“I’m just tired of losing,” said Peavy, who set a personal White Sox high with 11 strikeouts and reached double digits for the 31st time in his career, while not issuing a walk. “My fifth day has been a rough one here the last month or so.”
“I’ve pitched my whole life with not a whole lot of run support, so this is nothing new,” Peavy said. “At the same time, on your fifth day, you want to win. I told you all from the get-go I don’t care how it has to happen.
“We just haven’t found a way to get it done this last month and a half. We’ve thrown some good games in there and it hasn’t been enough, and today we had no chance after I gave up a couple, as good as those guys were.”
July 1, 2012
Jake Peavy is tired of losing games
May 8, 2012
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May 2, 2012
Robin Ventura puts Gordon Beckham, Brent Morel on notice
Support for struggling White Sox infielders Gordon Beckham and Brent Morel continued to come in Tuesday from manager Robin Ventura.
But as the calendar turns from April to May and with Morel (.182) and Beckham (.190) sitting a few games of consistent hitting below the Mendoza line, even following Beckham’s three-hit effort in Tuesday’s 7-2 victory over the Indians, that unconditional support from Ventura soon might be slightly altered.”Eventually you probably have to do something,” said Ventura before the series opener with the Indians. “Right now I’m believing what I see and talking to them.
“I want to know what they’re thinking, too. I’m still confident they’re going to perform. Eventually it gets to the point where you would have to make a move if it would stay like that, but right now I’m not going to do that.” …
I don’t think Ventura has good replacements available though.
Other White Sox links:
- Chris posts a very detailed followup to his AAA-Charlotte public subsidies pursuit story.
- J.J. wonders if the struggling Hector Santiago still has Ventura’s trust to close.
- James looks at the new and improved Adam Dunn.
- Fangraphs’ Chris Cwik looks at the new and improved Jake Peavy.
- FutureSox looks at April’s hot Sox prospects.
April 27, 2012
What does the future hold for Gordon Beckham?
Gordon Beckham has not lived up to expectations. After being selected eighth overall by the Chicago White Sox in 2008, Beckham was expected to be one of the team’s future stars. And after a strong rookie season, it looked like Beckham might achieve that goal. Since then, however, Beckham was struggled mightily. For the 25-year-old, 2012 is a make-or-break year. The early signs do not look encouraging. …
Other White Sox links:
- J.J. checks on Dylan Axelrod, and looks on Paul Konerko’s chances of hitting 500 Home Runs.
- James looks at the Sox infield, and Robin Ventura bunt binge at Wednesday’s game.
- SeedlingsToStars’n Robbie Knopf looks at Jacob Petricka’s AFL Pitch F/X numbers.
- MLBTR looks at the chances Jake Peavy gets traded this summer.
- FutureSox looks at Rangel Ravelo.
April 24, 2012
Jake Peavy pitches a complete shutout
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Peavy(W, 3-0) 9.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 1.88 Totals 9.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 2.96 Pitches-strikes: Peavy 107-71.
Groundouts-flyouts: Peavy 6-11.
Batters faced: Peavy 31.
| Pitch Statistics | |||||||||
| Pitch Type | Avg Speed | Max Speed | Avg H-Break | Avg V-Break | Count | Strikes / % | Whiffs / % | Linear Weights | |
| FF (FourSeam Fastball) | 90.39 | 92.4 | -5.60 | 9.36 | 41 | 24 / 58.54% | 3 / 7.32% | -0.9550 | |
| CH (Changeup) | 83.38 | 85.3 | -7.06 | 5.02 | 16 | 12 / 75.00% | 3 / 18.75% | -1.9945 | |
| SL (Slider) | 83.10 | 84.1 | 2.86 | 3.62 | 11 | 9 / 81.82% | 0 / 0.00% | -1.0647 | |
| CU (Curveball) | 78.53 | 79.6 | 2.29 | -2.48 | 3 | 1 / 33.33% | 0 / 0.00% | 0.5965 | |
| FC (Cutter) | 85.58 | 90.4 | 1.59 | 4.22 | 16 | 9 / 56.25% | 0 / 0.00% | -0.9954 | |
| FT (TwoSeam Fastball) | 90.65 | 92.1 | -9.04 | 8.16 | 13 | 11 / 84.62% | 0 / 0.00% | -0.1497 | |
| Pitch classifications provided by the Gameday Algorithm. | |||||||||
| Inning-by-Inning Pitch Totals | ||||||||
| Inning | Pitches in Inning | Strikes in Inning | Strike% in Inning | Cumulative Total Pitches | Pitch LWTS in Inning | |||
| 1 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 | 10 | -0.848 | |||
| 2 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 | 21 | -0.862 | |||
| 3 | 16 | 13 | 81.25 | 37 | -0.848 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 50.00 | 41 | 0.535 | |||
| 5 | 16 | 7 | 43.75 | 57 | -0.532 | |||
| 6 | 14 | 9 | 64.29 | 71 | -0.834 | |||
| 7 | 11 | 8 | 72.73 | 82 | -0.004 | |||
| 8 | 7 | 5 | 71.43 | 89 | -0.834 | |||
| 9 | 11 | 8 | 72.73 | 100 | -0.335 | |||
BTW, here’s James’ recap.
April 23, 2012
No more Mr. Screwball?
Video coordinator Bryan Johnson dug into the archives for rookie closer Hector Santiago to find video of former left-handed screwball pitchers Fernando Valenzuela, Tug McGraw and Willie Hernandez.
Santiago, who got his fourth save in five chances, threw only one screwball as he looks to rediscover the pitch he said was better for him last season. He attributes that, in part, to higher seams on minor-league baseballs, allowing for a better grip and more spin, but he wants to do everything in his power to make it an important part of his arsenal. Santiago watched the tapes to see how the ball came out of the aforementioned trio’s hands.
“I’m kind of a fastball guy now,’’ Santiago said. “Usually I’m a changeup guy trying to sneak a fastball in, but right now I’m just going after guys.’’
BTW, here’s a link to the Pitch F/X numbers for Santiago’s outing.
Other White Sox links:
April 14, 2012
Peavy dials it up
| Chi White Sox | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peavy(W, 1-0) | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3.55 |
| Ohman | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Reed(H, 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Thornton(H, 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Santiago, H(S, 3) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Pitches-strikes: Peavy 94-59, Ohman 1-1, Reed 15-7, Thornton 4-3, Santiago, H 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Peavy 3-4, Ohman 0-0, Reed 0-1, Thornton 1-0, Santiago, H 0-1.
Batters faced: Peavy 23, Ohman 1, Reed 4, Thornton 2, Santiago, H 4.
| Pitch Statistics | |||||||||
| Pitch Type | Avg Speed | Max Speed | Avg H-Break | Avg V-Break | Count | Strikes / % | Swinging Strikes / % | Linear Weights | Time to Plate |
| FF (FourSeam Fastball) | 91.21 | 93.5 | -5.80 | 7.27 | 26 | 13 / 50.00% | 4 / 15.38% | -0.8222 | 0.414 |
| CH (Changeup) | 83.48 | 84.5 | -6.70 | 1.90 | 5 | 2 / 40.00% | 1 / 20.00% | -0.1930 | 0.451 |
| SL (Slider) | 82.83 | 84.4 | 4.14 | 0.57 | 8 | 7 / 87.50% | 1 / 12.50% | -0.7237 | 0.448 |
| CU (Curveball) | 79.75 | 84.3 | 3.16 | -5.17 | 13 | 9 / 69.23% | 3 / 23.08% | 0.8539 | 0.470 |
| FC (Cutter) | 85.99 | 88.3 | 0.68 | 0.88 | 21 | 13 / 61.90% | 2 / 9.52% | -0.6071 | 0.434 |
| FT (TwoSeam Fastball) | 91.11 | 92.4 | -9.02 | 5.97 | 21 | 15 / 71.43% | 1 / 4.76% | -1.2985 | 0.416 |
| Pitch classifications provided by the Gameday Algorithm and may be inaccurate. Pitch Type LWTS correspond to how many runs were likely to score on a particular pitch based on average run expectancy when each pitch was thrown and what happened as a result. Negative scores indicate more effective pitches. Time to Plate is the time, in seconds, that it takes an average pitch of this type to reach the plate. This is strongly correlated with velocity, but also factors in movement. | |||||||||
| Inning-by-Inning Pitch Totals | ||||||||
| Inning | Pitches in Inning | Strikes in Inning | Strike% in Inning | Cumulative Total Pitches | Pitch LWTS in Inning | |||
| 1 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 | 10 | -0.862 | |||
| 2 | 13 | 9 | 69.23 | 23 | -0.862 | |||
| 3 | 13 | 7 | 53.85 | 36 | -0.848 | |||
| 4 | 14 | 9 | 64.29 | 50 | -0.335 | |||
| 5 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 | 64 | -0.239 | |||
| 6 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 | 76 | -0.848 | |||
| 7 | 18 | 11 | 61.11 | 94 | 1.204 | |||
UPDATE: James has a good recap of the game.
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April 1, 2012
White Sox @ Reds @ 3:05 pm CT; game on CSN-TV
Watch live on CSN-TV as Jake Peavy takes the hill when the Sox are hosted by the Reds today at 3:05 p.m. CT. Look for the right-hander to throw fewer innings and fewer pitches in comparison to his Minor League start this past Tuesday (3 innings and/or 70 pitches), giving Zach Stewart ample time and opportunity to work two or three innings in relief, with Addison Reed, Matt Thornton and Hector Santiago also scheduled to throw. The White Sox are expected to throw out their everyday lineup, with the exception of Kosuke Fukudome in right instead of Alex Rios. Gameday | Boxscore
March 28, 2012
Jake Peavy says there is no way the White Sox will lose 95 games this year
On if the team is going to lose 95 games as predicted by Sports Illustrated:
“That’s not going to happen. That ain’t going to happen, I can promise you that. We’re going to get after it. I don’t know how many we’re going to win and how many we’re going to lose, but we’re not going to lose 95 games. This team has too much pride. We’re going to play the right way and we’re going to compete, that’s just all there is to it. We’re not going to give away games. We’re going to have some growing pains, especially with how young we are in the backend of the bullpen, I’m sure there’s going to be times that we lose some tough ones or give one away but that’s to be expected. At the same time, we have enough veteran presence on this team, guys who have been in the fire before, to lead these young guys. We got great leadership from the coaching perspective and we got too much pride, this team’s going to compete. We’re not losing 95 games, I can tell you that.”
And I was worried!
Other White Sox links:
- J.J. looks at the White Sox career of Magglio Ordonez who is very close to retiring, and, also, at the latest White Sox cuts.
- James looks at the latest White Sox cuts, and defends Don Cooper’s curmudgeonity.
BTW, Fangraphs’ Mike Podhorzer looks what Spring Training stats matter. Hint: ERA: No. K% and BB%: Yes. And BTB’s Lewie Pollis looks to see if a teams W-L record matters.
March 27, 2012
White Sox vs. Indians @ 3:05 pm CT; free webcast
Watch an exclusive free video webcast as the White Sox host the Indians at 3:05 p.m.. Zach Stewart starts. Jake Peavy and Jesse Crain are scheduled to pitch in a minor league game. Watch webcast | Gameday | Boxscore
Or click the video below and wait 4-5 seconds (the video at the whitesox.com webcast can be expanded to full-screen):
March 19, 2012
March 17, 2012
White Sox vs. Mariners @ 3:05 pm CT; free webcast
Watch an exclusive webcast today at 3:05 CT when the Sox host the Mariners. Jake Peavy starts for the Sox. Watch webcast | Gameday | Boxscore
Or click the video below and wait 4-5 seconds (the video at the whitesox.com webcast can be expanded to full-screen):
March 12, 2012
White Sox vs. A’s @ 3:05 pm CT; free webcast
Watch Peavy take to the mound vs. A’s in webcast
Whitesox.com will present an exclusive webcast of Jake Peavy and the White Sox in action against the A’s today at 3:05 p.m. CT from Glendale, Ariz. Jake Peavy starts for the Sox and Tyson Ross for the A’s. Watch webcast | Gameday | Boxscore
Or click the video below and wait 4-5 seconds (the video at the whitesox.com webcast can be expanded to full-screen):
February 24, 2012
Chris Sale bulks up. Jake Peavy bulks down. [UPDATE]
AJ Pierzynski on rail thin Chris Sale: "I saw Sale. He looks great. It looks like he put on a pound or two."—
Chuck Garfien (@ChuckGarfien) February 23, 2012
AJ: sale looks like he put on a pound or two. He's like 150.—
Daryl Van Schouwen (@CST_soxvan) February 23, 2012
and
Peavy looks thinner, said about 10 pounds, taking pressure off of his right ankle. Brian Bruney also lost significant weight—
Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) February 23, 2012
Peavy is ten pounds lighter, about 190, to take weight off his right ankle.—
Daryl Van Schouwen (@CST_soxvan) February 23, 2012
UPDATE:
Weight watchers: Bruney is 30 pounds lighter, Peavy 10 lighter. Humber added about 20.—
Daryl Van Schouwen (@CST_soxvan) February 24, 2012
Chris Sale: "I gained about 20 pounds this off-season and for some reason I lost it all before i came out here."—
Chuck Garfien (@ChuckGarfien) February 24, 2012
Since last seen with the White Sox, Brian Bruney has dropped 25 pounds. Looks primed to make a run at one of three open bullpen spots—
Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) February 24, 2012
February 8, 2012
White Sox Announce 2012 Broadcast Schedule
The Chicago White Sox, Comcast SportsNet, WGN-TV, WCIU-TV and WSCR-AM 670 (The Score) have announced the team’s television and radio broadcast schedules for the 2012 season.
Comcast SportsNet (CSN) will televise 101 regular-season White Sox games beginning with the season opener on Friday, April 6 against the defending American League champion Texas Rangers in Arlington at 1:05 p.m. CDT. CSN also will air Opening Day at U.S. Cellular Field on Friday, April 13 vs. the reigning AL Central Division champion Detroit Tigers at 1:10 p.m.
WGN is scheduled to broadcast 30 Sox games this season, beginning with the club’s second game of the year, and first night game, on Saturday, April 7 at Texas (7:05 p.m.). WCIU will begin its 25-game schedule on Tuesday, April 10 at 6:05 p.m. at Cleveland.
Five White Sox games are scheduled to be broadcast nationally as part of the FOX Saturday Baseball “Game of the Week” package, beginning April 21 at Seattle (3:05 p.m.). ESPN will air the White Sox at Rangers game on April 8 as part of its “Sunday Night Baseball” schedule with coverage starting at 7:00 p.m. Additional Sox games may be added to the ESPN and FOX slates later in the season. …
Here are links to the 2012 Schedule (Opening Day is April 6), to the 2012 Broadcast Schedule, and to the 2012 Printable Schedule. The Broadcast Schedule has all games in one page making search easy.
Other White Sox links:
- J.J. looks at Paul Konerko’s resurgence, how Will Ohman should be used, and why A.J. Burnett isn’t a fit for the Sox. Oh, he tries to project the 2012 lineup too.
- James looks at Jake Peavy, and at the June 20, 2009 Sox-Reds game (Civil Rights game).
Listen to J.J. Kenny and stay away from A.J. Burnett.
