South Side Sox

For the balance of July and into August 1992, Lance Johnson ran wild for the White Sox. | Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images One Dog begins one heck of a long hitting streak 1920 With the White Sox down to their last two outs in the ninth, trailing the Senators, 5-4, Joe Jackson capped a rally by hitting an inside-the-park grand slam past (or over) Washington center fielder … [Read more...] about Today in White Sox History: July 16

Unlike in the above photo, Fred Hatfield didn’t have to worry about getting tagged out by Yogi Berra on this day, 69 years ago — but the White Sox did drop a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, in spite of Hatfield’s two homers in the nightcap. The South Siders drop two in front of a massive Yankee Stadium crowd 1907 In first place with a 49-26 record, the White Sox — … [Read more...] about Today in White Sox History: July 15

Shane Smith did get some air time before the All-Star Game, and based on his season stats and recent trending, he should hope he doesn’t get called on to pitch tonight. | Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The question on everyone’s lips: Will Shane Smith pitch? So the real question we have about the All-Star Game is this: Is Shane Smith the worst White Sox player the team has … [Read more...] about Game Thread: 2025 All-Star Game

White Sox All-Star Shane Smith had a badass debut in the Midsummer Classic, exclusively retiring batters or hitting them. | Jamie Squire/Getty Images For those hoping that baseball would adopt more of a hockey shootout vibe, you went to bed happy Somehow it was Philadelphia Phillies Krukian slugger Kyle Schwarber who was named the MVP of the 2025 All-Star Game, in spite … [Read more...] about NL bests AL, 6-6, thanks to idiotic swing-off

Byron Buxton has water dumped on him after hitting his first career cycle. | Brad Rempel-Imagn Images Although some ASG participants fell hard, many proved why they’re worthy of the honor by putting on show-stopping performances This week’s recap covers the 15th full week of the season, from July 6-12, the final week before the 2025 All-Star Game. AL West Hot: Bryan … [Read more...] about MLB Week 15 Hot or Not: The All-Stars showed up