7-3? Hell, I’ll Take It!
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in 2008 season, Adam Russell, Awesomeness!, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Quentin, Clayton Richard, DJ Carrasco, Detroit Tigers, Fifth Starter, Injuries, Jeeves, Kansas City Royals, Ken Griffey Jr., Matt Thornton, Oakland A's, White Sox | No Comments »The Sox just wrapped up a 10-game homestand and are headed out to dreaded McAfee Coliseum in Oakland. At home, the Sox took care of business by going 7-3 after 3 games with the Tigers and Royals and 4 games ...
A 2-Game Swing, Euphoria, and a Wave of Momentum
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in 2008 season, Adam Russell, Alexei Ramirez, Awesomeness!, Bobby Jenks, Boone Logan, Bullpen, Carlos Quentin, Detroit Tigers, Ehren Wassermann, G. Floyd, Good Defense, Jeeves, Jermaine Dye, Juan Uribe, Matt Thornton, Minnesota Twins, Nick Swisher, Octavio Dotel, Paul Konerko, Postgame Wrapup, Recap, White Sox, rant | 5 Comments »Sox win 10-8! Sox win 10-8! Sox win 10-8! First to any Tigers' fans who may stumble upon this, wow, I'm sorry that you just had your heart ripped out through your stomach. Anyway, back to my core audience (Sox' fans), this ...
Catching Up with the Gimps
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in 2008 season, Ehren Wassermann, Injuries, Jeeves, Joe Crede, Josh Fields, Matt Thornton, Scott Linebrink, White Sox | No Comments »The Sox recently have seen a lot of players hit the DL. I already touched upon Jose Contreras, but since then the injury bug has bitten a few more players. We'll start with Matt Thornton, since his injury is the one ...
Bullpenissance
Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in 2008 season, Bobby Jenks, Boone Logan, Bullpen, Matt Thornton, Mike MacDougal, N. Masset, Octavio Dotel, TCaptain | 1 Comment »Few storylines of the 2008 season have been more surprising or pleasant than the rebirth of the bullpen. Last year’s suckpen came in 28th in Bullpen ERA with a 5.47. Contrast that to this year’s 3.15, good for 4th in ...
Boone is Deserving of Boos, Once Again
Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in 2008 season, Adam Russell, Bobby Jenks, Boone Logan, Bullpen, Don Cooper, Jeeves, Matt Thornton, N. Masset, Scott Linebrink, White Sox | No Comments »I'm unsure what has happened here, but all of a sudden, Boone Logan is no longer a shut down reliever. I was under the impression that Don Cooper had fixed him and turned him into a reliable player out of ...
Mid-Season Report: White Sox
Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in 2008 season, AJ Pierzynski, Adam Russell, Alexei Ramirez, Bobby Jenks, Carlos Quentin, Danny Richar, G. Floyd, Greg Walker, Injuries, Javy Vazquez, Jeeves, Jermaine Dye, Jerry Owens, Jim Thome, Joe Crede, John Danks, Jose Contreras, Juan Uribe, Kenny Williams, Mark Buehrle, Matt Thornton, Minnesota Twins, N. Masset, Nick Swisher, Octavio Dotel, Orlando Cabrera, Ozzie Guillen, Paul Konerko, Runs Per Game, Scott Linebrink, Starting Pitching, White Sox | 1 Comment »The first half of the season has been an unequivocal success, there's no two ways about it. Coming into this season, the consensus was that the Tigers and the Indians were far and away the best teams in the division, ...
An Epic Victory
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in 2008 season, AJ Pierzynski, Alexei Ramirez, Boone Logan, Brian Anderson, Carlos Quentin, Javy Vazquez, Jeeves, Jim Thome, Joe Crede, Jose Contreras, Kansas City Royals, Matt Thornton, N. Masset, Nick Swisher, Octavio Dotel, Pablo Ozuna, Paul Konerko, Postgame Wrapup, Scott Linebrink, White Sox | 6 Comments »This game had a little bit of everything: boredom, excitement, leads, comebacks, drama, great plays in the field, poor plays in the field, controversy, a blown save, a converted save, extra innings. WOW! I haven't been this tense in a ...
