What would a White Sox spring training be without some controversy?
But instead of manager Ozzie Guillen throwing one of his players under a bus or general manager Ken Williams looking to make a splashy trade, this one has to do with the organization doing what it can to try to keep Guillen away from the social media world.
After Guillen's Twitter account made so much news during the first week of camp, the plan was for him to also have his own website. The website seemed to be the last straw, however.
Guillen confirmed on March 11 that while his Twitter account and Facebook page were allowed to stay up and running—although only after a talk with his general manager about the subject matter—the idea of Guillen having his own website has been shot down...
Ben Sheets still looks like a pitcher who hasn't worked at the big league level in nearly a year and a half. His command isn't quite there and his fastball velocity is slightly down. He is unfazed, because Sheets has never been one to post big spring numbers. Oakland's new $10 million ace still considered his short outing in a 9-5 loss Wednesday to the Chicago White Sox a step in the...
One pitch, one swing and Mark DeRosa showed the kind of threat he can be for San Francisco's offense. DeRosa lined a sharp single over shortstop Omar Vizquel's head in his debut at-bat after being limited following October wrist surgery, and the Giants beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Tuesday.
Carlos Quentin reminded everybody back in Chicago just how dangerous he can be when he's pain-free. Quentin homered on his first two at-bats and drove in five runs Saturday, leading a White Sox split squad to a 15-3 victory over the Cubs in the first of five spring exhibitions between the intracity rivals.
Vicente Padilla threw two hitless innings and Reed Johnson drove in a pair of runs, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday. The Dodgers played most of their projected starters in their spring training opener at Camelback Ranch. Regular left fielder Manny Ramirez was the designated hitter and had a pair of singles in three at-bats.
