April 8, 201610 yr OK, excluding retired numbers, 13 and 56 which are going to be retired, and 6, which is quasi-retired, who is your favorite (not necessarily best) Sox player to wear each number. Some of the higher numbers I didn't pick anybody because there wasn't anybody I liked enough to mention 1 - Lance Johnson 5 - Ray Durham 7 - Scott Fletcher 8 - Bo Jackson 10 - Alexei Ramirez 12 - AJ Pierzynski 15 - Tadahito Iguchi 17 - Ross Gload 18 - Claudell Washington 20 - Ron Karkovice 21 - Esteban Loaiza 22 - Ed Farmer 23 - Jermaine Dye (sorry Robin) 24 - Floyd Bannister 25 - Jim Thome 26 - Orlando Hernandez 27 - Geoff Blum 28 - Joey Cora 29 - Greg Walker (sorry Jack) 30 - Tim Raines 31 - LaMarr Hoyt 32 - Alex Fernandez 33 - Aaron Rowand 34 - Freddy Garcia 36 - Jerry Koosman 37 - Bobby Thigpen 38 - Pablo Ozuna 39 - Roberto Hernandez 40 - Wilson Alvarez 41 - Tom Seaver 43 - Damaso Marte 44 - Tom Paciorek 45 - Bobby Jenks 46 - Neal Cotts 49 - Chris Sale 50 - John Danks 51 - Alex Rios 52 - Jose Contreras 55 - Carlos Rodon 57 - Boone Logan 62 - Jose Quintana 65 - Nate Jones 79 - Jose Abreu
April 8, 201610 yr QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 08:26 AM) What's the deal with nobody wearing #6 but it not being retired? Charley Lau was the Sox hitting coach in 1983- he may have been sick already. He died before the 84 season, and Reinsdorf unofficially retired the number. I think Walt Hriniak wore it, but it's been out of commission.
April 8, 201610 yr Author What's the deal with nobody wearing #6 but it not being retired? I've heard that it is to honor Charley Lau.
April 8, 201610 yr The Lau thing is bizarre. Classic Reinsdorf White Sox...if you're going to retire it, they should have retired it in the 80s. Now it's just a weird thing.
April 8, 201610 yr I started making a list like the OP, but it was basically just players from 2005-2016 given my lack of baseball watching experience, so I stopped at number 28... DeWayne Wise
April 8, 201610 yr QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 08:31 AM) The Lau thing is bizarre. Classic Reinsdorf White Sox...if you're going to retire it, they should have retired it in the 80s. Now it's just a weird thing. Agreed. Put up an In Memorium plaque in the park, but retiring a good low number that a player would like to wear is overboard.
April 8, 201610 yr Author I started making a list like the OP, but it was basically just players from 2005-2016 given my lack of baseball watching experience, so I stopped at number 28... DeWayne Wise That's part of why I started this thread, to see how the lists of Sox fans of different ages would differ. Players like Dick Allen and Wilbur Wood probably make the lists of Sox players who are older than me.
April 8, 201610 yr QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 08:34 AM) I started making a list like the OP, but it was basically just players from 2005-2016 given my lack of baseball watching experience, so I stopped at number 28... DeWayne Wise lol, same here. I don't remember anything baseball related before '05.
April 8, 201610 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 08:28 AM) Charley Lau was the Sox hitting coach in 1983- he may have been sick already. He died before the 84 season, and Reinsdorf unofficially retired the number. I think Walt Hriniak wore it, but it's been out of commission. The school of Charley Lau turned out Frank Thomas.
April 8, 201610 yr I know way more about the White Sox franchise and it's history than I like to admit but for some reason player numbers never really stuck to me. I barely know anyone's. Off the top of my head it's Frank Thomas 35 and Nick Swisher "Dirty 30" (yuck).
April 8, 201610 yr QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 07:57 AM) OK, excluding retired numbers, 13 and 56 which are going to be retired, and 6, which is quasi-retired, who is your favorite (not necessarily best) Sox player to wear each number. Some of the higher numbers I didn't pick anybody because there wasn't anybody I liked enough to mention 1 - Lance Johnson 5 - Ray Durham 7 - Scott Fletcher 8 - Bo Jackson 10 - Alexei Ramirez 12 - AJ Pierzynski 15 - Tadahito Iguchi 17 - Ross Gload 18 - Claudell Washington 20 - Ron Karkovice 21 - Esteban Loaiza 22 - Ed Farmer 23 - Jermaine Dye (sorry Robin) 24 - Floyd Bannister 25 - Jim Thome 26 - Orlando Hernandez 27 - Geoff Blum 28 - Joey Cora 29 - Greg Walker (sorry Jack) 30 - Tim Raines 31 - LaMarr Hoyt 32 - Alex Fernandez 33 - Aaron Rowand 34 - Freddy Garcia 36 - Jerry Koosman 37 - Bobby Thigpen 38 - Pablo Ozuna 39 - Roberto Hernandez 40 - Wilson Alvarez 41 - Tom Seaver 43 - Damaso Marte 44 - Tom Paciorek 45 - Bobby Jenks 46 - Neal Cotts 49 - Chris Sale 50 - John Danks 51 - Alex Rios 52 - Jose Contreras 55 - Carlos Rodon 57 - Boone Logan 62 - Jose Quintana 65 - Nate Jones 79 - Jose Abreu Numbers that were missed, or could be improved 0- Oscar Gamble 15-Dick Allen 17-Carlos May or Jerry Hairston 20-Joel Horlen 22-Jose Valentin! 23-Robin Ventura for sure 24-The Rally Crede 25-Tommy John honorable mention 28-Lyle Mouton/Wilbur Wood 30-Magglio Ordonez 31-Hoyt Wilhelm 43-Gary Peters 44-Wimpy 45-Carlos Lee honorable mention 47-Rusty Kuntz 48-Estban Loaiza 51-Terry Forrester 53-Dennis Lamp 54-Goose Gossage 57-Jeff Bajenaru, Soxtalk legend 60-Rocky Biddle 61-Jesus Pena 67-Scott Carroll 68-Jake Petricka 71-Scott Linebrink 73-Tony Phillips 77-Carlos Sanchez 99-Manny Ramirez
April 8, 201610 yr I have to remember them, so after 1977 to present: 1- Lance Johnson 2- 3- Harold Baines 4- 5- Ray Durham 6- Jorge Orta 7- Scott Fletcher 8- Bo Jackson 9- 10- Alexei Ramirez 11- Rudy Law 12- AJ Pierzynski 13- Ozzie Guillen 14- Paul Konerko 15- Tadahito Iguchi 16- Julio Cruz 17- Jerry Hairston 18- Cliff Politte 19- Greg Luzinski 20- Ron Karkovice 21- Todd Frazier 22- Scott Podsednik 23- Robin Ventura 24- Joe Crede 25- Jim Thome 26- Ellis Burks 27- Greg Hibbard 28- Joey Cora 29- Jack McDowell 30- Tim Raines 31- Lamarr Hoyt 32- Alex Fernandez 33- Aaron Rowand 34- Freddy Garcia 35- Frank Thomas 36- Chris Widger 37- Bobby Thigpen 38- Pablo Ozuna 39- Roberto Hernandez 40- Wilson Alvarez 41- Tom Seaver 42- Ron Kittle 43- Bob James 44- Chet Lemon 45- Carlos Lee 46- Jason Bere 47- Tony Graffanino 48- Ralph Garr 49- Chris Sale 50- Barry Jones 52- Jose Contreras 55- Carlos Rodon 56- Mark Buehrle 73- Tony Phillips 79- Jose Abreu
April 10, 201610 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 09:06 AM) I know way more about the White Sox franchise and it's history than I like to admit but for some reason player numbers never really stuck to me. I barely know anyone's. Off the top of my head it's Frank Thomas 35 and Nick Swisher "Dirty 30" (yuck). Same here. I would have to do this backwards, pick a player and go look up their number. Which seriously isn't happening. But I like reading everyone's lists.
April 10, 201610 yr This might take a little work. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/base...mbers.php?t=CHA I'll start with Fisk being my favorite #72.
April 10, 201610 yr Keeping my list to guys I remember playing, and only players I actually liked. 3 - Harold Baines 5 - Juan Uribe 7 - Steve Sax 8 - Bo Jackson 10 - Alexei Ramirez 11 - Rudy Law 12 - A.J. Pierzynski 13 - Ozzie Guillen 14 - Paul Konerko 15 - Tadahito Iguchi 16 - Julio Cruz 19 - Greg Luzinski 20 - Jon Garland 22 - Scott Podsednik 23 - Robin Ventura 24 -'Floyd Bannister 25 - Jim Thome (serious consideration to Sammy Sosa here -I was not happy when he was traded) 26 - Orlando Hernandez 27 - Greg Hibbard 29 - Jack McDowell (Greg Walker is a distant second - two of my all time favorites) 30 - Magglio Ordonez 31 - La Marr Hoyt 32 - Alex Fernandez 33 - Aaron Rowand 34 - Richard Dotson 35 - Frank Thomas 37 - Bobby Thigpen 40 - Britt Burns 42 - Ron Kittle 44 - Tom Paciorek (slight nod over Chet Lemon & I'll always appreciate Jake Peavy) 45 - Bobby Jenks 46 - Jason Bere 49 - Chris Sale 50 - John Danks (makes it on the basis of one game) 52 - Jose Contreras 53 - Dennis Lamp 55 - Carlos Rodon 56 - Mark Buehrle 62 - Jose Quintana 72 - Carlton Fisk 79'- Jose Abreu
April 10, 201610 yr Author Ordonez may be the best Sox player ever to wear #30, but give the way he left, he'll never be my favorite Sox player ever to wear #30.
April 10, 201610 yr I'm kind of surprised by the lack of Ken Griffey Jr. in all of these lists. He obviously wasn't here very long, but it was cool to see him in a Sox uniform.
April 11, 201610 yr QUOTE (gatnom @ Apr 10, 2016 -> 12:12 PM) I'm kind of surprised by the lack of Ken Griffey Jr. in all of these lists. He obviously wasn't here very long, but it was cool to see him in a Sox uniform. Yeah, but 17 is Carlos May: The only player in history to wear his birthday on the back of his Jersey. Edited April 11, 201610 yr by AustinIllini
April 11, 201610 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 09:06 AM) I know way more about the White Sox franchise and it's history than I like to admit but for some reason player numbers never really stuck to me. I barely know anyone's. Off the top of my head it's Frank Thomas 35 and Nick Swisher "Dirty 30" (yuck). I'm pretty much the same way.
April 12, 201610 yr 22 is Pods. Period. He hit a walk off homer in the World Series. That alone wins him #22.
April 12, 201610 yr QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 03:41 PM) 22 is Pods. Period. He hit a walk off homer in the World Series. That alone wins him #22. That doesn't make him everyone's favorite player.
April 12, 201610 yr QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 03:51 PM) That doesn't make him everyone's favorite player. Good thing I never said it did.
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