StatManDu Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 journals.aol.com/dmarran359/Soxalmanac/ Twenty-six years ago today, general manager Roland Hemond pulled off another one of those quietly effective deals when snared switch-hitting second baseman Tony Bernazard from the Montreal Expos for erratic left-handed pitcher Rich “Tex” Wortham. Bernazard was a rock for the Sox, especially in 1982 when he hit .256 with 11 homers and 56 RBIs. Any chance the Sox had at winning the West that year ended when Bernazard suffered a season-ending leg injury Sept. 12 in Oakland. After playing 59 games in 1983, Bernazard was dealt to Seattle in a June 15 deadline deal in which the Sox got fellow second baseman Julio Cruz, who played an instrumental role in the team’s surge to the A.L. West title. It must have been crushing for Bernazard to watch his old team celebrate the division title on Sept. 17, 1983 when the Sox clinched with a 4-3 win over Seattle before 45,646 at ComiskeyPark. About eight years later, Bernazard was on the other side of another historic White Sox moment though he probably enjoyed this one a little more than he did in 1983. Bernazard went 1-for-2 off the bench in the Tigers’ 16-0 win over the White Sox in the first game at “new” ComiskeyParkApril 18, 1991. Bernazard also presented the ball that Frank Thomas hit for the first All-Star home run in White Sox history to the “Big Hurt” in 1995. The home runtraveled into the second deck and landed in the Players’ Association suite where Alex Fehr, the nine-year old nephew of union chief Donald Fehr caught the ball. White Sox Manager of Scoreboard Operations Jeff Szynal, who also serves as the team’s Hall of Fame curator, left his seat in the left field stands to retrieve the ball. Szynal and Bernazard, who was in the MLPA suite, took the ball to the American League clubhouse and gave it to Thomas. As for Wortham, he had one game left in his arm and it came in 1983 for Oakland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 QUOTE(StatManDu @ Dec 12, 2006 -> 11:06 AM) journals.aol.com/dmarran359/Soxalmanac/ Twenty-six years ago today, general manager Roland Hemond pulled off another one of those quietly effective deals when snared switch-hitting second baseman Tony Bernazard from the Montreal Expos for erratic left-handed pitcher Rich “Tex” Wortham. Bernazard was a rock for the Sox, especially in 1982 when he hit .256 with 11 homers and 56 RBIs. Any chance the Sox had at winning the West that year ended when Bernazard suffered a season-ending leg injury Sept. 12 in Oakland. After playing 59 games in 1983, Bernazard was dealt to Seattle in a June 15 deadline deal in which the Sox got fellow second baseman Julio Cruz, who played an instrumental role in the team’s surge to the A.L. West title. It must have been crushing for Bernazard to watch his old team celebrate the division title on Sept. 17, 1983 when the Sox clinched with a 4-3 win over Seattle before 45,646 at ComiskeyPark. About eight years later, Bernazard was on the other side of another historic White Sox moment though he probably enjoyed this one a little more than he did in 1983. Bernazard went 1-for-2 off the bench in the Tigers’ 16-0 win over the White Sox in the first game at “new” ComiskeyParkApril 18, 1991. Bernazard also presented the ball that Frank Thomas hit for the first All-Star home run in White Sox history to the “Big Hurt” in 1995. The home runtraveled into the second deck and landed in the Players’ Association suite where Alex Fehr, the nine-year old nephew of union chief Donald Fehr caught the ball. White Sox Manager of Scoreboard Operations Jeff Szynal, who also serves as the team’s Hall of Fame curator, left his seat in the left field stands to retrieve the ball. Szynal and Bernazard, who was in the MLPA suite, took the ball to the American League clubhouse and gave it to Thomas. As for Wortham, he had one game left in his arm and it came in 1983 for Oakland. Wortham was one of those highly touted young Sox pitchers that never did s***. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangar18 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 did something happen to Tony Bernazard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
103 mph screwball Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 As a little league catcher, Fisk was my baseball hero that started my Sox fanaticism. I remember the Sox getting Ron LeFlore and I was excited about him coming to the Sox. For reasons I do not completely remember, I was a fan of Tony Bernazard. Cheers to Tony Bernazard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatManDu Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 QUOTE(103 mph screwball @ Dec 13, 2006 -> 05:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As a little league catcher, Fisk was my baseball hero that started my Sox fanaticism. I remember the Sox getting Ron LeFlore and I was excited about him coming to the Sox. For reasons I do not completely remember, I was a fan of Tony Bernazard. Cheers to Tony Bernazard! Nothing happened ... Just tying in some facts on TB to his acquisition date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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