June 1, 201114 yr ROBIN COMES ABOARD 1988: The White Sox and general manager Larry Himes made one of the great picks in franchise history with the selection of Robin Ventura out of Oklahoma State in the first round of the amateur draft. Ventura, a third baseman, was the 10th overall pick of the draft and was in the bigs by the end of the 1989 season. He became a regular in 1990 and quickly became one of the most popular players in team history.
June 1, 201114 yr I was so glad we drafted him with the blackhole we had at 3B. Yes this was the timeframe of ultimate in failures when we tried Kenny Williams at the hot corner.
June 1, 201114 yr Don't people argue that Ventura was one of the greatest college players ever? Why did he last until the tenth pick?
June 1, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 03:56 PM) Don't people argue that Ventura was one of the greatest college players ever? Why did he last until the tenth pick? The school of thought was that he was going to hit for a high average and not much power. Plus he was defensively challenged at that stage.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 03:33 PM) I was so glad we drafted him with the blackhole we had at 3B. Yes this was the timeframe of ultimate in failures when we tried Kenny Williams at the hot corner. Ohhh lordie did we ever, since 1980 till robin took over full time we had: Jim Morrison Aurelio Rodriguez Vance law Scott Fletcher Luis Salazar Steve Lyons Donnie hill Kenny Williams Lorenzo gray Carlos Martinez Bobby Bonilla Tim Hulett Eddie Williams Wayne tolleson Anybody else?
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 03:58 PM) The school of thought was that he was going to hit for a high average and not much power. Plus he was defensively challenged at that stage. That's a bit funny. I wonder if Robin's number will ever be retired.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 07:53 PM) That's a bit funny. I wonder if Robin's number will ever be retired. It should be.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 05:18 PM) Ohhh lordie did we ever, since 1980 till robin took over full time we had: Jim Morrison Aurelio Rodriguez Vance law Scott Fletcher Luis Salazar Steve Lyons Donnie hill Kenny Williams Lorenzo gray Carlos Martinez Bobby Bonilla Tim Hulett Eddie Williams Wayne tolleson Anybody else? Kevin Bell, Junior Moore, Gerry Royster, Fran Mullins. Ron Santo and a host of others if you wanna talk about the 70's. Actually Kevin Bell is more from the 70's, too. Edited June 2, 201114 yr by BigEdWalsh
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 08:36 PM) It should be. Your standards are low, but then again, so are the White Sox. Edited June 2, 201114 yr by flavum
June 2, 201114 yr Today in White Sox history the White Sox beat the Red Sox asses for the third straight game, in Boston. The end
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 08:18 PM) Ohhh lordie did we ever, since 1980 till robin took over full time we had: Jim Morrison Aurelio Rodriguez Vance law Scott Fletcher Luis Salazar Steve Lyons Donnie hill Kenny Williams Lorenzo gray Carlos Martinez Bobby Bonilla Tim Hulett Eddie Williams Wayne tolleson Anybody else? I remember people were always waiting for him to break on through at the MLB level.
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