balk Stories - South Side Sox
Mets 9, Pirates 8: Mets Comeback from Pirates' Hit Parade Despite Pelfrey's Problems
Methinks Terry Collins won't mind describing what transpired in the eighth inning this afternoon. On Thursday afternoon, the Mets answered a seven-run lead conceded early by Mike Pelfrey en route to salvaging a 9-8 win and series split against a no-longer-awful Pittsburgh Pirates team. But it...
White Sox Come Back Thanks To Royal Gaffes
Here's a list of days since August 4th in which the White Sox won and the Twins lost (when they didn't play each other): August 29th. That's it. That's the list of days in which the Sox picked up a full game on the Twins without the benefit of playing head-to-head. So when the out of town...
Why Major League Baseball Needs to Update Their Balk Policy: Legalize It (Don't Criticize It)
There have been times when I'll be watching a game and in the moments before a crucial pitch, seemingly out of nowhere, the batter starts pointing at the pitcher. I'll have no idea what's going on until the umpire steps out, points at the pitcher as well, and calls a "balk." In last night's New...
A Royal Comeback
There's no such thing as a routine victory for the White Sox anymore, or at least it seems that way. For the second straight night, the Sox pulled out a victory over the Royals in a game it looked like they had no business winning. Javier Vazquez followed up Jose Contreras poor start with a...
Who's afraid of Greg Smith?
I can sympathize with the White Sox tonight. I spent much of the first half of Monday's game struggling to complete a project which seemed easy at first. I actually started this afternoon, and thought I'd be done before I sat down for dinner and game time. But every time I added another element...
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