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The Looie Curse

07 Nov 2009 17:11:11 PST

Written by arnec
I haven’t found many other details about this Looie Curse, and it certainly never became Chicago legend, but a look at Luis Aparicio over at White Sox Interactive says: This curse came from one of the team’s favorite sons. Luis Aparicio was furious when the Sox traded him to Baltimore in 196...

Original story at South Side Sox .

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White Sox Show Their Hand With Teahen Trade

06 Nov 2009 22:50:24 PST

Written by The Cheat
Two days ago, as the Yankees marched on to yet another purchased World Series title, the White Sox appeared like they could take any number of routes to fill out their '10 lineup. I had planned on writing an SSS Official Off-Season Plan as I have in the past -- quick synopsis: upgrade IF defens...

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White Sox buy out Dye

06 Nov 2009 09:24:00 PST

The Chicago White Sox have bought out the 2010 mutual option on outfielder Jermaine Dye, making him eligible to file for free agency.

Original story at Kansas City Star . Related stories include: Chicago's Wise becomes free agent - Kansas City Star , Wise file for free agency - Chicago White Sox and ... Foul Balls , Chicago Sun-Times , DailyHerald.com Blogs , Minneapolis Star Tribune , Newsday.com

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Teahen in; Dye out; Beckham to 2nd

05 Nov 2009 22:01:00 PST

Written by BY JOE COWLEY Staff Reporter
Chris Getz and Josh Fields are now Royals, Mark Teahen is now the White Sox starting third baseman, Jermaine Dye is all but gone, talks with free agent-to-be Scott Podsednik have disintegrated, and Gordon Beckham is now the new starting second baseman.

Original story at Chicago Sun-Times .

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This Month in White Sox Minor League Baseball

05 Nov 2009 13:34:05 PST

Written by larry
The White Sox originally sent a bunch of junk to pitch in the AFL. Two junk removals have provided opportunities to a couple interesting guys. One, Sergio Santos, is simply that: interesting. A former first round pick of the Diamondbacks as a high school SS, he spent 7 seasons in the minors,...

Original story at South Side Sox .

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The White Sox need to make moves this off season

01 Nov 2009 18:03:02 PST

Written by Masterr73
The Sox need to make moves this off seasonif they hope to compete in the 2010 season. The rotation is fine with Peavy, Buehrle, Floyd, Danks, and Garcia-Hudson. The bullpen is shaky, the Sox need to add a setup man and a middle reliever. I would like to see the Sox trade Jenks and dump that contrac...

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Chicago White Sox news and blogs - November 08, 2009

08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Chicago White Sox news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Twins exercise 2011 option on Cuddyer -- from The Boston Globe
• AFL Rising Stars Game on MLB Network tonight -- by Teddy Ballgame from The Baseball Zealot
• White Sox buy out Jermaine Dye -- from Twins
• Player of the Decade -- by Andrew Reilly from The 35th Street Review
• Beckham to play second base for Sox in '10 -- from White Sox News
• Mark Teahen Is The Near Future Of White Sox Baseball -- by Jeff Parker from The 35th Street Review
• Options Aplenty: Lee, Webb Stay Put, Dye Bought Out by White Sox -- from MLB FanHouse
• Royals complete trade, send Teahen to White Sox for two players -- from Kansas City Star: Royals
• G.P. South's Chris Getz goes from Chicago to K.C. -- from Detroit News
• Mark Teahen Traded to Chicago -- by Fornelli(noreply@blogger.com) from Foul Balls

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Getz and Fields traded for Teahen? Source says yes, Getz says 'Bizarre'

01 Nov 2009 16:41:33 PST

Written by Joe Cowley
The second baseman woke up a member of the White Sox, but by the time breakfast came to an end he was headed to Kansas City. The paper had Getz and disgruntled third baseman Josh Fields fitted for royal blue uniforms with the Sox getting 28-year-old Jack of all trades, master of none, Mark Teah...

Original story at Chicago Sun-Times .

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Opinion: Happy Anniversary!

26 Oct 2009 07:21:27 PDT

Written by larry
On this date four years ago, the White Sox won the World Series. Where were you? JJ continues his player reviews with Jayson Nix.The always entertaining mailbag, this time from Scott Merkin.Continuing the Sprocle bender, there's a White Sox first round draft pick quiz. Other links:

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That Was Then And This Is Not

25 Oct 2009 21:01:59 PDT

Written by Andrew Reilly
Before the championship, the Sox were a perennial also-ran built to win softball games and home run derbies just so close to being a contender; after the championship, the Sox have been a perennial also-ran built to win softball games and home run derbies just so close to winning it all aga...

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Beckham, Happ are TSN's top rookies

20 Oct 2009 10:24:00 PDT

Written by Bill Ladson
Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ and White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham are The Sporting News' 2009 Rookies of the Tear, as selected by a panel of 338 Major League players. Beckham, Happ are TSN's top rookies

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The Official SSS Top Ten White Sox Prospects

09 Oct 2009 03:53:38 PDT

Written by larry
2. Tyler Flowers: 2009 MiLB line: .297/.423/.516 at Birmingham and Charlotte. Going into the season, his major question mark was whether he would stick at catcher, both because of his (in)abilities and injury history. He answered that question affirmatively by vastly improving his defen...

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Mercifully, it's finally finished

04 Oct 2009 23:01:00 PDT

Written by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com
It's over. That was the best news Ozzie Guillen could hear concerning the 2009 season. ''Hell, [bleep] yes,'' the White Sox manager replied when asked if he was glad that the 5-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers was the final game for the Sox.

Original story at Chicago Sun-Times .

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Opinion: We Only Have Ourselves to Blame for Alex Rios’ Struggles

14 Sep 2009 12:43:51 PDT

Written by Andrew Reilly
Anyway, as much fun as it is to bemoan the less-than-stellar output of the $68 million, two-time All-Star* and fifth-best rookie** of 2004, can anyone really get too upset over that heinous 13-for-97 start to Rios’ Hall of Fame run on the South Side? Bizarre feelings of entitlement to the...

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Podcast: Can the BoSox Hang on?

05 Sep 2009 17:59:33 PDT

Even with Michael Young hurt, the Rangers have been staying in the playoff hunt. On Saturday afternoon, I was back for yet another appearance on the Alex Reimer Show on 1120 AM WBNW Boston, and this week the focus of the discussion centred on the playoff aspirations of the Boston Red Sox.

Original story at RotoRob .

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Yanks' Mitre shakes off rust, shuts down White Sox

29 Aug 2009 12:58:00 PDT

Sergio Mitre shook off the rust and pitched sharply before getting struck by a line drive in the seventh inning, combining with Chad Gaudin on a one-hitter as the New York Yankees routed the slumping Chicago White Sox 10-0 Saturday.

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SSS Book Review: White Sox Outsider 2009

28 Feb 2009 10:22:41 PST

Written by larry
Stepping in to remedy this situation for White Sox fans is White Sox Outsider 2009 by Jim Margalus. Margalus is a long-time White Sox blogger at his site Sox Machine and is also well-known to SSS readers for posting here under the name of site.

Original story at South Side Sox .

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Opinion: Things to Watch in Chicago Baseball in 2009

08 Jan 2009 09:20:00 PST

Written by Andrew Reilly
6. The White Sox will not lead the AL in home runs, due largely to continued decline in output from both Jim Thome and Paul Konerko - although six Sox players will still hit over 20 home runs. 9. Alexei Ramirez puts up an MVP-caliber season.

Original story at Sox35th.com .

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Podcast: It’s a Dunn deal

03 Dec 2008 19:23:39 PST

Written by Dave Burns
Happy Carlos Quentin Horrible Trade Anniversary! Yes, December 3rd marks one year since the D-Backs traded Quentin to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Chris Carter. That one didn’t work out too well. Luckily the Dan Haren deal did. In fact, what a difference one year makes for the D-Back...

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Film review: Eight Men Out

18 Oct 2008 22:00:04 PDT

Written by Jim McLennan
As part of the off-season coverage, I figured I could throw up the occasional baseball-related film review, as such things strayed across my eyeballs. We start with Eight Men Out, John Sayles' adaptation of the book by Eliot Asinof, of the almost same title [it opted for the numeric 8, rath...

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Podcast: Even Rocky Had a Montage

13 Oct 2008 20:45:58 PDT

Written by Andrew Reilly
To revisit any of these moments is to at first say “man, that was awesome,” and then remember what actually happened right after that play or, more often than not, curse at what didn’t. There’s the great throw by Buehrle the ump said wasn’t in time (even though it was). There’s the catch JD made...

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ALDS Preview: Tampa Bay Rays versus Chicago White Sox

01 Oct 2008 20:00:10 PDT

Game 2: Friday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. in Tampa Bay, Scott Kazmir vs Mark Buehrle Game 3: Sunday, Oct. 5 at TBA in Chicago, Matt Garza vs John Danks Game 4*: Monday, Oct. 6 at TBA in Chicago, TBA vs Gavin Floyd Game 5*: Wednesday, Oct. 8 at TBA in Tampa Bay, TBA vs TBA

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Opinion: Sox Minor League Update: What's that? Uh -- Playoffs? Don't talk about -- playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a game!

02 Sep 2008 08:26:40 PDT

Written by larry
hawaii winter baseball begins september 27. arizona fall league begins october 7. october 10(ish) for mexican pacific league. october 17(ish) for dominican winter league. october 11(ish) for venezuelan professional baseball league. and the puerto rican league is set to reappear this f...

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Podcast: MLB Trade Deadline Show: Manny headed to LA, Bay to BoSox; Konerko’s dirty little secret that brought Griffey to the ChiSox

31 Jul 2008 18:06:43 PDT

Hosts Sam Panayotovich and Brandon Rosage packed the program with minute-by-minute analysis of reports related to Manny Ramirez‘ departure from Boston to Los Angeles, Ken Griffey Jr’s trade to the White Sox in light of Paul Konerko’s admission, the Angels’ early-week move for Mark Te...

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Podcast: Pierzynski rallies White Sox to sweep

25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT

CHICAGO A.J. Pierzynski hit a single that hopped past Detroit shortstop Carlos Guillen, allowing the goahead run to score in the eighth inning Tuesday night, as the Chicago White Sox rallied for an 87 win over the Tigers to sweep a daynight doubleheader.

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Podcast: Guillen concerned with Jenks' struggles

21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Bobby Jenks is having a rocky spring and White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is concerned about his struggling closer.

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