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TEN factoids today; August 11, 1912 - The Sox purchased the contract of future Hall of Famer, catcher, Ray “Cracker” Schalk from Milwaukee. He’d wind up leading the league in games caught in a season seven times. August 11, 1941 - In the first game of a double header at Comiskey Park between the Browns and Sox a fight broke out. It happened in the seventh inning when pitcher Elden Auker hit the Sox Joe Kuhel in the shoulder with a pitch. As Kuhel was going to first base he said something and Auker charged him. Kuhel hit him in the face with a punch and blows were exchanged before Sox coach George “Mule” Haas and pitcher Ed Smith pulled Auker away. Browns utility infielder Alan Strange left the bench to join the fight. Kuhel then challenged Auker to meet him under the stands to continue the fight. Umpire John Quinn then ordered Auker taken into police protective custody to avoid any more incidents. Kuhel, Auker and Strange were ejected. In the ensuing melee Sox manager Jimmy Dykes jumped on the back of the St. Louis mascot and drove him to the ground. The teams split the twin bill, the Sox winning the first one 14-9, losing the second game 10-3. August 11, 1964 - The Sox finally won a game against the Yankees 6-4, having lost 10 straight to them that season. Then they made it a double header sweep winning 8-2. Why was winning a game so important? Simple… the Sox won 98 games this season and finished one game behind New York! Making things tougher for Sox fans was that the team closed out the season winning nine straight, unfortunately the Yankees reeled off a streak that saw them win 15 of their last 19 down the stretch to clinch the pennant. August 11, 1965 - Sox star left hander Juan Pizarro came the closest in his career to a no-hitter. In the second game of a double header at Comiskey Park, Pizarro fired a one-hitter in beating the Senators 7-0. The only hit came in the fifth inning, a single to right, off the bat of future White Sox player Woodie Held. Pizarro also walked two hitters but those were the only baserunners. August 11, 1969 - Promising Sox outfielder Carlos May lost part of his right thumb while serving with the Marine Reserves in California. A number of mortar rounds were fired off on the range but apparently the mortar in May’s unit didn’t. The misfire was never noticed in the confusion. May was ordered to swab the barrel out as everyone thought the shell went off. It didn’t, and he when he pushed a metal rod with a swab at the end into it, the shell made contact with the firing pin and went off. The rod, as it was ejected, took off part of his thumb which was later found by another Major League player Bob Watson. It was too late to surgically reattach it though. Intensive rehabilitation followed and May had to have a special batting glove made to protect his right hand. Even though his season was prematurely ended he was named American League Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News. May would come back and have some very good years especially 1972 when he was named to the All-Star team. August 11, 1972 - It was one of the longest games in Sox history and was the start of a four-game series that may have been the best in the decade. The Sox went to Oakland fighting the Athletics for first place in the division, and the day before, the game was called by curfew with the score tied at three after 17 innings. It was picked up on this day and went another two innings before Joe Rudi ended matters with a two-run home run off Stan Bahnsen, as the A’s won 5-3. Sox slugger Dick Allen walked five times in his eight appearances tying the team record. Catcher Tom Egan also had eight at-bats in the marathon contest. In the regularly slated game, Cub castoff Dave Lemonds and Cy Acosta outdueled “Catfish” Hunter allowing two hits in a 1-0 win. August 11, 1973 - Sox catcher Brian Downing got his first Major League hit, an inside the park home run off the Tigers Mickey Lolich at Detroit in the fourth inning. The last time Downing played a game against Detroit it was in Chicago, in his Major League debut back on May 31. He had just entered the game when he caught a foul pop up, diving in the process, and tearing up his knee which sidelined him until this game. August 11, 1991- In only his second Major League start, the Sox Wilson Alvarez tossed a no-hitter against the Orioles in Baltimore. Alvarez was handed a big lead early on and made the most of it, shutting down the Birds. Lance “One Dog” Johnson made a diving catch in right center field in the eighth inning, off the bat of Chris Hoiles, to save it as Alvarez had his greatest moment in winning 7-0. August 11, 1994 - The unthinkable finally happened as Major League players struck the rest of the season because of the unwillingness by owners to negotiate fairly on a new contract. (A charge later upheld by Federal Court judge and future Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor.) At the time of the strike, the Sox were leading the division, had the second-best record in the A.L. and the fourth best in all of baseball. They were on their way to back-to-back playoff appearances for the first time in franchise history. Many Sox fans blamed owner Jerry Reinsdorf for forcing the strike, being a hard-line owner and sabotaging his own teams chance to get to that elusive World Series. Frank Thomas ended the shortened season very close to the Triple Crown, hitting .353 with 38 home runs and 101 RBI’s. He did get his second consecutive M.V.P. award though. August 11, 2011 - Mark Buehrle tied the franchise record when he made his 18th consecutive start, allowing three runs or less. Buehrle tied the record in a 6-3 win at Baltimore. He went eight innings allowing three runs on six hits with six strikeouts. The record was originally set by Frank Smith in 1909.

"I've never once claimed that the assessment of the foul was white privilege (that was your assumption). Try exercising your critical thinking skills, I know you studied psych. Furthermore, I'm the LAST thing from ignorant or asinine when it comes to speaking on 'white privilege', do ya research on that one," Carrington said in her retort. "I actually went to school, one of the top universities (Stanford) I might add, to educate myself on this exact subject. I would never use that term as a rhetorical weapon knowing the historical and social weight it holds without having the proper evidence to substantiate it." Dijonnai Carrington not explaining what she precisely meant by "white privilege" lol

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/angels-245m-nightmare-left-fans-113000694.html Rendon and Angels' fans

Speaking of... Jac Caglianone, just hit his 21st homer against LAD .268 .810

That's what happens when most of your regulars are hitting less than .250

Yep, there used to be a little Sox museum in the main gift shop on the 100 level right behind home plate. Then they got rid of it to expand the gift shop. This was before they built that huge gift shop on the north side of 35th St by Gate 5. Now that they have so much gift shop space, I don't know why they can't provide some space for a little Sox museum somewhere. Last I heard, all that old memorabilia plus the WS trophy are on display in either the Scout Seats or Luxury Suites area. So typically Reinsdorfian of them - make that stuff only accessible to the corporate and luxury clients by putting it in a place where 95% of the fans are never going to see it. Hopefully that will change under Ishbia - whether it's at the current park or a new stadium. And to be clear, this is separate for my desire for them to establish some sort of team "hall of fame" to honor the many impactful players and personnel who don't rise to the level of having a statue or a number retired. Dick Allen, Wilbur Wood, Podsednik, Jenks, etc.

Sean Burke hasn’t been a bright spot?

Red Sox/ESPN Conspiracy 102 Red Sox just 2 1/2 ahead now of White Sox Was +9/7 at start of sweep then +13/3 Now +10/5

1-5 pick Boston Smith only had a $50,000 bonus in the sixth round out of Wright State, pick 171. And no obvious position.

But he (Hagen Smith) is rated much higher than Boston Smith would have been if Sox had kept him. I don't get it.

Hasn't helped that we've faced a ton of quality pitching from the left handed side. I think Getz needs to find another right handed slugger to compliment what we have on the left handed side. So much of our power comes from that side.

In what, 24 hours or so, Getz traded Vielma and Smith. Gotta get rid of those guys who can hit.

Where would Vielma be if we didn't trade him for Doyle? But, I agree with your thesis.

You can sign a journeyman reliever to be as bad as Joe Rock. The guy has a 2 WHIP in both the minors and majors right now.

2024 was so unbelievably bad it’s almost hard to believe.

No Mune????? Antonacci=poor man's Tom Holland. Too bad no Odyssey costumes!! No patience for a 2 hour 40 minute show, or no 70 mm IMAX tickets available in Chicago?

I just watched the Red Sox get awarded a run late in a close game on a play where they forgot how many outs there were... 1st and 3rd, one out, routine fly ball to CF. Toronto's CF makes the catch, both runners were off on contact as if there were 2 outs, so TOR throws to first for the inning ending double play. But even though BOTH runners left early without tagging, the ruling is that it became a timing play on the throw to first. Then because the runner at 3rd crossed the plate before the play at 1B, BOS gets the run. The umps apparently told Toronto that they could/should have appealed the "fourth out" at third, but Toronto says the umps had already signaled the inning over so they didn't get the chance to (and also who would think to when you just got outs 2 and 3 anyway). Very weird situation.

Funny thing is FG faulted Boston Smith for having a "passive approach" in their post deadline write up of prospects traded. With 25 homers and that many K's and BB's...walking 23% of the time is a bad thing? What???

2024 White Sox dressed like clowns on days off ( Yoan Moncada Day anybody? )… 2026 White Sox are legit fucking Superheroes!!

Pitchfork item for me. Why dress as Spiderman to see the Odyssey? It makes no sense. Vargas and Antonacci need their head checked.

Keller lauded Lebron ($180,000, no relationship to Justin), a 17-year-old Dominican, for a well-rounded shortstop starter set -- foot speed, bat speed and arm strength. Vielma, a $400,000 signing from Venezuela, is the youngest position player on the roster, as he doesn't turn 17 until August. Home - Sox MachineThe latest Chicago White Sox news, reporting, analysis and podcasts from Jim Margalus, Josh Nelson and James Fegan. 93 Carlos Vielma 3B 17 COL CHW Doyle Discerning hitter with a projectable glove who is very far away.

I concur!! 😆

Hays was unavoidable (if they couldn't trade him) but dumping Pereira and Gonzalez while keeping Joe Rock (and others) seems nutty.

It's unbelievable really. The 1-inning drop off in mph is crazy. Smith practically falls off the mound after every pitch. Why do the Sox draft so many sidearm/low slot guys? Is that what Bannister orders? Getz? Shirley on his own? All of the above? And it was the same thing in the 2026 draft.

https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article/the-wnba-is-more-popular-than-ever-but-how-does-a-league-market-itself-through-a-culture-war-182139274.html "This is the world of the WNBA in its 30th season, where fans crowded the sidewalks of practice facilities, hotels and player appearances. More people watched their All-Star game than the NBA's, and TV viewership ranked second all time for the event. Those factoids are already lost to the past amid a league grappling with a stark delineation between reality and social media. Those photos at the Obama Center and elsewhere during All-Star weekend were dissected and investigated more than a Nancy Drew case."