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…
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…
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.…
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…
One advantage baseball has over every other sport is the regular-season series. Any disappointment stemming from Mark Buehrle’s startling lack of perfection (seriously, what gives?) in the White Sox’s 8-5 loss to the Yankees is quickly erased by the idea…
While Jake Peavy won’t begin his rehab stint for another couple of weeks, Clayton Richard made an immediate impact for the San Diego Padres. He allowed just one run (a solo homer) over 5 2/3 innings, allowing more walks (three)…
Jhonny Nunez gets a chance to prove the Nick Swisher trade wasn’t just a pure salary dump, as he replaces Brent Lillibridge on the 25-man roster. More tonight.
It’s a done deal. The final tally: Jake Peavy for Aaron Poreda, Clayton Richard, Dexter Carter and Adam Russell. Kenny Williams is the master of “Shock and Hm.” After getting leveled by the surprise of it all, I recover and…
Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday was “Mark Buehrle Day,” but it looked more like “Nick Swisher Day” from here. In his own way, Ozzie Guillen paid tribute to the guy who wouldn’t acknowledge him by playing a No. 30 with…
(Update to the update: Registration is fixed.) Tell your sons, tell your daughters, tell your friends, tell your neighbors — I’ve relaunched Sox Machine on a new platform (WordPress MU), and the pros outweigh the cons. All the details after…