Sox Machine Archives
Floyd's slow start no cause for concern
Maybe it’s time for Alexei Ramirez to get Gavin Floyd fitted for a jacket, because it looks like he’s earned a membership into the Slow Starters Club. Floyd took a beating at the hands of the Kansas City Royals on…
Real ultimate Peavy
How good was Jake Peavy on Monday night? He was so good that Sox fans finally got to hear a well-worn line used in praise of their own pitcher: “You have to tip your hat to Peavy,” said Royals outfielder…
Escape from New York
The White Sox started their day dealing with a bomb scare outside their hotel in Times Square. You’d think it could only go up from there, but you’d be wrong. At least everybody’s safe. Street vendors record the save. **************************…
Minor league monthly: Winston-Salem and Kannapolis
After tackling Charlotte and Birmingham yesterday, let’s see what’s doing in the low minors. WINSTON-SALEM DASH Record: 15-6 (1st place) Team offense: .852 OPS (1st in CL) Team pitching: 3.48 ERA (2nd in CL) TERRIFIC STARTERS Nevin Griffith 4-0, 1.44…
Minor league monthly: Charlotte and Birmingham
While Larry looks at the minor-league season in terms of weeks, I like to take a look at the system in months. April’s in the books, so what does the farm look like? Not much, sadly. Tyler Flowers makes it…
Pregame show and tell
SNY.tv, the website of the New York cable sports station, peppered me with White Sox questions leading up to the series with the Yankees beginning tonight. Want proof? Here’s the video: ************************* Ozzie Guillen is a liar. Look at tonight’s…
Demoting Pierre an easy answer, but questions remain
Sometimes things happen for a reason. Take, for instance, Alexei Ramirez’s sacrifice bunt in the seventh inning of the White Sox’s 7-5 victory over the Texas Rangers. In the previous thread, marshlands said: After all the complaining about Alexei’s ability…
Jake Peavy: Low-high ace
I’ll have more on Wednesday’s game tomorrow — unless today’s game is equally deep — but here’s the question I’m pondering. Two guys started for the White Sox: First-inning Jake Peavy: 1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1…
Pierre sets the tone for a bad news day
It’s hard for one position player to singlehandedly lose a 4-2 ballgame, but Juan Pierre may have done it. Pierre went 0-for-4, and it was an ugly 0-for-4. Two of those outs came with a runner in scoring position, and…
Sox offense doesn't mean it
There’s an old trick that’s used to examine the flaw of the mean. It goes something like, “Cultural geography majors at the University of North Carolina in 1984 make an average of $800,000 a year.” And then you think, “How…