State of the Sox 2010
White Sox game recaps for the 2010 seasona.j. being a.j.
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White Sox pitchers threw eight 1-2-3 innings. It should have been nine, but A.J. Pierzynski couldn’t block a Sergio Santos slider, and after Pierzynski threw the ball away, an inning-ending strikeout turned into a three-base error. Because a Tiger reached, a Tiger scored. In fact, two did. A Gerald Laird single and an Austin Jackson [...]
September 11: Royals 8, White Sox 2
(Thanks to dbelcher5761 for snagging the screenshot.) This pensive couple had their wedding at U.S. Cellular Field before tonight’s game, then got some face time on the WGN broadcast in the bottom of the first inning. At the time, the White Sox were trailing 1-0. Edwin Jackson walked Gregor Blanco to start the game, and [...]
August 27: White Sox 9, Yankees 4
The Yankees entered tonight tied for the best record in the league, but A.J. Burnett and his defense didn’t scare anybody. The Sox greeted Burnett with four first-inning runs, and tagged him for nine over his 4 2/3 innings as the Sox grabbed a much-needed victory in this series opener. Burnett had a 1-0 lead [...]
August 18: Twins 7, White Sox 6
It’s not a good sign when the Sox starters continue to outlast their Minnesota counterparts, and yet they still keep losing. This time, the bullpen wasn’t to blame. It’s all on Gavin Floyd, who missed a lot of spots. The Twins didn’t miss many of his mistakes. The Sox gave him second and third lives, [...]
August 7: White Sox 4, Orioles 2
Bullets! *Gavin Floyd evened his season record to .500 by picking up his eighth win thanks to late-inning heroics by Alex Rios, who singled home Juan Pierre to give the Sox their first lead of the game in the eighth inning. *Floyd overcame early trouble. He gave up his first homer in 12 starts when [...]
August 6: Orioles 2, White Sox 1 (10 innings)
*Tony Pena, for some reason, was expected to throw three scoreless innings. He could only complete 2 2/3 of them, giving up a game-winning single to Adam Jones to end the game. It was odd, because Pena was only the second reliever Guillen used. *But I’m still giving him a “good pena” tag for picking [...]
August 3: White Sox 12, Tigers 2 (Game 1)
Mark Buehrle gave the Sox exactly what they needed in a game that wasn’t only the first of a four-game set, but the first of a doubleheader as well. He threw 7 2/3 efficient innings while getting plenty of offensive support en route to his 10th win of the season. He gave up seven hits, [...]
July 15: White Sox 8, Twins 7
This game reminded me of not one, but two rather famous White Sox-Twins games. The first was Sept. 25, 2008, when the White Sox gave Gavin Floyd a 6-1 lead, and he and the White Sox bullpen couldn’t hold it thanks to your standard piranha-ing. Just the same, John Danks blew and early 4-0 lead [...]
July 10: White Sox 5, Royals 1
The Sox stuck with the same formula that’s been working so beautifully for them over the last six weeks, supporting a strong start with a continual stream of offense. As a result, the White Sox won their seventh straight game, and Gavin Floyd picked up his third straight win. Floyd was tremendous over 7 1/3 [...]
June 2: Rangers 9, White Sox 5
On Tuesday, almost everybody had some responsibility in the 9-6 loss to the Rangers. Tonight, the blame falls squarely on the shoulders of Gavin Floyd. Floyd had nothing. The Rangers batted around in the first en route to battering him for six runs on eight hits over just 2 2/3 innings. He threw only 35 [...]
