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Buehrle can give 'biking to work' a new meaning

 

Published 12 hours ago by BY MARK J. KONKOL Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

What's the perfect gift for a perfect pitcher?

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Battle of the bulge

 

Published 36 hours ago by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

South Side, we have a problem. A 6-4, 285-pound problem that better be resolved before feelings get hurt and relationships are destroyed. After a calf injury ended closer Bobby Jenks' season Sept. 22, feelings began to strain. The right-hander ...

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WHITE SOX IN BRIEF: Sox close to signing SS Vizquel

 

Published 36 hours ago by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Manager Ozzie Guillen confirmed Friday that the White Sox are close to signing 42-year-old free-agent shortstop Omar Vizquel but admitted general manager Ken Williams and assistant GM Rick Hahn have kept him on the outskirts of talks.

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For White Sox pitchers, it's be fit or face wrath

 

Published 2 days ago by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Paul Konerko made the saying popular in the White Sox' clubhouse in 2008: "'F' feelings. It's about winning.''

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Ozzie: Sox have talked with Vizquel

 

Published 2 days ago by BY JOE COWLEY Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Ozzie Guillen confirmed on Friday that both he and the White Sox have spoken to Omar Vizquel about him joining the team as a free agent, but the manager didn’t know how far those talks have progressed.

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FIFTH PLACE IS A ROOKIE MISTAKE

 

Published 5 days ago by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Fifth.

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A lot not right with writers' vote

 

Published 5 days ago by BY CHRIS DE LUCA cdeluca@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Years from now, no one will care that Gordon Beckham was fifth in the 2009 American League Rookie of the Year voting. He deserved to be runner-up, though in the scheme of things, you can ask teammate Alexei Ramirez how much that honor is treasured two ...

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Gordon Beckham snubbed in Rookie of the Year voting

 

Published 6 days ago by Associated Press at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham wasn’t expecting to be holding up the American League Rookie of the Year trophy on Monday, but he admittedly was surprised that he finished fifth in the voting by the baseball writers.

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Dye has been cast

 

Published 11 days ago by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Jermaine Dye isn't ruling anything out. After all, at 35 years old and with 14 major-league seasons under his belt, the free-agent outfielder has seen crazier things happen. ''First of all, I could come back to the Sox,'' Dye said in a phone interview ...

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Gold Glove fills Buehrle's wish list

 

Published 11 days ago by BY CHRIS DE LUCA cdeluca@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

White Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle was fresh off his perfect game in July when he was asked what was left to accomplish for a pitcher who already had a World Series ring, an All-Star Game victory and a no-hitter. Without hesitation, Buehrle said a ...

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Figgins out of Sox' range

 

Published 12 days ago at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Shortly after saying he's in the hunt for ''that ideal leadoff guy,'' general manager Ken Williams shot down speculation that speedy free agent Chone Figgins is on the White Sox' radar.

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Buehrle wins Gold Glove Award

 

Published 12 days ago by STAFF REPORTS at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Mr. Perfect did it again. White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle captured his first Gold Glove Award. Add this to his perfect game, World Series victory, no-hitter and All Star appearance—and you have as complete a resume as you will find for any pitcher.

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Sox, Williams have to-do list

 

Published 13 days ago by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

White Sox general manager Ken Williams heads to the GM meetings with a nice little to-do list, mostly because he has little money for free agency. Therein lies the rub.

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Williams' Sox remake begins with Teahen

 

Published 15 days ago by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Chris Getz and Josh Fields are Royals, Mark Teahen is the White Sox starting third baseman, Jermaine Dye is all but gone, talks with free agent-to-be Scott Podsednik have disintegrated, and Gordon Beckham is the new starting second baseman.

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Real deal? Teahen trade on hold

 

Published 16 days ago by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Bizarre had to be Chris Getz's word of the day. The second baseman woke up a member of the White Sox on Thursday, but by breakfast time, he was headed to the Kansas City Royals.

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He gone: White Sox let Jermaine Dye go free

 

Published 16 days ago by BY JOE COWLEY Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

The White Sox announced on Friday morning that that they bought out the 2010 mutual option on Jermaine Dye, paying him $950,000 rather than picking up the $12 million for the upcoming season. The move makes it so that Dye will now become a free agent

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Teahen in; Dye out; Beckham to 2nd

 

Published 16 days ago by BY JOE COWLEY Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Chris Getz and Josh Fields are now Royals, Mark Teahen is now the White Sox starting third baseman, Jermaine Dye is all but gone, talks with free agent-to-be Scott Podsednik have disintegrated, and Gordon Beckham is now the new starting second ...

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White Sox acquire Teahen from Royals

 

Published 17 days ago by STAFF REPORTS at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

The White Sox have traded Josh Fields and Chris Getz to Kansas City in exchange for infielder-outfielder Mark Teahen, the White Sox have confirmed.

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What Teahen trade means for White Sox

 

Published 17 days ago by BY JOE COWLEY Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

The acquisition of Mark Teahen tips the White Sox hand a little as to how they'll align next season.

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Ozzie: Wish we were here

 

Published 24 days ago by BY CHRIS DE LUCA cdeluca@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Chris De Luca: Wearing a sharp black suit and shiny dress shoes, Ozzie Guillen stepped onto the Yankee Stadium field Wednesday, and there was an immediate chain reaction of hugs, handshakes and laughs.

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Sox rely on Walker as hit parade leader

 

Published 24 days ago by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Greg Walker knows the reality of it. Hitting coach and job security rarely coexist.

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White Sox launch new Web service

 

Published 27 days ago by BY LEWIS LAZARE Media & Marketing Columnist at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

The Chicago White Sox organization is expanding its business operations beyond baseball. The South Side team said Monday it has launched Silver Chalice Ventures. SCV’s first off-shoot is Silver Chalice New Media, a digital-focused division that will ...

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Analyst Ozzie will work for Fox

 

Published 10/22/2009 by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Who said Ozzie Guillen wouldn't be working in late October?

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Sporting News names Beckham Rookie of the Year

 

Published 10/20/2009 by BY JOE COWLEY Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

From Day 1 of spring training, it was obvious to White Sox veterans like A.J. Pierzynski that Gordon Beckham wasn’t your typical wide-eyed rook trying to survive his first major-league camp.

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WHITE SOX: Wise now free agent after declining AAA

 

Published 10/10/2009 at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Dewayne Wise said several times this season that he never felt truly appreciated by White Sox fans.

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Thome eyes return to White Sox

 

Published 10/10/2009 by BY CHRIS DE LUCA Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Jim Thome was one of the first players to emerge from the clubhouse and into the visiting dugout at Busch Stadium on Saturday. Thome was decked out in Dodger blue. It all looked so wrong. And it seemed all so right.

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Dewayne Wise severs ties with White Sox

 

Published 10/9/2009 by BY JOE COWLEY Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Dewayne Wise stated several times this season that he never really felt truly appreciated by White Sox fans, and so on Friday, the outfielder that will forever be linked with Mark Buehrle’s perfect game opted for free agency rather than accepting ...

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If I were Ken Williams ...

 

Published 10/9/2009 by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

The basic rule of thumb for championships goes as follows: If a team is considered a dynasty-type organization (see Yankees, Steelers, Red Wings, Lakers), fan discontent can begin in Year No. 3 without a championship.

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Three takes on the White Sox

 

Published 10/9/2009 at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Three key players for 2010

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<span style="font-size:11px;display:block;margin-bottom:2px;" class="redtext">AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB </span>Woulda, coulda, shoulda—the 3 that got away

 

Published 10/8/2009 by BY MARK POTASH | Commentary at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

If Orlando Cabrera, Nick Swisher and Javier Vazquez had stuck around and played the way they did in 2009, the White Sox would be in the playoffs right now.

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Joe Cowley's unbelievable prediction

 

Published 10/8/2009 at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Our White Sox beat writer, Joe Cowley, can predict the future. Take a look at this excerpt from a column he wrote on Aug. 28, sizing up the American League Central Division:

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What might have been for White Sox?

 

Published 10/8/2009 by BY MARK POTASH | Commentary at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

If Orlando Cabrera, Nick Swisher and Javier Vazquez had stuck around and played the way they did in 2009, the White Sox would be in the playoffs right now.

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Sox pick up options on Garcia, Thornton

 

Published 10/7/2009 at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

In what became a foregone conclusion given the way Freddy Garcia pitched in September, the White Sox picked up the $1 million option for 2010 on Garcia's contract Tuesday, ensuring that the veteran right-hander will be back on the South Side next ...

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Report: White Sox to keep Garcia in 2010

 

Published 10/6/2009 at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Veteran right-hander Freddy Garcia will be back with the White Sox next year, according to a report on ESPN Chicago.

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Sox to retain Garcia, Thornton

 

Published 10/6/2009 by BY JOE COWLEY Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

It was almost an afterthought whether the White Sox would pick up the $1 million 2010 option on Freddy Garcia, but that scenario was put to rest on Tuesday afternoon, as a club source confirmed that Garcia would be back on the South Side next season.

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Bummed Ozzie turns down TV playoff analyst gigs

 

Published 10/6/2009 by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

The best thing about the offseason, as far as Ozzie Guillen is concerned? ''I don't have to watch baseball,'' the White Sox manager said. ''I can get away from baseball and not think about it.''

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Drunken Cabrera fights wife after Sox-Tigers game

 

Published 10/5/2009 by AP at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

DETROIT—Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was taken to a police station over the weekend after getting into a fight with his wife at their suburban Detroit home when he came home drunk, authorities said Monday.

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Mercifully, it's finally finished

 

Published 10/5/2009 by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

It's over. That was the best news Ozzie Guillen could hear concerning the 2009 season. ''Hell, [bleep] yes,'' the White Sox manager replied when asked if he was glad that the 5-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers was the final game for the Sox.

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WHITE SOX IN BRIEF: Sox must decide what to do with Jenks

 

Published 10/5/2009 by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

DETROIT -- The White Sox are facing a few questions this offseason, and some are doozies.

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Tigers extend season with 5-3 win over White Sox

 

Published 10/4/2009 by ASSOCIATED PRESS at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Justin Verlander and Ryan Raburn gave the Detroit Tigers at least one more game. Raburn hit two homers and Magglio Ordonez had a solo shot to lead slumping Detroit over the Chicago White Sox 5-3 Sunday, assuring the Tigers of making — if necessary — a ...

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Oz's team here at last

 

Published 10/4/2009 by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

DETROIT -- The last three games have been White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen's vision all along.

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WHITE SOX IN BRIEF: Oz says Figgins may cost too much

 

Published 10/4/2009 by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

DETROIT -- White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen doesn't concern himself with tampering rules or any of the red tape that keeps suits employed in the Major League Baseball offices. He deals with reality.

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Tigers lose, tied with Twins for AL Central lead

 

Published 10/3/2009 by ASSOCIATED PRESS at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

ETROIT -- The AL Central has come down to the final day.

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Blank stare for Tigers

 

Published 10/3/2009 at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

DETROIT -- The final harsh lesson in a season of harsh lessons was awaiting the White Sox players in Motown this weekend.

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Olympic strikeout stunning to most

 

Published 10/3/2009 by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

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.

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AL Central-leading Tigers lose again

 

Published 10/2/2009 by ASSOCIATED PRESS at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Jake Peavy delayed Detroit's chance to move closer to the AL Central title, pitching the White Sox past the slumping Tigers 8-0 Friday night. The Tigers went into the final weekend with a two-game lead over Minnesota, but got off to a bad start when ...

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High and low fives

 

Published 10/2/2009 by BY JOE COWLEY at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

It's not the kind of moment that shows up in box scores or can be overdone by White Sox marketer Brooks Boyer, but it's the kind of moment that defines Mark Buehrle -- and, more specifically, how much manager Ozzie Guillen loves him.

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Three takes on the White Sox

 

Published 10/2/2009 at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

Peavy peeve

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On deck: White Sox at Tigers

 

Published 10/2/2009 at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

* 6:05, CSN, 670-AM

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Buehrle gets 13th win as Sox split day with Indians

 

Published 10/1/2009 by BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox ::

CLEVELAND -- Splitting a doubleheader against the lowly Cleveland Indians on Wednesday didn't exactly make manager Ozzie Guillen's exit strategy from Chicago next week any easier.

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