Here’s A.J. Pierzynski:
“This is a different type of team. We are not the slugging White Sox that hit 250 home runs and go base to base. But that’s a good thing.”
I didn’t knew not hitting home runs is good. You learn something every day.
March 1, 2010
A.J. Pierzynski
Pitching rotation set
… Pitching coach Don Cooper confirmed the Sox’ rotation order this season is going to be Buehrle, Peavy, Floyd, Danks and Garcia. That’s likely to change after the all-star break, especially if Peavy is as good as expected.
Bill James likes the Sox’ young talent
White Sox fans can look forward to the future, according to the recently published “Bill James Gold Mine 2010.”
James, a noted baseball analyst, ranks the Sox ninth among the 30 major league teams in his “young talent inventory” category. That a leap of 16 spots from last year. …
Tony La Russa to work for the Sox in the future?
La Russa said he would want to stay in baseball, most likely as a senior advisor, not a general manager. His relationship with Jerry Reinsdorf would make him open to a position in Chicago, if one could be created.
He’d like to help build a team without having to balance the budget and negotiate contracts.
“I think it would have to be for an owner I know, like Reinsdorf, the Haas family, the people here (in St. Louis),” La Russa said. “Those are the owners I’ve known, the ones I’d want to make happy. …
