Tom Gordon

White Sox manager Jerry Manuel didn't even need to see Bartolo Colon's first pitch Saturday night to know that his burly right-hander would deliver. Manuel merely had to listen. "When that first pitch sounds off like that, it means: Here he comes,"...

White Sox manager Jerry Manuel made a bold prediction before Friday's against the Detroit Tigers, bold because the bottom-hugging Tigers have baseball's worst record but had a winning mark against the Sox. "I say we still have six games left with the...

Perhaps the White Sox can blame it on the full moon. They nearly blew a six-run lead in the ninth inning Tuesday night before escaping with an 8-6 victory over the Twins. "That was a big win," Mark Buehrle said after the Sox extended their lead in the...

Thanks to Tom Gordon's great escape act, the Cubs survived their only rough moments Sunday in a 10-3 victory over Florida that completed their first three-game sweep of the season. Gordon, recovering from a shoulder injury that threatened his career,...

After making their third foray into first place, the White Sox like where they are. And they plan to stick around for a while. "The third time should be the charm," Jose Valentin said. "We don't want to give up that lead anymore." Of course they don't....

Nomar Garciaparra, who didn't get into any spring training games because of pain in his right wrist, was placed on the 15-day disabled list by Boston. Saturday's move is retroactive to March 22, meaning Garciaparra could be activated next Saturday, but...

White Sox starter Mark Buehrle wasn't afraid to show his emotions after giving up three consecutive hits in the eighth inning of Wednesday night's game. After seeing manager Jerry Manual approach the mound to remove him from the game, Buehrle fired a...

The White Sox might be a little groggy when they take the field Friday night against Tampa Bay. Not only did the Sox play their first 13-inning game of the season Thursday night but they had to wait out a rain delay as well. How often do you read that...

The White Sox may not have come back from Minnesota with much, but they did bring their bats—at least the ones that work. The power outage that afflicted their efforts against the Twins disappeared under an avalanche of 12 hits—six for extra...

As he trotted back to the dugout after pulling Tom Gordon in the ninth inning, White Sox manager Jerry Manuel heard it again, his unofficial theme song. A chorus of boos. The 25,348 fans who showed up Wednesday thought they had every reason to rip...

No clutch hitting. Failed sacrifice bunt attempts. Mediocre defense. Bad luck. Mark Buehrle deserving the win, but Billy Koch getting the loss. There's no need to look back on the White Sox's first 55 games. All their faults were on display Sunday in...

The White Sox blew chance after chance to score Wednesday night, stranding 10 runners in a harrowing 5-4 loss to Boston. But the baserunner who drew the most attention neither scored nor was left on base. As pinch-runner Aaron Rowand rounded third in...