As we head into the 2013 season, here all the all-time team records in games that I have attended.
All-Time Team Records
| Team | Won | Lost | Winning Pctg |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 12 | 2 | 0.857 |
| Florida Marlins | 15 | 8 | 0.652 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | 6 | 0.625 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 9 | 6 | 0.600 |
| Chicago White Sox | 209 | 171 | 0.550 |
| Colorado Rockies | 7 | 6 | 0.538 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 14 | 12 | 0.538 |
| New York Yankees | 9 | 8 | 0.529 |
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Name: Rob Mackowiak
Rank: 315
Position: OF
Years With White Sox: 2006-2007
Following their World Series victory, the White Sox looked to retool for their title defense and one of their first moves was to send Damaso Marte, who had fallen out of favor after a poor outing against Boston in game 3 of the division series, to Pittsburgh in exchange for Rob Mackowiak. Mackwoiak ended up getting more playing time than expected thanks to the failure of Brian Anderson.
The 2007 season took a downward spiral for the White Sox, and Mackowiak found himself moved at the trading deadline, heading to the Padres in exchange for pitcher Jon Link.
Mackowiak’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:
Name: Jeff Schaefer
Rank: 345
Position: IF
Year With White Sox: 1989
Jeff Schaefer made his major league debut on April 7, 1989 against the A’s. He appeared in 14 games after that before his White Sox career came to an end. Ironically, his 2 career home runs came against the White Sox at the new Comiskey Park, the first against Greg Hibbard in 1991 and the second the following year against Kirk McCaskill.
After leaving the White Sox, Schaefer made an appearance as “Pirate on Second Base” in Major League II.
Schaefer’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:
Name: Ray Searage
Rank: 362
Position: P
Years With White Sox: 1986-1987
Ray Searage was acquired by the White Sox in a deadline deal with the Brewers for Al Jones and a minor leaguer. He was tremendous for the Sox, appearing in 29 games and finishing with a 0.62 ERA.
His 1987 season, while respectable, was a bit of a letdown after that debut. He finished the year with a 4.20 ERA. He was released during a veteran purge by GM Larry Himes towards the end of spring training in 1988, along with Jim Winn and Jerry Hairston.
Today, Searage has returned to the major leagues as the pitching coach for the resurgent Pittsburgh Pirates.
Searage’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were: Continue reading →
With 81 games in the books, we are officially at the halfway point of the 2012 season. The so-called experts at Sports Illustrated made some pre-season predictions that are looking a little off a this point.
| Team | Won | Lost |
Predicted Wins |
Predicted
Losses |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL East | |||||
| Washington Nationals | 47 | 32 | 84 | 78 |
The Nationals were expected to improve this year, but they appear to have taken a giant leap forward. |
| New York Mets | 44 | 38 | 75 | 87 | One of the surprises of the first half, the Mets were thought to be also-rans following their off-season ownership troubles. |
| Atlanta Braves | 42 | 39 | 82 | 80 | The Braves have kept a steady ship following last season’s late collapse. |
| Miami Marlins | 39 | 42 | 89 | 73 | The Fish surrounded a great May with struggles in April and June. |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 46 | 94 | 68 | Injuries to Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and Roy Halladay have kept the Phillies out of their usual spot in the pennant chase. |
| NL Central | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | 36 | 70 | 92 | Last year the Pirates flirted with respectability for the first time since 1992 before faltering after one bad call cost them a game. This year, they may be for real. |
| Cincinnati Reds | 44 | 37 | 89 | 73 | The Reds are right at their expected pace. |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 39 | 87 | 75 | The defending champions have dealt with the loss of Albert Pujols and Chris Carpenter better than anyone expected them to. |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 38 | 43 | 84 | 78 | After finally winning the NL Central last year, the Brewers have struggled after losing Prince Fielder. |
| Houston Astros | 32 | 50 | 57 | 105 | The rebuilding Astros have been a little better than expected in their final season in the National League. |
| Chicago Cubs | 31 | 50 | 66 | 96 | The rebuilding Cubs have been a little worse than expected in Theo Epstein’s first year as the savior of the franchise. |
| NL West | |||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 46 | 37 | 83 | 79 | The Dodgers had a surprising first half, sparked on by their ownership change. |
| San Francisco Giants | 45 | 37 | 90 | 72 | The Giants have had an eventful first half, with a perfect game and 4 straight shutouts. |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 39 | 42 | 88 | 74 | The DBacks struggled in the first half, and that was before losing Daniel Hudson for the season. |
| San Diego Padres | 33 | 50 | 70 | 92 | The Padres have been a little worse than expected in the first half. |
| Colorado Rockies | 31 | 50 | 79 | 83 | The Rockies have struggled in the first half and have turned to a 4 man rotation to try and turn things around. |
Name: Todd Ritchie
Rank: 384
Position: P
Year With White Sox: 2002
Following the 2000 playoff loss to the Mariners, Kenny Williams traded for David Wells, thinking a front-line ace would help solidify a promising young staff and lead the team back to the playoffs. When that didn’t turn out as planned, he turned his attention to Pittsburgh and Todd Ritchie, hoping that after 3 steady seasons with the Pirates, the right hander would stabilize the White Sox rotation. That move was even worse.
Ritchie was acquired from the Pirates in December 2001, in exchange for Josh Fogg, Sean Lowe, and Kip Wells. 12 months, 1 week, and 1 wildly disappointing season later, he was granted free agency, after which he pitched in 9 more big league games before calling it a career.
He started 23 games for the 2002 White Sox, managing to win only 5, while allowing nearly 100 more base runners than innings pitched with a crowd pleasing ERA of 6.06.
Ritchie’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were: Continue reading →
Heading into the 2012 season, here all the all-time team records in games that I have attended.
All-Time Team Records
| Team | Won | Lost | Winning Pctg |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 12 | 2 | 0.857 |
| Florida Marlins | 15 | 8 | 0.652 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | 6 | 0.625 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 8 | 5 | 0.615 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 13 | 10 | 0.565 |
| Chicago White Sox | 191 | 158 | 0.547 |
| New York Yankees | 9 | 8 | 0.529 |
| Chicago Cubs | 188 | 168 | 0.528 |
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Another look at the forgotten players from the White Sox past.
Name: Wayne Edwards
Rank: 413
Position: P
Years With White Sox: 1989-1991
Edwards went 5-5 over his three campaigns with the Sox.
Name: Mike Diaz
Rank: 412
Position: 1B
Year With White Sox: 1988
Acquired from the Pirates for Gary Redus, Diaz last appeared in the majors with the ’88 squad. His greater claim to fame locally may be as part of the package the Cubs sent to the Phillies prior to the ’84 season that brought them Gary Matthews and Bob Dernier.
Name: Dane Johnson
Rank: 411
Position: P
Year With White Sox: 1994
Johnson managed 14 appearances before the premature end of the ’94 season.
More unknown players from the Chicago White Sox past.
Name: Miguel Dilone
Rank: 463
Position: CF
Year With White Sox: 1983
Dilone spent 6 days with the White Sox in September of 1983, acquired from the Indians on September 1st and traded to the Pirates on September 6th.
Name: Lou Frazier
Rank: 462
Position: CF
Year With White Sox: 1998
Frazier wrapped up his big league career with 7 games for the ’98 White Sox.
Name: Dave Schmidt
Rank: 461
Position: P
Year With White Sox: 1986
Acquired from the Rangers for Ed Correa and Scott Fletcher, Schmidt went 3-6 with a 3.31 ERA for the ’86 squad.
I “only” went to 43 games this year, the ninth highest total of my life, and only hit the two local stadiums.
| TeamCity | TeamName | Won | Loss | Winning Pctg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Angels | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Detroit | Tigers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| New York | Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Boston | Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 0.667 |
| Baltimore | Orioles | 2 | 1 | 0.667 |
| Chicago | White Sox | 24 | 18 | 0.571 |
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