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This Old Outfield

The farm just got a whole lot speedier. And grindier. Let’s trade it for Ichiro!

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Presenting Your 2009 Chicago White Sox

One “when” and a whole lot of “if.” Ladies and gentlemen, baseball season is upon us.

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Distance May Skew Perception

Kenny Williams is the Vernon Wells of general managers. Or the Nick Swisher. Or, if you think about it, both.

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I’ll Have the Grinder with Extra Salt

A look at the menu at Kenny Williams’ restaurant.

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Pass Me a Bottle, Mr. Jones

Assessing a probable next addition to the Chicago White Sox. Individual responses may vary slightly from those given in the answer key.

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Ohfer

On the joys of at least not being a Lions fan today.

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. . . All They Got to Rule the Nation

Hope and happiness by way of awesome guitar solos and occasional moments of greatness. Part two in a series.

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But the Question Is “Why?”

Four game sweep by Boston, outscored 46-7 by the time it was over. What else can you say? If you’re the White Sox marketing team, apparently not very much: Before kicking off a four-game weekend set in Boston — where Paul Konerko launched home run No. 26 on Saturday — the White Sox got the [...]

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All Mostly Quiet on the Trading Front

Anyone who missed out on dealing for Jose Contreras is probably not missing too much right now.

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Low Rider

Is this it? Is this what rock bottom feels like? The Cubs score two cheap runs on two cheap wind-carried home runs. As payback the Sox, the mighty Sox, the South Side Hitmen, the Sleeping Giants from the Tough Part of Town answer with one cheap wind-carried home run of their own, then stick with [...]

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