https://anchor.fm/krausencast/embed/episodes/Northside-Krausencast-Episode-6-emekp9 The four asswholes discuss the awesomeness of the universal DH, Jose Abreau’s MVP, the robbery of Yu Darvish’s Cy Young award, the prospects for the 2021 Cubs, what makes a Cubs fan favorite, and the laws governing the importation of sheeps’ lungs for the purposes of making haggis.
Category: Chicago White Sox
MVPito! Abreu named AL MVP
When White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu steps in between the white lines of an MLB diamond, he is motivated by one thing: his mother, Daysi. There is little doubt that she is proud of what her son accomplished in this pandemic-shortened 60 game season, as he won his first MVP award, claiming 21 first […]
OOPS, HE DID IT AGAIN: Another DUI For Larussa
As a website that does baseball and dumb jokes, this is like an early Christmas present. Prodigal White Sox manager and box wine enthusiast Tony Larussa was once again bagged for driving under the influence of alcohol, this time in February 2020 in Arizona. What makes this even worse is the fact that the Sox […]
PARTY LIKE IT’S .093 – White Sox Hire Larussa
In a dramatic turn of events following the firing of Rick Renteria, the White Sox announced today that they have hired Tony Larussa to take the reins of the young team. The White Sox said they wanted a manager with recent championship experience. Larussa has won championships, but his last was in 2011, as was […]
2020 REPORT CARDS — White Sox Offense edition
Rick Hahn spent a lot of dough to revamp the offense and add more pop to the lineup, and all the White Sox did offensively this year is finish second in the AL in runs scored behind the Yankees, while leading the AL in home runs, and they had the second-best batting average as a […]
THE END OF THE ROAD, BUT…Two Teams Going In Separate Directions
Friday saw both the Cubs and White Sox’ truncated 2020 seasons come to an inglorious end, with the Cubs being dumped in a two game sweep by the Miami Marlins and the Sox losing in three games to the Oakland A’s. While both endings can certainly be seen as disappointing, they can each be viewed […]
NOT ALL RIGHT — A’s 5, White Sox 3
A’s manager Bob Melvin clearly got the message after Tuesday’s first game of the Wild Card Series in Oakland: don’t throw a lefty at this Sox offense. They also got on the board first, and kept scoring to force a winner-take-all third game on Thursday at the Coliseum. THE GOOD: Yasmani Grandal homered for the […]
WELCOME TO THE SHOW — White Sox 4, A’s 1
The White Sox had a chance to start the postseason at home, but by virtue of stumbling down the stretch, they had to head west to a house of horrors for the Sox in years past, the Oakland Coliseum. But this is a new Sox team, unafraid of going into the Coliseum, and they won […]
SOX/A’S: By The Numbers
As the 2020 Major League postseason gets underway, we here at Fully Krausened have enlisted a crack team of mathletes to run the numbers on the upcoming series between the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. So with no further ado, here’s what they came up with: Number of World Series won by the A’s: […]
SOX HISTORY THAT WASN’T: Charlie Finley
For someone that never owned or was officially associated with the Chicago White Sox, Charles O. Finley’s name pops up a few times in their history. Finley was born in 1918 in Birmingham, Alabama. Finley was a born hustler, putting together a lawn mowing business in Birmingham along with selling newspapers and magazines and serving […]