Streaking White Sox Out To Prove Road Trip Was No Fluke

That injury could hurt (hehehe), seeing as Ozzie would probably have to shuffle between Vizquel, Viciendo, and Littlebridge at SS and 3B. (Just call me Captain Obvious)

OH
MY
GOD
YOU
GUYS

4.5!!

when your team wins every day. It’s like the 97 bulls up in this bitch.

Danks thanked his offense for the runs but finding his form, and putting up 5 consecutive zeroes.

the Sox were never as bad as their early record, as the pitching simply was unsustainably unlucky — their ERA – FIP number, a crude measurement of pitcher luck, was among the highest in the league for quite a while (not sure where it’s at now). Outside of potential injuries (Peavy’s shoulder), I have absolutely no worries about the pitching staff.

The fact of the matter is that there never really was a choice between “rebuiding” and going for it. The only guy mentioned in trade rumors who would have brought a decent return is Konerko, and even he wouldn’t have brought back more than a decent prospect. Guys like Floyd and Danks would obviously bring back a good amount, but does anyone really want to deal either of them?

So we sit here today and — shockingly! — Pierre, Kotsay and Jones have combined to be terrible (okay — Jones hasn’t been bad, but does anyone expect anything more than league average bat (if that), average defense in the second half?). I hate to beat a bloody horse, but it’s rather sickening that a “contending team” is employing so much offensive dreck two-and-a-half months into the season (particularly when Branyan and Thome have been excellent).

So who can the Sox go after without tearing away whatever is left on the farm? Berkman still strikes me as the best option, as it won’t cost a lot to get him if you’re willing to take on salary. He’s been pretty bad this year, but ZiPS has him at a .380 wOBA the rest of the way. That’s gotta be a one or two win upgrade on our current group, right? That may not get the Sox over the hump — that will likely take Beckham and Quentin getting their shit straight — but it’s a step in the right direction.

But I noticed Sox Machine was linked on ESPN’s power rankings for week 12.

Thank goodness for the NL: After an 8-1 interleague road trip, the White Sox are at .500 for the first time since they were 1-1. (Jim Margalus, Sox Machine)

http://espn.go.com/mlb/powerrankings

…for running a truck through Hanson. Do not be satisfied and please continue your fine work in restoring mass mediocrity to the NL East.

By the way, thank you for allowing the Royals to be in your division and not booting them to AAA. They are just what the doctor ordered for a reeling Nats team.

i know youre not in gamethreads and not watching games, but out of curiosity are you trollin around the site at all during games? pretty sure its a dumb question, but im just wondering

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/stopthepresses/207807/seinfeld-rails-against-gagas-less-than-ladylike-behavior/

in the shirt hit, even escobar looked to the sky looking for the ball
Q!’s bomb was pure strength. that pitch was in on hit hands and he fuckin cranked it

Pudge will throw out the first pitch friday…. and RICHIE F’ING CUNNINGHAM will on saturday! talk about star power! i wonder if he’ll bring Potsy Webber and Ralph Malph with him!

The picture and caption is pretty hilarious.