Sox Machine: Chicago White Sox blog

Home run snubs and subtraction by adductors

Jim — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:00 GMT

Nick Swisher returned to a taciturn dugout following his 20th homer of the season -- and the 100th of his career. -- forcing him to do the bump by himself....(read more)

A start with some teeth

Jim — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:29:00 GMT

The White Sox needed 37 fewer games to win 72 games this season compared to their 2007 counterparts, and it came via the season's most unlikely pitching performance:...(read more)

On Richard, Ramirez, Crede and pie-related carnage

Jim — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:45:00 GMT

In spite of himself, Clayton Richard will get the start against the Seattle Mariners tonight....(read more)

Four starters, no complaints

Jim — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:54:00 GMT

It's difficult to gauge how good White Sox starting pitching has been when considering the quality of the offenses they've faced over the last two weeks. Nevertheless, there are plenty of good signs if you're willing to accept them:...(read more)

The Uribe redemption

Jim — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:44:00 GMT

Chris De Luca's piece on Juan Uribe in the Chicago Sun-Times is chock-full of salient points and good insight from Kenny Williams, bolstered by another great game by Sox's utiltyman-turned-third-baseman Saturday afternoon. Uribe drove in the Sox's first run with a double, scored the second, and saved perhaps two runs on defense with a pair of clutch double plays....(read more)

Oakland stroke

Jim — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:37:00 GMT

The wound is still too fresh to figure out where the White Sox's 6-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics Friday night fits in compared to the multitude of failures at McAfee Coliseum this decade. Friday's loss leaves the Sox with a 6-28 record in Oakland since 2001....(read more)

Royal reversal

Jim — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:10:00 GMT

Tying up the loose ends after the White Sox's first sweep since the beginning of July......(read more)

Showtime for Broadway, Beckham

Jim — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:44:00 GMT

Guess who's making a spot start, Lance Broadway (Lance Broadway) To face KC and win three in a row (Lance Broadway) He faced them last year and looked great Six shutout innings, fanning eight There's optimism for his return to the show (Lance Broadway)...(read more)

Tuesday's minor league roundup

Jim — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:27:00 GMT

Richmond 4, Charlotte 2: Jason Bourgeois hit a two-run homer. ...(read more)

Seeking an honorable discharge from center field

Jim — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:42:00 GMT

Anybody else get the feeling that Ken Griffey Jr. is the bastard child of Rob Mackowiak and Darin Erstad with a Hall of Fame track record? ...(read more)

Getz up, Washburn targeted, Quentin a target, Griffey sore

Jim — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:24:00 GMT

After driving roughly 900 miles this week, I'm treating myself to a light night. But here are some photos from the weekend:...(read more)

Charlotte Knights live blog: Pawtucket

Jim — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Check back here for updates from today's Knights-PawSox game at McCoy Stadium:...(read more)

O good Horacio, what a wounded name

Jim — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:03:00 GMT

We know Jose Contreras threw his last pitch of the season after rupturing his achilles' tendon covering first base in the White Sox's 6-2 loss to Boston Saturday evening, but plenty of questions remain. The three big ones:...(read more)

Charlotte Knights live blog: Boston

Jim — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:04:00 GMT

Check back for updates:...(read more)

The birds and the beans

Jim — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:40:00 GMT

I had huge plans to write the defining screed capturing the 2008 season to date, masterfully written with painstaking research, with statistics that may not have even been invented yet, but check out nevertheless, and insights that would blow your mind....(read more)