Chicago White Sox

Reasons why Scott Podsednik is not returning to the South Side: 1. Kenny Williams 2. Kenny Williams 3. Chone Figgins 4. Kenny Williams 5. Kenny Williams …shall I go on? For every Gavin Floyd that Kenny Williams acquires, there is a Tony Pena. For every Mark Buehrle in the Sox farm system, there is a Josh Fields. For every Mark Kotsay, there is a Horacio Ramirez. And who is to blame for these control failures? Kenny Williams, I’d say. Although Sox fans usually take pride in calling him “The Trade Ninja” I feel that this nickname’s connotation is moving more and more toward the ... Read Full Story

Jayson Nix homered and drove in three runs, Gavin Floyd pitched seven strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Saturday. Jim Thome hit his 563rd homer while Gordon Beckham added a two-run single in the sixth, when Chicago scored three runs to break the game open. Floyd has pitched well at home and struggled on the road this season, but he scattered eight hits and limited the damage with eight strikeouts. The White Sox right-hander got the A's to hit into two double plays, gave up one run and walked two. Adam Kennedy tied his career high with ... Read Full Story

Jamey Carroll hit a go-ahead RBI double in the fifth inning and added a solo homer in the seventh, leading the Cleveland Indians to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. The Indians have won 12 of 18 and three straight series against division rivals but still trail Detroit in the AL Central by 11 1/2 games. There were no testy moments after White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen earlier Sunday warned the league his pitchers would retaliate by throwing at opposing batters if his team continued getting hit by pitches. The Indians hit three Chicago players on Saturday. Cleveland starter David ... Read Full Story

Scott Podsednik's RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Angels on Tuesday night, snapping Los Angeles' eight-game road winning streak. After Kevin Jepsen (3-3) retired the inning's first two batters, he allowed Jayson Nix's double. Podsednik followed with a line drive to right-center field and was mobbed by his teammates on the infield as Nix scored. It was the third game-ending hit this season by Podsednik, a 2005 World Series star for Chicago who was re-signed by the team after Colorado cut him in April. Matt Thornton (6-2), the fourth reliever ... Read Full Story

Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer, Jake Fox went deep again to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. On a day when things finally went right on the field, there was more controversy for the Cubs. This time, the mercurial Milton Bradley went after the Gatorade cooler in the dugout and had an angry exchange with manager Lou Piniella in the clubhouse after striking out in the top of the sixth. Ryan Freel replaced him in right field in the bottom half. On the field, the ... Read Full Story