Sports in Perspective
There is no doubt that a dominating closer is an invaluable asset to a team. When opponents hear “Enter Sandman” at Yankee Stadium, they know that they’re going to have to get through veteran closer Mariano Rivera (which is no easy task) in order to avoid a loss. Similarly, Los Angeles Dodgers’ closer Eric Gagne saved [...]
Although relatively new to the team, it seems like Dayan Viciedo has been part of the White Sox family for some time. Since the White Sox traded previous right fielder Carlos Quentin a few weeks ago, the 22 year-old Viciedo has basically secured the position in right. The young player came up to the majors [...]
In addition to losing a tremendously talented pitcher after trading Mark Buehrle, the Chicago White Sox also lost one of the most influential clubhouse leaders in recent memory. Similar to teammate Paul Konerko’s contribution to the offense, Buehrle’s work ethic and consistently superb performance was the backbone of an admittedly volatile Sox pitching staff. However, [...]
It is no secret that the Chicago White Sox and its fans started out the 2011 season with high hopes. It wasn’t just wishful thinking, too. There were plenty of good reasons. We acquired power slugger Adam Dunn and the pitching staff was the deepest it has been in years. However, at 79-83, the season [...]
It is generally understood that in the game of baseball, very few things are more important than having a reliable catcher. At this point in time, it looks like the Chicago White Sox will have two of those in the upcoming 2012 season. As last season came to a close, backup catcher Tyler Flowers turned [...]
With the Chicago Cubs making organizational changes across the board, baseball fans in Chicago most likely have their eyes fixed to the north side. This fact coupled with the Chicago Bears pulling out a solid victory on Monday Night Football and it can be pretty certain that news surrounding the White Sox most likely went [...]
When the White Sox announced that they would hire former player Robin Ventura as their new manager, sports critics raised their collective eyebrows. Given general manager Kenny Williams’ penchant for making bold moves and spending money in the offseason, it was expected that he would make a strong push for one of the rumored [...]
As soon as the Chicago White Sox fired former manager Ozzie Guillen, the obvious question was “who’s next?” As general manager Kenny Williams characteristically kept his thoughts on the matter to himself, many names were speculated. Among them were Tony La Russa and Terry Francona, with the dominating theory being that former White Sox player [...]
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. -Rogers Hornsby There is a reason that a baseball season is 162 games long. Sports fans who find baseball uninteresting will argue that with so many games there [...]
I’ll never forget October, 2005. The Chicago White Sox went 99-63, taking home the AL Central Title. After sweeping the Boston Red Sox, the pitching staff threw an impossible four complete games in a row to defeat the Angels and head to the World Series. One final sweep against the Houston Astros and the White [...]