Holmes' Morning After Blog: The Dunn Conundrum
The boos are getting louder for Adam Dunn. Things are so bad that on Saturday when Dunn drew a walk, he got a standing ovation from the U.S. Cellular crowd. That's rough, but justified.
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The boos are getting louder for Adam Dunn. Things are so bad that on Saturday when Dunn drew a walk, he got a standing ovation from the U.S. Cellular crowd. That's rough, but justified.
Phil Humber isn't used to losing in a White Sox uniform. Even when he does, he pitches like an ace. Danny Espinosa hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift Livan Hernandez and the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 victory over White Sox on Sunday.
There is a lot of talk this week regarding Adam Dunn. Not the lousy numbers he has put up this year, specifically a .175 batting average, seven homers and 29 RBI. Or his 1-for-48 performance against lefties.
Although it hasn't been as drastic of a turnaround as last season, the White Sox have stabilized their season after going 10-18 in April. And considering the struggles by some players, the White Sox should feel somewhat fortunate to be only 4.5 games back.
The Chicago White Sox continue their long stretch against National League opponents with the Washington Nationals. The Nationals have won 11 of their last 12 games, but will face the White Sox without manager Jim Riggleman.
Adam Dunn looks awful. Alfonso Soriano feels awful for him. And then there are White Sox and Cubs fans.
In the two games he played against the Chicago Cubs, Adam Dunn was 0-for-8 with five strikeouts. As Dunn struggles through the worst season of his career, the boos seem to be getting louder and louder.
One day after Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano said he understood what Adam Dunn is going through with the fans in Chicago, the White Sox designated hitter said he appreciated the support.
For the record, I personally like Mike Quade. I want him to succeed. I think he's an earnest man with good intentions, but he confounds me.
On Tuesday night, Adam Dunn went 0-for-4 (with two strikeouts). On Monday night, he went 0-for-4 (with three strikeouts). And on Sunday afternoon, he was 0-for-3 (with two more strikeouts).
The excitement White Sox fans once had for Adam Dunn seems to have completely disappeared. Now, before he even gets to the plate for an at-bat, Dunn is showered with boos from the White Sox fans in attendance.
Adam Dunn's 0-for-4 game, including three strikeouts, in Monday night's loss to the Cubs is something that White Sox fans are getting familiar with.
One thing was obvious Monday night at U.S. Cellular Field: It didn't feel like a Cubs-White Sox game.
Dayan Viciedo's hot bat in Triple-A have many wondering whether or not he will be called up the White Sox soon.
Adam Dunn is not in Ozzie Guillen's lineup tonight as the White Sox take on the Diamondbacks in their first road interleague game of the season.
After the Chicago White Sox wrap up their series in Minnesota, they'll pick up their interleague schedule with a trip to Arizona, where Adam Dunn will return some some familiar territory.
The Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins were supposed to compete for the AL Central title, after rough starts for both teams, the White Sox have been able to climb up the standings, but it's not the same case with the Twins.
White Sox slugger Adam Dunn has said that he only needs about 75 good swings a season to be valuable. He had one of those on Sunday afternoon.
The Cleveland Indians have faded after and unpredictably good two and a half months. With over half of the season remaining, the White Sox aren't completely out of the race for the AL Central.
Adam Dunn's slow start is beginning to look like it might lead to the worst season of his career unless the slugger can find a way to regain his old form, and to help regain that form, Dunn took a look at some old tape.
The White Sox had 15 hits Thursday night and look who joined the party? Alex Rios had a pair of hits and Adam Dunn hit his 6th home run
Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko each hit two-run homers and the Chicago White Sox spoiled the debut of Oakland interim manager Bob Melvin.
After losing three of four to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Chicago White Sox are 6-3, including a sweep of the Boston Red Sox. Chicago is slowly digging themselves out of an early season hole, and doing it without production from Adam Dunn or Alex Rios.
When the Chicago White Sox signed Adam Dunn, it was seen as a move that would instantly improve their offense. At this point in the season, Dunn's struggles have been well chronicled.
While no official move has been made, White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy says he is headed back to the disabled list.
An LGBTQ+ Pride parade was held in the northwest Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove on Sunday.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Lombard were investigating a homicide that took place in a residential building this weekend.
A woman was left in critical condition early Sunday after she was shot and wounded on a residential street in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
The ALIGN Summit on Monday will bring together leading voices in wellness, mindfulness, and personal transformation at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois.
A fire ripped through two houses early Sunday morning in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Attorneys for the now-cleared "Broadview Six" defendants are seeking any possible evidence of pressure from White House officials on the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago to secure an indictment against the group.
In a surprise move, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that he is putting a pause on all new state tax incentives for data centers and calling on lawmakers to pass new data center reforms during the fall veto session.
CBS News obtained a brief voice memo from Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who is being detained in Iran's Evin Prison and is pleading for help for him and other American captives.
New legislation in Illinois means new rules for electric bikes, scooters, and similar devices. Supporters of the legislation said the goal is to prevent injuries and fatalities, but some e-bike riders question the additional cost that would be involved.
Senate Republicans passed funding for the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agencies following a "vote-a-rama." The measure didn't ban the administration's "anti-weaponization" fund.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at age 75.
You may never have heard about it, but before Bob Dylan got to Manhattan and blazed his trail to fame, he spent about a month on and around the University of Chicago campus.
Joe Negri, known to many as Handyman Negri on "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," has died at the age of 99, just days shy of his 100th birthday.
Th U.S. military said it shot down two Iranian drones that were threatening ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, and the war has now spilled over to the soccer arena as the World Cup gets under way on Thursday. Wendy Gillette reports.
The ALIGN Summit on Monday will bring together leading voices in wellness, mindfulness, and personal transformation at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. One of the event’s keynote speakers is Emmy-winning actor and Vedic meditation teacher Jeff Kober, who joins Suzanne Le Mignot.
Suzanne Le Mignot’s daughter, Katarina, has graduated from the British International School of Chicago and is off to college at the University of Illinois, Mary Kay Kleist shows us some strawberry picking opportunities at Tom’s Farm Market in Huntley, Illinois.
Jesus Vargas, 28, was arrested at O’Hare International Airport on Friday in a 2018 murder in Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood.
No one was injured in the fire that swept through two houses.
Multiple young people were in the hospital early Sunday morning following two separate shootings blocks and hours apart in Chicago's Bronzeville community.
A woman was left in critical condition early Sunday after she was shot and wounded on a residential street in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
A cyclist killed in a crash in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Friday afternoon was an employee with the Chicago Department of Transportation who spent years working on improving the city's bicycle infrastructure.
Police in Toledo, Ohio, reported that there were believed to be at least two shooters. No suspects have been arrested.
An LGBTQ+ Pride parade was held in the northwest Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove on Sunday.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
Legislation protecting Illinois customers receiving professional massages from sexual assaults and harassment is now on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
Could banning cell phones make Illinois classrooms better places to learn? State lawmakers are betting on it, sending a bill to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk to do exactly that.
Feel Free, a kratom drink, is easy to buy and increasingly popular, even as doctors and medical experts grow more concerned about its health impacts, addiction rates and deaths.
Jacob Gonzalez hit his first major league home run, Colson Montgomery also went deep and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3.
Golden Tempo made Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner and the second woman to train a Belmont Stakes winner.
Leroy Sané scored a tiebreaking goal in the 57th minute, giving Germany a 2-1 win over the United States in a friendly and a nine-game winning streak heading into the World Cup.
Michael Busch singled to right in the 10th inning, allowing automatic runner Dansby Swanson to advance from second and score on an error, and the Chicago Cubs edged the San Francisco Giants 3-2.
Brandon Marsh hit his first homer off a left-handed starter in nearly four years as the Phillies defeated the White Sox Friday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Lombard were investigating a homicide that took place in a residential building this weekend.
A woman was left in critical condition early Sunday after she was shot and wounded on a residential street in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
A man was due in court Sunday in connection with a deadly shooting on Chicago's Southwest Side nearly eight years ago.
Multiple young people were in the hospital early Sunday morning following two separate shootings blocks and hours apart in Chicago's Bronzeville community.
Two men were killed, including a beloved Chicago chef, and five others were injured in a mass shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early Friday.
