Author Archives: Andrew Reilly

Steve Avery and Pat Rapp, Your Time Is At Hand

In the wake of the Sox signing Omar Vizquel, The 35th Street Review checks in on the 1998-2009 Chicago White Sox’ quest to become the 1995-1999 Cleveland Indians.

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Yelling About Bobby Jenks’ Weight Is Like Yelling About The Brightness Of The Sun

Hey did you know Bobby Jenks is a big dude? That’s awesome. You can read all about it in the newspaper.

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Turkey, Potatoes and Second Helpings of a Masterfully Delivered Curveball

Comcast Sports Net will rebroadcast Mark Buehrle’s perfect game at 7pm CST Thanksgiving night. Set those DVRs, and try not to spit out your beaujolais when Hawkeroo actually loses it on the air. SPOILER ALERT: Josh Fields and Dewayne Wise’s careers both peak on the exact same day. [WhiteSox.com]

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Weep Not For Gordon Beckham

So he finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting. So what?

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Pretty Good As Gold

Mark Buehrle’s new hardware tells everyone else what we already knew, and that he’s also a solid defender.

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Player of the Decade

It’s not who you think it is, but it’s exactly who it should be. Part one of a series.

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Yesterday’s Bust Prospect Is Today’s Bust Prospect

Chris Getz and Josh Fields: an assessment, and a glimmer of hope for the good people of Kansas City. [Royally Speaking]

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The One Where We Learn About Joe Girardi

They can win the World Series in one easy step: all the Phillies really have to do is crush the two greatest postseason pitchers of all time. At once. Piece of cake, right?

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How to Fix the White Sox In One Fell Swoop

The psychotic, improbable manuever that could reshape South Side baseball as we know it.

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The Hatred and Hilarity in Game One of the 2009 World Series

The hand that controls the dolphin is the hand that makes those terrible throws from Yankee Stadium’s right field, plus other notes from an evening of watching someone else’s team have a good time.

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That Was Then And This Is Not

On the anniversary of the Sox’ 2005 World Series victory, an examination of what we really got from that most fantastic of outcomes.

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Finally, A Reason To Watch The World Series

Player; manager; broadcaster: Ozzie Guillen stands on the verge of marginal, highly specific greatness. Again.

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More Like The End Of Sports Encapsulation

This newfangled language recognition/auto-journalism technology thingy isn’t killing off anything we need worry ourselves with. Mostly.

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Jumping Someone Else’s Train: Your 2009 NLCS and ALCS Previews

With most of the reprehensible teams out of the picture, the 35th Street Review hitches its star to another city’s wagons.

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Four Incredibly Short Essays About Dewayne Wise

Who was Dewayne Wise, and why should we care? Two burning questions share an eerily similar answer.

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Show Us The Way, O Wise One

The offseason’s prized free agent has officially put himself back on the market. Brian Cashman and Theo Epstein could not be reached for comment. [Mouthpiece Spots]

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