((HT: MLB.com))
This retirement kinda got lost in all the Derek Jeter hullabaloo, but Paul Konerko played his last game in the majors for the Chicago White Sox.
He was pulled in the 6th inning for a defensive replacement
PK actually gave time to talk about what was going down before the game as well...
((HT:CSNChicago))
Konerko will now enter the "Hall of Very Good" and be beloved on the South Side forever...
Showing posts with label Chicago White Sox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicago White Sox. Show all posts
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Another Minor League Manager Nutty
((HT: MiLB.com))
This was not the time to get an ejection... top nine in a tie game at home.
But it happened and Winston-Salem manager Tommy Thompson made it count.
He leaves his shoes and cap on home plate after being ejected in the eventual loss to Carolina
Evidence below...
This was not the time to get an ejection... top nine in a tie game at home.
But it happened and Winston-Salem manager Tommy Thompson made it count.
He leaves his shoes and cap on home plate after being ejected in the eventual loss to Carolina
Evidence below...
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Robin Ventura Throws A Nutty, Hawk Is Right There With Him
((HT: MLB.com))
This whole home plate-blocking thing is getting out of hand...
And the manager's challenge was, by the letter of the law, a great idea- even if the rule is silly...
The White Sox had a lead until this play last night in San Francisco
It's just not baseball
And the HQ agrees with Hawk on this one...
This whole home plate-blocking thing is getting out of hand...
And the manager's challenge was, by the letter of the law, a great idea- even if the rule is silly...
The White Sox had a lead until this play last night in San Francisco
It's just not baseball
And the HQ agrees with Hawk on this one...
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Adam Dunn: New White Sox Closer...???
((HT: MLB.com))
The Rangers-White Sox game was out of control last night...
15-0 heading to the ninth, so as is the rule, most managers put someone in who isn't normal bullpen...
Enter Adam Dunn for his first pitching appearance ever...
The HQ thinks the run was unearned, so he had one of the better nights for the Pale Hose...
The Rangers-White Sox game was out of control last night...
15-0 heading to the ninth, so as is the rule, most managers put someone in who isn't normal bullpen...
Enter Adam Dunn for his first pitching appearance ever...
The HQ thinks the run was unearned, so he had one of the better nights for the Pale Hose...
Friday, June 20, 2014
ChiSox Chris Sale Puts Teammate's Phone Number On Hat
((HT: CSN Chicago))
White Sox pitcher Scott Carroll has an interest in a company called doodlehats.com- where, for $19.95, you can buy a hat that has a dry-erase front where you can write any message you want.
Fellow pitcher Chris Sale wore one of the hats to promote Carroll's business during a postgame interview, but Carroll got a surprise with the information- his own cell phone number was being promoted on the front of the lid.
The phone rang until, Carroll says, 3AM with people who would call and then hang up.
And Carroll is now trying to debate revenge on his teammate.
White Sox pitcher Scott Carroll has an interest in a company called doodlehats.com- where, for $19.95, you can buy a hat that has a dry-erase front where you can write any message you want.
Fellow pitcher Chris Sale wore one of the hats to promote Carroll's business during a postgame interview, but Carroll got a surprise with the information- his own cell phone number was being promoted on the front of the lid.
The phone rang until, Carroll says, 3AM with people who would call and then hang up.
And Carroll is now trying to debate revenge on his teammate.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
ICYMI: Best Catch of a Bat By A Fan: MLB Edition
((ht: hardballtalk.nbcsports.com))
It's not every day you get a good seat, right behind the dugout at a baseball game.
It's even less likely a player will lose control of his bat and send it hurtling towards you.
But that's exactly what happened Monday afternoon in Chicago.
Check out what happened at Comiskey Park after White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers takes a mighty swing--and misses.
The bat goes flying, bounces off the top of the dugout and is snagged by a woman in the first row--one handed, without even flinching.
Well done ma'am...well done..
Video from MLB.com:
It's not every day you get a good seat, right behind the dugout at a baseball game.
It's even less likely a player will lose control of his bat and send it hurtling towards you.
But that's exactly what happened Monday afternoon in Chicago.
Check out what happened at Comiskey Park after White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers takes a mighty swing--and misses.
The bat goes flying, bounces off the top of the dugout and is snagged by a woman in the first row--one handed, without even flinching.
Well done ma'am...well done..
Video from MLB.com:
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Friday Night Walk-Off: Jose Abreu With the Walk-Off Grand Slam
((mlb.com))
Boom!
Rookie Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox has some serious power.
9 Homeruns in his first month with the big club in April.
None bigger than the one he hit Friday night.
Abreu took the plate against Tampa Bay Rays closer Grant Balfour with his team trailing 6-5 in the bottom of the 9th with the bases loaded, down in the count with a strike..
MLB.com has the video of the rest...
Boom!
Rookie Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox has some serious power.
9 Homeruns in his first month with the big club in April.
None bigger than the one he hit Friday night.
Abreu took the plate against Tampa Bay Rays closer Grant Balfour with his team trailing 6-5 in the bottom of the 9th with the bases loaded, down in the count with a strike..
MLB.com has the video of the rest...
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine Highlight 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame Class
Yes, I get to write this one because out the entire OSG Sports family, I'm the biggest homer for the Atlanta Braves.
The 2014 Class for the Baseball Hall of Fame was announced Wednesday afternoon and to the surprise of oh, so few, here is your elected class: Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine of the Atlanta Braves and Frank Thomas, formerly of the Chicago White Sox.
Maddux and Glavine join longtime manager Bobby Cox, who was elected on the manager ballot for this upcoming year. Which mean Cooperstown, New York will officially be Atlanta north this July 27th.
Maddux was the top vote getter, garnering 555 of 571 votes. There was some discussion that he'd be a unanimous choice, which he should be. But alas, Baseball writers who cast the votes, being the persnickity, out of touch with reality bunch that they are, denied him that opportunity.
Glavine was on 525 ballots and Thomas 483, the three all-stars being the only ones to garner the needed 75% total required for entrance to baseball's shrine.
Over the years, I got the opportunity to interview all 3 of these guys, covering Glavine and Maddux through most of their run with the Braves and all 3 exuded nothing but class.
Thomas, a former tight end for Auburn University became the ultimate hitting big man. He played first base early in his career with the White Sox before rolling into primarily a designated hitter. And at 6-6, 250-plus pounds, he was a REALLY big hitter, who by the way ended his career with a .301 batting average and 521 homeruns.
Both Glavine and Maddux were amazing people, totally different, yet eerily similar. One very media friendly, a good talker who rolled his career into part-time TV work. The other the ultimate tactician, the master of the art. Not great on camera, but didn't care.
Tom Glavine could easily have grown up to be a hockey player. As a kid in Massachusetts, he grew up loving hockey. And by some reports, he was a pretty good hockey player. He can still be found haunting the junior hockey leagues in the Atlanta area, watching his kids play. Glavine was a true competitor in every sense of the word. He didn't give in, threw his game, his pitches with no freebies. And the bigger the game, the better he pitched. None bigger than his World Series clinching, 8 innings of shutout baseball, leading the Braves to a 1-0 win and their only world title over Cleveland in 1995. Tom never shied away from talking, never shied away from anything. He was great to deal with.
Greg Maddux, he could easily be mistaken for a doctor. Slightly built with wiry glasses, he didn't look like a "Star Athlete." Of course he didn't really act like one either. Though not much of a talker to the media, most of the guys in the Braves clubhouse considered him the teams best prankster. He has a wicked sense of humor and was universally loved both in the clubhouse and in the game.
I will always remember going to see the Braves play the Cardinals one night in Fulton County Stadium with my father in the mid-90's. Maddux was pitching. I got up and went to get beers, food and made bathroom trips when the Braves would be at bat and my dad asked me why. I told him, "I can always see the highlights of them hitting, I want to see Maddux pitch, his art doesn't always translate on TV." And it didn't.
For Atlanta Braves fans, this is a tremendous honor, seeing two of the teams legendary players get inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame along side the guy who ran the team during that period (Cox). And with a guy (Thomas) who they knew and will make for many one of the more memorable classes, the Hall of Fame has had in many, many years.
A friend just linked to this, a reminder of different times in baseball, starring Mr. Glavine and Mr. Maddux--
FOSG Patty Rasmussen caught up with Maddux before his Braves jersey retirement back in 2009...
She asked what he enjoyed the most about the sport, and it goes along with what Brother Phil said a little higher up:
I enjoyed winning the most. I liked the games that ended, 1-0, 2-1, 3-2. I enjoyed pitching two more innings than I thought I could go, getting a hit, sliding, making a good defensive play. Thinking about throwing a pitch against a guy on Monday and making that pitch against him two days later, I really liked that! I'm not really missing it that much, and that's kind of scary! I loved hanging out with the pitchers in the video room a couple of days before a start. I miss tinkering with game plans and executing the game plan a couple days later.
It's easy to miss the card games on the plane. I loved the travel. There was always a poker game on the plane. You'd play golf one day on the East Coast, and the next week, you were playing golf on the West Coast. The longer you play, the more you're able to take advantage of the opportunities you're given. I always enjoyed the cities, but I was always ready to play.
When you're a young player, you're worried about getting better -- How much can I make? How long can I play? Smoltz was really good at making the most of his days. He taught me that you could enjoy more than baseball, but you had to pick your spots.
The 2014 Class for the Baseball Hall of Fame was announced Wednesday afternoon and to the surprise of oh, so few, here is your elected class: Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine of the Atlanta Braves and Frank Thomas, formerly of the Chicago White Sox.
Maddux and Glavine join longtime manager Bobby Cox, who was elected on the manager ballot for this upcoming year. Which mean Cooperstown, New York will officially be Atlanta north this July 27th.
Maddux was the top vote getter, garnering 555 of 571 votes. There was some discussion that he'd be a unanimous choice, which he should be. But alas, Baseball writers who cast the votes, being the persnickity, out of touch with reality bunch that they are, denied him that opportunity.
Glavine was on 525 ballots and Thomas 483, the three all-stars being the only ones to garner the needed 75% total required for entrance to baseball's shrine.
Over the years, I got the opportunity to interview all 3 of these guys, covering Glavine and Maddux through most of their run with the Braves and all 3 exuded nothing but class.
Thomas, a former tight end for Auburn University became the ultimate hitting big man. He played first base early in his career with the White Sox before rolling into primarily a designated hitter. And at 6-6, 250-plus pounds, he was a REALLY big hitter, who by the way ended his career with a .301 batting average and 521 homeruns.
Both Glavine and Maddux were amazing people, totally different, yet eerily similar. One very media friendly, a good talker who rolled his career into part-time TV work. The other the ultimate tactician, the master of the art. Not great on camera, but didn't care.
Tom Glavine could easily have grown up to be a hockey player. As a kid in Massachusetts, he grew up loving hockey. And by some reports, he was a pretty good hockey player. He can still be found haunting the junior hockey leagues in the Atlanta area, watching his kids play. Glavine was a true competitor in every sense of the word. He didn't give in, threw his game, his pitches with no freebies. And the bigger the game, the better he pitched. None bigger than his World Series clinching, 8 innings of shutout baseball, leading the Braves to a 1-0 win and their only world title over Cleveland in 1995. Tom never shied away from talking, never shied away from anything. He was great to deal with.
Greg Maddux, he could easily be mistaken for a doctor. Slightly built with wiry glasses, he didn't look like a "Star Athlete." Of course he didn't really act like one either. Though not much of a talker to the media, most of the guys in the Braves clubhouse considered him the teams best prankster. He has a wicked sense of humor and was universally loved both in the clubhouse and in the game.
I will always remember going to see the Braves play the Cardinals one night in Fulton County Stadium with my father in the mid-90's. Maddux was pitching. I got up and went to get beers, food and made bathroom trips when the Braves would be at bat and my dad asked me why. I told him, "I can always see the highlights of them hitting, I want to see Maddux pitch, his art doesn't always translate on TV." And it didn't.
For Atlanta Braves fans, this is a tremendous honor, seeing two of the teams legendary players get inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame along side the guy who ran the team during that period (Cox). And with a guy (Thomas) who they knew and will make for many one of the more memorable classes, the Hall of Fame has had in many, many years.
A friend just linked to this, a reminder of different times in baseball, starring Mr. Glavine and Mr. Maddux--
FOSG Patty Rasmussen caught up with Maddux before his Braves jersey retirement back in 2009...
She asked what he enjoyed the most about the sport, and it goes along with what Brother Phil said a little higher up:
I enjoyed winning the most. I liked the games that ended, 1-0, 2-1, 3-2. I enjoyed pitching two more innings than I thought I could go, getting a hit, sliding, making a good defensive play. Thinking about throwing a pitch against a guy on Monday and making that pitch against him two days later, I really liked that! I'm not really missing it that much, and that's kind of scary! I loved hanging out with the pitchers in the video room a couple of days before a start. I miss tinkering with game plans and executing the game plan a couple days later.
It's easy to miss the card games on the plane. I loved the travel. There was always a poker game on the plane. You'd play golf one day on the East Coast, and the next week, you were playing golf on the West Coast. The longer you play, the more you're able to take advantage of the opportunities you're given. I always enjoyed the cities, but I was always ready to play.
When you're a young player, you're worried about getting better -- How much can I make? How long can I play? Smoltz was really good at making the most of his days. He taught me that you could enjoy more than baseball, but you had to pick your spots.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Another Game-Tying Grand Slam... For Nothing...
((HT: MLB.com/ROOT))
It's not every day that you see extra-inning grand slams... regardless the ones that mean something...
Kyle Seager did the following in front of a crowd of teens in Seattle this afternoon...
But, as it goes sometimes, it was all for naught...
The White Sox scored twice in the 16th inning for the 7-5 win...
Seager is now hitting .283 in the middle of the Mariners order...
The clubs combined for 15 pitchers, 244 pitches thrown by White Sox pitchers and 249 by Seattle...
The game took 5 hours and 42 minutes
It's not every day that you see extra-inning grand slams... regardless the ones that mean something...
Kyle Seager did the following in front of a crowd of teens in Seattle this afternoon...
But, as it goes sometimes, it was all for naught...
The White Sox scored twice in the 16th inning for the 7-5 win...
Seager is now hitting .283 in the middle of the Mariners order...
The clubs combined for 15 pitchers, 244 pitches thrown by White Sox pitchers and 249 by Seattle...
The game took 5 hours and 42 minutes
Friday, April 26, 2013
Hawk Vs. Brian Kenny On Sabremetrics
((HT: MLB Network))
Hawk Harrelson is one of the biggest homers out there for play-by-play...
And that's why the HQ loves him...
He doesn't take any crap, he gives no quarter, and he's in one direction...
Old school... and that includes statistics...
Hawk has no desire to understand, quantify, or need sabremetrics as part of his diet...
He has his own stat- TWTW- The Will To Win...
An unquantifiable version of "want to..."
So, he went head-to-head with Brian Kenny on fancy numbers versus TWTW
Hawk Harrelson is one of the biggest homers out there for play-by-play...
And that's why the HQ loves him...
He doesn't take any crap, he gives no quarter, and he's in one direction...
Old school... and that includes statistics...
Hawk has no desire to understand, quantify, or need sabremetrics as part of his diet...
He has his own stat- TWTW- The Will To Win...
An unquantifiable version of "want to..."
So, he went head-to-head with Brian Kenny on fancy numbers versus TWTW
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Is Hawk Harrelson On A Short Leash...???
Back at the end of May, White Sox play-by-play guy Ken "Hawk" Harrelson decided to give the umps what-fer because of what he thought was a lack of a strike zone- since manager Robin Ventura had been ejected for arguing balls and strikes.
He was called to the carpet of the Commish and said his days of kvetching were over...
Well, not so much...
Ventura and catcher AJ Pierzynski were tossed last night in a game against the Seattle Mariners...
AJ said the discussion was on something different...
((HT: CSNChicago))
And Ventura thought that he wasn't all that mad about it...
So, Hawk said things like this last night about home plate ump Lance Barrett...
"I'll tell you this is absolutely ridiculous. This is absolutely ridiculous."
"Lance Barrett has been absolutely brutal. Brutal."
"Lance Barrett has just stunk the joint up is all he's done. That's all he's done."
"He's terrible."
So... whaddya think Hawk gets another call and has to make another apology...???
He was called to the carpet of the Commish and said his days of kvetching were over...
Well, not so much...
Ventura and catcher AJ Pierzynski were tossed last night in a game against the Seattle Mariners...
AJ said the discussion was on something different...
((HT: CSNChicago))
And Ventura thought that he wasn't all that mad about it...
So, Hawk said things like this last night about home plate ump Lance Barrett...
"I'll tell you this is absolutely ridiculous. This is absolutely ridiculous."
"Lance Barrett has been absolutely brutal. Brutal."
"Lance Barrett has just stunk the joint up is all he's done. That's all he's done."
"He's terrible."
So... whaddya think Hawk gets another call and has to make another apology...???
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Number One White Sox Fan Pokes Red Sox Fans
((HT: NewsPoliticsNow)
This is what happens when a White Sox fan brings up a recent trade with the Red Sox...
The Prez is, probably, the only person allowed to poke the bear like that- in the town that the trade went down to necessitate Will Middlebrooks' every day third-basemanship...
Good luck on that, sir...
This is what happens when a White Sox fan brings up a recent trade with the Red Sox...
The Prez is, probably, the only person allowed to poke the bear like that- in the town that the trade went down to necessitate Will Middlebrooks' every day third-basemanship...
Good luck on that, sir...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
White Sox announcer Hawk Harrelson nearly implodes
And no, it isn't the 1st time the bombastic and slightly off-kilter former player, current color commentator and blatant homer Ken "Hawk" Harrelson has gone off script.
The subject of Harrelson's ire: The back end of a "Hit-by-pitch" fest at Thursday's Tampa Bay Ray/White Sox game.
The said incident happened as a follow up to A.J Pierzynski getting beaned the previous inning. The next time through, when the Rays were at bat, White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana throws one at Ben Zobrist, Quintana immediately gets the "Heave-Ho" from umpire Mark Wegner.
Harrelson had some issues with that.
The subject of Harrelson's ire: The back end of a "Hit-by-pitch" fest at Thursday's Tampa Bay Ray/White Sox game.
The said incident happened as a follow up to A.J Pierzynski getting beaned the previous inning. The next time through, when the Rays were at bat, White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana throws one at Ben Zobrist, Quintana immediately gets the "Heave-Ho" from umpire Mark Wegner.
Harrelson had some issues with that.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Humber Is Lucky 21
Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber isn't the firs tname that you'd associate with the phrase "perfect game."
Now it is- regardless of what anyone thinks...
He's now the 21st pitcher in major league history to go that way...
All he needed was 97 pitches to beat the Seattle Mariners and he's now the third White Sox pitcher to do the job in that fashion...
Here's Humber- who still seemed shocked...
((HT: CSNChicago))
Oh, for the record...
Here's the full list...
American League
Philip Humber- April 21, 2012
Dallas Braden- May 9, 2010
Mark Buehrle- July 23, 2009
David Cone- July 18, 1999
David Wells- May 17, 1998
Kenny Rogers- July 28, 1994
Mike Witt- September 30, 1984
Len Barker- May 15, 1981
Catfish Hunter- May 8, 1968
Don Larsen- October 8, 1956
Charlie Robertson- April 30, 1922
Addie Joss- October 2, 1908
Cy Young- May 5, 1904
National League
Roy Halladay- May 29, 2010
Randy Johnson- May 18, 2004
Dennis Martinez- July 28, 1991
Tom Browning- September 16, 1988
Sandy Koufax- September 9, 196
Jim Bunning- June 21, 1964
Monte Ward- June 17, 1880
Lee Richmond- June 12, 1880
Now it is- regardless of what anyone thinks...
He's now the 21st pitcher in major league history to go that way...
All he needed was 97 pitches to beat the Seattle Mariners and he's now the third White Sox pitcher to do the job in that fashion...
Here's Humber- who still seemed shocked...
((HT: CSNChicago))
Oh, for the record...
Here's the full list...
American League
Philip Humber- April 21, 2012
Dallas Braden- May 9, 2010
Mark Buehrle- July 23, 2009
David Cone- July 18, 1999
David Wells- May 17, 1998
Kenny Rogers- July 28, 1994
Mike Witt- September 30, 1984
Len Barker- May 15, 1981
Catfish Hunter- May 8, 1968
Don Larsen- October 8, 1956
Charlie Robertson- April 30, 1922
Addie Joss- October 2, 1908
Cy Young- May 5, 1904
National League
Roy Halladay- May 29, 2010
Randy Johnson- May 18, 2004
Dennis Martinez- July 28, 1991
Tom Browning- September 16, 1988
Sandy Koufax- September 9, 196
Jim Bunning- June 21, 1964
Monte Ward- June 17, 1880
Lee Richmond- June 12, 1880
Monday, September 26, 2011
Ozzie To The Marlins...And Away From Chicago
But not before his final pre-game salvo toward the White Sox front office...
((HT: CSNChicago))
After an afternoon meeting with members of the ChiSox front office, it was divulged that Ozzie was released from the rest of his contract...
And, now, depending on who you believe Guillen is allowed to proceed to the Marlins in exchange for a few minor leaguers. He should be perfect for the franchise and the fan base the team will try to attract with their new logo- very 80's logo...
((HT: CSNChicago))
After an afternoon meeting with members of the ChiSox front office, it was divulged that Ozzie was released from the rest of his contract...
And, now, depending on who you believe Guillen is allowed to proceed to the Marlins in exchange for a few minor leaguers. He should be perfect for the franchise and the fan base the team will try to attract with their new logo- very 80's logo...
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