TCS Afternoon 5 - The Calm Before the Storm

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The title of this article is in reference to the MLB hot stove as a whole, not necessarily the White Sox. The last week has seen a flurry of debate surrounding various quotes from the organization. Twitter and our staff have been speculating wildly about what the White Sox will or won't do.  It is unclear what will happen, although I have my suspicions.  However, there have been some small moves that may give us a clue as to what sort of marketplace Rick Hahn will be navigating this winter.

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TCS Afternoon 10: Scintillating baseball

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What a rapturous night of pitching and baseball. The Chris Sale vs. Mark Buehrle matchup lived up to hype in the most brisk and watchable way, with the former matching the latter penchant for quick innings and soft contact. The momentary horror that the Blue Jays aggressive approach would (and it did) spell doom for Chris Sale's double-digit strikeout streak was ameliorated by sharply played competitive sprint the Sox engaged the Blue Jays in while a very feisty crowd of just under 25,000 watched.

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Mark Buehrle Extends His Excellent Streak

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Last Wednesday night Mark Buehrle shut down the Mariners and in the process eclipsed 200 innings on the season, the 14th consecutive year that he has done so.  In fact, Buehrle has not thrown fewer than 200 innings in any season of his career since a late season call-up in 2000, and has won at least 10 games in every single one of those seasons. Given the recent tributes to Paul Konerko, it seems fitting to give a nod to a guy that I would deem to be his pitching foil for their era of White Sox baseball. 

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Old Southpaw v. New Southpaw - Lineups & Preview 6/29

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Today, barring incident, I probably won't be too upset if the White Sox lose. Probably heresy, but it's hard for me to ever stop rooting for Mark Buehrle. The former White Sox institution is actually a Cy Young contender this year, with a 10-4 record and an ERA of 2.52, somehow posting the lowest home run rate of his career at age 35. Buehrle is an obvious regression candidate as the season progresses, but the more achievements he can shove in his cap and the longer he hangs around, the closer he creeps to a weird, dark horse Hall of Fame resumé. And that would make me very happy.

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