May 19, 200619 yr White Sox open 29th season of TWIB 05/19/2006 11:25 AM ET By Scott Merkin / MLB.com CHICAGO -- Winning the franchise's first World Series title since 1917 earned the White Sox trips to the White House and the Playboy Mansion, not to mention an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Now, the defending World Series champions also will be the featured team in "This Week in Baseball's" season opener, marking the 29th year for the longest-running sports anthology show in the history of television. TWIB features a new format in 2006, embedding itself each week with a different team, instead of just an individual player as the host. The producers will spend an entire series capturing the sights and sounds of players in the dugout, during batting practice, in game action and in the course of doing everyday stuff ballplayers do both before and after the games -- both on and off the field. This White Sox-centered episode takes a look at two of the most publicized events from early in the 2006 season. For starters, it follows Joe Crede and A.J. Pierzynski getting their hair cut at WSCR radio station in Chicago -- as explained once again by the White Sox catcher. "Well, we were ordered by the owner [Jerry Reinsdorf], me and Crede, to cut our hair," Pierzynski said. "So the media got a hold of it and it turned into a thing for charity. So we set it up with a radio station, they had cameras and everything. We sold the smocks for charity and raised a couple thousand dollars. "I think Crede cried because he didn't want to get his hair cut, but for me, it was fine. They brought in some people from a salon. They were very careful that they cut it the way we wanted it cut, and it turned out OK." TWIB also takes a look at Mark Buehrle's greatest tarp dives, leading up to his final effort during an April 16 rain delay in a home game against Toronto. "Obviously the crowd gets enjoyment out of it, but I enjoy doing it even more than that," Buehrle said. "I'd do it if there was no one in the stands, I don't do it just because they're there. I'd go out there and dive if there were no one in the stands, too. "The more water on there, the better it is. The last one I did, there was hardly any water on there and that wasn't much fun. I mean, it didn't hurt, but it's just ... I like diving across it and plowing through spots where it gets you wet [motioning with hands out, Superman style], and that time it didn't." A look back at the most memorable White Sox postseason moments from 2005 also will be featured on TWIB, as well as an up-close look at the ring ceremony for the White Sox earlier this year. Jermaine Dye and manager Ozzie Guillen wore wireless microphones, and their sounds and opinions have been captured. So has the red-hot start of designated hitter Jim Thome. The Yankees are the featured team in the May 27 edition of TWIB. Saturday before the game. Cant wait always been a big fan of TWIB, nice hearing about other teams and or players. Edited May 19, 200619 yr by ChWRoCk2
May 19, 200619 yr I wish they still let Buehrle do the tarp dive. With the exception of today, he's never been the same since.
May 20, 200619 yr This is what I get for saying earlier this week I'd work in the afternoon on Saturday, rather than the morning.
May 20, 200619 yr I remember before cable or internet,this was the only way I would get to see some highlights from other teams. I'm old!
May 20, 200619 yr QUOTE(That funky motion @ May 19, 2006 -> 10:10 PM) I remember before cable or internet,this was the only way I would get to see some highlights from other teams. I'm old! Don Matingly swinging... Darryl Strawberry and Dave Winfield swinging... Mel Allen: "So long everybody. See you all next week onnnn This Week. In Baseball."
May 20, 200619 yr QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ May 20, 2006 -> 01:28 PM) I never knew Michael Clarke Duncan was a Sox fan. He narrated the White Sox WS DVD.
May 20, 200619 yr QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ May 20, 2006 -> 02:05 PM) He narrated the White Sox WS DVD. Really? Do they dub his voice over Joe Buck's?
May 20, 200619 yr I have to disagree with the chick from the pregame (not TWIB) that said this was still the Cubs town.
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