Scott Merkin
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White Sox beat writer for 22 years. Go Blue! Eagles are rock n' roll legends. National championships won under Jim Harbaugh? It looks like one!
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“It’s unbelievable what these guys are able to do." Birmingham pitching coach John Ely, Ky Bush and Noah Schultz talk about the dominant starting rotation leading the first-place
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Tim Anderson on lively home crowds: "On the weekends, it’s the place to go before you go out. We try to make it as a pregame for you. You come to the game, have some drinks, have some fun. We have a DJ up there, playing good music. Use it as a pregame before the night starts."
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Just got this text from Hawk Harrelson, on the final play: "Engelllllll---Yessssssssss!!!!!!!!!"
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OF Billy Hamilton is returning to the White Sox on a Minor League deal with a non-roster invite to Spring Training, per source. Hamilton was a contributor on the 2021 AL Central title squad.
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Lynn: "There's something about South Side with my personality that fits."
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Giolilto called Donaldson's comments a classless move as he crossed home plate after the HR. "We won. The W is next to my name. They are in last place."
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Per his Instagram account, Liam Hendriks is in remission and "cancer free." Best news of the season, regardless of what happens in the next 5 months!
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Hendriks has referred to Craig Kimbrel, himself and Michael Kopech as the pony tail gang.
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Chris Bassitt is a really great person, who is coming into his own now as one of the game's elite young starters. You hope and pray he's ok. Baseball means zero compared to that fact.
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It sounds as if Jake Burger will be joining the White Sox in Detroit. And not to lose objectivity here, but this is really a story worthy of a movie with what he has gone through and what he has achieved.
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Giolito: "This is the most fun I've ever had playing baseball. It's not even close."
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Tim Anderson, on a national stage, announcing the White Sox presence with authority. That's a different movie, but you all get the idea.
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Yoan Moncada: "My body has not been the same after the virus." Said it's a weird feeling and a daily battle to try to find that strength and energy
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Here's an amazingly uplifting story: Danny Farquhar is expected to throw out a first pitch prior to the June 1 game against the Brewers:
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White Sox magic number to clinch a playoff spot is 4. They are 31-16, meaning they finish over .500 for the first time since 2012.
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Those who don't appreciate Abreu's eight years in Chicago are kind of lost on me.
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Yasmani Grandal: "Whoever comes in here and tries to take us lightly is in for a rude awakening."
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Mercedes: "I want to play my first game with the fans in Chicago. I want to see my fans over there on Opening Day in Chicago. I want everyone to talk to me. I want to see my people. I want to see the Yermin fans, the Yerminator fans. I’m so excited. I can’t wait."
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Lynn on being a South Side fit: "Living in the suburbs of Indiana, Indianapolis area, the South Side has a tendency to be a little bit more of a home feeling for me than any other place I’ve played. I’m really enjoying it."
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White Sox conclude the first half of the season at 49-32, with what soon will be a six game lead in the AL Central. Hahn, Williams, the entire front office, La Russa, his staff and most of all, the players, have done an amazing job considering the plethora of key injuries.
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La Russa on Eloy with LF vs. DH: "I made a promise to Eloy if he hits .300, he can play left field a lot. If he hits under .300, he may be DHing and if he hits near .200 he’ll be sitting next to me. He’s smiling like I was kidding."
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White Sox outfielder Eloy Jiménez has been medically cleared to resume baseball activities at the White Sox complex in Glendale, Ariz.
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Abreu: "I was a little emotional today because to hear people say a lot of things about you, people who doubt about you or maybe don’t believe in you, I’m just proving them wrong. Sometimes it gets to you. Today was one of those moments...
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Apparently Tony La Russa told Carlos Rodon before last night's game he could have his office if he threw a shutout.
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Hamilton on the White Sox fans: "Sometimes I get just like this shock through my body, it’s an awesome feeling. These South Side fans, it’s great. They keep me going."
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I kid you not -- the White Sox fans here at Kauffman are celebrating the Blackhawks getting the No. 1 pick. There actually was a brief "Let's go Blackhawks" chant in the stands and numerous hugs
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Abreu's presser. He came over and shook hands with each of the White Sox beat writers before the session started.
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Incredibly classy gesture by Yankees to recognize Liam Hendriks' return pregame. Way bigger than baseball.
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I shall reiterate a sentiment from a few weeks ago: I'm not sure Jose Abreu's full value to this franchise will be truly appreciated until possibly after he's retired.
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I wonder if even after he retires, which still could be well down the road, the full value of Jose Abreu to the White Sox organization will ever be fully understood and appreciated. It's a fairly safe bet No. 79 will be among those retired franchise numbers someday.
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This has been said before, sometimes on Twitter in fact, but Alexei Ramírez's White Sox career isn't always appreciated as much as it should be.
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Collins: "There's a ton of people who said I would never catch in a big league game. I would just be a 1B/DH. Huge milestone for me."
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Farquhar: "The thing that caught me off guard was the whole team coming out to the mound. I thought that was an incredibly special moment. Whoever’s decision that was, I’m sure it was James Shields. He’s an incredible leader that we have."
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Lucas Giolito on the last few days: "No negativity. We all support Yermin. We love home runs here. That’s it. We are going to move on."
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Abreu on his future with the White Sox, with one year left on his current deal: "I don't know. Whatever happens, it's going to happen. I'm going to enjoy the season and try to do my best like I always do and represent the White Sox like I always do."
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The White Sox are 17-13 and in sole possession of first place in the AL Central.
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Joe Kelly complained to Rick Hahn about Noah Schultz, No. 3 White Sox prospect, not being in big league camp because he has better stuff than him.
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"Liam is wearing a microphone" is an interesting choice for FOX.
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Lopez got the baseball from his first save. Colas got the baseball from his first hit. Grifol got a victory cigar from general manager Rick Hahn. White Sox got a win over the World Series champs.
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If the White Sox pitch anywhere near what they did this past weekend, they are the best team in the AL.
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From White Sox: The “Southside” player jerseys sold out today at the Chicago Sports Depot in just three hours; Tim Anderson’s jersey sold out in two hours.
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"In my opinion, Pat Mahomes the pitcher also plays football. To everybody else, it was probably the other way around."
@MichaelKopech5
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@PatrickMahomes5
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Was just informed by White Sox, based on tiebreakers, White Sox magic number actually is 3.
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Lynn: "He threw me out because I tossed my belt. I said well if you were over there on time we wouldn’t have this problem."
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White Sox showed their true strength as a team, as a family, on Saturday and then went out and won two games on Sunday.
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Grandal on winning this series to have the best record in baseball: "It doesn't say anything. The best team in baseball is the one that stands alone at the end of the season."
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Again, if you doubt Jose Abreu's overall value, you probably aren't watching White Sox games very closely.
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Jake Burger, Danny Mendick, Seby Zavala and Romy Gonzalez all here with the White Sox.
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Rick Hahn: "Having these three days off is going to be a benefit. Pito (Jose Abreu) is not going to get hit for these three days so that’s a positive."
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Liam Hendriks gets the win on National Cancer Survivors Day.
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Jose Abreu has a red glove in his back pocket honoring Eloy Jimenez. Consummate leader, close-knit team.
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Garrett Crochet on his mindset coming in with runners at first and third and one out: "My mindset was I really like Matt (Foster) and I don't want to give up these runs for Matt."
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Giolito is first ever White Sox pitcher to throw a no-hitter against a National League team.
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Benintendi makes the White Sox a better team, as a whole, which is the goal.
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La Russa pointed out no fans left during this long game and team noticed it
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Eloy Jimenez on Jose Abreu: "He feels like a dad. He’s been there for us every single day no matter what, no matter how he feels. It’s really good to have a teammate like that."
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I don't totally understand the Jake Burger deal. Loved playing for the White Sox, fans gravitated to him and I get the feeling his talent is just being tapped into. I understand they got a very good arm for him, and nobody really asked me before the trade.
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First round picks contributing to first place White Sox: Crochet (2020), Vaughn (2019), Madrigal (injured, 2018), Burger (today, 2017), Collins, Burdi (2016), Rodon (2014), and Anderson (2013).
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I asked Tony La Russa if he considers Jose Abreu one of the top players in White Sox history. La Russa: "I think he’s one of the great players in Major League history."
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Burger on the overwhelming fan reaction to his callup: "I don't think there's a better fan base than the one in Chicago, South Side obviously."
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The White Sox are going to the playoffs for the first time since 2008
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Crochet added about 15 pounds of muscle during this offseason.
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Garrett Crochet--the information is good. Flexor strain in forearm. UCL is clean. Will continue to progress in matter of weeks. No restriction next spring
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Anderson: "Our fans they pay their hard earned money to come to the ballpark to see a show so why don’t I give them one. "
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Tim Anderson discussing the whole Cubs town vs. White Sox town idea in the rivalry: "Yeah, yeah, that makes it more fun and makes the fans buy into it. I’m South Side forever. I love that Sox logo."
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If my math is right and of course if all goes well, both Jimenez and Robert could be in the White Sox lineup for the Field of Dreams game.
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White Sox are 0-3 vs. Lance McCullers Jr. in 2021
White Sox are 0-6 in Houston in 2021
Both streaks need to end for the White Sox to advance to the ALCS
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Crowd chanting "Sox in 5" in unison. As I said, momentum has changed. It changed in the third but really in the 4th and we'll see in about 15 hours if it carries over.
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I'm not sure if I've heard the ballpark louder than that moment in like the last 5-to-7 years. Abreu with a three-run blast.
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Jose Abreu played through six seasons of sub-.500 baseball with no playoffs. Now, as the White Sox look toward the postseason, he's having arguably the best season of a great career.
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Schultz is signing with the White Sox. He loved Vandy but couldn't pass on this opportunity
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The Chicago White Sox and Manager Rick Renteria have agreed to part ways following the 2020 season
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Luis Robert now has six homers with an exit velocity of 110+mph, which is the most in MLB, per Statcast.
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Liam Hendriks making progress per Hahn. He will not be put on 60 day IL to start season. That's a great update.
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The Chicago White Sox are the 2021 AL Central champions. It’s the first time in team history they have gone to the playoffs in back-to-back seasons.
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I asked Yasmani Grandal if there was a different vibe around the team over the last three or four days, for lack of a better word.
"I don’t know. What do you think?" he responded.
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No. 1 in White Sox history in home runs, Frank Thomas, and No. 2, Paul Konerko, both in attendance.
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Big applause when Kevin Costner mentions "the first place White Sox."
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White Sox magic number just to clinch a playoff spot -- 9
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Jimenez will be the team's Opening Day left fielder in Kansas City. It's more a question of where he hits in the lineup
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From A.J. Pierzynski last night on the FS1 White Sox broadcast, talking about Adam Eaton's one-game suspension, currently pending appeal, after his on-field fracas with Cleveland: "Those guys who wear 12 for the White Sox, they always seem to be getting into fracases."
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Lucas Giolito will start on Opening Day for the White Sox
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I've said it before: White Sox don't need to add much at this trade deadline. They have an excellent team in place as is, with Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert on the comeback trail.
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Quite a few White Sox jerseys present on this flight to Houston.
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Robert Jr. was removed as a managerial decision, per the White Sox.
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A lot of praise from White Sox players for the energy created by White Sox fans at the Rate
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Eloy Jimenez on his experience with the left field fans at the Rate: "Oh, my God. They have been crazy and I like it."
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White Sox lose, 2-0. They have set a single-season franchise record with 107 losses. They finished 0-10 on this homestand and have lost 10 straight overall. It's the first 0-10 homestand in franchise history.
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