November 25, 20232 yr November 25, 1985 – Ozzie Guillen of the White Sox was named A.L. Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Guillen, who came to the Sox in a deal involving 1983 Cy Young winner LaMarr Hoyt, didn’t disappoint. His defense was outstanding only committing 12 errors the entire season. Offensively Ozzie recorded 134 hits and had a .273 batting average. He received 16 of 28 first place votes and finished with 101 points. Teddy Higuera of the Brewers was second. Ozzie would return to the Sox after his playing days ended to become the manager and win the 2005 World Series with the club as well as taking them to the playoffs in 2008. November 25, 2005 - Sox G.M. Kenny Williams rolled the dice and traded popular outfielder Aaron Rowand to the Phillies for slugger Jim Thome. The Peoria native would hammer 42 home runs and garner the A.L. Comeback Player of the Year award in 2006 but many felt the trade changed the chemistry and philosophy of the club that won the World Series in 2005 to say nothing of the defensive hole it created in center field. Thome would play almost four years with the Sox and would hit 134 home runs along with three seasons of at least 90 RBI’s. He would hit his 500th career home run in 2007 at U.S. Cellular Field beating the Angels with the walk-off blast.
November 25, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said: November 25, 1985 – Ozzie Guillen of the White Sox was named A.L. Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Guillen, who came to the Sox in a deal involving 1983 Cy Young winner LaMarr Hoyt, didn’t disappoint. His defense was outstanding only committing 12 errors the entire season. Offensively Ozzie recorded 134 hits and had a .273 batting average. He received 16 of 28 first place votes and finished with 101 points. Teddy Higuera of the Brewers was second. Ozzie would return to the Sox after his playing days ended to become the manager and win the 2005 World Series with the club as well as taking them to the playoffs in 2008. November 25, 2005 - Sox G.M. Kenny Williams rolled the dice and traded popular outfielder Aaron Rowand to the Phillies for slugger Jim Thome. The Peoria native would hammer 42 home runs and garner the A.L. Comeback Player of the Year award in 2006 but many felt the trade changed the chemistry and philosophy of the club that won the World Series in 2005 to say nothing of the defensive hole it created in center field. Thome would play almost four years with the Sox and would hit 134 home runs along with three seasons of at least 90 RBI’s. He would hit his 500th career home run in 2007 at U.S. Cellular Field beating the Angels with the walk-off blast. A lot of us liked A-Row but I was lectured he was nowhere near as valuable as Thome. Then Frank left on bad terms.
November 25, 20232 yr 41 minutes ago, pcq said: A lot of us liked A-Row but I was lectured he was nowhere near as valuable as Thome. Then Frank left on bad terms. Should have kept Rowand, Frank and Everett.
November 26, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, South Side Fireworks Man said: Should have kept Rowand, Frank and Everett. And El Duque.
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