One of the goofiest stories of the 2016 baseball season took place in Chicago where Sox pitcher Chris Sale grabbed a scissors and tore up the team’s collared 1976 throwback jerseys so he wouldn’t have to pitch in one. The tantrum earned Sale a five-game suspension but it turns out he didn’t get to every jersey. Outfielder Adam Eaton saw what was coming and managed to save … [Read more...] about Notes: Chris Sale Didn’t Cut Up Every Sox Throwback Jersey
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Abreu’s Hot Start Pushes Early Issues Higher
Jose Abreu is off to a historically hot start. The high prices his baseball cards are fetching is a testament to that. The only question about the White Sox first baseman is whether his home run power is equal to his staying power in the eyes of collectors. Abreu, in his first year with the Pale Hose after defecting from Cuba last year, leads the majors in home runs (10) and … [Read more...] about Abreu’s Hot Start Pushes Early Issues Higher
1914 Scout’s Scrapbook to Auction; Says White Sox Were Offered Babe Ruth
Thank goodness George Earl Mills' wife Ethel liked baseball. When you're married to a scout, it helps. Baseball historians and collectors will be even more grateful to know Ethel Mills felt her husband's work as a Chicago White Sox scout was important enough to preserve dozens of letters and telegrams sent to him by his boss, Charles Comiskey from 1909-1914. The … [Read more...] about 1914 Scout’s Scrapbook to Auction; Says White Sox Were Offered Babe Ruth