While we are waiting for more rebuilding and there are countless Best of and Top 2016 .... lists out I figured this might be fun.

 

Give your favorites at each position for your White Sox Fandom as well as the years you can remember (start at a young age you actually remember).

 

This link lists all White Sox players if you need help remembering. http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/history/players.jsp

 

Fandom: 1991-Present

 

Catcher - A.J. Pierzynski

 

1B - Konerko

 

2B - Tadahito Iguchi

 

SS - Jose Valentin

 

3B - Joe Crede

 

RF - Jermaine Dye

 

CF - Aaron Rowand

 

LF - Scott Podsednik

 

DH - Frank Thomas

 

Backup IF - Herbert Perry

 

Backup OF - Timo Perez

 

Utility - Ross Gload

 

Utility - Dewayne Wise

 

Backup Catcher - Ron Karkovice

 

SP - Mark Buehrle

 

SP - Esteban Loaiza

 

SP - Jose Contreras

 

SP - Chris Sale

 

SP - Freddy Garcia

 

Long Reliever - Luis Vizcaino

 

RP - Cliff Politte

 

RP - Dustin Hermanson

 

Lefty Specialist - Alan Embree

 

Set Up Man - Matt Thornton

 

Closer - Bobby Jenks

C = Ron Karkovice

1B = Frank Thomas

2B = Ray Durham

SS = Paco Martin

3B = Greg Norton

OF = Lyle Mouton

OF = Lyle Mouton

OF = Lyle Mouton

 

SP = Jose Quintana

SP = Jason Bere

SP = Chris Sale

SP = Mark Buerhle

SP = Lyle Mouton

RP = Keith Foulke

RP = Lyle Mouton

 

Honorable Mentions: Lyle Mouton

C: Booter Hill

1B: Konerko

2B: Donnie Hill (because he was amphibious)

SS: Guillen

3B: Ventura

LF: Calderon

CF: LeFlore

RF: Baines

DH: Thomas

 

SP: McDowell

SP: Hoyt

SP: Sale

SP: Buehrle

SP: Dotson

 

RP: Thigpen

RP: Barojas

RP: Hernandez

RP: Radinsky

 

 

Where is Pablo Ozuna ?

 

Where is Jerry Hairston ?

 

Where is Shingo ?

 

Where is Pablo Torrealba ?

8 - Chet Lemon

7 - Minoso

9 - Baines

2 - Fisk

3 - Konerko

4 - Fox

5 - Ventura

6 - Aparicio

DH Thomas

 

Pierce

Horlen

McDowell

Buerhle

Hoyt

 

Thigpen

Jencks

Foulke

Thornton

 

 

By the way, the manager would be Al Lopez.

Edited December 30, 20169 yr by Al Lopez's Ghost

C- AJ P

1B- PK

2B- Ray Durham

SS- Uribe

3B- Robin

LF- Scotty Pods

CF- Lance Johnson

RF- Mags

DH- Frank

4th OF- Wise

UTL- Iguchi

Pinch Hitter- Jose Valentin

 

SP- Black Jack

SP- Buehrle

SP- Rodon

SP- Loaiza

SP- Garland

 

Closer- Bobby Jenks

Set UP- Nate Jones

LH Setup- Marte

7th- Foulke

7th LH- Cotts

 

Is it wrong that, despite knowing Sale is better, that Buehrle is my favorite pitcher of all time? (Only 25 years old so didn't see McDowell or others mentioned) Basically started getting into baseball around 99/2000 so I basically started from the beginning with Buehrle's career (and Paulie's for that matter).

Edited December 30, 20169 yr by soxfan2014

Is it wrong that, despite knowing Sale is better, that Buehrle is my favorite pitcher of all time? (Only 25 years old so didn't see McDowell or others mentioned) Basically started getting into baseball around 99/2000 so I basically started from the beginning with Buehrle's career (and Paulie's for that matter).

Not wrong. Buehrle gets credit for longevity, perfecto, no hitter, and for being a great teammate. And postseason heroics.

Is it wrong that, despite knowing Sale is better, that Buehrle is my favorite pitcher of all time? (Only 25 years old so didn't see McDowell or others mentioned) Basically started getting into baseball around 99/2000 so I basically started from the beginning with Buehrle's career (and Paulie's for that matter).

I don't think favorite has anything to do with how good they were (are)?

 

Watching Ron Leflore run around and get hit on the head with a fly ball was entertaining. He was by no means the best OF or even in the team picture.

Is it wrong that, despite knowing Sale is better, that Buehrle is my favorite pitcher of all time? (Only 25 years old so didn't see McDowell or others mentioned) Basically started getting into baseball around 99/2000 so I basically started from the beginning with Buehrle's career (and Paulie's for that matter).

 

Favorite players aren't based on stats.

Catcher - A.J.

 

1B - Pauly

 

2B - Durham

 

SS - Uribe

 

3B - Robin

 

RF - Dye

 

CF - 1Dog

 

LF - Pods

 

DH - Big Frank

 

 

SP - Sale

 

SP - Buehrle

 

SP - Black Jack

 

SP - Quintana, Jose Contreras, Jason Bere, Alex Fernandez, Jon Garland

 

RP: Roberto Hernandez, Shingo, Jenks

1-23 Lyle Mouton

24 Craig Grebeck

25 Melido Soul Glo Perez

 

C Brooks Fordyce- met him in Minneapolis, one of the most decent guys ever

1B Dick Allen. Duh

2B Jorge Orta. He could hit

SS Ozzie. Couldn't stand him asa manager when he got the big head, but before he hurt his knee he was fun to watch.

3B the Boy wonder Robin, although Beltin Melton is close

LF Steve Kemp was a White Sox for 1 season, but I loved how he hit.

CF Chet Lemon. Another really great guy who was fun to watch

RF Maggs I named my first dog after him

DH The Big Hurt

SP Buehrle was at his no hitter and as Farmio said, he pitched like his car was double parked on 35th street.

MR Keith Foulke he was in the now Andrew Miller role before he became a full time closer

Closer Shingo. Loved the gong and the frisbee. Honorable mention to Bobby Jenks and his epic battle with Bagwell in the WS. Just threw gas. Dick measuiring time and he won.

Edited December 30, 20169 yr by Dick Allen

1B- Adam LaRoche

2B- Wilson Betemit

SS- Alex Cintron

3B- Josh Fields

OF- Joey Belle

OF- George Bell

OF- Carl Everette

DH- Joe Borchard

Bench- Lyle Mouton, Drake LaRoche , Leury Garcia , Oney Guillen

 

SP- Jaime Navarro

SP- Todd Ritchie

SP- Erik Johnson

SP- Aaron Poreda

SP- Arnie Munoz

Closer- don't need one with that lineup and rotation.

Skipper: Terry Bevington

 

 

1B- Adam LaRoche

2B- Wilson Betemit

SS- Alex Cintron

3B- Josh Fields

OF- Joey Belle

OF- George Bell

OF- Carl Everette

DH- Joe Borchard

Bench- Lyle Mouton, Drake LaRoche , Leury Garcia , Oney Guillen

 

SP- Jaime Navarro

SP- Todd Ritchie

SP- Erik Johnson

SP- Aaron Poreda

SP- Arnie Munoz

Closer- don't need one with that lineup and rotation.

Skipper: Terry Bevington

 

Your list made me involuntary scream out curse words. Appreciate it.

 

1B- Adam LaRoche

2B- Wilson Betemit

SS- Alex Cintron

3B- Josh Fields

OF- Joey Belle

OF- George Bell

OF- Carl Everette

DH- Joe Borchard

Bench- Lyle Mouton, Drake LaRoche , Leury Garcia , Oney Guillen

 

SP- Jaime Navarro

SP- Todd Ritchie

SP- Erik Johnson

SP- Aaron Poreda

SP- Arnie Munoz

Closer- don't need one with that lineup and rotation.

Skipper: Terry Bevington

 

No Royce Clayton?

I definitely forgot about D Marte. When he was on he was unhittable as a lefty out of the pen.

C - Ron Karkovice

1B - Frank Thomas

2B - Ray Durham

3B - Herbert Perry

SS - Craig Grebeck

OF - Ivan Calderon

OF - Lance Johnson

OF - Dan Pasqua

DH - Greg Luzinski

 

SP - Jason Bere

SP - Freddy Garcia

SP - Bartolo Colon

SP - Jose Quintana

MR - Scott Radinsky

MR - Matt Thornton

CL - Bobby Thigpen

 

C = Ron Karkovice

1B = Frank Thomas

2B = Ray Durham

SS = Paco Martin

3B = Greg Norton

OF = Lyle Mouton

OF = Lyle Mouton

OF = Lyle Mouton

 

SP = Jose Quintana

SP = Jason Bere

SP = Chris Sale

SP = Mark Buerhle

SP = Lyle Mouton

RP = Keith Foulke

RP = Lyle Mouton

 

Honorable Mentions: Lyle Mouton

 

That's my guy

C - Ron Karkovice

1B - Frank Thomas

2B - Ray Durham

3B - Herbert Perry

SS - Craig Grebeck

OF - Ivan Calderon

OF - Lance Johnson

OF - Dan Pasqua

DH - Greg Luzinski

 

SP - Jason Bere

SP - Freddy Garcia

SP - Bartolo Colon

SP - Jose Quintana

MR - Scott Radinsky

MR - Matt Thornton

CL - Bobby Thigpen

 

Another member of the Church of Calderonists. RIP

 

Players that I saw play since 1952:

 

1B Konerko

2B Fox

SS Aparicio

3B Ventura

LF Minoso

CF Lemon

RF Baines

DH Thomas

C Fisk

 

SP Pierce

SP Buerhle

SP Wood

SP Horlen

SP Peters

RP Thigpen

RP Hernandez

RP Jenks

RP Foulke

RP Staley

SP-RP Sale

Bench

IF Guillen

IF Allen

IF Durham

IF Melton

OF Landis

OF Ordonez

C Lollar

 

Manager Lopez

Edited December 31, 20169 yr by The Mighty Mite

I definitely forgot about D Marte. When he was on he was unhittable as a lefty out of the pen.

 

I was a big fan but game 3 of the ALDS ruined it all.

C Fisk

1b Thomas

2b JCruz

3b Ventura

Ss Guillen

Rf Baines

Cf RLaw

Lf Kittle

Dh Luzinski

 

Ben Paciorek

Ben GWalker

Ben Lemon

Ben Pierzynski

Ben Crede

Ben Uribe

 

Sp Hoyt

Sp Bannister

Sp McDowell

Sp Bere

Sp Buehrle

 

Rp AFernandez

Rp Sale

Rp Thigpen

Rp Radinsky

Rp Jenks

Edited December 31, 20169 yr by Middle Buffalo

C Jamie Burke

1B Konerko

2B Ray Durham

3B Greg Norton (THE GREATEST!)

SS Tony Graffanino (Had to force him in there somewhere)

LF Tim Raines

CF Lance Johnson

RF Magglio Ordonez

DH Big Frank

 

SP Mark Buehrle

SP Jose Quintana

SP Jason Bere

SP Esteban Loaiza

SP Chris Sale

 

RP Bobby Jenks

RP Bobby Howry

RP Neal Cotts

RP Keith Foulke

RP Matt Thornton

RP Damaso Marte

 

Favorite Guy Against the Cubs - Carlos Lee

Favorite Guy to Blame - Ron Karkovice

Favorite Minor League Guy Who Didn't Reach His Potential: Dewon Day & Fautino De Los Santos

Favorite White Sox Blooper -

Favorite White Sox Play -

 

 

1B- Adam LaRoche

2B- Wilson Betemit

SS- Alex Cintron

3B- Josh Fields

OF- Joey Belle

OF- George Bell

OF- Carl Everette

DH- Joe Borchard

Bench- Lyle Mouton, Drake LaRoche , Leury Garcia , Oney Guillen

 

SP- Jaime Navarro

SP- Todd Ritchie

SP- Erik Johnson

SP- Aaron Poreda

SP- Arnie Munoz

Closer- don't need one with that lineup and rotation.

Skipper: Terry Bevington

 

Billy Koch for closer.