Opening Day*

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1) Carleton Fisk had such a pus arm that after they walked Rickey Henderson, he went to third and started the next batter with a 2-0 count.

2) Minnie Minoso ran into the centerfield wall and needed assistance off the field 9 times in one season.  Also, lead the league in getting hit by pitch consistently.

3) The Sox traded Harold Baines to get Sammy Sosa.  After two seasons traded Sosa for George Bell. Baines is in the Hall of Fame.  Sosa went on to hit over 600 home runs.  Bell runs a gas station in the Dominican Republic.

4) Dennis Lamp is an underrated pitcher for his career.

5) Ron Blomberg hit a home run Opening Day. What you get for a million bucks.

6) The Southside HitMen played in the biggest park (352 down the lines and 440 in center) and lead the league in homers.  They used Performance Enhancing Bats.

7) Chuck Brinkman is only 713 behind Ruth.

8) Bill Veeck had an ashtray in his wooden leg.

9) Bee Bee Richard said he was going to make Chicago fans forget Luis Aparicio. Confidence is good, talent even better.

10) Tony LaRussa won Manager of the Year on a team with four 20 game winners and 5 batters driving in 100 runs or more.  Bonzo the Chimp could have managed that team.

11) At the All Star break Wilbur Wood was 13-1.  He ended the season 23-23.  Pitched over 500 innings. Both ends of a double header once.

 12) All time fav by position LF: Jay Johnstone  CF: Ken Berry RF: Walt Williams 3B: Robin Ventura SS: Ozzie Guillen 2B: Jack Brohamer 1B: Frank Thomas C: AJ Pierzynski SP: Wilbur Wood, Gary Peters, Britt Burns, LaMarr Hoyt, Buerhle RP: Hoyt Wilhelm, Terry Forster, Bobbies Thigpen, Jenks - The Meat with the Heat  Manager: Eddie Stanky

13) The clutch hitting of Ron Hansen; the line drive home runs of Dick Allen; Ed Herrmann's triple; Dave Nicholson's out-of-the-park homer; Ron Santo at 2B WTF?; the Picnic Area in Comiskey Park; Disco Demolition; the Father/Son tandem beating up the first base coach of the Royals at the Cell; Smokey Burgess; Ed Farmer beaning batters; the 5 pitcher no-hitter; the commentary of Jimmie Piersall; Seat Cushion Night when they blew an 8-0 lead in the 9th; The CPD horses clearing the street in front of McCuddy's; Left field tacos and Augsburger beer; NaNaNaHeyHeyHeyGoodbye

14) It was White Sox fans that started singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame at the 7th inning stretch.  Now, Baseball, please stop.