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Wow. What an incredible game from the South Siders, who never gave up regardless of how many times their safety squeeze failed to score a run, or how many home runs Matt Olson hit against them (two, by the way). This game had everything: solid pitching, drama, home runs, extra innings, an extended hit streak, […]
Oklahoma City Comets 6, Charlotte Knights 3The Knights (35-29) managed to jump out to a 3-0 lead, then watched it all go up in smoke as Oklahoma City stormed back for the win. Charlotte struck first in the second inning, manufacturing a run without the benefit of a hit after Ryan Galanie led off with […]
Looking to move on from a disappointing series loss in Philadelphia, the White Sox (34-31) return to Chicago for a tough six-game home stand against both the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers — two of the top three teams in MLB. First up is Atlanta (45-21), which has been a standout since the […]
The future keeps arriving on the South Side. Prior to Tuesday night’s series opener, before the Braves roll in, the White Sox officially selected the contract of Braden Montgomery from Triple-A Charlotte. One of the most hyped call-ups of this whole rebuild is now, at last, real. Montgomery, No. 2 in Chicago’s system and No. […]
Last week, we turned the page to a new month. The White Sox hit the road for their sixth road trip of the year. Instead of building off of a 6-1 home stand, they dropped four of six. June was always going to be a tough month for this South Side squad. The month started […]
First of all, an important qualification. I am a big Steve Stone fan and don’t want to see him replaced, but Stoney is 78 and even though he’s under contract for several more years, that contract seems to only require he participate when it’s particularly convenient for him. Like as not, you turn on the […]
1947 In a game at Comiskey Park against the Yankees, a fan held up the contest for nearly an hour while he argued a call with one of the umpires. That’s right … a fan! The Sox would eventually win the game, 9-8, in 10 innings, scoring seven unanswered runs to pull it off. Jake Jones’ single scored Floyd […]
Charlotte KnightsRecord 6-0 (last week), 35-28 (first half), 35-28 (overall) Knights Players of the WeekBraden Montgomery .455/.581/.636, 22 at-bats Michael Turner .478/.500/.565, 23 at-batsDustin Harris .400/.458/.550, 20 at-batsRyan Galanie .313/.333/.688, 16 at-batsDru Baker .333/.368/.556, 18 at-batsCaden Connor .263/.417/.579, 19 at-batsKyle Teel Did not play (right knee, expected to miss 3-6 weeks)William Bergolla Jr. Did not […]
1908 Here’s all you need to know about how close the pennant race started, as in just four days, with four wins, the White Sox leaped from sixth in the American League to a tie for first place. All in all these wins came as part of a 13-game winning streak that still stands as […]
Charlotte Knights 12, Durham Bulls 5To close out the series, the Knights (35-28) defeated the Bulls (24-39), 12-5, for the sixth game in a row to begin June with a sweep, also extending Charlotte’s dominance over Durham to 9-0 this season. Both teams posted 11 hits, but the Knights had ample opportunities with runners in […]
Has there ever been an MLB game in which a run was scored in all 17 or 18 half-innings of play? If there has, it wasn’t this one, but it sure felt like it for a few innings there. Brandon Marsh’s scorching-hot series and season continued in the final game of the three-game set between […]
The magic gets a little more real with every victory. Both kinds of magic, that is — the floating feeling of giddiness that gets sprinkled over a fanbase as the beginning of something possibly special unfolds in front of them, and the wanded magic of the Mike Vasil variety. The latter seemed to have a […]
Charlotte Knights 7, Durham Bulls 5Thank heaven for the Durham, who once again submitted to Charlotte, improving the Knights record to 34-28. The Bulls are now 0-8 this season vs. Charlotte, so the quick math tells you that the Knights would be a losing team without the help of Tampa’s Triple-A affiliate. The heroes in […]
Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. But the South Siders’ 6-3 win today at Philadelphia being good helped, too. The White Sox scored four runs in the first inning, thanks to a combination of the inability of Phils starter Andrew Painter to figure out where the ball was going and a wee tad […]
One of Hawk Harrelson’s (many) favorite sayings was, “It’s not who you play, it’s when you play ’em.” It’s both, of course, but at least Hawk was half-right in this case. The “when you play ’em” part is a split for the White Sox against the Phillies — the unlucky part being that the Phils […]
Inside the Chicago White Sox, there are two wolves. The first is the three true outcome wolf. The South Side Smashing Machine is currently fifth in team slugging, ninth in on-base percentage and fourth in strikeouts. The latter is frustrating at times, as evidenced when Ozzie Guillén’s frustrations boiled over with Colson Montgomery after Wednesday’s […]
Charlotte Knights 4, Durham Bulls 3Eager to post double-digit runs for the third straight night, Dru Baker got the night started with his sixth bomb this season against his former team to break open the game in the third: Your browser does not support the video tag. Charlotte and Durham traded three runs apiece over […]
The game was played on Friday, but the Chicago White Sox certainly made it look like a “Throwback Thursday” in an 8-6 loss in the opening game of their series with the Philadelphia Phillies. It started out well for the White Sox, as they struck first in the second inning thanks to a two-out rally. […]
Unfortunately for the Chicago White Sox, the month of June did not start off as well as May ended. Now is where the real dog days of the MLB season may or may not catch up with the South Siders. The next 12 games for the White Sox come against four clubs with a combined […]
1919 With the score tied, 1-1, deep into a game at the Polo Grounds facing the Yankees, Eddie Collins belted an inside-the-park grand slam that rolled into the very deep reaches of right-center field. Eddie Cicotte completed the win, improving to 10-1 on the season. The White Sox went three games up in the American […]
Charlotte Knights 11, Durham Bulls 6Another night, another double-digit outburst for Charlotte (32-28). The Knights wasted zero time as Braden Montgomery and Caden Connor drew back-to-back walks to open the first, Korey Lee watched strike three, and Dustin Harris promptly laced a single to plate Montgomery. 1-0, Knights. Durham answered in the bottom half, but […]
The vibes couldn’t have been higher for the White Sox in May, which sets the stage for Chris Getz to do almost anything he wants without upsetting fans. The crew went 18-10 and came out of the month with a positive run differential for the first time since last July, when Chicago went on a […]
When the White Sox signed Munetaka Murakami, there was hope. There was optimism. There was even a healthy amount of “what if?” What there probably wasn’t was “first rookie since 1901 to hit 20 home runs before June.” Yet here we are. The American League announced Wednesday that Murakami has been named AL Rookie of […]
1959 The 1959 season was filled with extra-inning games for the White Sox, including SIX against Baltimore. There were also three true marathon games, of 17, 17, and 18 innings — ALL against the Orioles. This was the first one that went at least 17 innings. In this game, Earl Torgeson’s solo home run off of Jerry […]
Charlotte Knights 18, Durham Bulls 7 (11 innings)I can assure you that the score is not a typo. The Knights (31-28) really scored 11 runs in the 11th inning to pull away with a victory by a double-digit margin in extras. As a result, the Knights have a 2-0 series lead in Durham against the […]