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Paul Konerko earned a niche in local history as captain of the 2005 White Sox, Chicago's first World Series champions in 88 years. Konerko, the Sox first baseman, caught the final out of the Series sweep against Houston and saved the ball until he could present it to Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf at a victory parade attended by an estimated 1 million fans. Konerko and World Series MVP Jermaine Dye also presented a White Sox jersey to President Bush at a White House reception. During the 2005 playoffs, Konerko was named the MVP of the American League Championship Series against the Angels, hitting .268 with two homers and seven RBIs. In the second game of the World Series, Konerko hit a dramat...
Paul Konerko earned a niche in local history as captain of the 2005 White Sox, Chicago's first World Series champions in 88 years. Konerko, the Sox first baseman, caught the final out of the Series sweep against Houston and saved the ball until he could present it to Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf at a victory parade attended by an estimated 1 million fans. Konerko and World Series MVP Jermaine Dye also presented a White Sox jersey to President Bush at a White House reception. During the 2005 playoffs, Konerko was named the MVP of the American League Championship Series against the Angels, hitting .268 with two homers and seven RBIs. In the second game of the World Series, Konerko hit a dramatic grand slam to put the White Sox ahead 6-4 in a game they'd go on to win 7-6 on Scott Podsednik's walkoff home run. Following the World Series, Konerko became a free agent and was ardently pursued by the Angels until Reinsdorf signed him to a five-year contract worth $60 million. Konerko was drafted by the Dodgers as a catcher out of Scottsdale, Ariz. The White Sox acquired him from the Cincinnati Reds in 1999 for outfielder Mike Cameron. He had been a third baseman but was moved to first base and quickly became a fixture at U. S. Cellular Field, helping the White Sox make the playoffs in 2000.
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Bats disappear in Orioles loss to White Sox
Orioles right-hander Tommy Hunter grasped for answers after his team’s 8-1 loss to the White Sox on Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular Field. The Orioles’ run of success on the road – filled with late-inning dramatics, plenty of home...
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Orioles beat White Sox, 5-3, to win second straight road series
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Orioles already facing key test in quest to winning season
The Baltimore SunAfter starting with three straight victories over the Minnesota Twins, the Orioles failed their first test of the young season by being swept by the New York Yankees at Camden Yards. They played competitively with the Bronx Bombers -- taking two games to...Tags: Baseball Statistics, Cleveland Indians, C.J. Wilson (baseball), Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles
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Power play: Orioles batter White Sox in 10th for 10-4 win
His throwing arm wrapped in a huge bag of ice, he and his Orioles teammates taken through a roller coaster of a night, catcher Matt Wieters put it perfectly. “This year nothing’s really come easy so far,” he said. On a night when the...
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Orioles bullpen helps Chen earn first major league win
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Hardy's homer doesn't hold up, as White Sox beat O's 7-6
The momentum that shifted over to the home team when J.J. Hardy's go-ahead three-run homer sailed into the left-field seats in the bottom of the seventh inning lasted all of a couple of minutes before the Orioles reminded everyone why they have the...Tags: Matt Thornton, Baseball Statistics, Buck Showalter, Adam Dunn, J.J. Hardy
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Reimold's walk-off homer lifts Orioles over White Sox, 6-4
The Orioles so badly needed to avoid the sting of another close loss that it wouldn't have mattered who got the game-winning hit. But it was particularly satisfying for them to gather around home plate in the 10th inning Wednesday night, awaiting Nolan...Tags: Baseball Statistics, Golf, Buck Showalter, Juan Pierre, J.J. Hardy
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Coffee Companion -- 7/5: O's lose, turn to another Atkins
Each morning, Monday through Friday, I'll hook you up with reading material to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday -- that way I'll have an excuse to do the same at the start of mine.
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Who doesn't deserve to be in All-Star Game?
Beltran, not McCutchen? Juan C. Rodriguez Sun Sentinel Among the biggest head-scratchers is how Mets right fielder Carlos Beltran made his sixth All-Star team at the expense of Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen making his first. Beltran is...Tags: Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Athletes, New York Mets
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Showalter gives angry speech to Orioles
Orioles manager Buck Showalter has spoken to his team on several occasions this season, but none of the speeches was as harsh or intense as the one he delivered late Wednesday night.
After the Orioles' 13-5 loss to the Texas Rangers, which completed a...Tags: Michael Collins, Buck Showalter, Texas Rangers, Matt Wieters, Athletes
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Playing with swing in his step
The psychoanalyst Helene Deutsch once said "the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but truth." It's in that spirit that we conclude Curtis Granderson should be the American League's first-half Most Valuable Player. A crowd of players...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, Seattle Mariners, Grady Sizemore, Cleveland Indians
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Your turn: Should Wieters have been the Orioles' lone All-Star?
Matt Wieters' selection to next week’s All-Star Game was sweet, sweet redemption for the young catcher, who was labeled as one of the biggest busts in baseball history by Baseball Prospectus before the start of the season -- just his third in the...Tags: Major League Baseball, Joe Mauer, J.J. Hardy, Matt Wieters, Athletes
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