I noticed there was a new search on the site last night, which now appears to have been disabled. I’m unsure about the delay, or how long we’ll be without search, but from what I saw last night, it will be worth the wait.

To the left is Rowand’s catch Aug. 7, 2005; to the right is Anderson’s Friday.

Why do I single out that particular Rowand wall catch out of the many he made over his White Sox career? Because like Anderson’s grab, not only was Rowand’s catch against the Mariners, but it was also off the bat of Richie Sexson. Neato, huh?

One difference between the catches is the aftermath. Rowand fell to the warning track and laid there for a while; Anderson spun and fired to first. Does that make Anderson tougher?

Players are bouncing between the lineup and the bench as the White Sox search for the winning combination.

Nick Swisher sat out Friday’s game, with Brian Anderson (.270) playing center field. Swisher is hitting just .200.

Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said he might give Jim Thome, hitting .218, the day off Saturday against the Mariners. He would put Swisher back in and keep Anderson in the lineup.

“I need Brian to play a couple more games,’’ Guillen said. “They have a lefty [Jarrod Washburn] going. I can get Swisher back in the lineup or give Thome a day off. I’m pretty sure [Anderson will] be in the lineup.’‘

Guillen also is pondering adjusting lineup slots, putting A.J. Pierzynski, hitting .297, between Thome and Paul Konerko, hitting .225.

“We’re thinking about it,’’ Guillen said. “We may move A.J. up a little bit, for a couple games, to get those guys back on track.

“We did that with [Jermaine] Dye. When Dye was struggling, we moved him back one slot and it was good results. We’ll see what happens the next couple of games.’’

Observed White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper, who said he made no major changes and simply told Floyd to trust his stuff: “Sometimes things don’t go right where they’re at. Sometimes people just need a change of scenery.”

when will they cut him?

Against Lefties bench Thome somedays and play BA in CF and let Swisher DH.

Swisher is a good hitter, he’s in a slump, but Thome is proven crap against lefties at this point in his career. And BA is everything and more in CF, the guy is amazing out there. Shades of first half 2006, except now he seems to have some semblence of offense as well.

The only park other than the Cell which he has homered in. 3 in 25 AB, in fact.

“fan of the game” last night. Apparently, her enthusiasm for BA’s catch and other Sox goodies caught somebody’s eye.
Tonight she’ll be behind 3rd, close to the field.
Once again, Sox pinstripe no name.

Sexson’s suspension reduced to five games

Major League Baseball has reduced the suspension of Seattle Mariners first baseman Richie Sexson to five games after an appeal process was completed, according to Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi.

Sexson’s original suspension was six games. He was suspended Friday after he was ejected from Thursday’s game against the Texas Rangers after charging the mound.

Sexson will begin serving the suspension tonight in Seattle’s game against the Chicago White Sox. He will miss the final two games of the series against the White Sox, and all three games in Texas (May 12-14).

that’s nice, I had stopped bothering with their video clips