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The Chicago White Sox was one of the original eight American League teams formed in 1901. They are located on the city's South Side and often referred to as the South Siders or the Pale Hose. The Sox's often futile history includes an 88-year drought between World Series titles, from 1917 to 2005. The Sox have won three Series titles, six AL pennants and four division titles in their history.
That history includes one of baseball's most ignominious chapters: The "Black Sox Scandal" of 1919, in which eight members of the heavily favored Sox allegedly conspired to throw that year's World Series to the Cincinnati Reds....
That history includes one of baseball's most ignominious chapters: The "Black Sox Scandal" of 1919, in which eight members of the heavily favored Sox allegedly conspired to throw that year's World Series to the Cincinnati Reds....
The Chicago White Sox was one of the original eight American League teams formed in 1901. They are located on the city's South Side and often referred to as the South Siders or the Pale Hose. The Sox's often futile history includes an 88-year drought between World Series titles, from 1917 to 2005. The Sox have won three Series titles, six AL pennants and four division titles in their history.
That history includes one of baseball's most ignominious chapters: The "Black Sox Scandal" of 1919, in which eight members of the heavily favored Sox allegedly conspired to throw that year's World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. The eight, including hitting star Shoeless Joe Jackson, pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Lefty Williams and third baseman Buck Weaver, were acquitted of all criminal charges, but Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis banned them from baseball for life anyway. The powerful franchise owner Charles Comiskey had assembled was devastated, and the Sox would not return to the World Series until 1959, when they lost to the Dodgers in six games. Comiskey died in 1931, but his family retained control of the Sox until 1959, when flamboyant Bill Veeck took over. Veeck was known as a promotion-crazy maverick whose gimmicks included cow-milking contests and an exploding scoreboard. Health issues forced Veeck to sell John Allyn in 1961, but Veeck re-acquired the team in 1975 and brought back his wild style, including such innovations as uniform shorts and a Disco Demolition night that resulted in a forfeit. But Veeck did not have the finances to remain viable and sold the team to a group headed by Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn before the 1982 season. The Sox won a division title the next under manager Tony La Russa and reached the postseason again in 1993 and 2000. They wouldn't return to the World Series until 2005, when they swept Houston in four games under manager Ozzie Guillen, their former shortstop. The Sox have played in what is now called U.S. Cellular Field since 1991, across the street from the old Comiskey Park, the one-time "Baseball Palace of the World."
That history includes one of baseball's most ignominious chapters: The "Black Sox Scandal" of 1919, in which eight members of the heavily favored Sox allegedly conspired to throw that year's World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. The eight, including hitting star Shoeless Joe Jackson, pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Lefty Williams and third baseman Buck Weaver, were acquitted of all criminal charges, but Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis banned them from baseball for life anyway. The powerful franchise owner Charles Comiskey had assembled was devastated, and the Sox would not return to the World Series until 1959, when they lost to the Dodgers in six games. Comiskey died in 1931, but his family retained control of the Sox until 1959, when flamboyant Bill Veeck took over. Veeck was known as a promotion-crazy maverick whose gimmicks included cow-milking contests and an exploding scoreboard. Health issues forced Veeck to sell John Allyn in 1961, but Veeck re-acquired the team in 1975 and brought back his wild style, including such innovations as uniform shorts and a Disco Demolition night that resulted in a forfeit. But Veeck did not have the finances to remain viable and sold the team to a group headed by Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn before the 1982 season. The Sox won a division title the next under manager Tony La Russa and reached the postseason again in 1993 and 2000. They wouldn't return to the World Series until 2005, when they swept Houston in four games under manager Ozzie Guillen, their former shortstop. The Sox have played in what is now called U.S. Cellular Field since 1991, across the street from the old Comiskey Park, the one-time "Baseball Palace of the World."
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Presidential workout coming to Washington
The outdoor White House basketball court has nothing on Chicago's East Bank Club, where President-elect Barack Obama has been known to shoot hoops. It's cramped - just a half-court - and unusable in bad weather. But change is afoot in Washington. "The...Tags: Physical Exercise, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, The White House, Physical Fitness
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White Sox, Reds talking about Jermaine Dye
Tribune reporterThe winter meetings don't start until Dec. 8, but the White Sox could act sooner in their quest to retool an aging and power-oriented roster. But a major-league source said Sunday any deal involving right fielder Jermaine Dye and Cincinnati is...Tags: Arbitration, Baseball, Orlando Cabrera, Trials, Jermaine Dye
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Vikings' Peterson runs over Bears again
They could only hope to contain him. The Bears had seen the Vikings' Adrian Peterson run for 423 yards and seven touchdowns in three previous meetings. So Sunday night's mission was predictably daunting. Peterson continued to run the Bears ragged,...Tags: Football, Charles Tillman, Baseball, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Adrian Peterson
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Don Baylor returns to baseball as Rockies coach
Thanksgiving week was a slow one around baseball, but the trickle of transactions contained some really good news. Don Baylor, the former Cubs manager who battled cancer in an inspirational way — hardly surprising for anyone who knows him —...Tags: Derek Lowe, Public Employees, Baseball, Mark Derosa, Lou Piniella
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Cubs lefty Rich Hill a flop in Venezuela
Winter ball hasn't proven a cure for Rich Hill's wildness. The Cubs lefty appears on the verge of a release from Aragua (Venezuela) after walking 19 in 191/3 innings, resulting in a 7.45 ERA. … If the Dodgers opt out of signing Manny Ramirez, it...Tags: Baseball, Alfonso Soriano, Chicago Cubs, Aramis Ramirez, Major League Baseball
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WATCHDOG: THE BEST OF NEIL BEST BLOG BITES
neil.best@newsday.comEagles cheerleaders help peddle ESPN holiday gifts I'm not 100 percent clear on what flat-tummied Eagles cheerleaders have to do with selling men holiday gifts to give their women - from GPS gadgets to truffles to Burberry scarves. But, well, there...Tags: New York Knicks, New York Jets, Television, Football, CBS Corp.
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IIT death, 2 sporting underachievers
By Steve JohnsonIn this holiday week, sports-team recriminations, two cautionary tales and, astoundingly, just one Obama item. 1. Student missing 8 days found dead in Illinois Institute of Technology fraternity house (Nov. 24). Benjamin Collen, a 19-year-old...Tags: Football, Ozzie Guillen, Radio Industry, Assault, Hillary Clinton
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Pigskin politics
Barack Obama won a presidential election and, as a result, gets to delve into the world of credit default swaps, subprime mortgage derivatives and everything else that makes up the mysterious, arcane and dysfunctional U.S. financial system. Brave man....Tags: Football, Washington Redskins, Basketball, Polls, Richard Nixon
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Ravens' Grubbs knows what it means to give back
The world has been pretty chaotic lately.
The financial markets are in turmoil, 401(k)'s have evaporated, the Obamas and the Clintons are suddenly best of friends, teenage vampire literature is all the rage, the auto industry is on the verge of...Tags: Football, Tennessee Titans, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Kansas City Chiefs
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Connolly's Extra Innings facility a hit with young players
Forum Publishing GroupFor any kid who's ever picked up a baseball at least once in their life, they've imagined themselves as a professional star excelling in a big moment. For a select and lucky few, this dream may become a reality. Thanks to efforts of one such dreamer,...Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Mike Connolly
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Obama team delivers a changeup in news conference seating
Chicago TribuneA sign—and an apology—awaited one reporter at President-elect Barack Obama's news conference Tuesday. "All's well on the South Side now," read the message McClatchy Newspapers reporter Steven Thomma found in his chair on the south side of the...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Barack Obama
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Police issue alert in store holdup
Police issued a community alert Wednesday for two men being sought for the robbery in September of a convenience store on Chicago's Southwest Side. About 11:30 p.m. Sept. 14, the men, one of whom had a chrome pistol, entered the store at 8301 S. Kedzie...Tags: Crimes, Firearms, Defense, Theft
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