Your unsung hero of the first half

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Your unsung hero of the first half
Life In The Cell found this 7/18/2008 on soxmachine.com [flag]
At the All-Star break last year, A.J. Pierzynski was one of many Sox hitters vastly underperforming their career averages, but his slump might've been the most painful. In an offense starving for hits, he was roughly 45 points under his career average. That sunk any chance at a decent on-base percentage, and thus it undermined his entire game. The Sox had no choice but to suffer through it, ... [link]

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A Walk Around the Bases: July 18
Published 7/18/2008 by Jeeves at Life In The Cell
... a jam packed version of “A Walk Around the Bases” Close your eyes and blow out the candles…you may want to use one of these wishes [The White Sox Blog] Those girls will definitely help the Sox win the Central, and I suppose, those other reasons may help as well [The Big Dead Sidebar] We already had wishes, and now it’s time for 5 questions [The Bard’s Room] Sing a song for the unsung hero [Sox Machine]

Mid-Season Report: White Sox
Published 7/19/2008 by Jeeves at Life In The Cell
... of the year, but is at least more indicative of his play on the season. While I’m discussing those white guys (not to be confused with those White Sox) a tip of the hat needs to be directed towards AJ. He came into camp this year svelte and 15 pounds lighter. He also came armed with a mental set geared towards hitting for average again rather than power. He has been consistently good this season, and hasn’t received much fan fare, though Jim (of Sox Machine) saw fit to recognize his offense. The offense does deserve credit, though, for turning things around in June, ...

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In honor of the new Hold Steady CD coming out today, here are a dozen Hold Steady/Lifter Puller quotes to put the Chicago White Sox's first half of the season into perspective:...( read more )
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