rotation Stories - South Side Sox
Contreras, Podsednik Turn Back the Clock
Many Decisions Still Loom For White Sox Jose Contreras salvaged what could have been a disastrous day and may have played himself into the White Sox starting rotation. I held off on writing anything tonight until I saw some post-game Ozzie quotes, expecting him to flat-out name Count his 5th...
White Sox Not Looking For Just Any Starter
So I'm reading Jon Heyman's latest piece on likely trade targets for contending teams, when I realize that the media is missing Kenny Williams' main objective yet again. Here's what he had to say. White Sox: Their attempted trade for Jake Peavy made it clear that they're looking for an ace to...
White Sox Flummoxed Against First-Timer, Again
You know about the White Sox inability to hit pitchers they've never faced before. So rather than blathering on about it, I'll just post the gory stats. White Sox vs. Pitchers they've never faced before W-L GSIP ER ERA First Timers 5-1 8 51.2 9 1.57 Tuesday's game had a familiar...
Jose Contreras Is (on his way to) History
The White Sox have now lost their last 8 games started by Jose Contreras, a streak which started before the All-Star break last season with a 22-hit loss to the Matt Harrison-led Rangers. It's the longest such streak since... the Sox lost 9 straight Contreras starts in '07. But that streak...
The Angels' New Look April Rotation
What began as a low stakes battle for the Halo's fifth rotation spot morphed, seemingly overnight, into a preview of our new-look April rotation. Injuries to Ervin Santana and John Lackey induced some understandable doom and gloom around the halosphere, but rotation candidates Dustin Moseley, Nick...
Mark Buehrle is Your Opening Day Starter, Officially
While I wouldn't go so far as to call Mark Buehrle's final spring outing brilliant, it should be good enough to quiet those who wonder if the Sox kid gloves with Buehrle are a result of some undisclosed injury. He got a couple of extra outs thanks to some poor base running by the Rockies, but...
Colon Passes Inspection, Dr. Ozzie Calls For More Tests
Bartolo Colon answered Ozzie Guillen's challenge with 4+ impressive innings against the A's Wednesday. Colon was reportedly topping out at about 92 MPH on the gun, and felt stronger as his outing wore on. "He threw the ball better," Guillen said. "The thing that was the best was his command — he...
Bartolo Colon Takes "Shaky" First Step Towards Return to White Sox Rotation
Bartolo Colon made a "shaky" spring debut Monday, though I wouldn't classify it a such. Colon, who is coming off minor elbow surgery, struggled with his control and appeared to be throwing more than pitching, especially with his 2-seamer. I wish we had some radar readings so we really know what he...
Monday Rockpile: K/100 Pitches and the Rockies
Over at The Baseball Analysts, Rich Lederer looks at the best and worst pitchers according to the number of strikeouts a pitcher had per 100 pitches. Lederer offers a number of links to stories he wrote over the last few years on this stat, which you should read, and Lederer finds that: Not...
Low on Funds, White Sox Play the Lottery
Google News is filled with stories about lottery ticket sales, not because it's the start of a new year, a logical point to compare year-over-year numbers, but because of the flagging economy. Economic trend pieces, lottery or (ahem) otherwise, and commemorative Obama editions are just about the...
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