South Side Hit Men

Can't wait until balls and strikes, perhaps other aspects, are finally automated. With the White Sox' racial composition, this explains the consistent underperformance of White Sox calls on umpire scorecards. Article: https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-umpires-show-discrimination-against-non-white-players-according-to-new-study-191649525.html Link to study: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3707&context=cmc_theses

First season all in on Everton, after boycotting Liverpool until John Henry and the rest of the Fenway Group scum no longer own the club. It will likely be a very long time. Everton faces Southampton in just over an hour.

An administrative court hearing, scheduled for up to four days or August 19, regarding the extension of the court ordered temporary restraining order against Trevor Bauer is scheduled to begin Monday. Possibilities of next steps by MLB are laid out in the article linked below. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/latest-extension-of-trevor-bauers-leave-could-create-an-issue-for-rob-manfred/ar-AANhTuy

https://www.thelist.com/187884/what-really-happened-to-six-from-blossom/

In terms of production, he has continued to make incremental improvements on an already high level/bar. I don't expect massive leaps from this level, but he is a 3-4 fWAR / season player, one of the best at his position. He has also had no significant or lengthy injuries, so there is a very good expectation he will age well during the rest of his contract, and that he can hopefully be renewed for a few more seasons when we get to 2023/2024. Beyond the quantitative aspects, his leadership is real and tangible. Has been a very strong leader for a few years (started in mid 20s), and players younger and older are inspired by him and his efforts to incorporate everyone into the team and to do their best. He is also a very important catalyst to the offense and infield defense. His absence has meant more to the overall record than the loss of any other player including all other top core members, including Jose who had a literal MVP season. 2020-2021 White Sox Record (based on player appearances in a game) .602 (41-27) Eloy Jimenez (Skewed by Eloy's injuries / small sample size. Over Eloy's 3 seasons, Tim (143-127 .530) is well ahead of Eloy (93-97 .489)) .592 (87-60) Tim Anderson .585 (103-73) Chicago White Sox (Sox have a similar winning percentage last year (.583) and this (.586)) .583 (91-65) Yoan Moncada .580 (98-71) Jose Abreu .578 (48-35) Nick Madrigal .571 (48-36) Luis Robert .560 (61-48) Yasmani Grandal - (The Sox are 42-25, or .627, in games Grandal has not appeared in)

Aaron Boone was also on the losing end of the famous Joe Crede walk off home run in extras, as a member of the Cleveland Indians. https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/250920104 Have to agree with having a poll of regular season home runs. Crede would be the top option for me, having been there in person and landing a few rows away. Roof shots at Comiskey Park were special, but home runs into the Center Field Bleachers were harder / more rare. The following sluggers have each hit a home run into the centerfield bleachers at Comiskey Park: White Sox Dick Allen on August 23, 1972 Richie Zisk on May 22, 1977 Opponents Jimmie Foxx on May 18, 1934 Hank Greenberg on May 27, 1938 Alex Johnson on September 9, 1970 Tony Armas on April 28, 1984 George Bell on August 23, 1985

Still prefer Bernard Malamud's 1952 novel I read for my HS Senior Year Literature class, (spoiler alert - it mirrored the 1919 White Sox, the star and team fixed the World Series and there was no Hollywood ending). That said, The Natural Film ending is what I first recalled when watching the end of last evening's game, and it brought me great joy. Tim Anderson > Roy Hobbs

Here is cleaner audio of the game winner from Len Kasper & DJ. Updated White Sox Regular Season Home Record by Stadium 1901-August 12, 2021 1.000 (1-0) Field of Dreams 2021 (28995 Lansing Road, Dyersville Iowa) .638 (445-252) South Side Park III 1901-1910 (West 38th Place & South Princeton Avenue, Chicago Illinois) .543 (1,303-1,097) Comiskey Park II 1991-2021 (333 West 35th Street, Chicago Illinois) .535 (3,326-2,889) Comiskey Park / White Sox Park 1910-1990 (324 West 35th Street, Chicago Illinois) .400 (8-12) Milwaukee County Stadium 1968-1969 (201 South 46th Street, Milwaukee Wisconsin)

Indeed. First and only tears tonight after hearing it. Thinking of Farmeo, and love ones no longer here, in person, to enjoy this game and season.

Shoeless Joe wasn't the only White Sox player channeling at the game tonight! Farmeo! Love Len and DJ, hope they remain on the radio this entire decade!

I'll link it when it's up on Twitter or the Sox site, but Len's call was so awesome. So glad I had the TV on mute and Len and DJ on the call. DJ gave homage to Farmeo with the "Light it Up" for the cherry on the sundae.

So, is there an unwritten rule that Miguel Cairo continues to manage until the Sox lose a game?

He'll have to wait until he gets back to Chicago. There is no pasta in Iowa. Not even crappy Olive Garden pasta.

Miguel Cairo AND THE WHITE SOX DABS ON SOXTALK!!! YEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't Swing

Hendriks 49 2/3 IP, 10 HR Kopech 45 2/3 IP, 4 HR Kimbrel 42 2/3 IP, 2 HR

10 HRs for Liam in 49 1/3 IP. No bueno.

Kopech > Kimbrel > Liam

Home Run #9 for Liam.

Referencing the first pitch, 2 gone now.

Liam is getting the calls Kopech couldn't get.

Tray's still old enough to be his dad.

Do they still have the 1-5 man COVID taxi squad?

Leury has voodoo dolls of the entire 40 man roster, and a box full of pins.