A.J. Pierzynski News

This week's general managers' meetings were trimmed by one day, which probably suits the White Sox 's Ken Williams and his fellow competitors based on the trades that occurred immediately after the World Series.

After toiling in obscurity for a decade, a young team of nobodies returns their franchise to the playoffs.

Greg Walker knows the reality of it. Hal McRae, Carney Lansford, Von Joshua - just the latest casualties of a career that has the life expectancy slightly better than that of an adult mayfly.

Several thousand White Sox fans turned Thursday to a suite behind home plate where their suspended manager was seated and chanted "Ozzie, Ozzie." But Freddy Garcia and Jim Thome deserved all the glory, as they teamed to beat St.

From Day 1 of spring training, it was obvious to White Sox veterans like A.J. Pierzynski that Gordon Beckham wasn't your typical wide-eyed rook trying to survive his first major-league camp.

While the White Sox should have some spending ability on the free agent market, most of the top players will probably end up beyond their price range.

The White Sox learned a little about life with little ball Thursday. Things like, oh, little ball doesn't work without more than a little help from your pitching.

Staten Island Yankees skipper Josh Paul, a former Buffalo Grove High School star, led the Yankees farm team to a league title in his first season.

The way he was described, Vicente Padilla should have arrived at Dodger Stadium on Aug.

Not that White Sox lefty reliever Matt Thornton was expecting to actually experience the Olympics in Chicago in 2016, but he was disappointed with the news of the decision, which dominated headlines Friday.

The inconsistency of the Sox offense was one of the bigger issues for the team this season.

The midseason acquisitions of pitcher Jake Peavy and center fielder Alex Rios addressed issues well in advance of the 2010 season.

'Big Game' Freddy: Sox starter Freddy Garcia allowed 1 run in 7 innings and had 7 strikeouts, his highest total since recording 9 for the Phillies on May 28, 2007.

Don't call the White Sox "spoilers." That particular role certainly wasn't what they were trying to play upon arriving in Detroit this weekend.

As the White Sox limp toward the end of a sub-.500 season, they are determined to protect their strongest asset, which they believe can lead them to the playoffs in 2010.

TOP OF FIRST Sox Small ball took an early hit when a Greg Maddux pitch hit Tadahito Iguchi-stay tuned for retaliation-but he was thrown out trying to steal.

The Texas Rangers put a dent in Javier Vazquez's ERA Wednesday night. But that paled in comparison to the anger the White Sox displayed during an 8-0 loss at Ameriquest Field in the latest chapter of their rivalry with the Rangers.

Chicago White Sox's Gordon Beckham, right, is greeted at home plate by A.J. Pierzynski after Beckham's two-run home run off Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Eddie Bonine, ending his no hit bid and scoring Alex Rios, during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept.

Sicilian uncles always are good for a few fond memories. There are two that stand out about my Uncle Tommy.

The White Sox could be mathematically eliminated from the post-season for the third time in four seasons should Detroit and ace Justin Verlander beat Cleveland on Thursday.