Don Cooper has watched many White Sox pitchers put together great stretches in his time as their coach over the years.
He noted Esteban Loaiza's 21-victory season in 2003 and Jose Contreras' stretch between the All-Star breaks in 2005 and 2006, in the middle of which he helped the Sox to the World Series championship. He talked about Mark Buehrle's streak of retiring 45 straight batters and Bobby Jenks' streak of 41.
So how does Chris Sale's recent stretch of 113 strikeouts over his last 10 starts compare in overall impressiveness? It has more "flair," Cooper said.