From the weekend:
John Danks walked four in his start Sunday while Chris Sale was roughed up a bit Friday, although Sale's start had some encouraging aspects. Danks, while acknowledging the results weren't there, was similarly encouraged by his outing.
Saturday's game saw Kenny Williams' kid (not the wideout for the 49ers) pick up a walk-off single against Texas. But Paul Konerko picked up a knock, fouling a pitch off his knee and leaving the game.
Friday's Cubs-Sox game was the first to feature neither Ozzie Guillen nor Carlos Zambrano in nine years. CSNChicago.com Cubs Insider was in Glendale for the first crosstown matchup of the Robin VenturaDale Sveum era, noting the stark differences for both Chicago squads. Also, if you're inclined to root against the Cubs this year, there are 500 reasons not to thanks to Fisher Nuts.
A.J. Pierzynski may not rate as a good defensive catcher, but he's excellent at preventing runs. So his ability to call a good game is actually quite valuable.
Will Ohman is working on a changeup and hopes to use it more against right-handers in 2012. Given that he currently is the only lefty in the Sox bullpen who will pitch in setup situations, that hopefully will turn out to be a quality addition to his arsenal.
The video game MLB The Show has a curious-at-best ranking of White Sox players. Hector Gimenez is a little overrated, while guys like Brent Lillibridge and Alejandro De Aza were underrated.
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Around the division: John Bonnes of Twins Daily looks at five burning questions for the Twins, scuffling Minnesota infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka will miss time with a sprained pinkie, Chris Perez is drawing closer (see what I did there?) to returning, this is a pretty great concept by Let's Go Tribe, Royals Authority writes on the meta-entertainment value of Yuniesky Betancourt, and Justin Verlander wasn't happy with throwing four scoreless innings.