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Both Landis and Berry made a habit of taking home runs away in CF, but yes it was Berry that fell over the fence.

Part of the key is he has actually been healthy this year. Not having to deal with a torn hip flexor, COVID, blurred vision, and a badly sprained wrist (and that's just his big league injuries) does make a big difference.

One of the best defensive center fielders in Sox history.

Robert is very good but a few guys named Frank Thomas and Dick Allen say hello.

Well played sir, that was part of my thinking. I have that album by the way. ?

Hell Robert didn't even know the name of his hitting coach. What does that tell you about how much interaction there is?

The official attendance was listed as 52,712 according to the Chicago Tribune headline the next day.

And the injury beat goes on...and on...and on...and on.

June 25, 1953 - Sox manager Paul Richards was regarded as one of the smartest people ever to lead a team in baseball history. Here’s what I mean...with the Sox going for a series sweep of New York and leading 4-2 in the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium, Richards brought in pitcher Harry Dorish to relieve Billy Pierce. Only Richards didn’t remove Pierce from the game! He moved him to first base. After Dorish faced two hitters, Pierce was brought back to the mound to end the game which he did getting Johnny Mize to hit into a force out and then striking out pinch-hitter Bill Renna. Richards pulled off this maneuver at least twice while the White Sox skipper, the first time on May 15, 1951 at Boston. In both cases the pitchers involved were Dorish and Pierce. June 25, 1964 - An overflow crowd of over 52 thousand jammed Comiskey Park to watch the Sox hammer the Cubs 11-1 in the annual “Boys Benefit Game.” The Sox, who were the visiting team that night, hit four home runs including back-to-back-to-back shots in the third inning. The home runs were hit by Ron Hansen, Tommy McCraw and Jerry McNertney. Floyd Robinson also had a home run. What was significant however was the fact that fans were allowed on the outfield grass behind ropes, since there wasn’t any room left in the park. It was the last time fans have ever been permitted to stand on the playing field for a game. June 25, 1991 - Sox pitcher “Black” Jack McDowell fired the first shutout for the home team in the new Comiskey Park when he blanked the Mariners 4-0. Jack was masterful on the day and carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning. He’d end up with a three-hitter and seven strikeouts. June 25, 2006 - With the White Sox trailing the Astros 9-2, in the eighth inning at U.S. Cellular Field, second baseman Tadahito Iguchi hit a three-run home run to narrow the deficit to 9-5. In the ninth inning, Iguchi connected again, this time for a grand slam to tie the game. The Sox lost the game in the 13th inning, but Iguchi set a franchise record, as the White Sox had hit grand slams in three consecutive days. Scott Podsednik hit a grand slam two days earlier, and Joe Crede hit one the day before. Iguchi’s seven RBI’s was one off the club record. June 25, 2016 - The White Sox tied the franchise record, first set in 1955, by blasting seven home runs in a single game. It took place against the Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field. But there was one problem…they lost the game 10-8. It was only the third time in baseball history to that point, a team hit that many home runs in a game and lost it. Detroit did it the other two times in 1995 and 2004. The Sox players to hit home runs were Brett Lawrie with two, Dioner Navarro, J.B. Shuck, Tim Anderson, Alex Avila and Adam Eaton.

Their plan is throw s%*# at the wall and "hope" something works out. Last I looked "hope" is not a strategy.

But the 2005 team knew how to manufacture runs, I said that team could beat you with a blast, a bloop or a bunt. In the top quarter of the league in various categories...home runs, bunts, stolen bases, sacrifice bunts, sacrifice flys and infield hits. They had tremendous balance.

This team doesn't draw walks, doesn't get on base, the highest BA they have is .275, only hit solo home runs, can't keep anybody healthy for more than a week, have a clueless manager, a bullpen that has already lost games nine times where they had a lead in the 7th inning or later and after they unload guys at the deadline will be basically a Triple A team. So the answer is no.

Crunch time what happened? Single...stolen base...WILD PITCH, game tying bloop hit. Don't let the guy get to third and the bloop hit may not have scored him. The bottom line is with this horrific offense Sox pitchers have no room...none...for mistakes. Nada. It's not fair but that's the way it is, especially late in the game which has already seen the most expensive bullpen in baseball take a lead into the 7th inning or later NINE times ...and lose the game.

They have been which means three or four of them should bring back something decent in trades in a month.

Fegan wrote today: "They entered Saturday with the lowest on-base percentage in baseball, and relatedly, 15 of their last 16 home runs have been of the solo variety."

Fegan wrote this in this afternoon's story in the Sun-Times: "Third baseman Yoán Moncada is sidelined indefinitely by a recurrence of back pain caused by a protruding disc that he’s dealt with since the end of spring training. He can take routine ground balls, but Grifol said Moncada’s back started to flare up after charging a shorter grounder earlier this month in New York, and that he feels it most acutely while swinging. He’s yet to test out either of those movements. That makes it very unlikely that Moncada could return before the All-Star break, and brings much uncertainty for a 27-year-old that is seeing his second-straight season go sideways due to injures that seeped into his on-field performance." After 2024 it's "he gone..."

Mixed feelings about this one. Always nice to get the win. But... Hit four home runs...naturally all of them are solo shots. And the bullpen yet again blew a late lead...luckily though it didn't cost them in the end.

June 24, 1914 – In a telegram discovered in 2012, White Sox owner Charles Comiskey told scout George Mills that the asking price for pitcher “Babe” Ruth was too high at $16,000 dollars. At the time Ruth was playing for the Baltimore Orioles. Comiskey had sent Mills to scout the best Orioles players on June 9. Mills gave Comiskey a list of six players he thought were the best with Ruth among them. He later revealed that Jack Dunn, the Orioles owner, said Ruth could be had himself for 16,000 dollars cash. In the telegram Comiskey replied “Do not need pitchers bad enough to go that high price.” The White Sox thus joined the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia A’s in turning down chances to get Ruth. Ruth eventually was sold to the Red Sox. Comiskey later would try to get Ruth before the start of the 1920 season offering “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and cash to Boston to no avail as they then sold him to the Yankees. June 24, 1956 - It was probably the biggest White Sox weekend of the 1950's. Two days earlier the Sox started, what was an unheard of, four game sweep of the Yankees winning 5-4 in 12 innings. Saturday the Sox shut out the Bombers 2-0. Then on Sunday before almost 48 thousand, the Sox took a pair, closing to within one game of first place. Larry Doby would hit a pair of three run shots in the twin bill helping to account for the 14-2 and 6-3 wins. He went 5 for 7 with six runs scored in addition to the six RBI’s. Fans by the hundreds poured on to the field during the second game, simply to get the chance to shake players’ hands and run around the outfield. Then Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley came out and said that the Sox would be in the World Series that fall. Of course, they didn’t... but they did finish the season at 85-69 good for third place. June 24, 1969 - In the second game of a double header in Seattle, Sox third baseman Bill Melton slugged three home runs in the 7-6 win. All were solo blasts. The Sox took the first game as well winning 6-4 with relief pitcher Wilbur Wood picking up wins in both games allowing only two hits in almost six innings of work. June 24, 1972 - Behind the inspired play of Dick Allen, Wilbur Wood, Stan Bahnsen, Rich “Goose” Gossage, Terry Forster and Carlos May, the Sox were in the middle of a pennant chase when the bizarre injury curse struck again. Third baseman Bill Melton fell off a ladder damaging his back during the previous off season and had been playing in pain ever since. The defending American League home run champion was put on the disabled list and lost for the rest of the year when it was discovered he had a herniated disk. He only played in 57 games with seven home runs and 30 RBI’s. The reason he was on the ladder? His young son was with him as he was re-nailing some patio roof shingles when the boy started to slide towards the edge. Melton caught him but fell backwards on to the ground right on his tailbone. The Sox would finish five and a half games behind the Oakland A’s with a record of 87-67. June 24, 1973 - It almost tied the club record. In the second game of a double header at Comiskey Park, Sox catcher Ed Herrmann drove in seven RBI’s in the 11-1 win over the A’s. Herrmann went 3 for 4 with a three-run home run, a two-run double and a two-run single. The club record is eight RBI’s in a game. June 24, 1977 – It was an embarrassing moment for Sox outfielder Ralph Garr and, as it turned out, a costly one for the team. In the third inning of a game in Minnesota, Garr hit what appeared to be a three-run home run... however as he was running the bases he passed catcher Jim Essian who was returning to first base because he thought the ball might be caught. Garr was watching the ball and didn’t see Essian until it was too late. He was called out for passing the runner and awarded a two-run single. The Sox wound up losing the game 7-6. June 24, 2017 – It was Mark Buehrle day at Guaranteed Rate Field as the White Sox honored the left hander by retiring his number #56. Buehrle played 12 seasons with the Sox winning 161 games including a perfect game against Tampa and a no-hitter against Texas. He also won two post season games and saved another. He was a three-time All-Star who won the 2005 contest. Buehrle was a model of consistency with 11 straight years winning in double figures, starting 30 or more games and throwing at least 200 innings with the franchise.

I've been told the next owner will more than likely be a corporation.

Again that's not my comment and the second part of it is important too: No one could have foreseen how those contracts impacted those guys and their effort. But it was clear when Tony LaRussa was hired that Rick really is powerless. I just don’t have a lot of faith that he can get this done. And words matter, when he talked about “Multiple championships” and “Call me after the parade”…if you are going to be arrogant like that you need to deliver and he hasn’t.”

Agree, but what is the alternative? They aren't getting fired and they need to shitcan a bunch of these stiffs.

I've noticed that lately even Merkin is coming to terms with reality and stating in "nice" terms the rebuild is a failure (although he still refuses to blame his friend, Michigan grad, like himself, Hahn)

I'm guessing Giolito is counting down the days until he can get out of this clown show.

Once they cut bait in a month it'll be closer to 95 losses which is fine with me, maybe that will force JR's hand.

I'd argue it is intolerable baseball right now.