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Photo gallery: Charlotte vs. Pawtucket
Photos from the first day at Knights Stadium. And in case you missed it/haven’t seen it, I posted video of Tyler Flowers. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157621886782091″]
His name is Rios and he cost just 20 grand
Hey, who knew Kenny Williams had the ability to make a $56 ticket for jaywalking look like a bottle deposit? If you take the cost of that citation and multiply it by a million or so, that’s roughly what Williams…
First impression: Tyler Flowers
It doesn’t look like Triple-A pitchers are scared of Tyler Flowers yet. He has just two walks over his first 65 at-bats in Charlotte, and didn’t draw one in his five at-bats on Monday. Watching him for the first time…
Minor league field trip starts today; input needed
Today, I’ll be meeting my dad in Charlotte for a six-day trip back and forth across North Carolina. The original plan was to see all the Sox’s full-season minor-league teams, but the acquisition of a certain former Cy Young winner…
Not enough people are DJs
If you had to pick the most valuable member of the White Sox bullpen, it really comes down to two choices: Matt Thornton. D.J. Carrasco. They’ve combined for 10 wins this season already. Thornton’s picked his up thanks to his…
And now we wait
Operating under the assumption that the White Sox are indeed the team that put in a claim on Alexis Rios… …here’s what I know: No. 1: The Sox have placed waiver claims with nothing to show for it before. They…
Why can't White Sox backup catchers hit?
Ramon Castro drew the collar on Thursday, and it made me reconsider some choices I’ve made in my life. Specifically, my decisions to spend more than the minimum amount of time to evaluate White Sox backup catchers. I’m convinced that…
Thome's twilight gleaming
It’s too early to talk about whether this will be Jim Thome’s final season on the South Side. It isn’t too early to say that, if it’s indeed his swan song, the Gentleman Masher is doing a splendid job of…
Attack of the Pod Person, Bad Contreras
You know, if we’re talking about rampages, it’s only fitting that Podzilla started the damage. Scott Podsednik received the “Where Will He Play Next Year?” treatment before delivering the game-winning hit in a 5-4 victory over the Angels Wednesday night.…
That was the month that was
A quick summary of the events that happened while I was largely offline: July 7: Paul Konerko homers three times in a 10-6 victory over Cleveland, including a go-ahead grand slam off Chris Perez, who just came in from the…