Castro, Thornton on the pickup truck; Plan No. 4
Kenny Williams made his first official moves, and one now-former White Sox pitcher is making a big one himself. None of them will affect our offseason plan project.
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White Sox turn page to September
Manny Ramirez overwhelms local sensibilities, Mark Buehrle survives, Edwin Jackson dominates, and call-ups are on the way. What a way to end August, huh?
Threets out, and no backup in sight
Erick Threets was the latest member of the bullpen to hit the DL, but he hit it hard. Tommy John surgery will end his season, and it deals a surprisingly large blow to his team's chances as well.
Putz or bust: Sox lacking relief options
J.J. Putz looked downright uncomfortable well before exiting the eighth inning early in Thursday's 11-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. His fastball barely cracked 90, when it usually tops 95.
Tonight's the night for Jackson, Sale
Depending on how you look at it, today marks the arrival of either the future of the White Sox, or a last-ditch effort to reinforce a pretty rickety boat. Edwin Jackson, choosing the black jersey, will make his debut, and…
Reading room: Guillen, Teahen and Torres
As promised, here’s a lot of reading material for the rest of our off day: *Ozzie Guillen used his pre-game soap box to ask why Latino ballplayers don’t have interpreters readily available for them like Japanese ballplayers do, and also…
Minor league monthly: Charlotte and Birmingham
Mark Teahen’s fractured finger triggered a flurry of activity in the minor-league ranks. Here’s a list of all the movement that happened in its wake: Brent Lillibridge took Teahen’s place on the 25-man roster. Brent Morel took Lillibridge’s place at…
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…
Happy New Year
Let’s usher in 2010 with some help from Ozzie Guillen, Harold Baines, Joey Cora and the guys from Oral Sox. [youtube][/youtube] In other news: *Daniel Hudson won the Minor League Overall Starter of the Year award for his work across…
There goes the neighborhood
I’m not necessarily opposed to adding more of a neighborhood around U.S. Cellular Field, but I am vehemently opposed to it when the topic is broached as such: Many Chicagoans have long complained that when they go to a White…