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Who Needs Orlando Hudson?

Andrew Reilly — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:04 +0000

Not the Sox, that's who. [More]

The Probable Outcomes Of Passing On A Pure DH

Andrew Reilly — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:45:31 +0000

The fate of the most DHingest players on the DHingest team in the DHingest little city in America, ordered chronologically from saddest to truest. [More]

In January, Everyone Is Just So Awesome

Andrew Reilly — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:43:22 +0000

It even says so in the newspaper. [More]

A Big Move Is The Only Sensible Move

Andrew Reilly — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:23:16 +0000

"We need guns. Lots of guns." [More]

How to Fix the White Sox In One Fell Swoop

Andrew Reilly — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:52:42 +0000

The psychotic, improbable manuever that could reshape South Side baseball as we know it. [More]

The Hatred and Hilarity in Game One of the 2009 World Series

Andrew Reilly — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:56:00 +0000

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. [More]

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

Andrew Reilly — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:46:04 +0000

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

Into the Future, Irresponsibly

Andrew Reilly — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:02:26 +0000

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

Ten Notes On Ten Games

Andrew Reilly — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:04:19 +0000

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 the ten fifth innings played. This also was not unexpected.

4. It’s only been ten games, but which happens first: A.J. Pierzynski draws a second walk or steals a second base?

5. Fluff issued by the official site always entertains, but strangely manages to outsunshine itself when a player is doing well. Behold! Carlos Quentin is the most Advanced hitter of our time. Dude went to Stanford, you know.

6. The Chicago White Sox have fewer home runs than the Cleveland Indians, and that’s not even counting the air strike happening right now in the Bronx. If the Sox are serious about taking the division, they’re going to need to reclaim their dominance in this obviously vital arena.

7. There is a good chance the AL Central will remain generally unchanged from here on out, not in standings but in the shape of things. A leader just over .500, a few right around the break-even mark, and some lone baseball curmudgeon stinking up the division.

8. Corky Miller. Great arm, great story, great name.

9. Joe who?

10. Center field, middle relief, baserunning, the top of the order, situational hitting: same crap, different day. This, friends, is apparently how you defend a division title.

Distance May Skew Perception

Andrew Reilly — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:00:51 +0000

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