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Offensively, Anderson — who led the majors with a .335 batting average in 2019 — is ‘‘an [at-bat] away, a game away from taking off and hitting .320 the rest of the year,’’ Grifol said. ‘‘I’m not concerned, I’m not panicked.’’ ? "I’m the best player on the field every time I step on the field. I think everybody knows that." -Anderson to Merkin Wednesday.

“Robert is just day to day,” Grifol said. “Has some soreness in his quad. But he’s good. I’m going to give him the day [off Wednesday].”

It should stop I agree. Unfortunately the front office seems to think this is a "winning" philosophy and it filters down to some fans.

At the time of the 1994 labor impasse with MLB shut down in August the Texas Rangers were in first place in the division with a record of 52-62. Given there were only 48 games remaining the odds of them getting over the .500 mark were very slim. They would have played the Sox in the first round if the season continued. Every team in the division was under .500 at the time of the stoppage.

More dumpster diving...that's the White Sox way!

May 23, 1954 - The Sox quest to find a competent third baseman appeared to be at an end as G.M. Frank Lane sent infielder Grady Hatton and $100,000 dollars to Boston for All-Star George Kell. It was the first time the Red Sox had sold a player outright since the “Babe” Ruth deal. Kell’s best year was 1955 when he hit .312 with 81 RBI’s. However, he had a bad back which limited his playing time and he was traded to the Orioles early in 1956 as part of a six-player deal.

Reading the postgame story at the Sun-Times I didn't realize that Zunino had a total of ONE HIT the entire month of May before his home run tonight. Only in the world of the White Sox whom the baseball gods continue to s%*# on until, they get new ownership.

And yet again the runs for the Guardians score with two out in an inning. Been happening all year against this pitching staff.

Sox get two hits tonight in six innings vs. a pitcher with an ERA of almost six. All you can do is laugh.

Nope...they still have it. 30 losses now and it isn't even June yet.

May 22, 1928 - Sox center fielder Johnny Mostil tied former center fielder Oscar “Happy” Felsch with an A.L. record 12 chances in a 4-3 win over the Indians. Mostil took advantage of a cavernous Comiskey Park center field to grab 10 fly balls (including all three outs in the top of the third) among all the chances. Mostil also initiated an inning-ending double play in the top of the sixth, snagging a liner off the bat of future Sox player Luke Sewell. As if scampering deep to center and into left and right field for fly balls wasn’t enough of a testament to Mostil’s speed and quickness, he also scored the eventual winning run on a wild pitch by George Uhle — from second base! Mostil also had three hits on the day, scoring two runs. May 22, 1977 - Richie Zisk became only the second Sox player in franchise history to hit a home run into the center field bleachers under the exploding scoreboard at Comiskey Park. He joined Dick Allen (1972) as the only Sox players to ever accomplish it. Zisk’s blast off the Tigers Dave Rozema in the eighth inning didn’t help the Sox win however. They got beat 14-3 despite recording 12 hits on the day. May 22, 1990 - Sox catcher Carlton Fisk struck a blow for baseball traditionalists. Fisk got into a verbal exchange with Yankee outfielder Deion Sanders after the two-sport star drew a dollar sign in the batter’s box before an at bat at Yankee Stadium, and then failed to run out a pop up. Fisk followed Sanders back to the Yankee dugout while shouting, “Run the ball out you piece of s%*#.” The next time Sanders came up to bat he said something to Fisk. Carlton started to go after him when John Hirschbeck, the home plate umpire intervened. Fisk was asked after the game what else he told Sanders. "There is a right way and a wrong way to play this game. You're playing it the wrong way. And the rest of us don't like it. Someday, you're going to get this game shoved right down your throat." May 22, 2019 – It was a night of firsts for the White Sox in a 9-4 win over the Astros. Things started off in the third inning when Houston had runners on first and second with no out. Future Sox player Jake Marisnick hit a shot down to third base. Yoan Moncada fielded it and stepped on the bag for the out, fired to second baseman Yolmer Sanchez for out number two, who relayed the ball to first baseman Jose Abreu just in time to nip Marisnick for a triple play. Then with the Sox up 4-3 in the sixth inning, outfielder Charlie Tilson launched a grand slam into the right field seats. It was Tilson’s first big-league home run. It was the first time in franchise history the Sox had both a grand slam and a triple play in the same game and only the fourth time in 40 years that had happened in baseball.

1973 Mets (but they had very good pitching)

Correct. Pitchers drop like flies today. The Sox themselves have gone through this before, it was in 2018 or 2019 they had nine pitchers on the IL during a stretch. Yet clueless Hahn decides he doesn't need to get support. ? Seriously, how stupid can this guy be? You have to basically plan for at least, AT LEAST six guys ready to be in the rotation. I've always felt the best five after what they have shown in the spring are in the rotation to start, the sixth man is the long guy and the guy who takes the ball when the DH's start piling up. That can change during the season of course based on injury and effectiveness or lack of effectiveness.

CBS Sportsline just a few days ago had a story on what they have been hearing and some options being discussed is the elimination of divisions or just taking the top six teams regardless of where they are located based on win percentage and they go to the post season. Personally I think that's the way it should be, the best six go, no more "artificial" races.

Sun-Time story said he was seen with his right hand in a brace. No other details as to how it happened or what caused it or if he was dealing with this for awhile.

Exactly...and that would be among the worst possible scenarios. Plus more arrogance from Rick and company about how they "told all of us." It's really possible some team will win this division and make the playoffs WITH A LOSING REGULAR SEASON RECORD. It would be the butt of jokes for a very long time especially when said team got hammered in the playoffs. Honestly in that situation I would hope the Sox wouldn't "win" anything.

https://www.southsidesox.com/2023/5/21/23729824/white-sox-hey-rick-hahn-is-this-what-you-wanted

Well they'll be down a starting pitcher for a game or two at least. We'll see how Grifol does with an "opener" since the Sox don't have any depth in this area. Thanks Rick!

May 21, 1905 - White Sox pitcher Frank Smith fired a one-hitter in beating the Senators 2-1 at South Side Park. Washington scored their only run and got their only hit in the first inning as Smith walked former teammate Charlie Jones to open the game then after an out, he was driven home on a single by Jake Stahl. Smith helped his own cause in the fifth inning by hitting a double then when he was on third base came home on a bobbled ground ball resulting in an error. It was the decisive run in the game. Washington made three errors on the afternoon with the game played in front of over 25-thousand fans. May 21, 2009 - The White Sox tied the team record for worst defeat based on run difference in their history, when they were annihilated 20-1 by the Twins at U.S. Cellular Field. The 19-run difference was first set on May 10, 2002 in Anaheim. Bartolo Colon, Lance Broadway and Jimmy Gobble gave up all the runs. Colon at least had something of an excuse…of the eight runs he allowed, seven were unearned!

From the Sun-Times story today (Saturday): "Jake Burger has never played in the Sox outfield, but Grifol said that’s something the team has talked about a “little bit.” One concern Grifol acknowledged is Burger’s injury history, including a ruptured achilles tendon he suffered in 2018." Nothing surprises me anymore.

I was at that game too.

Much like Alexei Ramirez (whom one of the Sox broadcasters told me was "the dumbest shortstop in the league...) Anderson seems to lose focus and concentration far to often. He seems to have other things on his mind outside of baseball, his off the field antics were an embarrassment, he has lost all his power it seems, he can't stay healthy and has had numerous issues/suspension after interactions with umpires and fans. Other that that Mrs. Lincoln how did you like the play? If this is the "face of the franchise" no wonder the Sox are in a deep hole. Just my opinion.

They should be. They are starting their rebuild. The Sox meanwhile are supposedly in the middle of a contention window. Again, I'll take the win but after the first inning they were basically shut down for four innings by a pitcher who was 0-7 with an ERA of over seven.

May 20, 1920 – At Griffith Stadium in Washington on this afternoon the White Sox would set the team record for the most runs ever scored in an extra inning. In the 16th inning they were able to score eight times to beat the Senators 13-5. The Senators made nine errors on the day leading to nine unearned runs. Sox Hall of Fame pitcher Urban “Red” Faber worked all 16 innings allowing 18 hits, three earned runs and faced 64 batters! May 20, 1973 - A Sunday afternoon bat day double header with the Twins brought the largest crowd out to ever see a game in the original Comiskey Park. 55,555 packed into the stadium filling every single inch of it, including standing on the catwalks that connected the left and right field bleachers with the center field scoreboard area. To his dying day, two-time White Sox owner Bill Veeck refused to believe that figure was accurate, he thought it was too low. The Sox split the pair of games that afternoon. May 20, 2006 – The Cubs/Sox rivalry never got hotter than on this day at U.S. Cellular Field when Cubs catcher Michael Barrett sucker punched the Sox A.J. Pierzynski which started a brawl around home plate. The game was the national telecast on the Fox Network. In the second inning Brian Anderson hit a fly to left field. A.J. tagged up, ran over Barrett who was blocking the plate, then went back and slapped his hand on home plate. Barrett took exception and punched Pierzynski on the side of his jaw. The punch didn’t faze A.J. but both benches cleared. As a result, Barrett, A.J., Anderson and John Mabry were ejected. The Sox, behind Freddy Garcia, won the game 7-0. Tadahito Iguchi belted two home runs, one a grand slam and drove in six RBI’s on the day.

https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians-tom-hamilton-blasts-tim-anderson-white-sox.html