State of the Sox 2010
White Sox game recaps for the 2010 seasonbad linebrink
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“Let’s win one for Tony Pena!” must not be the most inspiring rally cry, because the much-maligned reliever pitched a brilliant six innings in emergency relief of Gavin Floyd with nothing to show for it. Floyd threw exactly seven pitches before exiting the game with shoulder tightness. Pena went from sitting 200 feet down the [...]
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 22: Royals 3, White Sox 2 (10 innings)
Another day, another heroic pitching performance ruined, another extra-innings gulag and another series loss. The most absurd of three-game series concluded the only way it really could — an extra-innings walk-off. This time, it was Scott Linebrink issuing the two-out walk, allowing the stolen base and then giving up the game-ending hit to Jason Kendall. [...]
August 21: White Sox 7, Royals 6 (Game 2, 10 innings)
J.J. Putz was one out away from recording the kind of drama-free save the Sox desperately needed. A triple another Yuniesky Betancourt single later, the Sox were locked in another extra-innings game in this Doubleheader from Hell. This one ended better, thanks to Juan Pierre atoning for earlier sins. Pierre was a big reason why [...]
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 8: Tigers 7, White Sox 2
This disaster unfolded with one of the softest line drives imaginable, one off the bat of Ramon Santiago headed toward Matt Thornton. Thornton was expecting something more difficult, reacting too fast, and then adjusting too late as the ball rattled in and out of his mitt. With that small step, the Tigers were on their [...]
June 4: Indians 10, White Sox 1
Somebody had to give Justin Masterson his first win of the season. The White Sox were as good of a candidate as any. Masterson wasn’t even good. He allowed five hits and walked six over 5 2/3 innings, and he also hit two batters. But despite all those baserunners, the Sox only managed five at-bats [...]
May 1: White Sox 7, Yankees 6
Long overdue on heroics this season, A.J. Pierzynski came through in a big way. The Sox, thanks to Scott Linebrink, had blown a three-run lead in the bottom of the sixth thanks to a most unfortunate Nick Swisher homer. Swisher pumped his arm emphatically after rounding first, and Pierzynski took notice. The knowledge came in [...]
April 9: Twins 4, White Sox 3 (11 innings)
This kind of game is a fan murderer. I’m not sure what was the most frustrating part… No. 1: Watching Tony Pena strike out J.J. Hardy once, if not twice, with two outs in the 10th inning, only to have home plate umpire Chris Guccione disagree. Hardy, of course, grounded a single through the left [...]
