Wisch: Dunn Deserves His Boos, Fans Deserve Better
Hitting a baseball is hard. I know, because I stunk at it.
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Hitting a baseball is hard. I know, because I stunk at it.
The White Sox open officially open the second half of their season on Friday, and after the first 92 games of the season, there's significantly less optimism than there was during spring training.
After a disappointing first half, the Chicago White Sox will likely face the biggest stretch of their season as they'll play 12 consecutive games against AL Central opponents, starting with the Detroit Tigers.
With the All-Star break officially over, the next big checkpoint in the baseball season in the trading deadline. If teams haven't already evaluated their position in the standings to determine if they'll be buyers or sellers, that evaluation will happen soon.
Adam Dunn's American League-leading 117 strikeouts equate to 36.3 percent of all of his plate appearances. His .160 batting average is also the worst in the AL, and without knowing those stats you could probably tell he was struggling just from the crowd.
White Sox general manager Kenny Williams says in an interview this week that he wants Adam Dunn and Alex Rios to quit focusing on their individual stats and instead devote their attention to helping the team win.
Trying to come up with reasons to look forward to the White Sox in the second half of the season is not that easy given the cynicism that crept in after their first 92 games. But there are some things for White Sox fans to rally around.
The Chicago White Sox will have a little more time off before they resume play on Friday against the Detroit Tigers. It'll be a series that will hopefully showcase a different Adam Dunn than was seen in the first half, because they need it to.
The White Sox's 44-48 record through the first 92 games of the season hasn't necessarily led to optimism among their fans. And to make matters worse, they suffered a 3-1 series loss to the Twins heading into the All-Star break.
The Cubs and White Sox had a combined three players in Tuesday's All-Star Game at Chase Field, but none of them played a large role in the outcome.
Bud Selig says major league teams are reviewing stadium safety following the death of a fan at a Texas Rangers game last week.
The Chicago Cubs might have the second worst record in baseball and be 12 games back in the NL Central, but there's one metric that has them near the top of the league, and that's popularity.
There's been a lot of discussion about Jose Bautista on the station of late, as I've countered what I perceive to be bitter, often lazy skepticism about his turnaround.
The All-Star break gives Chicago baseball fans a three-day break from the dismal seasons for the White Sox and Cubs. It also gives us a chance to take a closer look at two of the overpaid sluggers in Chicago.
The all-star break finds the White Sox sitting five games behind division leading Detroit and another 4.5 behind second place Cleveland.
