This Day In Sox History 3/11...

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March 11, 1968 - Sox rookie pitcher Cisco Carlos was part of the cover shot for Sports Illustrated. The caption read, “The Best Rookies of 1968.” Unfortunately, Carlos didn’t turn out to be one of them, either in the short term or the long one. In fact, of the five players on the cover only Johnny Bench and Mike Torrez made a name for themselves in the sport.

In two and a half seasons with the club Carlos went 10-17. His best pitching performance came on September 14, 1967 at Comiskey Park, when in the middle of a pennant race, he shut out Cleveland on five hits over 10 innings winning 4-0.

 

 

March 11, 2003 – 16 White Sox players refused to allow themselves to be tested for performance enhancing drugs when testers approved by both Major League Baseball and the MLBPA showed up in Tucson before a game versus the Mariners.

Their reasoning was that by not taking the test the players hoped it would be counted as a positive result thus greatly increasing the chances of tougher testing in 2004.

Sox player representative Kelly Wunsch and Sandy Alomar Jr. convinced the players that this was an agreed deal and they had a responsibility to follow through on the commitment. All 16 players eventually decided to take the test although some privately told media members afterwards they felt they were being pressured by the union to do so.