Draft history bodes well for White Sox

White Sox Hire Carlton Fisk as "Ambassador"

Maury posted 5/14/2008 from www.bizofbaseball.com

The Chicago White Sox will welcome back Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk to the White Sox organization on Thursday, May 22 at U.S. Cellular Field during “Welcome Back Carlton Fisk Night.” Fisk has agreed to become a team ambassador and member the White Sox Speakers Bureau, which includes former White Sox stars Minnie Minoso, Ron Kittle, Bill Melton and Bill “Moose” ...

Paulie! Paulie! Paulie?

jcapro1 posted 5/14/2008 from mvn.com

Questions remain regarding the struggling White Sox offense, and with Paul Konerko five for his last thirty-three anchored in the center of the line-up, one has to wonder if he will snap out of it soon.

How Does Fred Manrique Reach These Kids?

Hugging Harold Reynolds posted 5/14/2008 from gemmintten.blogspot.com

GMT Fact: Nicknamed "Kimo" by Lou Diamond Phillips, Fred teaches Calcoolis at East L.A.'s James A. Garfield High School. He was famously portrayed by Edward James Olmos in 1988's low-budget hit Stand and Deliver, and parodied recently on South Park by Eric Cartman(ez). Fred is also a CPA and enjoys Sudoku in his free time.

Hall of Very Good: Frank Thomas gets no respect

Jesus Melendez posted 5/14/2008 from hallofverygood.blogspot.com

The White Sox are clearly the Rodney Dangerfield of the Chicago sports scene…they get no respect. However, I don’t even know if White Sox even respect THEMSELVES! One player that more than exemplifies this notion is Frank Thomas. As a friend recently pointed out to me…“Thomas is the best player to ever play for the Sox and they probably won’t even retire his number.” But why?

Joe Crede Still Likes Chicago

Foul Balls found this 5/14/2008 on sports.aol.com

While most of the talk surrounding Joe Crede , his back, and his impending free agency that dominated White Sox spring training seems to have died down a bit, it hasn't changed the fact that the White Sox still aren't sure what they'd like to do with ...