Chris Getz and Josh Fields: an assessment, and a glimmer of hope for the good people of Kansas City. [Royally Speaking]
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"I'm very proud of every point of my .239 batting average."
- Ken "Hawk" Harrelson
Category Archives: Features
Yesterday’s Bust Prospect Is Today’s Bust Prospect
Filed Under: Features Read More: Chris Getz, elsewhere, Josh Fields, Kansas City Royals, Trade Talk Comments closed
Finally, A Reason To Watch The World Series
Player; manager; broadcaster: Ozzie Guillen stands on the verge of marginal, highly specific greatness. Again.
Filed Under: Features Read More: 2005, 2005 World Series, broadcasters, Chicago White Sox, Chris Berman, Derek Jeter, Fox Sports, New York Yankees, Ozzie Guillen, Tim McCarver, World Series Comments closed
Four Incredibly Short Essays About Dewayne Wise
Who was Dewayne Wise, and why should we care? Two burning questions share an eerily similar answer.
Filed Under: Features Read More: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox, departures, Dewayne Wise, Jermaine Dye, outfielders, Scott Podsednik, The 35th Best Comments closed
Average, Out, Over
In the end, we are all one person looking at 30 sides of the same terrible offense through two disparate eyes that see entirely different worlds. All told, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. [The Beachwood Reporter]
Filed Under: Features Read More: advanced mathematical conclusions, Alex Rios, Buzz Lightyear, Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox, elsewhere, Gordon Beckham, Hawk Harrelson, Los Angeles Dodgers, outfield, Paul Konerko, season recaps, sitting shotgun on someone else's bandwagon Comments closed
Less Than Losing And Way Beyond Empty
There is but one reason for the Sox to try any more, and it is also the same reason they shouldn’t bother. History awaits. [The Beachwood Reporter]
Filed Under: Features Read More: 500, Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox, elsewhere, Gordon Beckham, losing, Ozzie Guillen, Team of Destiny, winning Comments closed
Spayed and Neutered in Motor City
With the Good Guys mere inches away from death’s door, the only thing that will save us is gleeful mocking of the baseball team from (and the actual city of) Detroit. Seriously. That People Mover’s not gonna laugh at itself, you know. [A.V. Chicago]
Filed Under: Features Read More: Detroit Tigers, elsewhere, Jim Leyland, the many problems facing the city of Detroit, Travis Fryman, urban decay Comments closed
Your Guide To Clutching At The Last Hateful Straws Of The 2009 Season
If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, what happens when two of my enemies conspire to exploit my favorite team’s flaws?
Filed Under: Features Read More: Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, sad conclusions, spite, Team of Destiny Comments closed
He Could Be Heroes
Just for one season cut mercifully short. Ladies and gentlemen, Milton Bradley has solved all of our problems. [A.V. Chicago]
Filed Under: Features Read More: Alfonso Soriano, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, elsewhere, fans, Milton Bradley, spite Comments closed
The Inner Game of White Sox Baseball
Let’s be thankful for the mistake Carlos Quentin didn’t make, as the consequences would have surely been disastrous. [The Beachwood Reporter]
Filed Under: Features Read More: Brent Lillibridge, Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox, elsewhere, Hawk Harrelson, Jake Peavy, Milton Bradley Comments closed
Last Time In Seattle
You’ve gone a million miles; how far’d you get? Your editor reports from the Emerald City.
Filed Under: Features Read More: Chicago White Sox, Field Reports, Safeco Field, Seattle Mariners Comments closed
The Sport of Jesters
The White Sox could be champions, if only we were talking about a different game. [The Beachwood Reporter]
Filed Under: Features Read More: Chicago White Sox, Concept Baseball, elsewhere, fantasy baseball, Hawk Harrelson, Jose Contreras, Tyler Flowers Comments closed
More Advancement
Ssssssshhh! You, complaining about the low batting average – quiet down over there! Carlos Quentin is thinking! Again! [Mouthpiece Sports]
Filed Under: Features Read More: Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox, eerie similarities, elsewhere, Joe Cowley, Media Comments closed
Things We Know About This Weekend’s Series in Los Angeles of Anaheim
A trilogy of facts and postulations regarding some impending C-list baseball and follies.
Filed Under: Features Read More: Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Scioscia, Ozzie Guillen, pontifications, Series Previews Comments closed
Chris Getz and Gordon Beckham Raise An Interesting Intellectual Debate
On the South Side of Chicago, two solid choices vie for one good award.