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Three factoids today: May 11, 1949 - The Sox scored at least one run in every inning when they beat Boston 12-8. It was the first time the team had ever accomplished this unusual feat. Second baseman Cass Michaels had three RBI’s. The Sox clubbed 15 hits and the Red Sox made four errors. May 11, 1968 - The 1968 White Sox were not a good team losing 95 games on the year but pitcher Joe Horlen was an exception to that rule. Horlen who finished second in the 1967 Cy Young voting began a run of 37 consecutive shutout innings on this day when he pitched into the seventh inning at Oakland allowing three hits. Six days later in Chicago he shut out the A’s allowing four hits in 10 innings. At Baltimore he allowed two hits in seven innings then at Yankee Stadium blanked the Bombers on four hits pitching into the ninth inning. The streak finally ended on May 29 when Baltimore scored a run on him in the sixth inning at Comiskey Park. In 37 innings he allowed a total of 18 hits and picked up three wins with a complete game. For the year Joe would go 12-14 but…his ERA was 2.37! May 11, 2025 – Tim Elko certainly made his first Major League hit count during a 4-2 White Sox win over the Marlins at Rate Field. After hitting into a double play and striking out against Sandy Alcantara, giving him an 0-5 start in two games since arriving from Triple-A Charlotte, Elko connected on a 1-0 hanging curve from Alcantara for a three-run homer in the sixth that ended up being the game-winner. Matt Thaiss and Joshua Palacios, who both singled, scored ahead of Elko, who pointed to his family behind home plate after coming across. Elko followed Braden Shewmake and Carlos Lee as White Sox players with a homer for their first career hit. Shewmake connecting on March 30, 2024 off the first pitch he saw from Detroit’s Kenta Maeda and Lee homered off the A’s knuckleballer Tom Candiotti on May 7, 1999.

The Awful Announcing web site had their rankings recently of the NBA broadcasters for each team as voted on by fans. I was shocked to see that Jason is actually part of the Portland Trailblazers broadcast team. That's some crazy schedule he has.

The issue though is other teams have the depth and the ability through various means to overcome things like this. (And I'm not specifically referring to Teel but the run of serious injuries that have gutted this franchise sine 2018.) The Yankees lose half their outfield last year or two years ago and still win 90+ games, the Cubs have half their pitchers on the IL yet they have one of the best records in baseball. The Sox lose two or three of their better guys and the record the last several seasons speak for itself. This is where not having a good minor league system flat kills your chances.

Have another six there WBWSF! 😁 They won't lose 100 but they aren't going to finish with a winning record either. But you do you sir.

True, his home run will be noticed but I don't expect much more from him. My response was to the poster who was angry that Getz got another retread and my point was there is no one else available now anyway but retreads, injury prone guys and has-been's. But let's also not overreact with him hitting a single solitary home run either.

I agree with this but regarding next year, again, JR isn't going to permit Getz to do a lot or spend real money given the lockout and not knowing what the next CBA is going to look like. Hell they may not even play most of the season next year.

5th time this season the Sox trailed in the 7th inning or later and came back to win the game. Nice that Martin didn't get tagged with a loss after having pitched very well.

Two factoids today: May 10, 1910 – Sox third baseman Bill Purtell became the first big league player to strike out twice in the same inning. Walter Johnson got him both times in the sixth inning in a game at Washington. Between Purtell’s outs, the Sox batted around and wound up winning the game 10-3. May 10, 2002 - It was one of the worst defeats in the history of the franchise. On this night in Anaheim the Sox got obliterated 19-0 against the Angels. Danny Wright, Matt Ginter and Mike Porzio were the pitchers the Angels clubbed apart. Wright gave up eight earned runs, Ginter two and Porzio six.

Given the labor situation I'd be very surprised if JR allowed Getz to do much of anything regardless of how this season turns out. And once the lockout starts on December 1 teams will be unable to do anything anyway.

But the fact is at least with the Sox, I don't know about other teams, rarely very rarely has a medical professional ever cleared up medical confusion. All asking a manager to talk about medical issues is muddy the waters and cause more complaining from the fan base when what they are saying doesn't come to pass or is flat out wrong. Or the organization can come out Getz for example, and say we 'will not comment on player injuries at all moving forward because of HIPPA laws.'

Trainers get asked questions all the time, I've done it myself.

Two factoids today: May 9, 1976 - Sox pitcher Wilbur Wood’s career was basically ended when his left kneecap was shattered by a line drive off the bat of future Sox player Ron LeFlore in Detroit in the sixth inning. Wood had gotten off to a fine 3-3 start, with five complete games and an ERA of 2.49 when the accident took place. He got credit for the eventual 4-2 win but missed the rest of the season and though he came back the following year was never quite the same admitting he became concerned throwing inside in case the ball was hit back up the middle. May 9, 1984 - Harold Baines ended the longest game, innings-wise, in American League history when he blasted a home run off of Milwaukee’s Chuck Porter with one out in the 25th inning to give the Sox a 7-6 win over Milwaukee. The game ended one inning shy of the Major League record. The 8:06 length of the game also set a Major League record. Tom Seaver got the win in one inning of relief in the marathon contest, which had started on May 8 and was suspended after 17 innings. The Brewers thought they had a good chance to put the game away after scoring three runs in the 21st inning, but the White Sox came back with three of their own to extend the game further (pitcher Richard Dotson, pinch-running for the Marc Hill, scored the tying run in the 21st). It was the second time the White Sox had tied it up with their backs against the wall, as in the bottom of the ninth a Tom Paciorek two-base error, Julio Cruz double and Rudy Law single forced extras. Through the many maneuvers of the game, the White Sox lost their DH after the 21st, with pitchers Ron Reed and Floyd Bannister forced to hit for themselves, ending the 22nd and 24th innings on ground outs. The White Sox also missed out on a chance to win in the 23rd inning, as Dave Stegman (whose move from DH to LF in fact was how the White Sox lost the DH in the game) was ruled to have been touched by third base coach Jim Leyland while advancing from first to third on a Paciorek single; Vance Law next singled, which would have driven in the game-winner. Paciorek set a Major League record in the game, subbing into left field for Ron Kittle in the fourth inning and proceeding to get nine at-bats as a sub. Amazingly, after Seaver’s relief win, he came back out for the regularly-scheduled game later that same evening, winning, 5-4. For the night, Seaver threw a little more than nine innings, allowing only four hits.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/white-sox-gm-chris-getz-speaks-on-team-long-term-competition-plan

From Sox Machine's game recap: *Trevor Richards made his White Sox debut and wasted no time feeling like a White Sox by giving up a three-run homer to Naylor with two outs in the eighth. That one truly sealed the deal.

All you can say is this was an ugly game.

Good move, he was flat awful.

Three factoids today: May 8, 1966 - New Sox manager Eddie Stanky gave a real indication that the season was not going to be like any other, and that he was a lot different from former skipper Al Lopez. On this date after the Sox dropped a 3-1, 11 inning game to the Tigers, Stanky was asked by reporter Watson Spoelstra of the Detroit News what pitch Bob Locker threw to the Tigers Gates Brown in a key situation (Brown would get a two RBI double in the 11th inning off it.) Stanky, who was preparing to change into his street clothes, went temporarily crazy. He launched an abusive tirade at Spoelstra while ripping his jersey to shreds. Then he took off his spikes and threw them crashing against the wall! May 8, 1967 - Sox outfielder Ken Berry was part of the cover shot for Sports Illustrated. The action shot’s caption was, “The Tangled American League. White Sox Star Ken Berry Slides to Avoid Mickey Mantle’s Tag.” May 8, 2021– How do you hit .000 in a game and match “Babe” Ruth in the record book? If you’re Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal you walk four times in a 9-1 win over the Royals in Kansas City. That gave him 13 walks in four games tying the American League record first set by Ruth in 1930. If you add in the National League, Bryce Harper is the only other player to do this when it happened to him in 2016.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadium/2026/05/07/mayor-brandon-johnson-springfield-trip-bears-stadium-arlington-heights-city-revenues

Sun-Times story this afternoon. Neither side in any hurry on a contract: https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/05/07/white-sox-munetaka-murakami-in-no-rush-to-extend-contract

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/illinois-residents-bears-stadium-poll/

Four factoids today: May 7, 1989 - Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the start of construction on the new Comiskey Park across the street from the original stadium which was built in 1910. Dignitaries from the state, city and White Sox franchise were on hand for the occasion. May 7, 1991 - Sammy Sosa became the first Sox player with a ‘walk off’ home run at new Comiskey Park when he beat Milwaukee with a blast in the 12th inning. The final score was 2-1. Sosa hit his game winner off Brewers relief pitcher Mark Lee leading off the frame. May 7, 1999 – Sox outfielder Carlos Lee homered in his first at bat in the Major Leagues. Lee connected off the A’s knuckleballer Tom Candiotti. It came in the second inning at home in the Sox 7-1 win. He became the first White Sox player to ever accomplish this feat. The home run was to center field. May 7, 2023 – The White Sox set the franchise record for the most runs ever scored in the second inning when they had 11 runners cross the plate in a 17-4 win over the Reds in Cincinnati. The Sox sent 14 batters to the plate in the inning highlighted by a two-run home run by Hanser Alberto and a three-run shot off the bat of Gavin Sheets. In the inning the Sox went 5 for 6 with runners in scoring position. Backed by that kind of support Michael Kopech pitched six innings and got the easy win.

I've been saying for years the manager who doesn't have any real medical experience or training shouldn't be commenting on these things at all. When they are asked by the media they should be saying, "talk with our trainer..."

Those SOB's must have a gold plated horseshoe stuck up their collective rear ends. How the hell are they winning with half their damn pitching staff on the IL??????????? 😠 I'll say one things for those guys, when it comes to extra innings they know how to get the Manfred runner over and in. Fundamentals. Thanks for ruining my night!

From the Sun-Times story this evening: It’s May and what’s up with Kyle Teel?The projected starting catcher has been down with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain since March 10 after running out a double for Team Italy in a victory over Team USA during the World Baseball Classic. Though he’s been throwing and hitting and even crouching to do some catching, running has been problematic Teel admitted on Wednesday. “Every day I’m taking a step to be back playing baseball,” Teel said. “The rehab is going good. I’m running better every single day. And it’s only a matter of time before I’ll be ready to go on my rehab assignment and be back.” Teel has been saying this for weeks. But the reality is this: Around April 19, Teel had a setback running and his rehab assignment at that point was delayed. Originally he was only supposed to be out four to six weeks. That timetable has long since come and gone. You can’t play if you can’t run and the Sox continue to delay his minor-league rehab assignment. Plus, Venable has been satisfied with the work of Drew Romo both behind the plate and working with the pitching staff. “Teel is getting closer,” Venable said. “I feel really good about his progress, him getting up to speed with his running. But some of the recovery has been slower than we wanted. We’ll continue to push him to run the bases when we go home and see where we are at.”

Chicago Tribune 5-7-64