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Idea: ‘The Club’ live chat

The dynamic of the White Sox front office will be on display when MLB Network’s much-publicized reality show, “The Club,” airs its first episode on Sunday night. If you haven’t seen any footage, here’s the trailer. The premiere is set for 9 p.m. EST on Sunday, and I’m thinking it’d be fun to have a [...]

Buehrle wins second Gold Glove on season’s first day

The last two times Mark Buehrle captured the imagination of a nation, the Sox have gone into a tailspin. Let’s hope incredible defensive plays don’t count the same as no-hitters and MLB records. And by the way, you know it’s a special, special play when the opposing radio crew gets more excited about it than [...]

Happy pitchers and catchers, book month

February is here, so here’s a look at the back cover of White Sox Outsider 2010: The back’s design, like the front’s, is by Carl Skanberg.

Introducing the cover of White Sox Outsider 2010

You got Palehose in my Sox Machine! You got Sox Machine in my Palehose! You got that right, boys and girls — along with all the insight and wit you come to expect from the Sox Machine brand, White Sox Outsider 2010 will feature the terrific artwork of Palehose cartoonist Carl Skanberg. I’ll release more [...]

Greetings and links

Hello, friends.  Remember me? Hope everybody had a happy Hanukkah, Christmas, Boxing Day and/or Kwanzaa.  I figure I’d check in before New Year’s and let you know what the upcoming weeks look like. This week will be finishing the writing for the first five sections of White Sox Outsider 2010, and sending those to editing/formatting [...]

Goin’ mobile

After a successful test run on State of the Sox, I’ve activated a plugin that will make browsing and commenting on this blog a lot easier on many smartphones, such as the iPhone, Droid, Pre, various Blackberries and others. Give it a shot, and let me know if you have any problems.  My phone ain’t [...]

Fantastic newness!

*Newness! I’ve created a new Facebook page for Sox Machine, if you haven’t already noticed. I hate the phrase “become a fan,” but it definitely wouldn’t suck if you went ahead with it. It’ll probably be rather quiet during the offseason, but ultimately I’d like to use it as: A way to make new posts [...]

Your 2010 White Sox offseason strategy

If you’re growing tired of the horrendous jobs by the umpiring crews this postseason, you can start reading up on various offseason plans. A couple Sox-related ones popped up: *MLB Trade Rumors takes a crack at the offseason outlook. I’m guessing Dayan Viciedo is only listed at DH to take note of the 2010 salary [...]

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