To be honest, I can’t remember what the White Sox ad campaign was for this 2010 season. I vaguely remember some black and white commercials but I couldn’t tell if they were a tribute to the passing of Michael Jackson or actually plugging the new Sox roster. No matter the clever slogans, it really didn’t [...]

By Paul M. Banks is Founder/President of The Sports Bank.net, Say what you want about the 2010 Chicago White Sox, but at least they hold true to form. Everyone talks about how up-and-down they are, how they (warning: a cliché as painful as Jim Belushi coming) “are consistently inconsistent.” But it’s not entirely true. About [...]

I waited to weigh in on the most recent news involving the White Sox organization until it was official. Mark Teahen is coming to the South Side while Chris Getz and Josh Fields pack their bags for Kansas City.  The White Sox wanted the versatile Teahen to add youth to an aging outfield or add [...]

h/t: Luol’s Dong

I was less eager to write the obituary for the 2009 White Sox than Stormin Norman was when he gleefully leapt off the Cubs bandwagon earlier this month.  There was nothing cathartic for me in coming to grips with the Sox demise. Stormin Norman’s at least freed his mind from caring for a team that [...]

All true NBA fans in the last ten years will love to argue this list “The Ten Best Teams Not To Win A Championship in the Last 10 Years”. [BDL] A little chart about how to correctly argue about college football.  I’m pretty sure I’ve heard every single one of these lines from StevieY about [...]

As some of you noticed (or not), I have been absent from NQTC since last Sunday.  As a result, South Side Sheik and StevieY19 managed to maintain the site using dignity, research, and well-thought out arguments and analysis about serious topics in sports.  Booorrrring.  So I’ve returned to bring the integrity of the site back [...]

Near the beginning of the season, Black Jack McDowell, former ace for the White Sox in the early 90′s, wrote an article on what it takes to be a championship team for some website called “Chicago Now.” http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/black-jack-white-sox/2009/05/white-sox-vs-royals-on-paper.html In short, Black Jack believes for a team to be considered a legitimate championship contender, a team [...]

Three things came into focus yesterday that should put a smile on any White Sox fan’s face. 1.) The truth finally comes out. For nearly 7 years now, White Sox fans have had to put up with retorts along the lines of “Well at least our fans don’t charge the field shirtless and beat up [...]

About a month ago, Deadspin ran a story about all the people that Sports Illustrated has declared the “Chosen One”.  It is a hilarious list.  Some of them worked out, and some of them were complete busts.  In honor of that list (which you should definitely check out), I have decided to do my own [...]

The May Cubs TOOTBLAN report is out.  While the Cubs are stealing at a better rate than April (12/15), there were still a ton of baserunning errors to account for. [WV23] Brian Cole of the Bulls has been awarded the Team Physician of the Year.  Really?  They didn’t seem to catch that minor Deng injury [...]