State of the Sox 2010
White Sox game recaps for the 2010 seasonbad baserunning
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Today’s game was largely ceremonial. A.J. Pierzynski was lifted after three innings for Tyler Flowers, so Pierzynski could get a standing ovation. Ozzie Guillen did the same for Paul Konerko with one out in the seventh. Still, there was a game to be played, and Juan Pierre and Alexei Ramirez played it well. In the [...]
September 24: White Sox 2, Angels 1
Facing a lineup with four rookies and a bust of a prospect, Freddy Garcia enjoyed the equivalent of a rehab start. Although he still sought his 12th win by the end of it, he passed the test. Garcia threw six innings of one-run ball, allowing one run on four hits and two walks, and pitching [...]
August 24: White Sox 7, Orioles 5
For those of you who hate bunting, tonight’s victory had to be sweet. The Sox and Orioles were tied at 2 in the seventh when A.J. Pierzynski reached with a leadoff single. Ozzie Guillen called for Alexei Ramirez to bunt. He fouled off two of them, and then went down swinging on a Jeremy Guthrie [...]
August 21: Royals 6, White Sox 5 (Game 1, 11 innings)
Right before Sergio Santos broke White Sox fans’ hearts, Kansas City analyst Frank White was talking about Yuniesky Betancourt’s two grand slams, and how he’s doing damage when he gets a fastball on the inner half. You’ll never guess where Santos threw his 1-0 fastball to Betancourt, with the bases loaded and the Sox holding [...]
August 10: Twins 12, White Sox 6
The first batter Freddy Garcia faced, Denard Span, lined a rocket into Paul Konerko’s glove. That was the extent of Garcia’s luck. Once again, Garcia had bad location against the Twins, and this time he paid for it. He allowed more homers (three) than he completed innings (2 1/3), giving up six runs in the [...]
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 5: White Sox 6, Tigers 4 (11 innings)
Mark Kotsay saved Bobby Jenks’ bacon by providing two necessary insurance runs in the top of the ninth. Two innings later, he gave the Sox another two-run lead that Sergio Santos held up. Santos got his first career victory, the Sox won a series against the Tigers on the road, and Kotsay finally got to [...]
June 22: White Sox 9, Braves 6
Maybe after surviving Stephen Strasburg’s best punch, Tommy Hanson looked like just another pitcher. The Sox singled one of the National League’s top young right-handed pitchers to death, sending him to the showers after just 3 2/3 innings by tagging him with nine runs on 11 hits. Most were singles, and most came after John [...]
June 19: White Sox 1, Nationals 0
Jake Peavy was originally start Thursday in the finale against the Pirates, but a fluid build-up in the shoulder pushed him back to Saturday. It was well worth the wait, as Peavy threw his first shutout in a White Sox uniform with no margin for error (the score was a product of Ozzie Guillen sitting [...]
May 27: Rays 5, White Sox 1
Gavin Floyd had a nice night. He figured out how to minimize the damage when he lost his feel, and ended up with his second straight quality start, which is a first for him this season. Unfortunately, Jeff Niemann had a changeup, so the Sox were screwed. Niemann carried a shutout bid into the eighth [...]
