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https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/14/chicago-bears-stadium-indiana-hammond/

They'll get the 2033 game which is the 100th anniversary.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/07/13/white-sox-give-no-1-draft-pick-roch-cholowsky-record-bonus-report

And saying the fan base wanted the team to fail so they could be right.

That would be nice but remember it takes two to make a deal. His agent may think the best course of action is to go FA and see what develops.

White Sox 2026 MLB Draft Day 2 recap - Sox MachineThe White Sox hadn’t held the first overall pick in nearly 40 years, and when they selected Harold Baines at No. 1 back in 1977, he didn’t even have representation until Roland Hemond called him the n

He absolutely will. In the next few days in fact.

NINE factoids today: July 13, 1919 - You don’t see this every day. In a 14-9 win over Boston, three Sox players scored on a routine single off the bat of George “Buck” Weaver to center field. The play happened in the fifth inning. July 13, 1951 - The White Sox had just played a double header the day before with the second game going 17 innings in a 5-4 loss to the Red Sox at Comiskey Park. So what did they do for an encore? They came back and played a 19-inning game against the same Red Sox team, only this time they won it 5-4 scoring three runs in the last inning to pull it out after Boston scored a pair in the top half of the frame. 45 innings played in a span of roughly 36 hours! Pinch hitter Ed “Bud” Stewart’s two run single tied the game then Don Lenhardt’s sacrifice fly scored Nellie Fox to win it. July 13, 1954 - The White Sox had a total of nine representatives for the American League in the annual All-Star Game. It was played in Cleveland and the A.L. won a slugfest 11-9 thanks to Nellie Fox who drove in the winning runs on a single in the eighth inning off the Dodgers Carl Erskine. The nine players are the franchise record. In addition to Fox (2B) the Sox had “Minnie” Minoso (OF), “Chico” Carrasquel (SS), Sandy Consuegra (P), Bob Keegan (P), Sherm Lollar (C), Virgil “Fire” Trucks (P), George Kell (3B) and Ferris “Burrhead” Fain (1B) on the team. Kell and Fain weren’t able to play because of injuries. In addition to Fox’s performance Minoso had two hits and Trucks got the save pitching the ninth inning. That year the White Sox would go 94-60-1 and finish in third place. July 13, 1961 - The Sox catcher/pitcher duo of Sherm Lollar and Frank Baumann became only the third set of battery mates to hit back-to-back home runs in a game. They connected off the Yankees Bill Stafford in the fifth inning of a 6-2 loss at Comiskey Park. July 13, 1964 - In an effort to stay in the pennant race, Sox G.M. Ed Short acquired Chicago native Bill “Moose” Skowron from the Senators for Joe Cunningham and Frank Kreutzer. “Moose” would play well for the Sox in the next few seasons and make the All-Star Team in 1965. In 73 games in 1964 he’d hit .293. July 13, 1993 - Sox ace “Black” Jack McDowell was the winning pitcher as the American League beat the National League 9-3 in the All-Star Game at Camden Yards, Baltimore. McDowell pitched a scoreless fifth inning. He’d go on to become the league’s Cy Young Award winner later that year with 22 wins and over 256 innings pitched. Frank Thomas (1B) joined him on the A.L. team. July 13, 2017 – The rebuilding of the White Sox continued as they shipped left hander Jose Quintana to the cross-town Cubs in return for four prospects, one of whom, Eloy Jimenez, was considered one of the top minor league players in the game. Quintana was a solid, stable pitcher for the Sox, one of the most reliable in baseball who made the All-Star Team in 2016. He never had a lot of luck however as he garnered 65 non-decisions in his five plus seasons on the team. In addition to Jimenez the Sox received one of the Cubs top pitching prospects, Dylan Cease who turned into one of the best strikeout pitchers in baseball before being traded to the Padres. July 13, 2021 – At the All-Star Game in Denver won by the A.L. 5-2, the White Sox Liam Hendriks came in to pitch the ninth inning and collect the save. It marked the second time a Sox pitcher saved the All-Star Game, the first time coming by Virgil “Fire” Trucks at the 1954 game in Cleveland. Hendriks didn’t allow a run and was wired for sound by Fox Sports. His ‘commentary’ proved to be very entertaining! He was joined on the team by pitchers Lance Lynn and Carlos Rodon and shortstop Tim Anderson. Lynn pitched a scoreless second inning and Anderson played the final few innings but did not get an at-bat. July 13, 2024 – When the Pirates beat the White Sox 6-2 at Guaranteed Rate Field it set a dubious record for the home team. It marked the 70th loss of the year for the White Sox, the most ever in MLB history for a team before the All-Star break. The first All-Star game was played at Comiskey Park in 1933. The 70th loss broke the tie the Sox had with the 2018 Orioles and the 1979 Athletics. The Sox would also lose again the next day meaning they had 71 losses in the books at the time the league took the break. Fortunately this record would only last one year as the 2025 Rockies would actually surpass the dubious mark with 74 losses!

Chicago Sun-TimesScouting director Mike Shirley breaks down White Sox' 202...The Sox drafted 10 pitchers (nine right-handers and one left-hander), six infielders, four outfielders and one two-way player.On3Kentucky INF Luke Lawrence inks deal with Chicago White SoxLuke Lawrence is getting his shot in professional baseball.

So much depends on what JR allows him to do.

Seriously doubt that.

I would and the Rockies and maybe the Mets.

Lot of Sox selections on the list here: https://www.mlb.com/news/2026-mlb-draft-day-2-complete-coverage

32 wins for an actual winning season. That would be remarkable.

Glad you enjoy these.

Thank you.

That's the way to reestablish some momentum. Outside of the errors a well played series. Only downer they couldn't gain any distance on Cleveland and Minnesota won I think their 11th series in a row. That's absolutely mind blowing. At least Detroit lost twice this weekend.

In my opinion he was better than Acuna, remember Gonzales is a shortstop by development.

Have a feeling this is a game where they are going to have to outscore the A's given the pitching match up.

Even if it is risking games in a tight divisional race? Not saying you're wrong but how do you balance the two? In my opinion in large part because of the time missed with the knee injury the past two years he needs to be sent back down. He's not ready yet.

EIGHT factoids today: July 12, 1919 - On this day Babe Ruth slugged his first ever Comiskey Park home run. It took place while he was a member of the Red Sox, coming in the third inning off Dave Danforth with two men on base. Boston would rout the White Sox 12-4. July 12, 1951 - Sox starter Saul Rogovin threw 17 innings against the Red Sox in the second game of a double header at Comiskey Park. He struck out nine and faced 63 hitters, but Boston won 5-4 sweeping the two games in front of over 52 thousand fans at Comiskey Park. The Red Sox won the game on a sacrifice fly in the top of the 17th inning. July 12, 1955 - It was déjà vu all over again for Billy Pierce. The Sox star left hander got the nod to start his second All-Star Game. This time it was in Milwaukee and just like in the 1953 game, he went three innings, allowing one hit and got no decision in the N.L.’s 6-5 win in 12 innings. Billy was joined on the team by Nellie Fox (2B), “Chico” Carrasquel (SS), Sherm Lollar (C) and Dick Donovan (P) July 12, 1979 - On this night, between games of a double header with the Tigers, the infamous “Disco Demolition" was staged. Fans rioted after DJ Steve Dahl blew up a load of disco records. The second game was forfeited to Detroit because of unplayable field conditions. The idea to stage the event came from Mike Veeck, Bill’s son who worked for the Sox at the time. No one expected the amount of people who came to the game that night and security which was in place had to leave the park itself to help outside of it because things were getting out of hand in the area of the ticket booths. Fans noticed that and began storming the playing surface. White Sox players and coaches were locked and barricaded in their locker room after the situation got completely out of control. Among those in the stands that night for the game were future White Sox relief pitcher Donn Pall and future actor Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile, Armageddon) July 12, 1990 - Sox starter Melido Perez threw a rain shortened no-hitter against the Yankees in New York. The Sox won 8-0 with the game called after six innings. Later baseball removed it, and all other shortened no-hitters from the official record book because it didn’t go the full nine innings. The Yanks starter that night? Andy Hawkins...the same guy who threw a no-hitter against the Sox 11 days earlier but lost 4-0. Like Perez his no-hitter was removed because it only lasted eight innings since the White Sox had the lead. July 12, 2005 - The Sox Mark Buehrle got the nod to start the All-Star Game in Detroit and he also got the win as the A.L. held off the N.L. 7-5. Buehrle’s win continued an interesting pattern in Sox All-Star history. When a Sox pitcher won the game, the Sox usually made the post season. Examples? Buehrle in 2005, James Baldwin in 2000 and Jack McDowell in 1993. Buehrle was joined on the team by Paul Konerko (1B), Scott Podsednik (OF) and Jon Garland (P). Mark threw two innings with three strikeouts. Garland also threw a scoreless inning. July 12, 2016 – The White Sox Chris Sale started the All-Star Game in San Diego for the American League. Sale joined Billy Pierce (three times), Early Wynn, Esteban Loaiza and Mark Buehrle as Sox pitchers to have been given that honor. Sale also joined Pierce as the only White Sox pitchers to ever be named to five consecutive All-Star teams. Sale pitched one inning, allowing a run, facing four batters with one strikeout. He didn’t get a decision in the 4-2 A.L. win. He was joined on the team by fellow Sox pitcher Jose Quintana who pitched a scoreless inning himself. July 12, 2022 – In the second game of a double header in Cleveland Sox pitcher Dylan Cease set the franchise record with his ninth consecutive start allowing one or fewer earned runs. He pitched into the sixth inning striking out nine in the Sox 7-0 win. The previous record of eight straight games was held by Tommy John who did it in 1968 and Jim Kaat who did it in two seasons starting in 1974 continuing into 1975.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/white-sox-draft-roch-cholowsky-first-overall-2026?t=mlb-draft-coverage

This came in my e-mail box a few days ago. I have no idea about the parameters involved but thought it was interesting: "Every July, about 70 of MLB's best players make the All-Star team -- and history says most of them get worse right after. We pulled MLB's official stats across the last 10 All-Star Games (2015-2025, excluding the canceled 2020 game) and found a strikingly consistent pattern: 69% of All-Star hitters saw their OPS drop in the second half, and 69% of All-Star pitchers saw their ERA rise. It held in all 10 seasons studied. A few numbers that might be useful for your coverage: Average OPS drop: .876 to .816 (-60) The fade was steepest in 2016 (.891 to .789, a 102-point fall) and gentlest in 2023 (.856 to .821), but every single season bent the same way. Average ERA drop: 2.49 to 3.31 (+0.82) The fade was steepest in 2023 (2.88 to 4.03, a 1.15 era gain) and the smallest drop was in 2019 (2.88 to 3.31, a 0.43 gain). Full breakdown with year-by-year tables and methodology: https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/article/the-all-star-slump-do-mlb-all-stars-decline-after-the-break-121567 Jared Kimble RotoWire PR/Communications Jared.Kimble@GDCGroup.com