Peter Gammons reported it on Saturday night. Chicago White Sox manager, Robin Ventura was talking about it Monday afternoon. But up until Tuesday afternoon, Orlando Hudson wasn’t officially a member of the White Sox organization. The White Sox finally made it official today as they signed INF Orlando Hudson. In a corresponding move, the White [...]
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In their 5-4 loss to the Oakland A’s, Chicago White Sox slugger Adam Dunn struckout two more times. Those two K’s gives Dunn 29 on the season, which leads the American League, but it also marked the 22nd straight game in which Dunn has struckout. He is only games with a strikeout away from tying [...]
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Going into Wednesday’s action around Major League Baseball, the Oakland A’s boosted one of the better starting pitching staffs so far this season. They lead baseball in innings pitched with 122 and are seventh in baseball with a 2.2 WAR. The A’s issue and the reason they were 9-10 going into Wednesday is because their [...]
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Before spring training, if you had Hector Santiago as the next Chicago White Sox closer, raise your hand. Okay, if you did raise your hand, I am pretty sure you are lying through your teeth. Most people had Scott Thornton or Addison Reed or even Jesse Crain pegged as the White Sox closer in 2012. [...]
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Today is Opening Day in baseball and every team starts out 0-0 and a dream. Well, every team starts out 0-0 except for the Seattle Mariners, Oakland A’s, Miami Marlins, and St. Louis Cardinals. Be it as it may, this year baseball is wide open. You could make the argument for at least 12 teams [...]
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As we make our way around the American League, it’s time to take a look at the “Key” player for each AL Central team. Here we go… Chicago White Sox – Chris Sale: The White Sox are an interesting team heading into 2012. They only won 79 games, but remember, they were picked by many [...]
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