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Pierzynski was clutch all season Whispers

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:17:00 +1900

It's clear why Tampa Bay beat the White Sox in the deciding Game 4 of the AL Division Series. The Rays stopped A.J. Pierzynski, who previously had had at least one hit in all five elimination games he had played in the postseason.

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Rays, Red Sox scoreless after 3 innings (AP)

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:50:30 +1900

James Shields and Daisuke Matsuzaka escaped first-inning jams and the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays were scoreless Friday night through three innings in the opener of the AL championship series. Shields, who also started Game 1 for Tampa Bay in its first-round playoff series against the Chicago White Sox, allowed one hit -- a two-out double by Kevin Youkilis in the first -- before retiring the...

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Rays opt for Jackson for longer series

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:35:00 +1900

Rays manager Joe Maddon explained Friday why Jackson became the pick and why they went with 11 pitchers rather than 10, which they had for the best-of-five AL Division Series against the White Sox.

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2008 White Sox proved critics wrong

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +1900

The 2008 White Sox story was one of an up-and-down, rollercoaster ride that needed a 163rd-game tiebreaker to decide the division champ, leaving the club with a title seemingly belonging to them almost from the start.

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Chicago sees stories worth following

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 18:20:00 +1900

Neither the Cubs nor the White Sox will bring home baseball's ultimate prize, but they did get the Windy City as fired up as it has been at any time in recent memory this postseason. And here's why it doesn't have to end.

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Williams not sitting still

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 05:34:40 +1900

Someday Ken Williams will heed his owner's advice. Tuesday wasn't it. Today won't be, either. Or tomorrow. As a matter of fact, start crossing days off on the calendar, one after another, and it won't change. There will be Williams filling out his ''big board,'' either physically or in his head, obsessed with it like Will Hunting solving a math formula.

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Offseason Moves For the Chicago White Sox

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 03:32:18 +1900

After a season that exceeded most Chicago White Sox fans' expectations, the team will have to take a long look in the mirror to figure out how to get back to the World Series. After a few mid-season moves, General Manager Kenny Williams will have to address several positions and long term contracts to reshape this team. With the apparent departure of free agents Orlando Cabrera, Joe Crede, and Ken Griffey Jr., plus the long term contracts of Paul Konerko, Jim Thome, and Jermaine Dye, Williams has his purse strings tied pretty tight. He will need to address the needs for a second baseman, third baseman, center fielder and lead off hitter. Free agents Chone Figgins of the Angels and Orlando Hudson of the Diamondbacks could possibly fill a few of their needs. I think this offseason will be very busy for Kenny to give Ozzie the team with speed he has been looking for since the World Series year of 2005

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After Elimination, GuillÃ©n Showers Rays With Praise

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 03:29:26 +1900

White Sox Manager Ozzie GuillÃ©n lavishes praise on Tampa Bay and stops by the Rays' clubhouse to wish them well after they end Chicago's season in the AL Division Series.

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Sox GM not planning an off-season spending spree Konerko wants to be in better shape in 2009

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 01:41:00 +1900

White Sox unlikely to throw money at top free agents > With as many as five key free agents this off-season, change is inevitable for the White Sox.

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In Chicago, ouster of Cubs & White Sox really gets their Goat

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +1900

Usually the Billy Goat Tavern, the N. Michigan Ave. watering hole, is crowded with sports fans rooting for the beloved Cubbies or the less popular White Sox, both of whom reached the postseason this year. Not on Monday night.

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White Sox Player Review: AJ Pierzynski

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:51:26 +1900

Now that the 2008 season has come to a close for the Chicago White Sox, it's time we take a look back at the season examine just how well each and every player who wore the White Sox logo did in the previous six months. The player: AJ Pierzynski Position: Catcher Vital statistics Batting average: .281 OBP: .312 SLG: .416 OPS: .728 Home runs: 13 RBI: 60 Runs: 66 BB/K: 19/71 So what explains Pierzynski's jump from a .263 batting average in 2007 to a .281 clip in 2008? Pierzynski's BABIP (batting average on balls in play) was at .281 in 2007, and that jumped to .304 in 2008, which is very close to his career BABIP of .306. In general, a player's BABIP should be around .120 ahead of his line drive rate. Pierzynski's line drive rate was .179 in 2008, so when you compare that to his .304 BABIP, that seems about right. Essentially, Pierzynski's 2008 performance is about what should be expected out of him at this point in his career. Pierzynski is ...

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White Sox have nice nucleus for '09

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:15:00 +1900

White Sox general manager Ken Williams made several brilliant offseason moves before the 2008 season, and they paid off with a Central Division title. Not matter what happens this offseason, the club already has a strong nucleus to build on for 2009.

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A Division Title and an Offseason Full Of Potential for the White Sox

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 21:54:11 +1900

The miracle that was the 2008 Chicago White Sox came to an end at U.S. Cellular Field on Sunday night before a heart-broken home crowd. Stifled by the Rays pitching, the Pale Hosers could only muster two runs, courtesy of solo homeruns by captain Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye. The season ended on a bad note, but that doesn't mean that fans should be disappointed. Sure, there won't be a World Series in Chicago, for either of the Cubs or the White Sox, but there was hope for a team that finished well below .500 in 2007. I can see a bright future for the Sox. The acquisition of Alexei Ramirez and Carlos Quentin were two of the more important, if slightly less publicized moves of the off-season. Along with the majority of fans, I was asking who these two players were. Wow! I was in for a shock along with the rest of the baseball world. Quentin was among the leaders for the MVP of the American League before he busted his wrist and was done for the season. It's amazing to think that this guy was ...

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For White Sox Division—Title and Offseason Full of Potential

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 21:54:11 +1900

The miracle that was the 2008 Chicago White Sox came to an end at U.S. Cellular Field on Sunday night before a heart-broken home crowd. Stifled by the Rays' pitching, the Pale Hosers could only muster two runs, courtesy of solo home runs by captain Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye. The season ended on a bad note, but that doesn't mean that fans should be disappointed. Sure, there won't be a World Series in Chicago, for either of the Cubs or the White Sox, but there was hope for a team that finished well below .500 in 2007. I can see a bright future for the Sox. The acquisition of Alexei Ramirez and Carlos Quentin were two of the more important, if slightly less publicized moves of the offseason. Along with the majority of fans, I was asking who these two players were. Wow! I was in for a shock along with the rest of the baseball world. Quentin was among the leaders for the MVP of the American League before he busted his wrist and was done for the season. It's amazing to think that this guy was ...

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White Sox face changes after ouster

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 21:48:58 +1900

CHICAGO (AP) -- Just getting to the playoffs was a chore for the Chicago White Sox.They had to w...

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White Sox face changes after ouster (AP)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:40:28 +1900

Just getting to the playoffs was a chore for the Chicago White Sox. They had to win their last regular-season game, the makeup of a rainout and a tiebreaker to win the AL Central. And by the time they finally wrapped up the division title and had to play the young and talented Tampa Bay Rays, the veteran White Sox were a bit spent.

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White Sox aren't hanging heads after playoff exit

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 18:13:22 +1900

The Chicago White Sox may be going home for the winter, but unlike the team across town, they were quite proud of their accomplishments. They simply got beat Monday night by a better team, the White Sox said after losing 6-2 to the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Baseball Playoff Analysis: The Rays Had a Plan, and Stuck to It

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:58:17 +1900

After finishing last in the American League East in each of the past three seasons, the Tampa Bay Rays’ patience — and league-low $44 million payroll — earned them an appearance in the A.L. Championship Series. >

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Rays beat White Sox 6-2 to advance to ALCS

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 07:44:30 +1900

They rushed toward the mound, these remarkable Rays, and immediately formed a circle. Jumping together like fraternity brothers, they resembled party regulars in the postseason.

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Cubs/ChiSox World Series Put on Hold

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 07:28:19 +1900

Baseball fans in the state of Illinois have been waiting for this particular post season for a long time. The north side of Chicago has been waiting for over 100 years for an October Cubbies parade. Lou Pinella told his players not to worry about the franchise's past, but to only concentrate on the present. Obviously the pep talk didn't work, and the Cubs won't be seeing the World Series this year. After getting swept by the Dodgers in the NLDS, Cubs fans will have to endure another off-season of tears. After their second playoff appearance in as many years, the Cubs once again failed to move to the second round of the playoffs. The Cubs had the best record (and the highest payroll) in the NL this season while playing in the NL Central, the NL's toughest division, with four teams having a better record then the NL West Champion LA Dodgers. The Cubs, who won thirteen more games than the Dodgers, were outscored by LA 15-6 in the three game series after scoring 855 in the ...

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Tampa skipper manages impossible

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 06:11:53 +1900

Joe Maddon is the anti-Ozzie, as laid back a skipper as White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is fiery.

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White Sox recap

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 06:01:00 +1900

How they scored

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WHITE SOX IN BRIEF: Reinsdorf 'enjoyed' overachieving team

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 05:30:14 +1900

The 2009 budget?

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Paulie: We ran out of gas

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 05:30:14 +1900

Paul Konerko won't have a championship ball to hand to White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf this time. But the team captain can assure the boss of something Reinsdorf probably knows anyway.

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Vazquez's future in Sox' hands

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 05:30:14 +1900

When the Tampa Bay Rays put the White Sox' season to bed Monday, it also ended the soap opera surrounding right-hander Javier Vazquez.

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Cabrera, Swisher fail to deliver, one will go

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 05:30:14 +1900

Chris De Luca: They stopped playing postseason baseball in the Midwest on Monday. No more Cubs. No more Brewers. And now no more White Sox.

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Black and blue

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 05:30:14 +1900

On Monday, Sox fans returned to Bridgeport wearing all black -- this time for the season's funeral. The Tampa Bay Rays beat the White Sox 6-2 to win the American League Division Series.

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Sox catch some Rays at bad time

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 05:30:14 +1900

On paper, the Tampa Bay Rays' 2008 season is one of the biggest turnarounds in major-league baseball history. A franchise that lost 96 games the previous season playing in a horrid domed stadium in a small market with no tradition wins 97 games to take the crown in the American League East, baseball's toughest division.

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Rays eliminate White Sox to advance to ALCS

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 05:28:42 +1900

They rushed toward the mound, these remarkable Rays, and immediately formed a circle. Jumping together like fraternity brothers, they resembled...

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Griffey, Cabrera likely to move on

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:27:00 +1900

Orlando Cabrera and Ken Griffey Jr. just might have played their last games as part of the White Sox in Monday's finale of the American League Division Series loss to the Rays.

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Rays clinch spot in ALCS with defeat of White Sox

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:15:10 +1900

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Sonnanstine earns Rays' biggest win

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:05:00 +1900

He has silenced Red Sox bats at Fenway Park, beaten the Yankees in the Bronx and tossed a complete-game shutout at home at Tropicana Field, but Andy Sonnanstine's biggest win came Monday, when he kept the White Sox at bay for the Rays to clinch the ALDS.

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RAYS: Upton Hits Two HRs as Tampa Finishes Off Chicago

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +1900

Worst in the majors last year, the Rays andvance to the American League championship series after finishing off the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, in Game 4 on Monday.

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Sox go above and beyond in 2008

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:56:00 +1900

Success with a little sadness pretty much sums up this season for the White Sox. From the first day of Spring Training, when few pundits gave the White Sox a chance to win even 85 games, the players and coaches on this team believed their group was of postseason caliber.

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Chicago White Sox' Loss in ALDS Does Not Blemish a Great Season

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:38:01 +1900

Six months ago, I had no grand expectations for the White Sox. I had this team winning 81 games and finishing third in the A.L. Central behind second-place Detroit and Cleveland, whom I had pegged to win the World Series. On Mar. 31, the White Sox dropped a 10-8 game to Cleveland, in which Octavio Dotel blew the game on a Casey Blake home run after a few questionable calls by the umpires. My thought after that game was "here we go again" as in, here we go towards another 90-loss season. The White Sox subsequently got shut down by Fausto Carmona in the second game of that series, beginning the season 0-2. The bullpen that Kenny Williams tried so hard to revamp in the offseason looked shaky. The offense that had struggled so mightily in 2007 looked just as weak. Alexei Ramirez didn't look like he belonged in the majors, and Carlos Quentin hadn't even seen the field yet, and there was plenty of doom and gloom to go around the South Side after just two games. My, how things changed. Grand ...

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Chicago White Sox's Year-End Review

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:21:37 +1900

What grade would I give the Chicago White Sox for the performance during the 2008 campaign? An "A." The A.L. Central was expected to come down to a team that finished 14-games under .500 (the Detroit Tigers) and a team that finished at .500 (the Cleveland Indians). Instead, it came down to the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins. The White Sox had a roller-coaster year. They struggled early, bounced back strong, and then collapsed to force a 163rd game. WHAT WENT WRONG July 10: Bobby Jenks goes on the disabled list. The White Sox proceed to lose three games (non-consecutive) to a terrible Kansas City team and two games to a terrible Texas team. Bobby Jenks' injury affected the rest of the team and altered the bullpen, which had been so strong, to a complete collapse. It forced non-closers to close and other relievers to go longer than they were used to it. The bullpen blew leads or couldn't sustain ties. July 20/Aug. 11: Jose Contreras goes down. Jose Contreras was a vital ...

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Rays-White Sox Game 4 tidbits

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:10:00 +1900

Quick facts from Tampa Bay's 6-2 victory over Chicago.

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ALDS Postmortem: Rays sting White Sox

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:57:23 +1900

If Ozzie Guillen had his wishes, he probably would have started Mark Buehrle and John Danks in the first two games of the ALDS against the Rays, then brought Buehrle back on three days’ rest yesterday and had Danks ready to go on normal rest for tomorrow’s decisive game in St. Petersburg. Guillen knew as well as anyone that the Rays were a pedestrian 25-24 against lefthanded starters this season, and 72-41 against righties. But because the White Sox needed two extra games to even get into the playoffs after frittering away a 2.5-game lead in the AL Central in September, he had to use Javier Vazquez in Game 1, then Gavin Floyd with the season on the line yesterday. It might not have mattered anyway, what with Orlando Cabrera and Jim Thome each going 2-for-16 in the series, and A.J. Pierzynski and Dewayne Wise being Chicago’s most consistent hitters in the series. This was a team that lived for the three-run homer, but could only muster solo shots after Wise’s three-run ...

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Sox reluctantly raise White flag

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:55:00 +1900

After staving off elimination four different times since Sept. 28, the White Sox valiant run came to an end on Monday in a 6-2 loss to the Rays in Game 4 of the ALDS.

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The Chicago Cubs: Completely Useless By ... October?

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:23:31 +1900

Is it better to have made the playoffs and lose, than to not make the playoffs at all? The answer is, yes. Just ask a Pirates fan what they remember of the 2008 season, or any year since 1992. Despite the depressingly anticlimactic postseason, history was made this year, albeit not the one Cubs fans wanted to see. The 97 regular-season wins was the most since 1945, and also the first time in 100 years the Cubs made the playoffs in back to back years. It was also the first time in 102 years that the Cubs and White Sox were in the playoffs at the same time. Carlos Zambrano posted the first no-hitter by a Cubs pitcher in 36 years. Even though this years Cubs team ended with the same result as the last 100 teams, this was a once in a lifetime team. As another season ends, the infamous streaks grow. The World Series drought of 100 years, the N.L. pennant drought of 63 years, and the postseason losing streak of 9 games, after consecutive sweeps in October and losing the last two games to the ...

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Chess Match: Running Rays

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:37:00 +1900

Rays manager Joe Maddon and White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen both went deep into their playbooks during Game 4. There were no big surprises, strategy-wise, and in the end it all came down to execution.

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Sox fans stay positive after ALDS loss

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:28:00 +1900

At least they lasted longer than the Cubs. That's the positive attitude suburban White Sox fans took as their club faded out of the playoffs on Monday night.

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White Sox finally counted out in ALDS fight

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:01:34 +1900

CHICAGO (AP) -- This time, the Chicago White Sox couldn't avoid the knockout.They won four strai...

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Rays on their way: Beat White Sox to advance to ALCS

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:00:20 +1900

B.J. Upton and these Tampa Bay Rays are headed home to get ready for the American League championship series. Worst in the majors ...

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Upton blasts help Rays advance to ALCS

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:55:48 +1900

The Tampa Bay Rays eased into the American League Championship Series with a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday, sealing their division series by a 3-1 margin with a win highlighted by two B.J. Upton homers.

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Rays 6, White Sox 2: Rays Finish Off White Sox to Reach A.L.C.S.

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:52:55 +1900

The Rays will play for a spot in the World Series after finishing off the Chicago White Sox in Game 4 of the American League playoffs. >

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Rays finish off White Sox, head to ALCS (AP)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:50:56 +1900

B.J. Upton and these Tampa Bay Rays are headed home -- to get ready for the American League championship series. Worst in the majors last year, the Rays will play for a spot in the World Series after finishing off the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Monday in Game 4 of the AL playoffs. Ray-markable! Upton homered twice, Andy Sonnanstine pitched a solid 5 2-3 innings and manager Joe Maddon's surprising Rays won...

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White Sox unable to avoid elimination (AP)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:46:46 +1900

This time, the Chicago White Sox couldn't avoid the knockout. They won four straight elimination games only to bow out with a 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 4 of their division series on Monday night. Just like that, what looked like a promising October for the city ended with a whimper. No parades.

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White Sox's run of elimination game wins ends

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:46:42 +1900

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ALDS | Rays down White Sox 6-2, head to AL championship series

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:40:20 +1900

Worst in the majors last year, the Tampa Bay Rays will play for a spot in the World Series after finishing off the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Monday in Game 4 of the AL playoffs.

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