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Guys And Dolls: Floyd, White Sox Back On Top


The inflatable sex doll community was shocked on Tuesday night when Chicago's Gavin Floyd once again lost a no-hitter in the late going; giving up a double to the Twins' Joe Mauer with one out in the ninth. (Inset: "Nooooo!"). Bobby Jenks came on to get the final two outs in the White Sox's 7-1 victory, which ended their six-game losing streak. More »

10:40 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By rickchand
4,020 views, 44 comments

you've got to push

White Sox Locker Room Is Not A Safe Environment For Women, Real Or Inflatable

Ozzie Guillen and the White Sox are now in the midst of being criticized (again) by some sports writers and the Association For Women In Sports Media for their creative blow-up doll, slump-busting shrine. The Association said said the shrine creates an "uncomfortable" environment for female sports writers in the locker room. Via the National Post, comes this description of the shrine which featured two female blow-up dolls: More »

12:35 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By DAULERIO
26,414 views, 93 comments

profanity-laced tirades

Ozzie Guillen Does A Brilliant Ozzie Guillen Impersonation

Perhaps it's appropriate that Ozzie Guillen would unleash one of his patented expletive-filled tirades on Chicago fans, the Cubs, and media outlets just a few short days removed from the 25th anniversary of Lee Elia's epic f-bomb ranting. Maybe it was an homage. But more likely it was just Ozzie Guillien being his usual colorful self. More »

6:30 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By DAULERIO
7,100 views, 23 comments

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Joba Chamberlain Makes Clumsy Pass At Erin Andrews, Becomes Mortal (WITH UPDATE)

Actually I have no idea what the Yankees' Joba Chamberlain said to Erin Andrews at the conclusion of their interview on Wednesday, but whatever it was, Andrews was obviously repulsed. You can check out the video here and judge for yourself. Man, it looks like she just ate a bug. So then can it just be coincidence that Chamberlain suffered his first career loss the next day, giving up the winning run in the ninth in the White Sox's 7-6 victory? Joe Crede's run-scoring single won it. More »

10:40 AM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By rickchand
26,588 views, 91 comments

Latest by Joetimek: @Civil Negligence: Great Michael Scott reference. He said "I Love You" in the sort of douche-baggity way you'd expect from a New York Yankee. And she clearly thought the camera was off. more »

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Shades Of A Very Expensive 2003

And there it is. The dreaded comparison: "Detroit is 0-5 for the first time since the Tigers dropped their first nine games in 2003 en route to an AL-record 119 losses." For the record, the 2008 Tigers are in no way similar to the 2003 variety, with the exception of players named Brandon Inge, Jeremy Bonderman, and Ramon Santiago. The 2003 Tigers had nobody with more than five saves. The 2003 Tigers saw Mike Maroth lose 21 games. And the 2003 Tigers gave Bobby Higginson almost $12 million to hit .235, while they gave another $8 million to Dean Palmer for ... well, nobody knows. It was probably a Clarence Beaks type "consulting" situation. Other than the 0-5 start, these two teams are completely different. More »

11:10 AM on Sun Apr 6 2008
By sussman
3,822 views, 30 comments

Latest by Magnakai Haaskivi: Good news for Detroit: it doesn't look like C.C. Sabathia is going to pose any kind of threat as a pitcher this season. /Picking up where he left off last season. more »

2008 division previews

Your AL Central "Preview"


All right, well, the season has supposedly started, though rain on Opening Day has to be some sort of cruel trick from God. So let's wrap up the last division. More »

6:30 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Leitch
3,413 views, 18 comments

Latest by ArmandTamzarian: And while we're on the subject of the AL Central, does anyone else think that Curtis Granderson needs a nickname? I suggest "Wheels Granderson". Doesn't "Wheels Granderson" sound like about a 35% better player than "Curtis Granderson"? more »

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Baseball Season Preview: Chicago White Sox

For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all.

Every weekday until the start of the season, a different writer will preview his/her team. We asked a gaggle of writers, from the Web, from print, from books, to tell us, in as many or as little words as they need, Where Their Team Stands. This is not meant to be factual, or dispassionate, or even logical: We just asked them to riff on why they love their team so much, or what their team means to them, or whatever.

Today: The Chicago White Sox. Your author is Claire Zulkey.

Claire Zulkey brings it daily at Zulkey.com. Her words are after the jump.

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1:35 PM on Wed Feb 27 2008
By Leitch
4,135 views, 80 comments

uniforms

The White Sox Are Hunting Wabbit


Home Run Derby points out that the White Sox will be wearing these camo jerseys on July 4 next year. More »

1:35 PM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By Leitch
3,673 views, 69 comments

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One Sweet Afternoon For Jim Thome

If you ask me, Jim Thome is exactly the kind of guy to whom Willy Wonka would have left his chocolate factory. (I also sometimes imagine Bob Costas as an Oompa Loompa). Think of baseball with no cattle steroids or corked bats or "You dead, dawg," or Human Growth Hormone or Jose Canseco book signings. Just guys like Thome rounding the bases, fist extended, while back at the paper Max Mercy is on the horn making inquiries about his background. Five hundred home runs; that's quite an accomplishment, kid. And on the day they distributed your bobblehead doll, no less. Roy Hobbs never had a bobblehead night. More »

9:28 AM on Mon Sep 17 2007
By rickchand
4,260 views, 26 comments

Latest by CumaeanSibyl: @DannyNoonan: Man, have you seen Thome's family? All his brothers are that big. Hell, his mom is that big. If he's been juicing, it hasn't made him look much different than any other giant corn-fed farmboy from Peoria. more »

baseball

If This Continues, Darin Erstad Might Want to Grab a Helmet

Catching a fly ball against the backdrop of dozens of retina-searing white lights can't be easy. Every now and then, you're going to lose one ... and in such instances, you're going to stand there and look like a chump. It happens to the best of them. But that doesn't make it less amusing. More »

12:59 PM on Sat May 5 2007
By mjdeadspin
1,459 views, 24 comments

baseball

There's Nothing Quite Like A No Hitter

We love no-hitters; we're kind of obsessed with them, actually. It's one of the reasons we love baseball more than any other sport; any time you show up at a game, there's a chance you'll see one, which is their appeal. They're rare enough to be spectacular, but they're common enough that they seem conceivable. The otherwise forgettable names of Bud Smith and Jose Jimenez are chiseled into our brain solely because they threw no-hitters. We've never seen a no-hitter in person, but every game we attend, we let out a silent sigh of disappointment whenever both teams have a hit. Not tonight ... maybe next time. More »

10:15 AM on Thu Apr 19 2007
By Leitch
3,118 views, 65 comments

Latest by Shok: @Zulkey: I pretty much feel a paternal outrage when I see that clip of Ventura sliding home in that spring training game where he broke his ankle into 1000 pieces. Then Robin rehabbed to come back for the pennant chase, more »

baseball

Last Chance For Midwest Pants Party Tickets

A while back, we let you know about The Deadspin Midwest Pants Party, coming this May to U.S. Cellular Field. Well, this is the last week to get tickets, so we figured we'd remind you. More »

1:15 PM on Mon Apr 9 2007
By Leitch
1,800 views, 67 comments

baseball

Your AL Central "Preview"

Everyone says it's the toughest division in baseball, but we think it's just the mostly hotly contested: You could pretty much interchange any of those top four teams and not sounds like a fool. But those Royals ... More »

3:00 PM on Thu Mar 29 2007
By Leitch
3,260 views, 123 comments

baseball

Ozzie Guillen Is Back, And Man, He's The Best

You know baseball is almost upon us when Ozzie Guillen is saying crazy things again. More »
baseball

It's Casual Dress During Spring Training

This guy was spotted in the stands of the White Sox-Cubs spring training game yesterday, and though we're not quite ready for that kind of fierce crosstown rivalry business just yet — it's like trying to have an argument too early in the morning, before you've had your IV of coffee — we like the spirit of it, for March. But we're not quite sure what the shirt is supposed to mean. Which guy is the Cubs fan again?

3:15 PM on Mon Mar 5 2007
By Leitch
5,365 views, 73 comments

Latest by Scuba Steve: @Chauncey: Haha, so true. When you ask most Sox fans why they hate the Cubs, they can't even come up with a good/sensible reason. That North Side, South Side stuff isn't true at all, it's all show. more »

baseball

Baseball Season Preview: Chicago White Sox

You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team. More »

12:45 PM on Thu Mar 1 2007
By Leitch
5,392 views, 68 comments

baseball

Oprah, Thome And The Self-Cleaning Oven

It's pretty rare that the epic comedic trilogy of Oprah Winfrey, douching and White Sox slugger Jim Thome unite for a good ole middle-aged Midwesterner gigglefest ... but today is that day. More »

10:00 AM on Wed Feb 14 2007
By Leitch
3,039 views, 77 comments

baseball

He's Probably Been Waiting Outside The Studio For Weeks

We had a few people email us yesterday, mostly saying a variation on the following: "So I'm home with the flu, and it's possible that I'm just hallucinating, but I think I just saw A.J. Pierzynski as a bouncer on the 'Jerry Springer Show.' Can that be possible?" More »

10:00 AM on Tue Jan 30 2007
By Leitch
586 views, 41 comments