Jim Thome isn’t our guy. You know how teams have their guy? Some of them are easy to pick out. Frank Thomas is obviously our guy. Paul Konerko? Mark Buehrle? Maybe shy of Hall of Fame standards, but they’re our guys. Derek Jeter is a Yankee. The newly-elected Trevor Hoffman is a Padre. He’s their guy, even if he bounced […]
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The Catbird Speaks 11.22.17 – Thanksgiving Hall of Fame Edition
There are seven former White Sox on the 2018 Hall of Fame ballot. Dr. Mark Primiano (@BPSS_UGod), fresh off his honeymoon, joins Nick Schaefer (@Nick_BPSS) to discuss the candidacies and remember the careers of everyone from Brad Lidge to Jason Isringhausen. Among the topics: The slam dunk candidates like Jim Thome and Chipper Jones; The […]
Minnie Minoso’s Hall of Fame Case
On Thursday, Collin evaluated the landscape of future White Sox Hall of Fame candidates, before concluding that the next White Sox Hall of Famer is not active or recently retired, but Minnie Minoso. And, although Minoso is often remembered for his appearances at 50 and 54-years-old in 1976 and 1980 respectively, his career was relatively short […]
When is the next time a Hall of Fame plaque will feature a White Sox cap?
When Frank Thomas was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014 it was the culmination of the career of one of the greatest players in White Sox history. It was also likely the last time for the foreseeable future we’ll see a player enter Cooperstown with a White Sox cap adorned on his […]