South Side Sox

After missing two years with migraine headaches and vision issues, the White Sox brought Hal Trosky back to baseball, on this day 81 years ago. A Cleveland slugger comes back ... on the South Side 1935 After a 22-year career logging a 229-217 record with a 3.84 ERA and 39.7 WAR (180th all-time among pitchers), “Sad” Sam Jones retired. The former Cleveland, Red Sox, … [Read more...] about Today in White Sox History: November 6

Todd Ritchie during 2002’s spring training, before the full horrors of his season to come were known. 1971 Todd Ritchie, author of one of the worst seasons in White Sox history, was born in Portsmouth, Va. He came to the White Sox from Pittsburgh in a ballyhooed deal that saw three pitchers dealt away for a player in Ritchie — who was never destined for much more than … [Read more...] about Today in White Sox History: November 7

Chicago’s Polish Prince, Richie Zisk, was unrecognizable as he showed up for spring training in 1978. | Focus on Sport/Getty Images The South Siders lose one of their Hit Men 1977 The upstart South Side Hit Men, who led the AL West for about a third of the season and took baseball by storm in peaking at 25 games better than .500, were laid to rest with the loss of … [Read more...] about Today in White Sox History: November 8

Oh, for the days when the evil empire just meant you were talking about the Yankees. The aftermath of a brutal week capping an impossibly bad year Somehow, the worst year in any White Sox fans’ memory managed to get even worse this week. It’s left many of us numb, and dreading our future. You may not be one of those fans. But this is not about how right or wrong we were … [Read more...] about Hating on hate

Jason Benetti and Steve Stone brought some necessary cheer to White Sox broadcasts. However, the team drove Benetti to take the Tigers job on this day, one year ago. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images A brilliant announcer, driven out of town 2005 After a season that saw the White Sox win their first World Series title since 1917, the Baseball Writers Association … [Read more...] about Today in White Sox History: November 9