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• Today in White Sox History: June 3

On this day 24 years ago, Paul Konerko breathed a little bit of hope into a disappointing season. Paulie goes deep in a walk-off thriller 1963 With the White Sox in first place, another freak injury occurred that was reminiscent of past bizarre circumstances, costing the team dearly. First baseman Joe Cunningham, who hit .295 with 70 RBIs and 101 walks in 1962, broke his collarbone in Los ...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: May 26

On this day 15 years ago, clown umpire Joe West ejected Mark Buehrle (right) after he tossed his glove to the ground, exasperated after two balk calls. Joe West makes a mockery of another baseball game 1959 White Sox owner Bill Veeck was always good for a crazy stunt, but this one topped the cake. Before a game hosting Cleveland and in front of 40,018 fans, four little people dressed up as...2025
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• The Best of Bo

The mid to late 1980s were an unusual time in baseball with the arrival of two-sport stars Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders. I’ve read a few things recently stating that Brian Jordan should be considered the best two-sport star of that era, and while I’ll be the first to say that Brian Jordan’s baseball career – 1,456 games, 184 home runs, 821 RBI, career batting average of .282 and almost 33 WAR – is...2025
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Bo knows baseball The mid to late 1980’s were an unusual time in baseball with the arrival of two-sport stars Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders. I’ve read a few things recently stating that Brian Jordan should be considered the best two-sport star of that era, and while I’ll be the first to say that Brian Jordan’s baseball career – 1,456 games, 184 home runs, 821 RBI, career batting average of .282 and...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves beat the Giants 11-6, despite Barry Bonds homering twice

Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1947 - The Boston Braves fall to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 in a game that features 22 hits that are all singles. 1953 - The Milwaukee Braves play their 13th home game and surpass the attendance total for the previous season, when the franchise played in Boston. 2001 - The Braves beat the Giants 11-6, but Barry Bonds homered t...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: May 19

On this day 19 years ago, A.J. Pierzynski’s AL record for consecutive errorless chances ended. | Sporting News via Getty Images/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images A.J.’s record fielding streak ends 1904 In front of just 1,000 fans in Washington, rookie Ed Walsh tossed his first complete game and shutout, blanking the Senators, 5-0, on just two hits. The win moved Walsh to 2-0 ...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 24

On this day 79 years ago, Ed Walsh was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. | Buyenlarge/Getty Images Ed Walsh gets the call to the Hall 1901 It wasn’t planned this way, but three games in other cities were postponed by rain, putting the White Sox in position to host the first major league game in American League history. Some 9,000 fans at South Side Park — or maybe it was 14,000, report...2025
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• Meet the Players: Hannah Filippo

Hannah Filippo Our newest writer dives into analytics — but don’t challenge her arm in right field! Hey, I’m Hannah! I’ve been a Chicago sports fan (excluding the Cubs, of course) for my entire life. I’ve played nearly every sport besides tennis and volleyball, but baseball has always been my favorite sport to watch and play. While I dream of working in sports journalism or perhaps a fro...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 21

Dude, where did my season go? Paul Assenmacher was aces for the White Sox in his sole South Side season of 1994, running up 0.9 WAR in roughly two-thirds of a summer. | Ron Vesely/Getty Images The South Siders swap for a sly southpaw 1900 After a meeting with the Chicago Orphans (Cubs), the way was cleared for Charles Comiskey to bring his team from St. Paul, Minn. to Chicago. They would s...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: December 29

The disgusted look on the face of Scott Ruffcorn after a rough outing was something the White Sox also saw plenty of in Chicago. Happy birthday to an all-time draft bust 1951 Pitcher Hiram Bithorn was the first Puerto Rican play in the majors outside of the Negro Leagues, but he lived a lot of life beyond that in his 35 years. Because Puerto Rico did not yet have a national baseball team, ...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 100: Cole McConnell

Cole McConnell let his bat do the talking with the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. | Wesley Hitt/Getty Images This lefty can get on base and take it yard Cole McConnell Center Fielder6´1´´210 poundsAge: 24 First Appearance on the South Side Sox Top 1002024 High Level Louisiana Tech (NCAA)Age relative to high level +1.4 yearsSSS rank among all center fielders in the system 7Overall 2024 season sta...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: December 1

Four-year White Sox vet Ray Herbert, shown here retiring Mickey Mantle by a step in 1961, was the headliner of a second trade made on this day, 60 years ago. | Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images The South Siders import some youth from Philadelphia 1956 It was the first of many awards won in his Hall of Fame career. Just a year and a day after his contract was purch...2024
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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"At that point, having seen his closer throw thirty pitches in a non-save situation, having yielded five runs with a runner on, Robin Ventura decided that maybe a new bullpen arm was needed."

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"1994 - Julio Franco and Robin Ventura go back-to-back twice in a 7-6 win by the White Sox over the Tigers."

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"1994 - Julio Franco and Robin Ventura go back-to-back twice in a 7-6 win by the White Sox over the Tigers."

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"Robin Ventura understands why some people might be suspicious of any players who appear bulked up when they report for workouts following the lockout."

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"On August 4, 1993, 46-year-old Nolan Ryan plunked 26-year-old Robin Ventura, and then got the better of him in the ensuing melee."

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"Former White Sox manager Robin Ventura and current Mets hitting coach Kevin Long are the favorites to replace Terry Collins as the Mets’ manager, Mike Puma of the New York Post tweets."

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"Everything you think you know about the Robin Ventura-Nolan Ryan brawl is wrong"

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"On this date 22 years ago, Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan and Chicago White Sox third baseman Robin Ventura were involved in one of the most memorable benches-clearing brawls in baseball history."

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"Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura strongly defended his staff ace Chris Sale on Thursday against accusations that the pitcher conducted himself improperly during a game one day earlier."

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• This Day in Braves History: Braves beat the Giants 11-6, despite Barry Bonds homering twice
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• Swag alert! White Sox load up schedule with limited-edition goodies

Who had an Ice Cube bobble on their bingo card? | Chicago White Sox Forget the scoreboard, seems to be Chicago’s new strategy Today, the Chicago White Sox announced a series of additional limited-edition fan giveaways and brand-new themed celebrations to their calendar. You know the old adage, “If you can’t provide your fans with good baseball, bribe them with cool promotional items.” I’m...2025
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• Bag over your head? Here’s a reason to briefly peek in at Rate Field

Don’t come for the baseball, just attend for the free giveaways and special guests. | Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Amidst on-field woes, the Chicago White Sox offer a nostalgic escape While we feel the need to cover our eyes with our hands or a paper sack when watching 2025 Chicago White Sox baseball, today, the team announced a schedule of special guest appearances spanning April, May...2025
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• Birthdate cards, Part 2

Last week Diamond Jesters celebrated his milestone birthday with a week's worth of posts featuring cards with a number that matches his birth date. He invited others to do so as a blog bat-around. I love a good blog bat-around. But I had already written a post with this theme two years ago on my birthday. So I weighed not participating at all with having to come up with a post of origin...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 30

On this day one year ago, Braden Shewmake made a splash by homering in his first White Sox appearance — in fact, on the very first pitch he saw. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Braden Shewmake makes a splash on the first pitch he sees 1970 In a swap of arms, the White Sox deal Jerry Nyman to San Diego for Tommie Sisk. Both players would throw their last in the majors in 1970, with Nyman maki...2025
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• The right man, for the right franchise

Focus on Sport/Getty Images Jeff Torborg treated everyone he met well, made many friends and raised a great family. He will be greatly missed He was the right man, at the right time for the right franchise. Jeff Torborg, former major league catcher and former White Sox manager, passed away on Sunday, at the age of 83. He was suffering from Parkinson’s Disease the last several years, ...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: January 16

On this day 59 years ago, Jack McDowell began his crawl to White Sox ace. | Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Happy birthday, Black Jack! 1966 Future White Sox ace Jack McDowell was born in Van Nuys, Calif. A former Team USA and Stanford University standout, the White Sox made “Black Jack” the No. 5 overall pick in the 1987 draft, incidentally kicking off a four-year run that also netted Robin ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 100: Cole McConnell
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• Today in White Sox History: October 30

On this day a dozen years ago, Jake Peavy was awarded some Gold. | Ron Vesely/MLB via Getty Images Jake Peavy, Gold Glover 1959 He was acquired before the start of the 1958 season, and part of the cost was trading the popular Minnie Miñoso, so pitcher Early Wynn didn’t start out on the right side of things with a lot of Sox fans. Compounding the issue was a mediocre 1958 season. In 1959, h...2024
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• This day in Braves History: Eddie Rosario walks it off to take 2-0 NLCS lead

Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The main reason why people still chant his name, years afterwards. Braves franchise history 1991: In Game 7 of the NLCS, the Atlanta Braves’ Brian Hunter’s two-run home run in the 1st inning is all John Smoltz needs as he tosses a 4-0 shutout over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Braves win their first National League pennant since their mov...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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• Among my finest accomplishments

Although I track milestones on this blog because it's a great way to see where I've been and where I am in the hobby, I don't think about my accomplishments in life very often.As a writer, though, I naturally look inward, so it's not difficult to come up with some on the spot. Some of my biggest are: establishing a career goal in college and making it work for me for 30-plus years, creating ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: May 17

On this day 94 years ago, the South Siders swapped away an all-time great, Willie Kamm. | Paul Thompson/Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Saying goodbye to a hot-corner great 1931 In a deal that wasn’t catastrophic but nonetheless didn’t work out for the White Sox, the club shipped an all-time great third baseman, Willie Kamm, to Cleveland for outfielder Lew Fonseca. Kamm had produced 2...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: February 18

Remember these images from just two years ago? Indeed, on this day in 2022 teams began postponing Spring Training games as ongoing labor strife threatened the season. | Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Labor talks fail yet again, and it’s beginning to look like a long lack of baseball 1998 Harry Caray (born Harry Carabina), dies in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at age 83. It was f...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: February 16

Howie Judson was pretty upbeat in 1950, for a guy coming off of a 1-14 season. | Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Author of a great turnaround season at the dawn of the 1950s is born 1924 Early on this day Frank Chance resigned as manager of the White Sox, having been stricken ill with pneumonia some time after accepting the helm during the 1924 Winter Meetings in Chicago the previous ...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: January 10

Ed Walsh’s route to the Hall of Fame was perplexingly arduous. | Baseball Hall of Fame Ed Walsh is again denied entry to the Hall — and not for the last time 1945 Despite not even holding a Hall of Fame vote in 1943 or 1944, the BBWAA fails to elect a single player, despite several worthy candidates that include legendary White Sox hurler Ed Walsh. Walsh’s 66.5 WAR career (at the time, if ...2025
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• We Remember: 22nd Anniversary of Nolan Ryan Putting Robin Ventura in a Headlock
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• On this date: Nolan Ryan vs. Robin Ventura, 27 years ago
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones homers on 40th birthday
Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1966 - The Atlanta Braves establish a major league record by winning their 18th consecutive game at home. The first 17 wins of the streak came in Milwaukee, the team’s home in 1965. 2011 - The Braves complete their first sweep of the Giants in San Francisco since 1998 with a 9-6 win in 10 innings. Nate McLouth delivers a two-run ...2023
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• Ventura to Ausmus: Worry about own team
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• Everything you think you know about the Robin Ventura-Nolan Ryan brawl is wrong
Unless you think that Ventura had the upper hand when the fight was ended...2016
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• Tim Anderson got the Sonic rings knocked out of him

Anderson learned the hard way that you can’t lose fights you started 7 seconds in It’s been seven years since the last true MLB fight between two players where a punch actually connected, but at long last, we have a real MLB fight. Chicago White Sox 2B Tim Anderson and Cleveland Guardians 3B Jose Ramirez got into a bit of a fracas during their game on Saturday. The resulting donnybrook ended with ...2023
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Ranking 2015's Biggest Disappointments
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• Today in White Sox History: May 19
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• Today in White Sox History: March 30

On this day 46 years ago, Pablo Torrealba came to the White Sox, at a pretty steep cost. | Topps A bad trade that helped doom the 1978 club 1970 In a swap of arms, the White Sox deal Jerry Nyman to San Diego for Tommie Sisk. Both players would throw their last in the majors in 1970, with Nyman making two starts (15.19 ERA, -0.4 WAR). Sisk did a lot of damage quickly, throwing 17 (1-1, 5.4...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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• The Michigan sign-stealing allegations enter Bobby Valentine territory

Why does the Michigan sign-stealing story remind us of Bobby Valentine? June 9, 1999 was a warm and steamy night in Queens, and New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine was feeling the heat, literally and figuratively. The Mets were sitting just two games above .500, and were six games back in the National League East. Valentine had just seen three of his coaches — pitching coach Bob Apodaca, hittin...2023
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• South Side Sox Summary: Week 22

Yea, sure, Jerry Reinsdorf cares about fans | Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports People finally got fired, but hope is already lost Welcome to the SSS Summary — a little review of what happened this past week in Chicago White Sox baseball, including on-the-field play, the front office jibber-jabber, and everything in between. Even if you don’t want to remember what happened, sorry, we wil...2023
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• Anderson suspended six games amid day of chaos for White Sox organization

Tim Anderson, restrained by teammates during Saturday’s brawl. | Ron Schwane/Getty Images The shortstop’s suspension ranked only as a minor item in a flat-out embarrassing Monday for the White Sox Tim Anderson has been suspended for six games for his role in Saturday’s bench-clearing brawl, MLB announced on Monday. José Ramírez, who instigated the exchange that led Anderson to make the un...2023
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• Know Your Enemy: New York Mets
The Mets — the White Sox of New York. We visit the second team in the first city The second team in their city. A perpetually underachieving and essentially unloved ballclub. An ignored fanbase, overshadowed by the media-driven hype around some of the most annoying people in baseball. A team that should have been good having themselves a massively disappointing, injury-ridden, luckless, j...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: March 30
Roland Hemond doubled his Laws for the month of March by adding Rudy to Vance, on this day 41 years ago. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images The end-of-spring deals, they just keep coming 1970 In a swap of arms, the White Sox deal Jerry Nyman to San Diego for Tommie Sisk. Both players would throw their last in the majors in 1970, with Nyman making two starts (15.19 ERA, -0.4 WAR). Si...2023
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• Accusations of Broken Promises, Ugly Words: White Sox Rift Smashes Wide Open
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