White Sox Game Threads: hosting Rockies (webcast), visiting Diamondbacks (radio)

Everybody seems to really dig Sean Burke, so he gets the photo nod for his start against Arizona, while Martín Pérez starts at Camelback vs. the Rockies. David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images 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…