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#320 – David Riske

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Name: David Riske

Rank: 320

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 2006

David Riske came to the south side on June 15, 2006 from the Red Sox in exchange for Javier Lopez and took Sean Tracey’s spot on the roster.  One week later, Riske was suspended for three games for intentionally throwing at the Cardinals’ Chris Duncan, which ignited a war of words between Dave Duncan, the Cardinals pitching coach and Chris’s father, and Ozzie Guillen.  And that was the highlight of his White Sox career.  Following the season, Riske left the White Sox as a free agent.

Riske’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

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#368 – Steve Mura

Name: Steve Mura

Rank: 368

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 1983

Steve Mura came to the White Sox from the Cardinals following the 1982 as a free agent compensation pick after losing outfielder Steve Kemp to the Yankees.  Mura opened the season in the bullpen, and nothing good to say about manager Tony LaRussa or pitching coach Dave Duncan.  “I’m not doing any good throwing 5 minutes of batting practice,” Mura said to The Sporting News. “I wish they would make up their mind and trade me or something instead of letting me rot.”

After 6 appearances, they did do something: demoting him to Triple A, where he went 3-11 with a 4.82 ERA in 19 starts.  The following season, he competed for the 5th starters role, and even LaRussa conceded that he was much improved.  Unfortunately for Mura, he was released towards the end of spring training.

Mura’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:

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#379 – Steve Fireovid

Name: Steve Fireovid

Rank: 379

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 1985

Steve Fireovid was one of the last cuts of spring training in 1985, with a curveball pitching coach Dave Duncan described as “unhittable”.  When he was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo in early July, that curveball was nowhere to be found, and Firevoid managed to appear in only 4 games with the big-league club before being returned to Buffalo to make room on the roster for Joel Skinner.  He was eventually released following the season.

Fireovid’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

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