State of the Sox 2009
White Sox game recaps for the 2009 seasonquestionable umpiring
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Good news: 1. Jermaine Dye hit a pair of homers, his first in September, and his first multi-homer game since August of 2008. 2. Tyler Flowers ripped a double off the right field wall, his first major-league extra-base hit. He then scored. Bad news: 1. Bill Welke might’ve made the worst strike call of the [...]
September 15: White Sox 6, Mariners 3
This game had the hallmarks of a team White Sox fans have seldom seen this year. The offense rallied from an early 3-0 hole, finally supporting a quality start, thanks to some timely hitting. And they held it thanks to some excellent middle relief work. A.J. Pierzynski, who hasn’t done much with runners in scoring [...]
September 13: Angels 3, White Sox 2
This was your garden-variety hard-luck loss. Mark Buehrle pitched well, especially with a small strike zone from Angel Campos that frustrated both sides. He allowed only five hits and two walks, but Torii Hunter’s homer in the seventh made the difference. What didn’t make a difference? Numerous at-em balls hit by the Sox. They out-hit [...]
September 7: White Sox 5, Red Sox 1
It took nearly a month and a half, but Mark Buehrle finally picked up his first win since the perfect game. He definitely worked hard enough for it. Only two of his seven innings were of the 1-2-3 variety, and he stranded runners in scoring position in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. The fifth [...]
August 30: Yankees 8, White Sox 3
The White Sox appeared to have a good thing going in the third inning, as they greeted Joba Chamberlain with three straight singles. Alexei Ramirez slashed one to left-center, stole second, moved to third on Jayson Nix’s single, and scored on Scott Podsednik’s single back through the box for a 2-1 lead. Then, for whatever [...]
August 6: Angels 9, White Sox 5
John Danks didn’t have his good stuff. That resulted in three homers, including no-doubt shots to Jeff Mathis and Vladimir Guerrero. He also didn’t have his head in the game. The Angels — like they did last year — figured him out early and ran wild. Danks gave up a double steal in the first [...]
August 4: White Sox 5, Angels 4
Scott Podsednik won this game the Ed Farmer Way: With a bloop and a blast. The former took place with two outs and two strikes in the seventh. John Lackey had gained strength as the game went on, and had retired 15 hitters in a row (including a dropped third strike on Jayson Nix, who [...]
June 10: Tigers 2, White Sox 1
John Danks returned to form, but Justin Verlander was already there. So were the Sox bats. The Detroit ace outdueled the White Sox southpaw with nine strong innings to Danks’ seven, going the distance for the second time this year while sending the White Sox to another disappointing loss. And the game might’ve turned on [...]
