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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Burke may give up a bushel of solo home runs but he’ll be goddamned if you put a ball in play against him.

David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In fairness to those other 29 teams, there are some stretches where I definitely see where the whole “can Murakami time up an MLB fastball?” anxiety came from.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is the hardest bar I’ve ever heard from a pitcher. Sox win Game 2 by a final score of 250-0.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Astros ain’t about the opener life like the White Sox. We ride or die with openers. Day one shit.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here’s a fun engagement question: what play from history do you wish we could get a modern recording of? I feel like I’ve never seen a video of “the Catch” that gives you a full sense of how amazing this play was. Willie Mays had more range than the 1950s could capture.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You can’t complain about a bullpen game tomorrow unless you first clarify that you trust Erick Fedde to go six strong innings. That is the alternative you are proposing so you have to say it.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

LETS GO GO GO WHITE SOX WE’RE WITH YOU ALL THE WAYYYYY

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

David Sandlin has the best raw stuff in the Sox org. If he can locate it, he’ll be a terror in this league for years.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🚨🚨WHITE SOX FANS: REMEMBER TO REQUEST TUESDAY THRU THURSDAY OFF NEXT WEEK🚨🚨 🚨🚨THOSE ARE THE WILD CARE SERIES DATES🚨🚨 🚨🚨THERES NO WAY THE RED SOX/YANKEES ARE GOING TO GET STUCK IN THE MIDDAY SLOT🚨🚨 🚨🚨THE WHITE SOX ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE SCHEDULED FOR DURING THE WORK DAY, EVERYDAY🚨🚨

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Will Venable is a manager who is otherwise married to analytics, so I don’t understand why his team’s ABS philosophy has been “lol whatever”

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Its the small things — Antonacci jogging toward the play and being in position to bail of Tristan Peters on a routine fly ball just now is a perfect example — that have been the secret sauce for this year’s White Sox and why they never slump for long.

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James Fegan @jrfegan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Don Cooper took over as White Sox pitching coach midway through 2002. From 2003-2020, Sox pitching was fourth in MLB in WAR per FanGraphs. Probably not the first stat he'd ask me to use, but his teams could pitch. chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

chicago.suntimes.com

Former White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper, who led a World Series-winning rotation, dies at age 70

Cooper was a coach in the White Sox organization for over 30 seasons, and the major league pitching coach for over 18 seasons; including a 2005 championship marked by dominant pitching.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A lot of White Sox fans let a mop up reliever ruin their night yesterday.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Well, Trevor Richards and Luis Castillo did manage to buy the White Sox high leverage arms a second day of rest but they were REAL TOXIC ABOUT IT

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Remember when Jay Cutler’s knee was obliterated in the NFC championship game and people got mad because he was standing on the sideline? What sort of Goldilocks reaction do you people want from a Bears’ QB, exactly?

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Anthony Kay is going for an old school 3 inning save hell yeah.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I’ll pay Chris Getz one compliment about his trade deadline — their outfield defense would be in a tailspin without Peters, had he not gotten Brenden Doyle.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Every single arm in the White Sox bullpen is fucking gassed.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Oh that’s right, the White Sox have the best offense in the American League.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I think the laces of Vargas’ glove caught his foot. John and Steve missed it.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thos the the second time tonight that Doyle has advanced to second base as Jake Rogers was striking out.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Pretty cool that Randal Grichuk has been possessed by Roberto Clemente tonight.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I believe that roughly 60% of the hatred toward openers is that they fuck up ‘Games Started,’ one of our last old school pitching stats that still has value. I think there should be a new stat that combines starts with follows. It should be called “StaF” (pronounced “staff.”)

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Those are the outs you lose when you have a middle infielder in left field. Unlike Sheets and Vaughn, Antonacci’s bat is worth losing those occasional outs. Tonight it happened to be the 27th out. They can’t start to believe that they’re snakebit or they’ll lose the division.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This post was inspired by Tristan Peters’ second at bat, and then his third at bat was an 18-pitch walk.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The White Sox are taking their worst at bats of the year these past 10 days. They’re all pressing. The plate discipline that has been their floor setter all season has evaporated. In one sense, it’s nice that they have the problem of “caring too much” and this is invaluable experience, but fuck me.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

“A bullpen game” is currently the White Sox’s best option at starting pitcher.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hagan Smith has allowed two hits in his first seven career relief appearances, facing 40 batters. This ties him with four others for the lowest amount all time by that criteria: Jamie Schultz (2018) Ariel Hernandez (2017) Brad Hand (2013-14) …and, inexplicably, Jimmie Foxx (1939-1946)!

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Wrestling is great because whether or not Eric Bischoff claims he could have beaten up Vince McMahon 30 years ago is a quantifiable metric you can glean business insights from.

Dave Meltzer
@davemeltzerWON
He always said that except in 1998 and this past week. It tells me he finally is convinced Vince isn't coming back into power.
FrontRowBrian™
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I asked him that exact question in 2006. He didn't hedge at all...he said Vince gets the better of him.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The White Sox are the first AL team to score 600 runs this year. Also, I went to bed during the rain delay last night and I highly recommend such actions in the future.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Last night, Luis Castillo’s whiff rate on his changeup was 80%. This probably goes without saying, but that is a season high for him.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

2026 MLB: One home run per 32.72 PA One strikeout per 4.51 PA Pimping a home run is understandable. Pimping a strikeout is like asking your boss for a raise because you haven’t had a ‘no call/no show’ for a week; thats just a basic function of your job, dude.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

That sounded like a melon getting thrown onto the sidewalk oh my lord

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I’m glad that the White Sox broadcast miss Benny’s home run swing because they were too busy talking about somebody in the crowd holding up a cardboard cutout of a pair of pants. That’s awesome, actually.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

It is too smoky to breathe outside and I am saying this as a man who is psychologically addicted to marijuana.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I wish I had a better understanding of medieval history so I could quote tweet this with a reference to an obscure battle from the 1400s.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Nothing better than when a father throws for his son at the HR derby and absolutely biffs it.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Roch, stock and one smoking barrel (his bat)

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Last month, I said that Tristan Peters wasn’t an .800 OPS hitter. I was clearly wrong. I apologize for being a hatin’ ass. Go Sox.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Please do not smoke an anxiety drug to cope with a high leverage Dominguez appearance. I am speaking from experience.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I am going to get fucking trashed for the White Sox home run derby.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

You gotta get an arm at the deadline with an eye toward Schultz being a bullpen arm for you in the playoffs. Maybe he turns it around down the stretch, but at least Kay and Fedde are giving you league average.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Legit, I think this might be the single most damaging and long-lasting diplomatic blunder by Trump. 20 years from now, there will be people in the deepest recesses of Myanmar who will still remember the time that the US President got a red card suspended before a knockout match in the WC.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Colson Montgomery would have been tied for second on this list a couple weeks ago. He’s been sloppier during the dog days of summer and it has torpedo’d his OAA.

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David James of South Side Sox @stonedpony.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Trump and FIFA getting together for a corruption scandal is like a supergroup getting together. It’s the Them Crooked Vultures of being a fuckass.

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