Black Jack Archives
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What's wrong with the CY Young picture?
Hey everyone, I've been away for a while but now that the postseason awards are...
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Phillies, an old school team
I'm starting to take a closer look at the Phillies and am leaning toward them...
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Umpiring means more than just missed calls
This has officially become the year of the blown call in the 2009 playoffs....
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Playoff winners do so with dominance
First round here and gone in a jiffy. Not a whole lot of drama to...
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Ozzie's old school rant and generational gaps
Every player from an era gone by fears becoming the "remember when" guy. Ozzie Guillen...
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Peavy and White Sox win differently
The Chicago White Sox beat the Tigers Friday in the type of game the Sox...
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ESPN fans vote for 20th anniversary All Stars
I saw this tonight. Who the hell is doing this voting??...
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Jake Peavy ready to launch
Okay, none of us guessers got the date right, but after all the hoopla, tension...
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Ozzie's fault for the season?
Ozzie Guillen recently commented that he would assume all the blame for the Sox collapse...
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Chicago White Sox 2010 needs
As we've gone along in this blog, everyone who had commented has had ideas about...
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White Sox' Beckham Rookie Of The Year?
With yesterday's dramatic finish in the Sox 4-2 win over the Twins being sparked by...
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White Sox salary dump 101
So, after being swept in New York and showing little signs of life for a...
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Na Na Hey Hey White Sox?
As we all keep waiting for something to spark this years squad beyond .500, it...
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White Sox underachieving?
Chicago White Sox GM Kenny Williams has labeled this year's team "underachievers." That's one way...
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Strasburg signs, Nationals win World Series
Okay, not so fast. One pitcher can not come close to "saving" an organization as...
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Please Nationals, don't sign Strasburg
I've already covered this topic but as we wait for the final 16 hours...
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Peavy's White Sox organization debut a success
Not that three minor league innings are completely telltale, but Jake Peavy's return to live...
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Chicago White Sox' Ozzie Guillen quotes former manager Jeff Torborg
I loved seeing Ozzie Guillen's comments about his guys getting hit by pitches this...
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Guess when Jake Peavy will debut with the White Sox
So I decided it was time to have a little fun with the whole Jake...
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Will Jake Peavy be ready?
I was just doing some math. I haven't seen the White Sox timetable on Jake...
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Ask Black Jack: Volume 5
Got a question for me? Send it to askblackjack@yahoo.com. As we know, Alexei Ramírez is...
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Peavy to the White Sox...HUH?
It's being reported that Jake Peavy has finally agreed to rescind his no trade clause...
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Are any prospects can't miss?
Well one more day to make the big sweeping trade that will deplete a team's...
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Mark Buehrle, the Hall Of Fame and the end of my career
It's so much fun to project an athlete's future. We project college athletes as Hall...
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Buehrle perfect, Sox on track
There's really not much to say when a guy throws a perfect game that won't...
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Former White Sox pitcher Jim Parque and steroids
So Jim Parque writes a rambling account of his short career and mentions he took...
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Closing or Finishing?
Tonight's game is a perfect example of why I feel the closer's role is highly...
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Quentin in Anderson out
Carlos Quentin will be active and start tonight in left field for the White Sox....
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Colon and Quentin on deck
Okay, let's say Carlos Quentin comes back healthy and productive as ever. Then the Sox...
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Obama bounces first pitch
Since a handful of my readers wanted to challenge MY OPINION on our country and...
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The All Star game ...etc
I've been watching past All Star games from the 70's and 80's with my 14...
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Poreda or Colon for Richard?
Manager Ozzie Guillen calmly states that the White Sox have "no other choice" but to...
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The McDowell Formula and the Sox' Chances
One of my first ChicagoNow blogs discussed the "McDowell formula" for a successful season and...
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You play GM now, or else no complaining later!
I have yet to hear much feedback on my proposed White Sox trade deadline moves...
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Ashley Bond and the first pitch
Well I checked out Ashley's video of her practicing for her Wrigley field appearance and let...
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Luvabulls, fitness and first pitches
I've just been informed that my ChicagoNow co-blogger and former Luvabull and current Miss Illinois,...
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Williams a buyer, but for what , and with what coins?
Okay, the company line is that the White Sox are still in the hunt for...
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Ask Black Jack: Volume 4
Got a question for me? Send it to askblackjack@yahoo.com. Jack, Thanks for sharing your inside...
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Sox win, I win, we all win!
With obvious grinding of teeth, my ChicagoNow Cubs counterpart, Julie DiCaro was supposedly relegated to...
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Beckham position swap?
Okay, here's the deal, don't think that I'm just Beckham obsessed but here's what...
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Cubs / Sox round two
Typical frontrunners. All those Cubs fans in blogville are very excited that they have claimed...
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Black Jack as White Sox General Manager
About one month and counting. Time for me to play General Manager. As a player...
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The art of the third to first move
Watching the College World Series this week brought back some nice memories from what is...
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Where are you Carlos Quentin?
I got to see first hand how losing one of your hitters can completely disable...