State of the Sox 2009
White Sox game recaps for the 2009 seasonlate-inning heroics
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bad baserunning big-league debut blown lead blown save blowout loss blowout win bullpen implosion career high comeback complete game crazy event defensive issues errorless game extra innings failed execution good baserunning good defense good managing grand slam great at-bat great start jd triple jeff cox lack of clutch late-inning heroics major-league first multi-homer near shutout no jenks nothing from the offense pinch hit poor managing position pitching questionable umpiring quick game rare event rookie pitcher shutout loss shutout win surprise win thrown out at the plate vulture walk-off walk-off loss worst pitch of the seasonSeptember 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 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 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 [...]
June 1: White Sox 6, Athletics 2
Hey, if Jim Thome wants to keep making me look smart, I’m all for it. The Gentleman Masher broke open a tie game in the eighth inning with a massive homer to left-center off Santiago Casilla, bailing out Alexei Ramirez and extending the White Sox’s winning streak to four games at the same time. Ramirez [...]
