The Sox site formerly located at Sweet Home Sports now has it’s own url, check it out!

www.lifeinthecell.com

Thanks,

DTK

I know it seems short lived, but this site is now moving. I have joined forces with Jeeves from Chi-Sox Blog and James from Fleece the Pig, Flog the Pony to create a mega Chicago sports blog network– Sweet Home Sports. All content will now be posted at the new Sox Blog, Life In The Cell.

Join us, will you?

Harold Baines eeked through to next year’s voting for the Hall of Fame, being only one of two freshman candidates to move on to next year (the other was McGwire).

I can honestly say I’m torn on whether Harold deserves to be in the hall. On the personal side, I have many, many fabulous memories of Harold Baines from my childhood. He was the player that always seemed to be up when the game was on the line and he was a lock to produce. And when he didn’t, it seemed like a fluke.

However, I don’t think his numbers are good enough to be enshrined– 2866 hits, 384 HR, .289 AVG. These are fantastic numbers, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t think they’re HOF numbers. And don’t bother emailing me about Player Q who had worse stats and is in the HOF. I won’t listen.

Harold, I wish you all the luck in the world in the next 14 years, you’ll always be Mr. Clutch to me.

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I have to say I was glad to see McGwire not make it to the Hall in his first attempt. It makes you wonder though, would his vote count have been the same sans all the steroid crap? I’m thinking no. But would his numbers have been the same? Again, I’m thinking no.

But it does raise an interesting question– what’s going to happen when Bonds reaches eligibility. Will he sail through? Or will he be met with the same (apparent)apprehension. I, for one, hope so.

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Uribe– Will he stay or will he play?

I’m hoping he stays at home this year. And while he’s home watching the team play without him, hopefully he’ll be practicing his swing, getting rid of that gawd-awful “I’m a power hitter” mentality.

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McCarthy—

I’m going to say something that probably isn’t very popular– I’m glad to see him go. And BM may very well make me eat these words one day, but i don’t think he’s the pitcher he’s been hyped to be. I just hope the trade doesn’t turn out to qualify for Sports Illustrated worst trades of all time honor.

Time will tell.

Welcome to the new site, formerly DTK’s Sports page. The change is simple, I just wanted an all White Sox blog. Sure I’ll be talking about other things as well, but for the most part this blog will be mainly about the White Sox.

Enjoy.

Just a note to say Neal Cotts is gone.  I’ve never heard of the players the Sox got for him, but I have to say I’m relieved.  Anyone with two eyes can see that Cotts has mental problems (in games, that is.  No clue to his mental health in “real life”).  Anyone, except the Cubs that is.

I was looking last night, and realized that each team in the playoffs has at least one player that has worn a Sox uniform.

So with ex-Sox player will be getting a ring this year?

A’s - Frank Thomas
Tigers - Magglio Ordonez

Mets- Jose Valetin, Julio Franco, Orlando Hernandez, Roberto Hernandez
Padres- Geoff Blum, Mike Cameron
Cards - Aaron Miles

Aaron Miles? He played like 8 games. Honest.

Which one is going to the Series?

Frank “I will curse the South Side for dumping me” Thomas

Magglio “I’ll never get a haircut until I get a ring” Ordonez.

I’m saying the A’s in 6, but with how my predictions are going so far, you’ll probably be better off putting your money on Detroit.

I initially set this up as a multiple sports blog. This was before I started seriously writing, and several other projects.

As it stand now, I have yet to watch more than five minutes of football this year, and the prospect of catching many NHL games isn’t very good.

So, for now, I’m keeping it as is. But don’t be surprised if this becomes a White Sox blog, and going into a temporary hybernation.

It would behoove them to pickup Girardi as manager. They need him.

That is all.

Twins over A’s in 4

Yankees over Tigers in 3

Mets over the Dodgers in 5

Padres over Cardinals in 4.