When White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu steps in between the white lines of an MLB diamond, he is motivated by one thing: his mother, Daysi. There is little doubt that she is proud of what her son accomplished in this pandemic-shortened 60 game season, as he won his first MVP award, claiming 21 first […]
Category: White Sox History
WELCOME TO THE SHOW — White Sox 4, A’s 1
The White Sox had a chance to start the postseason at home, but by virtue of stumbling down the stretch, they had to head west to a house of horrors for the Sox in years past, the Oakland Coliseum. But this is a new Sox team, unafraid of going into the Coliseum, and they won […]
SOX HISTORY THAT WASN’T: Charlie Finley
For someone that never owned or was officially associated with the Chicago White Sox, Charles O. Finley’s name pops up a few times in their history. Finley was born in 1918 in Birmingham, Alabama. Finley was a born hustler, putting together a lawn mowing business in Birmingham along with selling newspapers and magazines and serving […]
HOME RUN DERBY — White Sox 5, Reds 0
If the 2020 edition of the White Sox have become known for one thing, it’s hitting home runs, and they did that plenty in the bandbox that is Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark on Saturday night in a 5-0 win. THE GOOD: All the dingers. Four Sox hitters combined to hit five solo home runs, highlighted […]
LET’S DANCE — ESPN Airs Documentary on Former White Sox OF Michael Jordan
Former White Sox outfielder Michael Jordan is back in the spotlight, after ESPN aired the first two hour-long episodes of a 10 hour documentary on his side job as a professional basketball player. Jordan spent the 1994 baseball season with the AA Birmingham Barons, slashing .202/.289/.266 in a park that was notorious for being unfriendly […]
CATCHER OF THE WEEK: Mike Tresh
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature Mike Tresh. Can you name someone who was born in Hazelton PA, was a catcher, […]
CATCHER OF THE WEEK: Moe Berg
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature Moe Berg. (Moe Berg) was the strangest man to ever play baseball – Casey Stengel […]
CATCHER OF THE WEEK: George Dickey
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature George Dickey. When you think of great catchers of the 30s and 40s, certain names […]
CATCHER OF THE WEEK: Ray Schalk
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature Ray Schalk. “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” –Thomas Jefferson When the […]
CATCHER OF THE WEEK: J.C. Martin
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature J.C. Martin. Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. – some motivational poster or something. J.C. […]