Stone Pony of South Side Sox

“switch hitter haha”

This third inning has been dangerous for those of us desperate to talk themselves into Luisangel Acuña.

Some people are saying the 2026 spring training White Sox bought some secret stuff from the 1927 Yankees estate sale but those people are also saying the results are purely psychosomatic (they drank pee.)

Prospect obsession and team control/arb rules go hand-in-hand.

Sandlin has now confirmed he’s working on a kick changeup, via James Fegan.

We’d call him “Chew Jake” or “Tobacco Jake” and it’d be fine.

Others Frisch-era nepotism inductions that I would retract from the Hall:

Jesse Haines
George Kelly
Chick Hafey

I’d want to take a closer look at Dave Bancroft’s case, as well. Ross Youngs was Frisch’s broken clock.

Gotta give credit to the White Sox marketing team. I didn’t like the new City Connects at first, but they’ve since checked off my single most important metric for determining whether or not a jersey is cool:

“Has it become a regular template for Mexican sandlot league knockoffs?”

Nice Japanese Guy: “Hello, I am very excited for Murakami’s MLB debut. I would like to know more about the White Sox history and players. Thank you so much!”

Average White Sox fan: “I am going to kill myself on Jerry Reinsdorf’s front lawn. Billy Koch ended my marriage.”

I feel very bad for all these well-meaning Japanese baseball fans who come online and say “I’d like to know more about the Chicago White Sox!” just to get met by a buzz saw of trauma-dumping.

Murakami post from a few days ago. A lot of good writing from the SSS team in the immediate aftermath.

Yoan played 12 games in 2024 and finished second in bWAR among position players. It wasn’t his fault!

You’re telling me you wouldn’t film a little music video with your friends after you had long COVID? Gtfo.

This account supports any effort to re-sign Yoan Moncada. Yoan Moncada redemption tour. I dream of Gold Glove and Latin Grammys.

Renisdorf can sense the Music Row-to-MLB pipeline of the 2050s.

The length of this game would suck if it happened in June.

New meme format

Zombie runner rules. It’s the only time bunting makes sense. Shut up, dorks.

They were telling guys to swing early and try to hit line drives, for God’s sake.

I pledge my eternal loyalty to whichever team who drafts Scrappy Hopkins.

Cooper Manning looks like a policy wonk that Elizabeth Warren is grooming for state senate.

I’m sorry I fired from the hip. I am a casualty of the bWAR/fWAR Wars.

Not sure why Mike Vasil and his 2.9 WAR doesn’t qualify but go off.

I am at work.

“My OPS+ is almost 50 points lower but also I crouch a lot” that don’t impress me much, mr. ass

Yeah man I dunno, if your OPS+ is 215 then that should make you the MVP.

I have just been informed that the Nationals lost 96 games this season.

SIX INNINGS OF ONE-HIT BALL, YOU SAY?

He shouldn’t change a thing this offseason.

I really want to have a Shane Smith conversation. This dude is an ace.