Dick Allen Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 03:25 PM) Cmon. I am not clueless. I am controversial. Most of the players I mentioned reeked. You may have gotten me on Ellis Burks. Bobby Bonds was awful. The team had to get rid of him almost immediately because he was so bad. ... Explain to me why the Dybber isn't thought of much worse than he is. He's our Bartman, the reason we didn't win a WS that year! Great call on Blomberg! He definitely deserves to be on the list. Blomberg hit a HR to win the game on Opening Day. Then it was all downhill. As for Bonds, he was not terrible for the White Sox. In 90 AB he hit .278/.347/.389. They were trying to use the rent a player that worked well with Zisk and Gamble the previous season, but the team sucked and Bonds was going to be a free agent so they bailed and traded him for young players, one was Claudell Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 04:14 PM) Why does it seem like the Sox always get former superstars past their prime? Dunn, Thome, Vizquel, Manny Ramirez, Andruw Jones, Griffey, etc. The list goes on and on. I agree. Ask Kenny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEdWalsh Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 02:14 PM) Why does it seem like the Sox always get former superstars past their prime? Dunn, Thome, Vizquel, Manny Ramirez, Andruw Jones, Griffey, etc. The list goes on and on. It could be said of a lot of teams probably but yeah the Sox have always seemed to specialize in this. I've been a fan a long time and they've done this since I can remember. A couple more were Rocky Colavito and Ken Boyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 11:29 PM) It could be said of a lot of teams probably but yeah the Sox have always seemed to specialize in this. I've been a fan a long time and they've done this since I can remember. A couple more were Rocky Colavito and Ken Boyer. Don't forget Gene Freese or Tommie Davis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 03:14 PM) Why does it seem like the Sox always get former superstars past their prime? Dunn, Thome, Vizquel, Manny Ramirez, Andruw Jones, Griffey, etc. The list goes on and on. Erstad was a good ballplayer who was on the decline when we got him. Roberto Alomar too. Edited December 11, 2015 by soxfan2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance Law Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 QUOTE (dayan024 @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 02:34 PM) Nick Swisher hahaha. Avi Garcia would kill to have a season like Swisher did for the Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance Law Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 The common thread among the worst player/playing time/personnel decisions (Kotsay, Erstad, trading away Swisher) of the past decade is Ozzie Guillen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Ohh man no one has mentioned Will Ohman... That dude was bad and a douche.... How about Carlos Castillo.. As mentioned Billy Koch.. When he gave up the homer to carl crawford... Jerry Kutzler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 06:12 PM) Don't forget Gene Freese or Tommie Davis. Yes, Gene Freese is a bad memory. Sox traded Johnny Callison for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juddling Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Defense or not.....Ron Karkovice was painful to watch with a bat in his hands..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 04:45 PM) Half this board was so convinced (Insert Anything Here) was going to be great Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 03:25 PM) I am not clueless. I am controversial. It does help in being controversial to pick positions you can actually defend without looking like you are clueless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 And short answer, Eddie Gaedel was easily the worse baseball player to have a Sox connection. Perhaps he was the worse player in the history of MLB. OOdd note, his autograph is worth more than Babe Ruth's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Lopez's Ghost Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 QUOTE (Tex @ Dec 13, 2015 -> 01:43 PM) And short answer, Eddie Gaedel was easily the worse baseball player to have a Sox connection. Perhaps he was the worse player in the history of MLB. OOdd note, his autograph is worth more than Babe Ruth's. Eddie Gaedel was a St.Louis Brown. Not a White Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Dec 13, 2015 -> 12:47 PM) Eddie Gaedel was a St.Louis Brown. Not a White Sox. He came back and did promotions for the Sox, he was a Chicago guy, I know it is a stretch . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Statistically, Emilio Bonifacio is tough to beat. He brought nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knackattack Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Has anyone said Avi yet? I'll go with him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFinn Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 04:29 PM) It could be said of a lot of teams probably but yeah the Sox have always seemed to specialize in this. I've been a fan a long time and they've done this since I can remember. A couple more were Rocky Colavito and Ken Boyer. 1967: That was the year that I thought Colavito was going to push the Sox over the top. Boy was I wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Wayne Nordhagen behind the plate or anywhere. Never had a clue when there was men on base, or anything going on in the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGillis Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Sammy Esposito (part timer in the '50s) and Ron Karkovice (semi-regular in the '90s) were atrocious hitters that stick in my memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckweaver Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 (edited) David Wells wins this "award" hands down, for me. Because not only was he terrible with the Sox with a God-awful contract, he was also a complete horse's ass and egomaniac to boot. Just terrible. Another name to add that fans liked to loathe, perhaps fairly, perhaps not...Juan Agosto. And the 1983 Jerry Dybzinski base running gaffe in the playoffs has to earn him a mention in this thread. Edited December 27, 2015 by buckweaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy esposito Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 QUOTE (OnlyGillis @ Dec 25, 2015 -> 11:05 PM) Sammy Esposito (part timer in the '50s) and Ron Karkovice (semi-regular in the '90s) were atrocious hitters that stick in my memory. I took his name can't remember too much I was pretty young. He didn't play much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickJones81 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (buckweaver @ Dec 27, 2015 -> 10:45 AM) David Wells wins this "award" hands down, for me. Because not only was he terrible with the Sox with a God-awful contract, he was also a complete horse's ass and egomaniac to boot. Just terrible. Another name to add that fans liked to loathe, perhaps fairly, perhaps not...Juan Agosto. And the 1983 Jerry Dybzinski base running gaffe in the playoffs has to earn him a mention in this thread. The one thing that struck me with Wells' tenure with the White Sox is every shot during the broadcasts when someone else was on the bump showed a young Mark Buehrle attached to his hip, and Buehrle making a huge leap forward. I always wondered if that was cause Mark was picking his brain and learning from the vet. Also, the White Sox deserved a bad year from Wells after sending a damaged Sirotka in return for him. Edited December 28, 2015 by QuickJones81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Lopez's Ghost Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 QUOTE (sammy esposito @ Dec 27, 2015 -> 10:58 PM) I took his name can't remember too much I was pretty young. He didn't play much. Versatile glove man. Couldn't hit a lick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeCredeYes Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Jesus Pena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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