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#293 – Horacio Ramirez

Chicago+White+Sox+v+New+York+Yankees+C0Iftp-TclamName: Horacio Ramirez

Rank: 293

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 2008

On August 8, 2008, the White Sox beat the Red Sox to remain tied with the Twins for first place in the AL Central.  The following day, they made a move to bolster their bullpen, acquiring Horacio Ramirez from the Royals for minor leaguer Paulo Orlando.

Ramirez appeared in 17 games in the final two months of the season, only 2 of which came after September 8, putting up a horrible 7.62 as the White Sox furiously battled the Twins for the division title.  Unsurprisingly, he was left off the playoff roster and, after the White Sox dropped the division series to the eventual AL champion Rays, his White Sox career came to an end.

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

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Sweet Home Alab… er, Boston

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Jake Peavy, the hard throwing 32-year old right hander, saw his tenure on the south side come to an end today when he was traded to the Red Sox in a three-way deal that would send Jose Iglesias to the Tigers and Avisail Garcia and three low level prospects to the White Sox.

The White Sox first traded for Jake Peavy on May 21, 2009, but Peavy invoked his no-trade clause to block the deal.  The next day, in a game against his soon-to-be cross town rival Cubs, Peavy injured his ankle running the bases and headed to the disabled list.  When the White Sox came around again at the trade deadline despite the lingering ankle injury, Peavy agreed to the deal and left the Padres to join the White Sox in exchange for Clayton Richard, Aaron Poreda, Adam Russell and Dexter Carter.  Peavy eventually managed to make 3 starts for the White Sox, winning all 3 and giving fans hope for the 2010 season.

After getting off to a rough start in 2010, Peavy got on a roll and strung together five consecutive victories until July 6, when he suffered a detached latissimus dorsi muscle, a rare injury that ended his season.  Peavy worked his way back to the White Sox rotation in 2011, but he needed time to adjust to his reattached muscle and rebuild his strength.

In 2012, Peavy led the surprising White Sox to a summer in first place and was named to the All Star team.  Unfortunately, the team faded down the stretch and finished behind the Tigers for the AL Central crown.  After the season, he avoided free agency by reupping with the White Sox, signing a two year, $29 million dollar extension with a vesting option for 2015.  Unfortunately, the late season collapse that doomed the White Sox in September of 2012 continued into 2013, as the team fell into the cellar and saw an opportunity to improve themselves by moving Peavy.  Only time will tell if the move will work out.

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

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The Sell-Off Begins

matt-thorntonThe towel was officially thrown in last night as rookie general manager Rick Hahn began the dismantling of the very disappointing 2013 Chicago White Sox by trading veteran relief pitcher Matt Thornton to the Red Sox in exchange for minor leaguer Brandon Jacobs, a 2009 draft pick described as “toolsy”, but not considered a significant prospect.  Thornton had been the longest tenured member of the White Sox not named Paul Konerko, joining the team during spring training in 2006 in a trade with the Mariners for first round bust Joe Borchard.

Under the tutelage of pitching coach Don Cooper, Thornton found a home in the White Sox bullpen, eventually becoming their all-time leader in pitching appearances with 512.  The high point came in 2010, when Thornton was selected to represent the White Sox at the All-Star game, a rarity for a set-up man.  The only real knocks against Thornton were his inability to close, which he was asked to do occassionally when Bobby Jenks would go down with an injury, and his inability to consistently rely on a pitch other than his fastball, which has been his downfall more recently as his velocity has started to dip with age.

Personally, I have seen 1131 pitchers take the mound in games that I have attended, and Thornton leads them all in appearances, with his closest active competition 46 games behind.  It will be strange to not have him in the White Sox bullpen anymore, but all things must come to an end and, given his salary and the state of this year’s squad, it was time for him to move on.

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#303 – Dewon Day

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Rank: 303

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 2007

Very little went right for the White Sox in 2007.  The bullpen, which GM Kenny Williams had stacked with power arms, imploded, and when one of those arms was sent down to the minors for more seasoning, young Dewon Day was called up to take his place.

Day was acquired by the White Sox in December of 2005 as a Rule 5 draft pick out of the Blue Jays organization.  He made his major league debut on May 28, 2007 against the Twins, giving up 2 runs in 1 inning of work.  Unfortunately, this was pretty indicative of how his season would go, as he ended up with an 11.25 ERA over 13 games in 2 stints with the big league club.  He made his final appearance on July 23, throwing a scoreless inning in a loss to the Tigers.

Day spent the entire 2008 season in the minor leagues, and, following the season, he was placed on waivers and selected by the Red Sox.

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

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#305 – Tim Lollar

timlollarName: Tim Lollar

Rank: 305

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 1985

Tim Lollar was acquired by the White Sox in December of 1984 from the Padres along with Bill Long, Luis Salazar, and a minor league shortstop named Ozzie Guillen in exchange for 2 minor leaguers and former Cy Young award winner LaMarr Hoyt.  Lollar started the 1985 campaign in the rotation for the South Siders, but by late May, his spot was getting skipped and he started getting work out of the bullpen.  It seemed that his time with the White Sox would be short.

Trade rumors around Lollar started swirling in June, with the Red Sox looking like a likely landing spot.  Initial reports had Boston offering Wade Boggs, Bruce Hurst and Mark Clear in exchange for Richard Dotson and Luis Salazar.  The White Sox countered with Lollar, Salazar and a relief pitcher for Boggs.  While a blockbuster involving the future Hall of Famer obviously never materialized, the two Soxes eventually came to a meeting of the minds on Lollar, with him heading to Boston in early June in exchange for outfielder Reid Nichols.

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All Time Team Records

As we head into the 2013 season, here all the all-time team records in games that I have attended.

All-Time Team Records

Team Won Lost Winning Pctg
California Angels 1 0 1.000
Arizona Diamondbacks 12 2 0.857
Florida Marlins 15 8 0.652
Philadelphia Phillies 10 6 0.625
Toronto Blue Jays 9 6 0.600
Chicago White Sox 209 171 0.550
Colorado Rockies 7 6 0.538
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 14 12 0.538
New York Yankees 9 8 0.529
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#315 – Rob Mackowiak

Chicago White Sox v Chicago CubsName: Rob Mackowiak

Rank: 315

Position: OF

Years With White Sox: 2006-2007

Following their World Series victory, the White Sox looked to retool for their title defense and one of their first moves was to send Damaso Marte, who had fallen out of favor after a poor outing against Boston in game 3 of the division series, to Pittsburgh in exchange for Rob Mackowiak.  Mackwoiak ended up getting more playing time than expected thanks to the failure of Brian Anderson.

The 2007 season took a downward spiral for the White Sox, and Mackowiak found himself moved at the trading deadline, heading to the Padres in exchange for pitcher Jon Link.

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

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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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#328 – Brian Bruney

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Name: Brian Bruney

Rank: 328

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 2011-2012

Brian Bruney joined the White Sox as a free agent following the 2010 season.  He made his debut with the big league club on May 31 against the Boston Red Sox, allowing 2 runs in 2/3 of an inning.  In August, Bruney was given his unconditional release after refusing an assignment to Triple A.

After the season, Bruney resigned with the White Sox, accepting the minor league assignment he had refused the previous summer.  Bruney spent most of the 2012 season in Charlotte, appearing in only 1 game for the big league club.

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

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#331 – Bryan Ward

WhiteSox-bryanwardName: Bryan Ward

Rank: 331

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1998-1999

Bryan Ward joined the White Sox organization following the 1997 season when he was selected off of waivers from the Marlins.  Ward pitched well in 1998 for the Double A Birmingham Barons before earning a call up to the big league club and making his major league debut on July 3 in mop-up duty against the Red Sox.  Ward did well for himself, finishing the year with a 3.33 ERA in 27 innings.

Unfortunately, Ward’s success was short lived.  He spent the entire 1999 season in Chicago, appearing in 40 games and finishing with a 7.55 ERA.  As soon as the season finished, he was granted free agency, ending his White Sox career.

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

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