BOBBY JENKS NEWS
Williams says Jenks' complaint is dead issue
2 days ago by
Chicago Sun Times
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Ken Williams is calling the Bobby Jenks offseason saga a dead story. Obviously, his barrel-chested closer didn't get the memo. Jenks told the Sun-Times in late November that he felt that he was put
on an island by the club, specifically because of what Jenks felt was
unfair treatment...
ChiSox GM Williams: Dealing Jenks not in works
CHICAGO (AP) -- White Sox general manager Ken Williams says he's not shopping Bobby Jenks and too much has been made of a perceived rift between the team and its closer.
White Sox GM: Dealing Jenks not in works
2 days ago by
Fox Sports
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White Sox general manager Ken Williams says he's not shopping Bobby Jenks and too much has been made of a perceived rift between the team and its closer.
Williams insisted Friday that he hasn't had any trade talks involving Jenks.
Jenks' status has been an issue since...
Chicago White Sox GM Ken Williams says dealing closer Bobby Jenks not in works
White Sox general manager Ken Williams says he's not shopping Bobby Jenks and too much has been made of a perceived rift between the team and its closer.
Odds & Ends: Jenks, Polanco, Tate, Marquis
3 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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Some links for Thursday...
Sam Borden of the Journal News wonders how many long-term contracts the Yanks can take on.
The Yankees get the sense that Andy Pettitte isn't done yet, according to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News.
They aren'...
Jenks not on the block, White Sox GM says
4 days ago by
SportingNews.com
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Sporting News staff reports
White Sox general manager Ken Williams tells the team's Web site he isn't shopping closer Bobby Jenks.
"He's my closer, and I haven't had one trade discussion about him," Williams tells the site. "That's...
White Sox Rumors: Jenks, Gonzalez, Konerko, Pierzynski
4 days ago by
MLB Trade Rumors
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MLB.com's Scott Merkin has a few White Sox hot stove notes...
GM Kenny Williams is not shopping closer Bobby Jenks and has not had any offseason trade talks about him. However, Williams will listen at the Winter Meetings.
Williams said he never heard of last...
REVIEW: 'Odd Man Out', by Matt McCarthy
9 days ago by
Fenway West
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This book is probably the funniest baseball book I have ever read! I usually read in bed before I turn the lights out, and I swear that at least three times while reading this book I had to get up out of bed because I was laughing so hard!
Matt McCarthy played college baseball...
REVIEW: ‘Odd Man Out’, by Matt McCarthy
9 days ago by
Sports Blog Net
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This book is probably the funniest baseball book I have ever read! I usually read in bed before I turn the lights out, and I swear that at least three times while reading this book I had to get up out of bed because I was laughing so hard!
Matt McCarthy played college baseball...
Odds & Ends: Yankees, White Sox, Red Sox
13 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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When you prepare the turkey, don't forget to add these tidbits for flavor...
According to Marc Carig of the Newark Star-Ledger, Yankees GM Brian Cashman will deal with his own free agents before moving to others. "I'll talk to our guys first," Cashman told Carig...
Just Blogging Around – An Upton/White Sox Scenario
13 days ago by
Sports Blog Net
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Reportedly, the Chicago White Sox are kicking the tires on BJ Upton. And with that, of course, comes speculation of what he might bring in return.
ChicagoNow.com’s SoxNet wonders whether the Rays would take closer Bobby Jenks and top catching prospect Tyler Flowers in a trade...
D12: Honeymoon over for big Bobby Jenks and Ozzie Guillen?
13 days ago by
Big League Stew
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Welcome to 'Duk's Dozen, a streamlined selection of 12
morning-fresh links and items to start your baseball day. It welcomes
your email submissions and tips here or via Twitter. 1. Chicago closer Bobby Jenks(notes) thinks he's being scapegoated after a season of injuries...
Ozzie : Jenks Is A Victim Of Sizism (Who Should Lose A Few Pounds)
15 days ago by
Can't Stop The Bleeding
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White Sox closer Bobby Jenks claims his season-ending calf injury occurred while covering first base. His employers insist it happened during pregame stretching. If I were Jenks, I’d figure the answer for 2010 to be “no more stretching”, but in the meantime, the...
Bobby Jenks Cements His Place as White Sox Regular Most-Likely to be Traded this Off-Season
16 days ago by
South Side Sox
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by Paul Beaty - AP
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Free agency is 24 hours old, and the supposedly inactive White Sox are keeping things interesting. As you've no doubt heard by now, they're supposedly...
Battle of the bulge
16 days ago by
Chicago Sun Times
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South Side, we have a problem. A 6-4, 285-pound problem that better be resolved before feelings get hurt and relationships are destroyed. After a calf injury ended closer Bobby Jenks' season Sept. 22, feelings began to strain. The right-hander believed the club -- based on comments...
Blogging the Offseason: Chicago White Sox
19 days ago by
Simon On Sports
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's AL team is the Chicago White Sox and our guest is Ryan...
White Sox Make "News" at GM Meetings
26 days ago by
South Side Sox
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by M. Spencer Green - AP
Kenny Williams: The Newsmaker
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Not much happens at the GM meetings. But this year those meetings are taking place in Chicago -- an unnamed...
White Sox Show Their Hand With Teahen Trade
November 07, 2009 by
South Side Sox
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by Pat Sullivan - AP
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Two days ago, as the Yankees marched on to yet another purchased World Series title, the White Sox appeared like they could take any number of routes to...
The Changing Landscape of Salary Arbitration-Eligible Players and Free Agents in Baseball
November 05, 2009 by
Sports Law
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With the Yankees winning the World Series last night, the off-season officially began this morning. The clock starts ticking on the free agent filing period of 15 days after the end of the World Series. Buster Olney appeared on Mike and Mike on ESPN this morning. He started his segment...
See ya next October? Phillies, Yankees have offseason work to do
November 05, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
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Stan McNeal, Sporting News
The Phillies should return all eight regulars in their attempt to reach a third consecutive World Series in 2010. The Yankees have three key free agents, but their big-money superstars are locked up for at least another year. The biggest offseason...
Rosterbation-Mania!
November 04, 2009 by
South Side Sox
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by Ted S. Warren - AP
Raise your hand if you want to play for the White Sox next year. Esteban, please put your hand down.
Seriously though, Esteban, you aren't welcome. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Olney On Non-Tenders
November 01, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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In his latest blog post (ESPN Insider required), Buster Olney discusses what he refers to as baseball's "next great economic disparity," referring to the large number of players, young and old, who stand to make more money through arbitration than they would on the free...
2010 Bill James Projections: White Sox Pitchers
October 30, 2009 by
South Side Sox
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W-L G GS SVIP H HR BB K ERA WHIP
Mark Buehrle
12-12
33
33
0
216
232
25
48
122
3.96
1.30
D.J. Carrasco
4-6
44
0
0
90
103
8
36
59
4.90
1.54
John Danks
11-12
33
33
0
206
209
29
75
168
4.33
1.38
Octavio Dotel
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Fantasy Baseball: The avoid list. pt. 2
October 24, 2009 by
Fake Teams
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by Mark Duncan - AP
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4. Bobby Jenks- I wrote off Jenks last year and vowed to never draft him again after his fairly ugly 2008 season (likely injury related.) In 2009 Jenks saved 29 games with...
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