Sox Nerd

Similar to Nicky Lopez and Paul DeJong, pending White Sox acquisition Martin Maldonado is a player I have researched in my role as graphics coordinator in the club’s scoreboard department. Here is a sample of the information I have researched, written and displayed on the scoreboard when Maldonado, a catcher, visited Guaranteed Rate Field: *TO CATCH A THIEF: Led the … [Read more...] about YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD! A @SOXNERD LOOK AT MARTIN MALDONADO

I was sorry to learn the White Sox designated Declan Cronin for assignment on Thursday. The right-handed reliever was “DFA’d” to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for the freshly-signed Tim Hill. My late father was a White Sox fan and a proud graduate of Cronin’s alma mater Holy Cross. Cronin’s time on the Sox reminded me of what a connecting force baseball is. For that … [Read more...] about THANK YOU DECLAN CRONIN!

This is the topper of Jim Leyland’s bio in the White Sox 1985 media guide. Jim Leyland is a  popular guy.  At least that’s what my Twitter account tells me. The White Sox-related thread I assembled on Leyland after he was elected to the Hall of Fame on Dec. 3 has been seen over 35,000 times, which is a lot for me. Usually my stuff averages around 1,000 views. Here … [Read more...] about A WHITE SOX-CENTRIC LOOK AT HALL-OF-FAMER JIM LEYLAND

The Sox didn’t play here on this day but they have battled the cold in their home since 1991 on a few occasions. Thanks to a request from @soxnerd follower Ryan James Vance (@ryanjamesvance), here are the five coldest games at Guaranteed Rate Field/US Cellular Field/New Comiskey Park, the White Sox home since 1991: *31 degrees, April 4, 2007: With winds blowing out to … [Read more...] about BY REQUEST: THE 5 COLDEST WHITE SOX GAMES AT GRF/USCF/NCP