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Only if you use a picture of Johnny Knoxville getting paint-balled in the nuts.

QUOTE (shipps @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 10:50 AM) I didnt understand the scoring and the lights on their head.I never could see who had actually got the point and why. They poke each other in the chest protectors with the swords. It sets off sensors in the chest protectors, the helmet registers the hit and lights go off.

Ramirez was a great AAA pitcher who's never reached his potential. He's a diamond in the rough. Who knows what Coop can do with him.

39. Albert Belle (6 of 27 lists - 58 points - highest ranking #4 rangercal) bio by knightni and wikipedia - The story of Albert Belle is a short, sometimes sad one. He was an awesome player with those early/mid '90s Cleveland Indians teams, but to be honest -- he was downright unpleasant to be around. His 50 doubles/50 HR season was overshadowed by his surly demeanor with teammates, fans and the media. So it's no surprise that Cleveland didn't re-sign him after his 1996 season. The real surprise was where he ended up. Frank Thomas had gone through a plethora of cleanup hitters from 1993 to 1996 - George Bell, Bo Jackson, Julio Franco, Ellis Burks, even Robin Ventura. But he never truly had a player of Belle's hitting magnitude hitting behind him. Jerry Reinsdorf, known for squeezing dollars until they bleed, shocked everyone in WhiteSoxland when he signed Belle to a 5 year $55 million deal in the '96 offseason. This deal made Belle the richest player in MLB history (at the time). Boy was I shocked, AND excited. The Sox had missed the playoffs due to the '94 strike and fell back in '95 and '96, so this looked like our ticket to a division title! Maybe... more? - So I thought. Belle enjoyed two great seasons in Chicago, including a career-high 27-game hitting streak in May 1997. Belle came close to having another 50/50 season in 1998, with 49 home runs (a White Sox team record that still stands) and 48 doubles. Belle's White Sox contract had an unusual clause allowing him to demand that he would remain one of the three highest paid players in baseball. In October 1998, Belle invoked the clause, and when the White Sox declined to give him a raise, Belle immediately became a free agent. The Sox never finished above .500 in Belle's two seasons in Chicago. Belle signed a five-year, $65 million deal in 1999 with the Baltimore Orioles. Belle's career ended just two seasons later, retiring at age 34 as a result of degenerative osteoarthritis in his hip. From bat corking, to throwing baseballs at fans, to alcoholism, to running over trick-or-treaters with his car... Albert Belle was truly a player who missed his full potential. Please feel free to comment with any more info and favorite stories about this player or any other in this list.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 10:26 PM) -Are you trying to tell me Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball? -Christ Harris, let's not try to start a holy war here. Poreda or Torres can't be any worse then Boner. Awesome. I was waiting for that reply. Who's "Boner"? Wasn't he on Growing Pains?

/waits for fathom, wsb or bearsox to bump the 2nd place thread.

QUOTE (ChiSox35 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 09:02 PM) This is where the Griffey trade hurts- I think Masset would have shown his worth in a starting role. He's done it before. Masset was never a serious starter. He was a shaky reliever - let alone a starter.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 09:19 PM) Hopefully Logan will join Wasserman shortly... Who the hell do you think is going to pop up and magically join the bullpen? Houdini can't throw a curveball.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 09:50 PM) I wouldn't mind seeing Wise go down after he completely blew the bunt with runners on 1st and 2nd earlier today. Seriously...

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 08:17 PM) I don't know what they'll do...it's a little late in the season to stretch out Mike MacDougal and make him a starter again, but they have to consider everything. So, instead of s*** on a cracker once in awhile, you want a whole steaming plate-full huh?

His career may be over in Chicago. This injury might take another whole season just to return 100% from. Do you think that Egbert, Poreda or Broadway are coming up now?

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 07:24 PM) Some things I may have missed about Maroni: QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 07:24 PM) Gary Oldman was great in this movie, and was I the only one who thought of another DC comic book character, Spawn, during the movie with Michael Jai White? I never connected it until afterwards. Spawn was hopelessly CGI'ed to death and Martin Sheen was a joke in it. Oh -- Spawn was an Image Comics character. QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 07:24 PM) If people don't want to see too cartoonish characters portrayed in the movie, what about non-DC characters as the villians? Batman goes to Iraq? Iron Man was in Afghanistan. Anything's possible.

QUOTE (tommy @ Aug 8, 2008 -> 03:14 PM) Since Dye is leading, will there be a banner change? Looks like Dye and Buehrle are tied.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 02:54 PM) China Spent 40 Billion dollars on prepping for the games... besides the smog, it looks like money well spent. I wonder how and if Chicago can afford to top that.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 04:33 PM) Reread bro. TRU + Dolphins = trouble. I know he's shadows. Shadows is always trouble. WATCH OUT!

Apparently, he's not your "nig" as much as you think.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 02:07 PM) I read something in a Philadelphia paper of all places that Joey Cora is going to get a lot of consideration for the Seattle job after the season. Trade him for an Ichiro to be named later.

QUOTE (Jim Spencer @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 12:43 PM) I remember being upset when they traded him for Steve Kemp, I thought there goes our only All-Star. The one that killed me was when they dealt Tony Bernazard to Seattle (even though I loved Juice Cruz), then he ends up killing us in Cleveland for the next 4 years.

Thanks guys! I'm glad that you liked my writeup.

40. Freddy Garcia (6 of 27 lists - 56 points - highest ranking #11 Buehrle>Wood & rangercal) bio by Buehrle>Wood - A big part of the reason I loved Freddy so much is due to the exciting day of when we acquired him. The Sox had just beaten the Cubs two out of three games, but it took the acquistion of Freddy to accomplish the rare feat of stealing headlines away from the Crosstown Classic. This was one of those trades that defined Kenny Williams as a GM, trading two touted prospects and our young starting catcher for a front of the line starter in order to "go for it". Of course, we all the 2004 season from there. We quickly faded, but that's not to say the trade wasn't a success. Freddy's 2005 season, like so many others on the roster, was magical. I'll never forget being at the late September game in which he gave a much needed dominating against the Twins while our division lead over the Indians was down to near nothing. It was the many games like these that have earned him the reputation of being a big game pitcher. Freddy though will forever be part of White Sox lore for his performance in the 2005 postseason. He was pretty much flawless, going 3-0 with a 2.14 ERA. He will be most remembered for shutting down the Astros for seven innings in the game the brought us our first World Series in 88 years. For that he can never be forgotten. It's hard to look at Freddy's statline and see that he was only here for two and a half seasons. In that short time, he became such a central figure of the organization that it is hard to imagine him in another uniform. Please feel free to comment with any more info and favorite stories about this player or any other in this list.

41. Wilbur Wood (4 of 27 lists - 55 points - highest ranking #3 Texsox) bio by Texsox - I wasn't always a walkin' tall and proud Texan. A little known fact is I was born on the north side, Ravenswood Hospital, and grew up in the north suburbs. Hell, the way my dad moved us further and further north, I almost learned to speak Wisconsin. My entire family was Cub fans. I had to be different, and when you are trying to be different as a Chicago baseball fan in the early 1970s, nothing could be more different then the White Sox and their star pitcher, Wilbur Wood. As I adjusted the rabbit ears to pick up the UHF signal on my black and white portable TV, I could make out Wilbur Wood through the reception snow. He was the fan favorite in his day. Fans went wild as one by one the best, most feared hitters in baseball would stroll to the plate and make swings you could only laugh at. Wood's knuckle ball just fluttered and dove. For those magical moments when Wood was on the mound, Comiskey Park was truly a No Spin Zone. And Wilbur Wood was more than a baseball sideshow, he won twenty four games in 1973, while losing 20. Add 'em up, 44 decisions in one season. He was a knuckleball hurling machine. The last pitcher to consistently throw over 300 innings while making 45 starts a season. He once started both games of a double header. He lost both. But in the early 70s he was one of the only reasons to watch the team. He once beat the Indians twice in the same series. He came in and pitched five innings of 2 hit ball to earn a win, then started and finished a game two nights later earning the win in a two hit shutout. Gaylord Perry narrowly won a Cy Young Award over Wilbur in 1972. Wood had a record of 24-17 on the year, with a 2.51 era, 193 Ks, in 376 2/3 innings. In 1971 Wood had compiled 210 strikeouts and a 1.91 ERA in 334 innings. He earned both Sport News Reliever of the Year (1968) and Pitcher of the Year (1972). Please feel free to comment with any more info and favorite stories about this player or any other in this list.

42. Juan Uribe (4 of 27 lists - 51 points - highest ranking #2 rangercal) bio by knightni - October 26, 2005. Time stands still when you see that picture. Game 4 of the 2005 World Series, Top of the ninth inning. White Sox lead only 1-0 and this was the clinching game. There was one out, and Jason Lane, the tying run, was on second base. Chris Burke, who had been giving the Sox fits all series, was up as a pinch hitter. Young Closer Bobby Jenks had come in to close the Series out and bring the Southside of Chicago their first World Series winner since World War I. Jenks had given up a leadoff single to Jason Lane and Catcher Brad Ausmus had bunted Lane to second base. Juan Uribe was known for a strong arm at short, but had never been known for being fleet of foot. However, this was the biggest game of his life and he wasn't going to give up until the game was over. Burke took a hard swing at a Jenks offspeed pitch that never quite bent and popped the ball up. The ball sailed into third base foul ground with third baseman Joe Crede and Uribe giving chase. It started tailing back fair and that's when Uribe knew that he had a shot at it. Surprisingly enough, the fans at Minute Maid Park in Houston could have easily interfered with Uribe as he leapt into the stands after Burke's foul ball -- but no one did. Uribe dove into the stands near the infield tarp. He came out showing the prettiest baseball that I - or any White Sox fan had ever seen. It was like a giant weight had been lifted off of every Sox fan's shoulders. We knew that this was our game - our year - our championship. So what if the tying run remained on 2nd with one out to go? Bobby had saved it for us before and would again. "Tying run at second, two out." "Palmiero -- over the head of Jenks." "Uribe -- charges -- throws... -- OUT! AND THE WHITE SOX HAVE WON THE WORLD SERIES!" Please feel free to comment with any more info and favorite stories about this player or any other in this list.

43. Chet Lemon (3 of 27 lists - 50 points - highest ranking #1 greg775) bio by Texsox and others- When Knightni mentioned Chet Lemon, my first thought was a head first dive into 1st base. The 1977 Southside Hitmen were the team that solidified my love of all things White Sox. I started driving that summer and the long hour-plus drive from the far northern suburbs flew by with anticipation of singing along with Nancy Faust after every home run. The big sluggers on the team, Richie Zisk, Oscar Gamble, and Erik Soderholm all were receiving bigger headlines, and home run curtain calls, but the ever hustling Chet Lemon received some of the biggest ovations for his play in center field. I remember him for his defense on a team that promoted the offense. I also remember Lemon getting plucked at a regular clip. Checking the stats, he led the league four times in this bruising category. It was a sad day when Lemon got dealt to Detroit. Please feel free to comment with any more info and favorite stories about this player or any other in this list.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Aug 8, 2008 -> 04:57 PM) Roberto Garza graces the cover of Madden 09 en ESPANOL! discuss. People who speak Spanish should be insulted that EA believes that they don't deserve Brett Favre like English-speakers do.

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