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• Today in White Sox History: November 21

On this day 131 years ago, Ban Johnson took control of what would become the American League. Ban Johnson kick-starts the future American League 1893Ban Johnson is given control of the reorganized Western League, being named its president, secretary and treasurer. While a minor league in this moment, the WL would transform into the American League by 1900 and ascend to major league status ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 6

After missing two years with migraine headaches and vision issues, the White Sox brought Hal Trosky back to baseball, on this day 81 years ago. A Cleveland slugger comes back ... on the South Side 1935 After a 22-year career logging a 229-217 record with a 3.84 ERA and 39.7 WAR (180th all-time among pitchers), “Sad” Sam Jones retired. The former Cleveland, Red Sox, Yankees, Browns and Sena...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 7

Todd Ritchie during 2002’s spring training, before the full horrors of his season to come were known. 1971 Todd Ritchie, author of one of the worst seasons in White Sox history, was born in Portsmouth, Va. He came to the White Sox from Pittsburgh in a ballyhooed deal that saw three pitchers dealt away for a player in Ritchie — who was never destined for much more than middle-rotation innin...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 5

Ron Schueler hoists the 1993 AL West champions pennant with Ozzie Guillén. That season ended up being the peak of Schueler’s 10-year term as White Sox GM. | Ron Vesely/Getty Images Ron Schueler takes the reins 1976 The White Sox lost five players in the American League expansion draft, with third baseman Bill Stein going fifth overall to the Seattle Mariners. Seattle also nabbed pitcher Ro...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 3

On this day a year ago, the White Sox opted to cut Liam Hendriks and pay him $15 million deferred rather than keep him around the team to rehabilitate from TJS. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images The South Siders say goodbye to a hero 1983 Tony La Russa, who guided the White Sox to a 99-win season and their first playoff appearance in 24 years, was named the Manager of the Year by the Baseball ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 24

Chances are, this scoring attempt came during Willy Miranda’s second 1952 stint with the White Sox, but the swap that brought the Cuban infielder to Chicago for the first time took place on this day, 73 years ago. Willy Miranda begins his South Side merry-go-round 1901 In possibly the first instance of crosstown movement, Cubs center fielder Danny Green signed for bigger money with the Whi...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 26

Eddie Cicotte pitched his last major league game on this day, 104 years ago. Two days later, he was suspended, never to play in the majors again. | New York Times Co./Getty Images The race remains close — but the 1920 South Siders are on the edge of disaster 1905 In a doubleheader at Boston, White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh relieved starter Doc White in the first inning of the first game without...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 22

On this day one year ago, a rare change was made in the executive offices at 35th & Shields. | David Banks/Getty Images Lo, an executive era endeth 1923 In a game at Comiskey Park, White Sox pitcher Hollis “Sloppy” Thurston threw an immaculate inning of relief (striking out the side on only nine pitches) versus the Philadelphia Athletics. Thurston’s Immaculate Inning came in the 12th, mowi...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31

On this day nine years ago, we lost our greatest southpaw legend, Billy Pierce. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images So long, Billy Pierce 1909 “Sleepy” Bill Burns fired a two-hitter in a doubleheader opener, defeating Walter Johnson in Washington, 1-0. The White Sox also knocked off the Senators in the nightcap behind a complete game from Frank Smith, 4-0, holding Washington to seven hits on th...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 27

Iván Calderón makes the steal of the season 1951 Among many injustices betraying a pro-Yankees slant in Major League Baseball over the years, this was egregious as they come. It was the start of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium, with Chicago trailing New York and Boston by just 3 1⁄2 games in the standing. The White Sox trailed the Yankees, 3-2, when the game was delayed 25 minutes by rain. Wh...2024
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• Let’s talk about Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer...

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports ... and whether his time with the team should be up, or not. One year ago tomorrow, I posted an article provocatively headlined “The Cubs should fire Jed Hoyer.” Admittedly, some or maybe even most of that article was knee-jerk, based on things that were happening with the team at the time, a team that most of us hoped would contend, but entering play on ...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 22

Terry Francona bats for the Cubs in 1986 | Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Terry Francona, no-hitters, one-hitters, and other stories on a busy day in baseball history. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cub...2024
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: February 14

Kosuke Fukudome never reached his Japanese League stardom in the U.S. | Mike McGinnis/Getty Images The South Siders try to get lucky with a third Japanese veteran 2012 The White Sox sign former Japanese League star and Cubs veteran Kosuke Fukudome to a one-year, $500,000 contract. At 35, it turned out that Fukudome was well-cooked as a major-leaguer, earning -0.2 WAR over 24 games (follow...2024
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• South Side Sox Player of the Week (September 26-October 5): Lance Lynn
Mitch Ransdell/South Side Sox October dawns, and the dust of the pennant race has settled. What happens now? Where am I? On the South Side, this week feels a little like waking up during the second act of a Hangover movie: Tony La Russa is missing, empty bottles of Malört litter the clubhouse floor, and Ken Williams has a face tattoo. Rest assured, there’s one thing that hasn’t changed. B...2022
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• MLB Trade Rumors: Latest Scoop on Jeff Samardzija, Cameron Maybin and More
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"Make no mistake about it: Hahn and Ken Williams still hold the record for the most embarrassing contracts on the books."

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"Vice president Ken Williams and senior vice president and general manager Rick Hahn were fired by the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, the team announced in a social media post, with owner Jerry Reinsdorf saying "this is an incredibly difficult decision."

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"More blame should be placed on Reinsdorf, executive vice president Ken Williams and Hahn for not giving La Russa an improved roster to help the team take that next step."

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"Ken Williams Discusses White Sox Pursuit Of Machado, Harper"

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"Since then, not only has Abreu delivered positive on-field results for the Sox, but he has emerged as a key leader for the young team, according to vice president Ken Williams."

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"But with the encouragement of executive vice president Ken Williams and owner Jerry Reinsdorf, he reloaded the team in 2016 for one more run at a title."

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"Chicago White Sox first baseman Adam LaRoche made the decision to retire on Tuesday after general president Ken Williams told him he couldn't bring his 14-year-old son, Drake, into the clubhouse, per Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports."

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"There is a reason why Ken Williams accompanied the White Sox to Minneapolis and Detroit as part of this three-city, nine-game road trip."

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"White Sox executive vice president Ken Williams respects the power of protest against oppression or injustice of any sort, and he is sensitive to the recent issues surrounding police brutality."

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• Today in White Sox History: October 21

You can call him Thomas, or you can call him Tommy, but you doesn’t have to call him Finners: Finners Quinlan played just one season with the White Sox, but he shares a birthday and MiLB career with an almost-teammate. | Charles Conlon Two South Side old-timers, born on the same day and almost teammates 1887 Two minor players for the White Sox who just missed playing together on the same S...2024
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• So, Jerry Reinsdorf is going to sell the White Sox and lose millions for his family and send a 125-year-old team to Nashville, of all places, at the same time he’s building his sandlot field in The 78? Got it

If Jerry Reinsdorf has a final trick up his sleeve to steal from taxpayers, it’s this baby: The 78. And when push comes to shove, he’ll probably get his way. | E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Please, please, please, please tell me you’re not that gullible Apparently bored with the baseball playoffs and looming offseason, it seems every sportswriter ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 6

On this day 41 years ago, Mike Boddicker silenced a loud White Sox offense in the ALCS. | Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images A day of playoff setbacks includes an offensive meltdown in Baltimore 1905 The White Sox lost the pennant on the next-to-last day of the season when pitcher Doc White couldn’t beat the bottom-feeding St. Louis Browns. White and the Sox lost, 6-2, and handed the flag to the...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 30

On this day a year ago, owner Jerry Reinsdorf said White Sox fans should be “pissed off” about the disappointing 2023 season. Wait until he hears about 2024. | Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Jerry gets upset 1904 On Ladies’ Day at the park, pitcher Doc White completed one of the most amazing months in White Sox — and baseball — history, with a 4-0 ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 10

Alex Ríos was claimed on waivers on this day, 15 years ago ... and it wasn’t quite the coup the White Sox wanted. Two mini-mites homer off of big, bad Nolan Ryan 1959 White Sox infielders Nellie Fox and Luis Aparicio appeared together on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The headline read, “Magic Up The Middle, Fox And Aparicio.” 1960 A 6-0 whitewash ended a three-game set with the Yankees...2024
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• So, Jerry Reinsdorf is going to sell the White Sox and lose millions for his family and send a 125-year-old team to Nashville, of all places, at the same time he’s building his sandlot field in The 78? Got it
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• Jerry Reinsdorf is in ‘active discussions’ to sell the White Sox

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images ... and it’s possible the South Siders could even leave town. Josh opened discussion on this topic in BCB After Dark but I thought I’d weigh in with my thoughts on the report in The Athletic that White Sox managing general partner Jerry Reinsdorf is, after years of denying he was interested in selling the team, is now apparently doing just that: Longtime majo...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 9

On this day 54 years ago, Alex Johnson did something at Comiskey Park that only Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg had previously accomplished. | Set Number: X16842 TK2 R8 F29 A crushing blow from Alex Johnson 1917 It’s the only time the White Sox have ever won a forfeited game. In a game at Comiskey Park, Cleveland protested a close interference call that went against Jack Graney in the top o...2024
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• How dare you offend King Jerry!!

White Sox staff meeting. | brothersofthebook.com A tale of White Sox revenge Rick Morrissey had an excellent article in the Sun-Times this week about Jerry Reinsdorf’s primary motivation being to seek revenge against White Sox fans — “a perverse revenge” as he calls it. Morrissey puts a lot of the cause on the “sell the team” movement of the last two years, and he has sources that may well...2024
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• Adam LaRoche Retired After White Sox Requested He Bring Son into Clubhouse Less
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• Chris Sale Scratched from Start vs. Tigers Due to Clubhouse Incident
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• Reinsdorf, White Sox fire EVP Williams, GM Hahn

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• White Sox fire vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn amid awful season

The White Sox are going to replace their front office in the coming weeks...2023
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• LaRoche balked at reducing son's presence
The unexpected retirement of Adam LaRoche was brought about by a request from White Sox executive vice present Ken Williams to have LaRoche's 14-year-old son, Drake, become less of a presence with the team....2016
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• White Sox Fire Ken Williams, Rick Hahn
The White Sox are overhauling their front office. The club announced Tuesday evening that both team president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn have been relieved of their responsibilities. “This is an incredibly difficult decision for me to make because they are both talented individuals with long-term relationships at the White Sox,” said chairman…...2023
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• White Sox Players Reportedly Considered Boycott After Adam LaRoche Retirement
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• Chris Sale Comments on Kenny Williams' Handling of Adam LaRoche's Son
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 91 — Phillies phulphil while White Sox phlail and phlunk
And who needs a manager, anyway? Trying to stay awake during what seems like a 5 1⁄2 -year break between LCSs and the World Series, SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, indulge in a little nostalgia. That nostalgia ranges from the prospect of the return of Ozzieball to the new book that casts Frank Thomas as much more Big Jerk than Big Hurt in his playing day...2022
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 87 — Wait’ll next year
But what then? SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, took a pass on maintaining hope for the 1/1,000 chance computer algorithms give the White Sox to win the AAAL Central (maybe we shouldn’t call it that any more, since Cleveland appears to be an actual major league team), did some of the mandatory lamenting about the horrible quality of baseball and spirit th...2022
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• So, Jerry Reinsdorf is going to sell the White Sox and lose millions for his family and send a 125-year-old team to Nashville, of all places, at the same time he’s building his sandlot field in The 78? Got it
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• Reinsdorf to White Sox fans — F.U.

Not the finger Jerry Reinsdorf is showing to fans. | andersons.com The strange hatred for people who made him billions It sure seems like it’s not enough for Jerry Reinsdorf to show his disdain for fans by putting a godawful product on the field. He has to lift his middle finger in a multitude of ways. Reinsdorf’s unremitting greed has long been recognized, but greed’s not an unusual tra...2024
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• Vote for the 2024 South Side Sox White Sox Hall of Fame!

Jack McDowell came the closest to being elected, without topping the 75% threshhold, in our last Hall of Fame election. | Otto Greule Jr/Allsport/Getty Images Let’s immortalize our sixth class of the best South Siders of all time Once upon a time, the Chicago White Sox had a team Hall of Fame — until they decided to put it in mothballs, in favor of an extended gift shop. Now the Sox have ...2024
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• Meet the Players: International Women’s Day Edition with Melissa Sage-Bollenbach

Melissa Sage-Bollenbach/South Side Sox Let’s celebrate Melissa! According to the International Women’s Day website, March 8 is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. Women should be celebrated daily. I like to think that’s the case at South Side Sox as we consiste...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: January 29

Was Ozzie Guillén happy to be with Baltimore, and not the White Sox? Seeing as he was released a day after this photo, the answer is no. | Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Ozzie’s tenure comes to an end 1964 Jim Brosnan is given permission from the White Sox to seek a deal with another team, after GM Ed Short forbids any further in-season writing (Brosnan previously had authored the classic b...2024
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• This Day in MLB History: January 29

Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images MLB History 1901 - The Rules Committee comprised of Connie Mack, John McGraw and Charles Comiskey reject a proposal that would have banned the bunt and recommends no changes to the game at this time. 1930 - The Boston Red Sox sell former home run champ Ken Williams to the New York Yankees. However after acquiring him, New York will release Williams bef...2024
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