winning run on first and nobody out, Ozzie Guillen turned to his best pitcher to try to push the game into extra innings. That’s right: Guillen called for Tony Pena. Pena alternated between outs and hits, but that wasn’t good enough. A one-out single put runners on the corners, and after Pena [...]
August 29: Yankees 10, White Sox 0
Record: 64-66 | Box score | Play-by-play
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 17: White Sox 8, Royals 7
Scott Linebrink knows how to win. He knew what he was doing when he walked two batters with two outs, then gave up a first-pitch homer to Mike Jacobs, erasing the 7-4 lead Ozzie Guillen brought him in to protect. He knew Scott Podsednik’s deal with the devil would continue, as he would drive in [...]
August 14: White Sox 8, Athletics 7 (10 innings)
Considering the amount of miscues and miscommunications, the Sox shouldn’t have won this. The scoring began with a home run, and ended with a home run 10 innings later. Alexei Ramirez played the hero once again, hitting the go-ahead home run in the 10th inning, ending the 7-7 deadlock. The late game heroics wouldn’t have [...]
August 7: Indians 6, White Sox 2
Considering Mark Buehrle dug himself into a 4-0 hole, I felt unusually optimistic. Alas, it was unwarranted. The Indians had Jeremy Sowers on the mound, whom the Sox almost always beat (0-6 lifetime in seven starts). Sometimes it takes a while, but usually the third time through does the trick. After all, opponents are batting [...]
August 6: Angels 9, White Sox 5
John Danks didn’t have his good stuff. That resulted in three homers, including no-doubt shots to Jeff Mathis and Vladimir Guerrero. He also didn’t have his head in the game. The Angels — like they did last year — figured him out early and ran wild. Danks gave up a double steal in the first [...]
August 5: White Sox 6, Angels 2
This type of game is a White Sox tradition — a strong start bolstered by a couple of big homers. It’s the simple formula that works.
