White Sox Rising
June 1, 2012 by Terry Keshner · Leave a Comment
May 31, 2012 When the Chicago White Sox swept the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field two weeks ago it was fun but, really, can’t an old person with a fly swatter beat the Cubs? The Sox, however, were apparently emboldened by that three-game ear-gouge of their crosstown rivals because now the Pale Hose are taking […]
All For Paul
May 28, 2012 by Terry Keshner · Leave a Comment
May 27, 2012 Jimi Hendrix, Albert Einstein, Prince Planet, Julie Christie, Harper Lee and Joan of Arc. What do they all have in common? They’re about half as cool as Paul Konerko. Konerko, the venerable Chicago White Sox first baseman, is swinging the bat like a honey badger hocked up on Cherry Coke trapped inside […]
Robin White Sox Redux
October 7, 2011 by Terry Keshner · Leave a Comment
On Thursday afternoon I received a text message from my cousin and fellow die-hard White Sox fan, Owen, and it contained just one word: Robin? Naturally, I replied with the first word that came to my mind: Batman? Just kidding. The word I actually replied with was Ventura? As I honestly wondered whether Owen’s single-word […]
Fair Or Not, Terry Francona’s Departure From Boston Is Imminent And Necessary
September 30, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
According to published reports, the Red Sox and manager Terry Francona will agree to part company this morning after an eight-year marriage that brought the franchise a pair of World Series championships – its first titles since 1918. Tito won’t be fired… his contract expired on Wednesday night and it has been agreed by both […]
White Sox May Need a Lesson in Their Own History
June 15, 2011 by Matt Aber · 2 Comments
I was visiting Chicago recently on a trip from baseball’s “land of milk and honey,†also known as Philadelphia, and had the opportunity to take in a ballgame and cross another stadium visit off my list.. Chicago, baseball, Cubs, Wrigley is how the order of it all plays out in my mind when I think […]
The Memorial Day Brawl of 1932
May 29, 2011 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment
Administrative duties have kept me from writing much lately, so I thought I’d dust off an article I wrote for Memorial Day 2009. Enjoy! Twelve years after the Black Sox scandal decimated the White Sox and led to lifetime bans of eight players, a postgame brawl with umpire George Moriarty on Memorial Day 1932 could […]
2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL Central – Chicago White Sox
March 28, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
White Sox 1B Paul Konerko Chicago White Sox (2010 record: 88-74) The White Sox won 88 games last season and still didn’t get a sniff of the division title due to the success of the Minnesota Twins. During the off-season, GM Kenny Williams decided to re-shuffle the deck to play to his team’s strengths – […]
