Snobs vs. Slobs

The Sun-Times and the Tribune both have written stories about the Sox’ rotation today, looking at the notion that the Sox’ rotation is going to be a team strength. (more…)

Being a White Sox fan in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area isn’t exactly great times—despite the first fan. The Sox are 700 miles away and everyone—and I mean everyone—assumes I root for the Cubs because I grew up in Cook County.

A note: Taft and I had a ban on steroid talk on the site, but I’m lifting this now.

Blaming Alex Rodriguez (or Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens or Raffy Palmeiro or Jose Canseco or whoever) for steroid use is all good and well, but here remains the question: Who didn’t take PEDs during this period? The list with A-Rod’s name on it was supposed to be destroyed by the MLBPA and the did a crappy job of protecting the players. The list has 100+ players and none of those guys are being outed today, because A-Rod is the big fish. (more…)

Welcome to power, President Sox Fan:
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Though the final image of the 2008 White Sox season is of a future HOFer (and major midseason acquisition) Ken Griffey, Jr. waving at a Grant Balfour fastball, I wouldn’t call this past season anything but a success. (more…)

Save for one pitch (the Upton homer), John Danks was lights out yesterday, keeping the Sox away from elimination. Danks was the booty in the Brandon McCarth deal that I didn’t, uh, fully support. In my piece about the McCarthy deal, I mentioned that I liked Danks, but who knows how a player can age. (more…)

LOB?

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Being a White Sox fan is to root against the two best stories in the playoffs right now. The team’s crosstown rival has its 100 years of futility and the first round opponent is the worst-to-first storyline. (more…)

Or “Some historical context”

Twenty-five things that have been invented since the last time the White Sox and Cubs were in the postseason at the same time(1906): (more…)