Jerry Reinsdorf, what on Earth have you done? How can a Major League Baseball team be metaphorically "out of it" well before the month of May even begins? Getting out of the gates 6-22 this season, the Chicago White Sox have been "done" since before the weather even warmed up. At 27-77, they're 50 games under .500, for the first time since franchise history since 1970, when … [Read more...] about Jerry Reinsdorf Must Sell, White Sox on Pace to be Historically Bad
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Former White Sox First Round Pick Achieves Crash Davis Style Record
Bull Durham is perhaps the best written sports movie of all-time. Since Ron Shelton's classic came out in 1988, numerous passages of dialogue have been cited and interwoven into the baseball news of the day. Well, get ready for yet another citation. You might recall this exchange between Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) and Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). … [Read more...] about Former White Sox First Round Pick Achieves Crash Davis Style Record
White Sox Ken “Hawk” Harrelson: worst announcer in all of sports? (video)
(re-post from 5-7-12 as Hawk Harrelson now finishes his career and unjustifiably gets the "retirement bounce") Who's the biggest dead weight connected to the Chicago White Sox: Gordon Beckham? Brent Morel? How about Ken "Hawk"Harrelson who gave us 63 seconds of dead air Friday night on the game's most pivotal play. Yes, over a minute of silence as the game's critical home … [Read more...] about White Sox Ken “Hawk” Harrelson: worst announcer in all of sports? (video)
Ozzie Guillen, of all people, praises Chicago Cubs rebuild
Former Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is famous for despising Wrigley Field. He spoke of how the rats there are a big as pigs. Needless to say he's not the biggest Cubs fan, and the idea of his managing on the North side some day sounds ridiculous. But it might not be as crazy as you think. For now though Guillen is an ESPN Analyst and he talked with the media to … [Read more...] about Ozzie Guillen, of all people, praises Chicago Cubs rebuild
White Sox White Flag MLB Trade Rumors
The Chicago White Sox announced recently that they will listen to offers for anyone on their roster with the exception of pitcher Chris Sale and first baseman Paul Konerko. In a recent question and answer session with the fans, most indicated that any player would be fair game if led to a better team in the long run. So the Sportsbank takes a look at possible locations for … [Read more...] about White Sox White Flag MLB Trade Rumors
The Irrationally Overrated, White Sox Mark Buehrle and tribute videos
Last night the Chicago White Sox welcomed back Mark Buerhle with a tribute video in the first inning of game one in their series versus the Toronto Blue Jays. You can watch it later in this post. As well as the White Sox 2013 opening introduction video. But first we re-publish a magnificent post from former Sport Bank contributor Peter Christian: Just as there are … [Read more...] about The Irrationally Overrated, White Sox Mark Buehrle and tribute videos
White Sox World Series ring for sale on Ebay
A 2005 Chicago White Sox World Series Championship ring is for sale on eBay. Whose is it? Don't know as the seller is anonymous. So how much does this baseball bling cost? The "buy it now" price is $24,999.99. Here's the description posted in the listing: … [Read more...] about White Sox World Series ring for sale on Ebay
Former White Sox OF Andruw Jones arrested on Christmas for domestic violence
When Andruw Jones was with the Chicago White Sox he gave the fans a couple thrills. Most notably, his 400th career home run. He played with four more MLB teams, including the Atlanta Braves for 12 years, for which he is best known. Jones won 10 Gold Gloves during his career. But enough about that, it wasn't a very merry Christmas in the Jones household, in fact it was a … [Read more...] about Former White Sox OF Andruw Jones arrested on Christmas for domestic violence