Inside the White Sox: Strike Three !!!

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Fuk-u-dummy?
Published 12/12/2007 by John Renneke at Bugs & Cranks
According Kosuke Fukudome’s agent, his client chose the Cubs over the White Sox based largely on the fact that the Cubs have yet to have a player from Japan on their roster. Why not just base your decision on which team dons the prettiest uniform? The Sox reportedly offered a superior financial package but apparently Fukudome doesn’t want anyone to confuse him with former Sox players Shingo Takatsu and Tadihito Iguchi. He also wasn’t flexible with his desire to play right field instead of the left field job the Sox offered him. Is it just me, or is this guy all about himself? ...

After failing to land the ‘big fish,’ Kenny Williams has to keep things in context… wait, uhm, that doesn’t help
Published 12/13/2007 by Alejandro Leal at umpbump.com
As the 500 or so kids gawked in amazement at the two major leaguers distributing hot dogs and snacks Wednesday morning at U.S. Cellular Field, Kenny Williams must’ve been sitting in his office hoping that somehow he’d be the one getting all the goodies. Nary a day had gone by after Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome declared his intentions to play for a Major League Baseball club when he learned his money wasn’t any good. Now, despite bidding more for Kosuke Fukudome than other any team in the running, the Japanese free ...