Two games in one day, and multiple ways to follow along!
First official game day of the year for me (Crosstown game a Friday or two ago was washed out) and go figure, it is a double-dip: the newbie White Sox travel to Talking Stick to take on the Diamondbacks, while the vets get to luxuriate at home and face the Rockies.
Not sure if this is news of intrigue of consequence, but it seems manager Will Venable has names his first-week starters/top four rotation arms: Martín Pérez, Jonathan Cannon, Davis Martin and Sean Burke. As the battle for No. 5 continues, two of the top four pitch today.
Pay no attention to the media info above, at least I think you should not because the White Sox site lists this as no-radio, but webcast. So, theoretically you will get to watch a lineup of non-bubble players. Michael A. Taylor is catching some fire just in time to avoid an embarrassing early cut or demotion, and actually now that you study it this batting order could be something close to that of Opening Day. Cheer up, the season is just 162 games long.
In this graphic the media information is also incomplete, as whitesox.com lists this as an ESPN-AM 1000 radio broadcast. Tune in and listen to how many home runs Brandon Drury hits or how Chase Meidroth, Miguel Vargas and Brooks Baldwin look at somewhat-unconventional positions.
White Sox-Rockies (3:05 p.m. CT) tips off five minutes before the road game at Talking Stick (3:10 p.m. CT). Providing rain fails to wash out either or both games, join me back here tonight for some recaps and polls.