4 days to Opening Day, White Sox fans! Luis Robert is on track to make his fourth straight opening day start in center field for the Sox. Should that happen, he will become the first Sox center fielder to accomplish that since Lance Johnson’s run of six straight in the early 1990s. In addition, no player originally signed by the Sox has made more than three … [Read more...] about COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 4 DAYS! (ROBERT HEADS FOR RARE AIR)
COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 5 DAYS (A PAIR OF GREAT 5s)
5 days to Opening Day, White Sox fans! Two of my favorite White Sox players donned No. 5: Juan Uribe and Ray Durham. While those two are the most recognizable White Sox No. 5s, some interesting players have donned it in the past. How about … –Carl Everett in 2003 –Ron Karkovice in 1987 and 1988 –Vance Law from 1982 to 1984 –Bobby Molinaro from 1977 to … [Read more...] about COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 5 DAYS (A PAIR OF GREAT 5s)
COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 6 DAYS (O WEE O, MAGGLIO)
6 days to Opening Day, White Sox fans! Magglio Ordonez is No. 6 on the White Sox all-time home run list. Ordonez hit 187 homers for the Sox between 1997 and 2004. … [Read more...] about COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 6 DAYS (O WEE O, MAGGLIO)
COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 7 DAYS (TIMMY!)
7 days until Opening Day, White Sox fans! Wearing No. 7, Tim Anderson will be a mainstay at shortstop for the Sox this season. Well, there’s always the option of second base, since Anderson played there — and pretty well I might add — for the first six times in his life at the recently-completed World Baseball Classic. Here’s more from me on TA … @SOXNERD WHITE … [Read more...] about COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 7 DAYS (TIMMY!)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO WHITE SOX ICON MARK BUEHRLE!
What better day to repost my Mark Buehrle timeline than on his birthday: *MAY 21, 1999, WELCOME MARK: After being selected in the 38th round of the previous draft, Buehrle signed with the White Sox. 423 days later, he made his big league debut for the Sox. *JUNE 8, 1999: Eighteen days after signing, Buehrle earned a save in his pro debut for Class-A Burlington. The lefty … [Read more...] about HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO WHITE SOX ICON MARK BUEHRLE!
COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 8 DAYS (BO JACKSON)
8 days to Opening Day, White Sox fans! There is no more memorable No. 8 in White Sox history than Bo Jackson. Here is more on Bo from me … https://soxnerd.wordpress.com/2020/11/30/a-soxnerd-look-at-white-sox-icon-bo-jackson/ … [Read more...] about COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 8 DAYS (BO JACKSON)
COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 9 DAYS (THE GOOSE!)
9 days until Opening Day, White Sox fans! The White Sox selected pitcher Rich “Goose” Gossage in the ninth round of the 1970 draft. By Opening Day 1972, he was in the big leagues to stay en route to a Hall of Fame career. I am going to go out on a limb and say there haven’t been many better ninth round picks than Gossage! … [Read more...] about COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 9 DAYS (THE GOOSE!)
COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 10 DAYS (ED HERRMANN!)
10 days to Opening Day, White Sox fans! The grossly-underrated Ed Herrmann is the White Sox all-time leader with three seasons of EXACTLY 10 home runs. The sturdy catcher hit 10 dingers in 1972, 1973 and 1974. Hall-of-Famers Harry Hooper and Minnie Minoso are the only other White Sox players with more than one season of exactly 10 home runs. … [Read more...] about COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 10 DAYS (ED HERRMANN!)
COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 11 DAYS (LITTLE LOOIE)
11 days until Opening Day, White Sox fans! Luis Aparicio became a legend wearing No. 11 for the White Sox. Here are some reasons why … A QUICK LOOK AT BIRTHDAY BOY LUIS APARICIO … [Read more...] about COUNTDOWN TO WHITE SOX OPENING DAY: 11 DAYS (LITTLE LOOIE)