Author Archives: Ed Siebert

The shortened 2020 season was supposed to mess with pitchers. They were going to struggle to amass their usual innings, they would be out of sync, etc. We were told to temper expectations for rookies who only played at alternate sites and even told that war horses like Lance Lynn would be something less thanContinue reading “HAMSTRUNG OUT”

The Sox are in first place. They are in the conversation as the best team in the AL, and record-wise are up there with the best in the MLB. Not much to complain about, but being from Chicago, it’s a citywide pastime and one indulges in such things from time to time. They could beContinue reading “REWIND AND RE-DO”

Forty Years of Training is Hard to Shake Very recently, Sox in the Basement noted that the afternoon drive of the White Sox own flagship station called them basically irrelevant. With the Cubs making a run at their division in spite of a sell off, and the forthcoming Bears season, Waddle and Silvy proclaimed thoseContinue reading “SELF-IMPOSED SECONDARY STATUS”

THINGS I CAN’T PROVE THAT WOULD ANSWER IT ALL Some questions lack answers, but I am here to talk crazy and answer them with very real-sounding fake facts that are just theories that I happen to base my existence around. TONY LARUSSA IS PLAYING A CHARACTER NAMED TONY LARUSSA. He’s Vince McMahon playing Mr. McMahon.Continue reading “IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW”

Let’s review the not really rules that a rookie broke that broke the Sox briefly sorta. So to recap, in case you’re reading this from San Diego or have an enjoyable case of memory loss, Yermin Mercedes swung away against Twins Catcher/Utility guy Willians Astudillo on a 3-0 count in a blowout win and launchedContinue reading “BASEBALL’S UNWRITTEN RULES: A Writing”

The AL Central can Rest…In Peace…but can the Sox? Let’s look all the way back to May 7, 2021. The Sox were, at the time, entering a series with the division-contending Royals. The Sox had only recently overtaken KC and were nursing a 0.5-game lead as both looked up to the division-leading Cleveland baseball Assemblage.Continue reading “NAILS IN THE COFFIN”

Hunting the Elusive Dinger The Sox just absolutely ate the Royals for Mothers Day Brunch, knocking hit after hit all over Kaufmann Stadium. Even Yasmani Grandal, who has an anti-baseball bat in his hands these days, was getting on via the walk. The thing that wasn’t happening? Those hits weren’t going over the fence. OnlyContinue reading “LOW POWER”

Hearing the news about Luis Robert, the temptation is to grab a fist full of your own feces, scrawl “why” on every surface nearby, sobbing over and over, pausing only to scream into the night that it isn’t fair. Actually if that was your response to Luis Robert getting hurt, maybe seek professional help becauseContinue reading “FAN GUTS: OFFICIALLY PUNCHED.”

Coming off a sweep of the Rangers and finally over .500, with winnable games upcoming, the White Sox are in position to take over the division and fulfill everyone’s hopes and dreams including cures for Covid-19 and cancer. That’s maybe putting too much on them but building to a healthy 6-7 games over .500 getsContinue reading “ALL IS WELL!”

It is early. We are but three weeks into a season that should last 26 weeks barring any Covid-19 issues or work stoppages or, you know, like a really good series premiering on Netflix or Hulu or some other streaming service. Three weeks is enough time to start wondering about a few things, but earlyContinue reading “CEASE AND DESIST: Solving The White Sox’ Early Problems”