September 13, 200817 yr 6. Bobby Jenks (24 of 27 lists - 329 points - highest ranking #5 ChWRoCk2, ChiSox_Sonix, whitesoxbrian) bio by ChiSox_Sonix - It’s easy to like a flame throwing closer who hits triple digits when he bursts on to the major league scene, and that’s just what Bobby Jenks did when he first came up with the White Sox. I immediately took a liking to him when the Sox called him up. He quickly supplanted Dustin Hermanson as the closer and was on the mound when the Sox clinched the World Series in Houston. As a rookie, Bobby Jenks was an integral part of the World Series winning team and became one of the faces of that championship. Not many rookies can make that claim. Jenks just appears to really appreciate the game and from his 100mph fastball when he first arrived to Ozzie’s “wide and tall” gesture to the ‘pen to summon him, it has been a joy to watch him pitch the past few years. He’s already made the all-star team, closed out a World Series clincher and tied the major league record for consecutive batters retired. He’s taken the White Sox fans on a nice little ride and that is why I have enjoyed watching him pitch so much and taking a liking to him. He battled back from serious arm problems in the minors, making his emergence in the majors the way he did all the more unlikely. As a Sox fan, how can you not like the guy?
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