Tag Archives: 2005

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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The 2005 White Sox Reunion Tour Continues

The Big Chief Returneth, and the people of earth rejoiced.

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Dude, They’re Getting the Band Back Together

The triumphant return of Scott Podsednik marks the beginning of the end. Again.

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Unit Cost

Sometimes the best trades you make are the ones a Diamondbacks ace refuses to agree to because he hates your team.

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Your 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox

Happy anniversary, everyone. ESPN AM1000′s 2005 year-end audio montage: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] U.S. Cellular Field 2006 game-opening video montage:

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26 October 2005

A few words on the upcoming anniversary of the last great moment in Chicago sports.

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Let That Devil Out

The myth of “Perfect attendance” infiltrates the American League East.

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Three Moves the Sox Need to Make

Victory is ours through the logical continuation of the 2008 Plan in three simple steps. Here’s how: 1. Trade for Gary Sheffield. Because you can never have too many slow power hitters past their prime. 2. Trade for Freddy Garcia. Because you can never have too many questionable starting pitchers, and he can probably be [...]

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Friend or Foe?

Look no further than Boston: absolute victory corrupts absolutely.

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The 35th Street Post Office

You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers. Presenting the return of the new 35th Street mailbag.

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All the Critics Mock U In New York

Ah, January, in which temperatures hit -20 in Chicago and the paper of record reminds us all of our favorite team’s epic fall from grace: Only two seasons after they won the World Series for the first time since 1917, the White Sox incurred the largest dropoff in victories in the major leagues last season. [...]

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Live Blogging the Garland/Cabrera Trade News, Ramifications and One Fan’s Illogical Train of Half-Informed Thought

The ups and downs of having stupid, distant ideas as seen through one small-time sportswriter’s eyes.

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  • "No one had to tell me I was never going to be a home run hitter. I was hitting the same ball as the rest of the players, but when the big guys cracked one, it went out of the park. Mine went out of the infield."
    - Nelie Fox, 1965