July 25: White Sox 8 Twins 2

Coming off of the sweep in Detroit that put the Sox 1.5 games back of the first-place Tigers over the weekend, you heard “we need to sweep the Twins” a lot. Sweeping a team, no matter how good or bad they are, is always a tall task. However, the Sox were...

Bullpen Roles Finally Taking Shape

More than in any sport, champions in baseball have their differences from year to year in the way each team is constructed. However, the one thing mostly all of them have in common is that they not only have good bullpens, but ones where everyone knows their role. The...

July 24: White Sox 11 Twins 4

– It just took a little while for the Sox to heat up tonight, as they went on a 9-0 run in the last three innings after being down 4-2. The Minnesota Twins are by no means a great pitching staff, but it’s great to see this offense put together two great...

Midseason Profiles: The Bench

We need more relievers. We need a starter. We need a third baseman. Those are all statements we’ve heard many times this year about the White Sox, and even though a couple of them have been addressed, not much attention has shifted to another hole on the team,...

Series Preview: Sox look to bounce back vs Twins

The White Sox return to US Cellular Field Monday for the first time since the All Star break having finished 3-7 on their 10 game road trip that culminated in a sweep at the hands of the now first place Detroit Tigers. The Twins come in having just taken two of three...

Buehrle’s perfecto brings back memories for Sox fans

It was three years ago today. After I woke up in the morning, by dad surprised me with Sox tickets for the day’s afternoon game against the Tampa Bay Rays. It was a spur of the moment occasion, and little did my family and I know that we were about to witness history....

Change Needed for Konerko?

In mid-May this would have sounded unthinkable.  It would have been one of those things that would be met with harsh criticism and likely have me branded a fool.  Even as I write this I wish that I didn’t have to.  However, based on recent events I have no choice but...

July 22: Tigers 6 White Sox 4

Well, this won’t be fun, but let’s take a look at Sunday’s game in which the Sox were swept for the first time in 2012. – I said before that today’s start for Humber was as big as his last start. Well, we saw much of the same problems he had...