Barstool GM on 35th Street

The hand that controls the dolphin is the hand that makes those terrible throws from Yankee Stadium’s right field, plus other notes from an evening of watching someone else’s team have a good time.

Filed Under: Opinion | Also Filed Under: Fox Sports, New York Times, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher, Phil Rogers, Philadelphia Phillies, World Series | 3 Comments

Sell the House, Sell the Car, Sell the Kids!

By Andrew Reilly | July 15, 2009

Slightly-above average times call for psychotic moves beyond comprehension. [Mouthpiece Sports]

Filed Under: Opinion | Also Filed Under: Chicago White Sox, conspiracies, elsewhere, Roy Halladay | Leave a comment

Into the Future, Irresponsibly

By Andrew Reilly | May 24, 2009

Looking ahead to the next bold, unexpected, psychotic move by Kenny Williams.

Filed Under: Features | Also Filed Under: Chicago White Sox, Erik Bedard, Kenny Williams, Manny Ramirez, Nick Swisher, sports talk radio is where common sense goes to die, trade rumors are stupid | Leave a comment

1. No matter how many scoreless innings he pitches, dealing away Nick Swisher was still the right thing to do.
2. The Sox win with an average of 6.2 runs and lose with an average of 2.2 runs. This was not unexpected.
3. The fifth inning is the problem; opponents have scored in all but four of [...]

Filed Under: News | Also Filed Under: A.L. Central, Chicago White Sox, Corky Miller, Nick Swisher | 1 Comment

Distance May Skew Perception

By Andrew Reilly | March 12, 2009

Kenny Williams is the Vernon Wells of general managers. Or the Nick Swisher. Or, if you think about it, both.

Filed Under: Features | Also Filed Under: Chicago White Sox, grinding, grindyness, Kenny Williams, Media, offseason, Sports Illustrated | 1 Comment

Panic Room of Nine Days Until Pitchers and Catchers Report

By Andrew Reilly | February 5, 2009

Kenny Williams signing Bobby Abreu? He’s spent the last eight years of his life building teams like this specifically to keep out players like that.

Filed Under: Opinion | Also Filed Under: Bobby Abreu, Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox, Chris Getz, free agents, Javier Vazquez, Jose Contreras, offseason, Paul Konerko | Leave a comment

El Barto

By Andrew Reilly | January 15, 2009

Two hundred fifty pounds’ worth of has-been never seemed like such a smart idea.

Filed Under: News | Also Filed Under: 2003, Bartolo Colon, It's Not Rebuilding Unless You Rebuild, Kenny Williams, Media | 1 Comment

Revisionist History

By Andrew Reilly | January 4, 2009

Everything is always awesome in Soxland, or at least the Sox’ PR guy says it is.

Filed Under: Opinion | Also Filed Under: 2008, Alexei Ramirez, Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox, Kenny Williams, Media, propaganda, Scott Merkin | Leave a comment

Rebuilder

By Andrew Reilly | December 16, 2008

Is there really a pleasant way to say your ballclub is in “whatever” mode?

Filed Under: Opinion | Also Filed Under: Javier Vazquez, Kenny Williams, Nick Swisher, Orlando Cabrera, Ozzie Guillen, The South Side Shall Rise Again, Tim Belcher | 3 Comments

Why Jermaine?

By Andrew Reilly | December 2, 2008

The Dye-to-Cincy rumors persist, but no one seems to know or care why.

Filed Under: Opinion | Also Filed Under: Cincinnati Reds, Jermaine Dye, Kenny Williams, offseason, outfield, trade rumors are stupid, Trade Talk | 4 Comments

Everything’s Arbitrary

By Andrew Reilly | December 1, 2008

Orlando Cabrera, everyone’s favorite scorer-complaining shortstop, stands in a position to end his South Side run in immortal fashion. How? Simple: accept arbitration.
Now, we all know the chances of such a thing happening are essentially non-existent. But if Cabrera really is the jerk everyone said he was, why not let him prove it?
Obviously the Sox [...]

Filed Under: News | Also Filed Under: free agents, offseason, Orlando Cabrera | Leave a comment