In lieu of the 2018 Major League Baseball season, times were seemingly optimistic for the Chicago White Sox faithful. Despite the PECOTA projections system estimating a measly seventy-two win season, positivity became a steadfast mantra, as fans and media members alike anxiously awaited season’s beginning. Although the team was not […]
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Opening Day Special With Paul Konerko
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Sox Follow In Cubs Footsteps
Following the 2008 season, in which the Chicago White Sox won the AL Central Division after a dramatic one-game playoff, the franchise as a whole slipped into a paralytic regression. In these past eight years, the team has finished with a winning record only twice, while averaging a meager seventy-six wins per […]
Chances for Baseball Hall of Fame Induction
Following the fervor of last season, in which the BBWAA overwhelmingly selected three former baseball legends to join the likes of Ruth and Mays, this incoming 2017 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot does not include any “sure-fire” candidates. Out of the thirty-four players eligible for induction, seven are tied […]
Renteria Ascends to Sox Managerial Position
After a successful 2012 season that saw the Chicago White Sox compete for the AL Central Division title, Robin Ventura cemented his status as a plausible managerial option. Although he possessed no prior experience in this position, fans and media alike praised his first-year efforts, and anticipated continued success in […]
Adam LaRoche Is True To Family
Bringing a son to a Major League Baseball game is arguably the most American undertaking a father can achieve. Viewing baseball has been a family affair in years past, as players themselves insist on leading their own sons and daughters to the ballpark. Ken Griffey Sr. allowed his son to […]
“Sox Curse” Takes Todd Frazier Next
The Chicago White Sox have encountered numerous obstacles over the past few years, as they seem to possess an effect which forces above-average players to perform horribly in their tenure with the team. Take Adam Dunn, for example, who barely was able to produce a .200 batting average in his […]
White Sox Legend Minoso Passes Away
All baseball fans, especially Chicagoans, are still reeling after the tragic passing of Ernie Banks just weeks ago, and today, another chicago baseball icon has passed away. Minnie Minoso, the first African American baseball player in Chicago White Sox history, has died at the age of ninety. Although the BBWAA […]
Sox, Cubs Make Moves for 2015
When I think about an ace, or leader of a starting rotation, I think of a pitcher that has experience with an impressive statistical backing. Jeff Samardzija and Jon Lester both fit the criteria of an ace perfectly. Lester has won multiple World Series championships with the Boston Red Sox […]
Hitting Trends in Baseball Have Diminished
I was recently flipping through a Major League Baseball statistic book and I discovered that in the years prior to 2010, baseball seemed to be in an all-offensive stage. More and more players were seeing their batting averages top out at .300 or better and there was better offensive production […]