west coast Stories - South Side Sox
1.28.12 Saturday College Hoops Open Thread
We've got another Saturday, so we've got another Open Thread for you to discuss the day's goings on! Things get started on ESPN with College GameDay from Tucson, AZ, with the feature match up of Arizona hosting Washington. The Huskies are currently stuck in a 4 way tie for 1st place in the Pac-12...
1.14.12 Saturday College Basketball Open Thread
Hey hey! It's the first week of College GameDay! The first week of GameDay brings the first week of Rece Davis getting annoyed at the State Farm Half Court shot contestant for taking way too much time! GameDay kicks off on ESPN2 from Tallahassee at 9am here in the Central Time Zone. Things then...
Where Do The Best College Football Players Come From?
**Beware: lots of pretty maps and not-so-pretty statistics ahead** Back in the home stretch of recruiting season, SI.com recruiting guru Andy Staples wrote a fascinating article on where elite (i.e. NFL) defensive linemen come from, finding that a startling number of them hail from the South....
White Sox Games Are Fun Again!
Near 3-hour West Coast game means limited recap... Just hours after finishing my week-late dissertation which prominently featured the notion that the White Sox of a week ago just plain weren't any fun to watch, they've seemingly turned things around. They've won 6 of their last 8 games, with...
Signs of Life
Bizarre. There's no simpler way to describe Sunday's victory in San Francisco than "bizarre." It appeared as if the White Sox would be in for a long day, with a good pitcher in Matt Cain on the mound and John Danks representing their only baserunner offensively in the first 4 innings. But Joe...
Are The White Sox The Worst Coached Team in MLB?
My last entry, the Orlando Cabrera-Greg Walker Can You Find Right Field salvo, was extraordinarily well timed. There was a stark difference between the execution of the two teams on the field in Tuesday night's 2-0 loss to the Angels. The Angels hitters were content to hit the ball the opposite...
Floyd Flops, Sox Drop
The White Sox had a pretty good opening series to their 10-game road trip, but a poor showing by nearly everyone on the team in an eminently winnable game turned what could have been a great start into just 'pretty good.' Gavin Floyd was terrible. He might not have finished with the worst final...
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