In last night’s victory over the Rays, the White Sox offense saw home runs from Munetaka Murakami, Colson Montgomery, and Miguel Vargas for the fifth time this season, trying the major league record. The record was first set in 1953 by the then-Brooklyn Dodgers, with contributions from Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges, and Duke Snider and has now been tied an additional nine times. The current White Sox are the second set of South Siders to have a piece of the record, following the 2004 trio of Joe Crede, Paul Konerko, and Jose Valentin.
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Franchise Four – NL West
Major League Baseball is asking its fans to vote for the four most impactful players who best represent the history of each franchise. The winners will be announced in July at the All Star Game in Cincinnati. Today, I will give my Franchise Four picks for the National League West.
The Diamondbacks have only been around since 1998, so there isn’t a ton of history to choose from. 6 of the 8 nominees played on their 2001 World Championship team. My selections would be Randy Johnson, Luis Gonzalez, Matt Williams, and Steve Finley.
The Rockies franchise dates all the way back to 1993, so they are in a similar boat as the Diamondbacks, but without the championship to boost their roster. Not surprisingly, no pitchers made their list of 8 nominees. I would go with Todd Helton, Larry Walker, Dante Bichette, and Troy Tulowitzki.
