Category Archives: Features

Eleven Years Gone

When you’re all out of love, the best you can do is hate; all told, that’s not such a bad way to run out the clock. [The Beachwood Reporter]

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The Three People You’ll Meet At Today’s Cubs-Sox Game

Baseball’s worst ballpark hosts September’s lamest showdown. There is a reason they usually have these things in June.

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Two Different Men Into Two Different Sunsets

The Chicago White Sox suddenly have not one but two(!) chances of making the playoffs.

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Into the Missed Third Pitch

The only thing worse than a sweep is the very team being swept. A gentle calm befalls the earth, and all is suddenly well. [The Beachwood Reporter]

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Of Contempt and Cornerbacks

Don’t quit watching yet, friends. It’s what they want you to do. [Mouthpiece Sports]

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Two Reasons To Still Care

Hey, is it late summer already? Good things are just around the corner!

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Mirror Images

With a month to go, the Cubs and Sox are complete opposites doing the exact same thing. [A.V. Chicago]

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On the Cruel Hilarity of the Official Site

Actual headlines RIGHT NOW on whitesox.com: PODSEDNIK’S PINCH-HIT POP NOT ENOUGH Wow, not even the thunder of Scotty Pods could save them. Shocker. PLAYOFF PAYOFF TICKET PACKS ARE ON SALE Playoff tickets. Now THAT”s funny. PEAVY’S DEBUT MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK But then he might not be eligible for the playoff roster! [...]

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Of Death Spirals and Supersubs

We have hit the point of the season where the only logic left to cling to reeks of absolutely no logic whatsoever. If nothing goes right, we’ll have this thing locked up in no time. [The Beachwood Reporter]

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White Sox Rookies Of The Year: A Retrospective

The few. The proud. The White Sox that didn’t disappoint until much, much later.

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Being a Great Rookie Isn’t Everything

But it certainly means something. A look at the South Side trailblazers ahead of young Bacon Spice and where they went after reaching the top so soon. [Mouthpiece Sports]

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Not-So-Great Scott

Scott Linebrink is the Johnny Walker of relief pitchers: keep walking.

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Scott Free

Scott Linebrink seems like a nice guy, and when he could no longer be the pitching help the Sox needed he went out and called in reinforcements. But man. . . the walks! [Mouthpiece Sports]

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Not Much To Say When You’re Losing To The Mucky-Muck

And a child shall lead them, and that child will be named Freddy Garcia, and perhaps he too can resurrect those glorious first-place days of 2005 or, barring that, the magical third-place summer of 2006. The Bears, on the other hand, probably could have smoked the Mariners. [The Beachwood Reporter]

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True Death In Oaksterdam

The immediate future just got a lot shankier. Don’t forget your chain mail.

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Predicting the Odd Man Out

Technically, they’re all awesome but technically, that’s a highly flawed statement. A look at the Sox’ extra gears.

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