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Paul Konerko belts 3 HRs in Sox victory over Tribe

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White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen spent time in his pregame talk Tuesday lamenting the absences of outfielder Jermaine Dye, closer Bobby Jenks and setup man Matt Thornton from the American League All-Star team. Somehow, the team captain -- who entered play Tuesday with a .295 average...
>> www.suntimes.com/sports/...
 

Odds & Ends: White Sox, Phillies, A's

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Only a handful of games on the schedule tonight, but here are some links to make up for it.... White Sox GM Ken Williams is let down by his team's performance this season, according to Chris de Luca of The Chicago Sun-Times. Players like Jake Peavy and Alex Rios were acquired...
>> www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/09...
 

Trouble on the South Side: White Sox Could Use a Lineup and Bullpen Shuffle

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>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Your 2009 Chicago White Sox!

We are three games in to the White Sox season and I haven't written a word. I've been thinking about just running turning this blog into a "Year in the life of a White Sox fan" blog. And seeing that I could talk about the Sox for about twenty-four hours a day, seven...
>> lifeonabench.blogspot.com/2009/04...
 

The trade deadline is nine days away

More photos » by Mark Duncan - AP Browse more photos » What moves will Brian Cashman make before then? What areas of the team are most in need of improvement? Which prospects are considered 'touchable'...
>> www.pinstripealley.com/2009/7/...
 

A Royal Dud

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More photos » by ED ZURGA - AP Browse more photos » The White Sox seemed poised to run their winning streak to 8-games holding an early lead against a beleaguered division punching bag. Oops. Gavin Floyd blew...
>> www.southsidesox.com/2009/7/...
 

Quentin powers White Sox past Orioles

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Carlos Quentin homered, John Danks pitched into the seventh inning and the White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Saturday night. Danks (11-8) walked six but allowed just one run and three hits in 6 1-3 innings. Matt Thornton worked a scoreless inning, Octavio Dotel got two outs...
>> www.suntimes.com/sports/...
 

Series Preview: Chicago White Sox @ Seattle Mariners

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Seattle: 74-70 Chicago: 71-73 SUMMARY MARINERS WHITE SOX EDGE HITTING (wOBA) -89.1 (29th) -62.7 (26th) CHW FIELDING (UZR) 72.5 (1st) -38.7 (24th) SEA ROTATION (pRAA) -28.7 (23rd) 61.8 (6th) CHW BULLPEN (pRAA) -24.6 (29th) 30.2 (3rd) CHW...
>> www.lookoutlanding.com/2009/9/...
 

Back to Back 300 Jacks

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For the first time in MLB history two teammates have hit century milestones in the same game.  Not only that but Jermaine Dye and Paul Konerko did it hitting back-to-back in the second.  That's the cool thing about baseball, this game is played over and over and over...
>> chicagosportsblogs.com/sarahn/...
 

Things Are Getting Ugly

More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Browse more photos » I made a comment at the beginning of yesterday's abortion of a comments section, that it felt a lot like the '04 season. While the focus...
>> www.southsidesox.com/2009/8/...
 

In Defense of the General Manager

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More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP The man on the right is better at his job than people outside of Chicago give credit for. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Browse more photos » When OSFIB...
>> www.southsidesox.com/2009/8/...
 

White Sox-Reds Lines Preview

The fans at Great American Ball Park will be treated to a interleague game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds when they take their seats on Friday. The White Sox will trot Jose Contreras out to the mound in this one. Righthander Contreras has a 2-5 record and a...
>> www.lines-maker.com/2009/06...
 

Jake Peavy Knows The Secrets to Sucess

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More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Browse more photos » For a game that helped the Twins more than the officially-eliminated-from-playoff-contention White Sox, that was a thoroughly satisfying game. We...
>> www.southsidesox.com/2009/9/...
 

White Sox retain Garcia, Thornton

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The Chicago White Sox have exercised club options for 2010 on right-hander Freddy Garcia and left-hander Matt Thornton.
>> seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sp...
 

Odds & Ends: Holliday, White Sox, Pirates

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Good morning everybody!  Let's check out some links... Matt Holliday has meshed beautifully with the Cardinals since being acquired in July, writes Matthew Leach of MLB.com. Ozzie Guillen says that Matt Thornton has "good enough equipment" to step...
>> www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/09...
 

Olympic strikeout stunning to most

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DETROIT -- Not that White Sox lefty reliever Matt Thornton was expecting to actually experience the Olympics in Chicago in 2016, but he was disappointed with the news of the decision, which dominated headlines Friday.
>> www.suntimes.com/sports/...
 

2010 Bill James Projections: White Sox Pitchers

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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 ...
>> www.southsidesox.com/2009/10...
 

White Sox Exercise Option On Matt Thornton

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The White Sox exercised their 2010 option on reliever Matt Thornton, according to MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez.  At $2.25MM, it was an easy call for GM Ken Williams.  Even if the Sox had declined Thornton's 2010 option, he'd still have been under team control as an arbitration...
>> www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/10...
 

White Sox retain Garcia, Thornton

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The Chicago White Sox have exercised club options for 2010 on right-hander Freddy Garcia and left-hander Matt Thornton.
>> www.miamiherald.com/sports/...
 

White Sox pick up options on Garcia, Thornton

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The Chicago White Sox on Tuesday picked up the 2010 contract options for right-handed starter Freddy Garcia and left- handed reliever Matt Thornton.
>> www.miamiherald.com/sports/...
 
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