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Chicago White Sox: Five Things to Look For This Spring

Note: Originally posted by Tommy Barbee on BaseballDigest.com (March 6, 2009)Although there are plenty of questions this season, there’s a palpable feeling of optimism about the young players the White Sox brass has proudly assembled...

Written by Thomas Barbee about 8 months ago 206 reads 1 comments
Open Mic: Ned Yost Ousting Makes For Confused Fan

There's a great history of managers who rub the front office the wrong way. Even just looking at this year alone, there are three prime examples in Willie Randolph, John McLaren and John Gibbons...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 299 reads 6 comments
The Chicago White Sox's Trade-Deadline Wish List

This has been an odd week for the Chicago White Sox, all things considered. While Thome and Konerko continue to slump their way through the season (with Swisher still bringing up the rear of ...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 489 reads 3 comments
Barry Zito: The $126-Million Man

Hindsight is a funny thing, especially when it seems like you're one of the few people that know better. For example, as a child of the '80s, I vaguely remember enough from that time to know that it's not really worth repeating...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 621 reads 12 comments
Cubs-White Sox: The Most Overhyped Series in Sports

According to the Chicago Tribune home page, there are two hours, fourteen minutes, and thirty seconds until the opener of the famed Red-Line series between the Cubs and White Sox...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 1,445 reads 12 comments
New York Mets: Why Omar Minaya Should Be the Next To Go

Today, Mets' manager Willie Randolph was mercifully relieved of his duties, as was first-base coach Tom Nieto and pitching coach Rick Peterson...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 378 reads 3 comments
Cedric Benson: Man, You Messed Up

Remember that skit from Chappelle's Show that went through time showing how the different "generations" of Dave Chappelle attempted to fight the law and had the repeated line, "man [insert person ...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 532 reads 3 comments
Jim Thome: What He Must Do to Become Successful Again

You know, it's hard to keep the kids happy these days. Even in this post-Mitchell Report era, chicks still dig the long ball, to quote the famous Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine commercial from yesteryear...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 517 reads 3 comments
Open Mic: Dear Willie Randolph, Man Up...

A few weeks ago, Willie Randolph raised the ire of already perturbed Mets fans by suggesting that race was a factor in his current standing on the managerial hot seat...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 429 reads 0 comments
The Trouble With The NCAA

I'm hardly an expert when it comes to this issue. There weren't highlights of me playing ball in high school on the local news, much less on ESPN...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 403 reads 0 comments
Chicago White Sox: Five Keys of the Week (5/2-5/5 @ Toronto Blue Jays)

Mark Buehrle must set the pace Take advantage of RISP Stay ahead of hitters Get to the SP early Don't let Alex Rios beat you Mark Buehrle must set the pace Buehrle takes the hill tonight ...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 461 reads 4 comments
In the Mind of White Sox hitting coach Greg Walker: Stop Blaming Me

I've tried to keep my cool, but really, I'm tired of this. All of you fans out there are throwing your arms up in disgust in reaction to our team hitting a collective .242...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 627 reads 1 comments
White Sox Starter Gavin Floyd Is Strutting His Stuff

A week and a half ago, John Danks shut down the Cleveland Indians' offense in a very important start. This time, Gavin Floyd did the same to the Detroit Tigers...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 323 reads 0 comments
White Sox-Twins: Joe Crede Clutch as Chicago Wins Home Opener

At US Cellular Field, there was a distinct buzz for the home opener-- a buzz that hadn't been felt since the Sox made a playoff push in 2005...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 450 reads 2 comments
Chicago White Sox: Ozzie Guillen Stopped Worrying and Loves "the Cuban Missile"

Although the Sox have only played two games thus far, there are questions that are beginning to surface already. Some want to question the pitching, some want to question the offense, but here's ...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 621 reads 6 comments
Cubs Opener: Fans Embrace Kosuke Fukudome, He Returns the Favor

To prevent my blood from reaching a full boil thanks to the cardiac arrest-inducing Sox game, I kept checking back in with the Cubs opener. While the game was delayed 41 minutes due to rain delay, the Cubs did a great job honoring Mr...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 982 reads 0 comments
White Sox vs. Indians Opener: Marked-Up

Wow, was that an ugly opener or what?In a game of two aces facing off against each other, the best pitcher of the game was... Nick Masset...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 461 reads 1 comments
Putting the Bulls (and Their Fans) Out of Their Misery

In a season that has played out like a Made for TV movie version of Animal House meets Bad News Bears, it's time for the Bulls to just stop now and forget about providing any kind of redemption for the fans that have put up with their crap...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 422 reads 1 comments
Chicago White Sox Preview: Making You Forget 2007 Ever Happened

"These ain't your daddy's White Sox...We're going to keep going after a championship as aggressively as we can...

Written by Thomas Barbee about about 1 year ago 761 reads 2 comments

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Thomas Barbee Article Archive

Chicago White Sox: Five Things to Look For This Spring

Open Mic: Ned Yost Ousting Makes For Confused Fan

The Chicago White Sox's Trade-Deadline Wish List

Barry Zito: The $126-Million Man

Cubs-White Sox: The Most Overhyped Series in Sports

New York Mets: Why Omar Minaya Should Be the Next To Go

Cedric Benson: Man, You Messed Up

Jim Thome: What He Must Do to Become Successful Again

Open Mic: Dear Willie Randolph, Man Up...

The Trouble With The NCAA

Chicago White Sox: Five Keys of the Week (5/2-5/5 @ Toronto Blue Jays)

In the Mind of White Sox hitting coach Greg Walker: Stop Blaming Me

White Sox Starter Gavin Floyd Is Strutting His Stuff

White Sox-Twins: Joe Crede Clutch as Chicago Wins Home Opener

Chicago White Sox: Ozzie Guillen Stopped Worrying and Loves "the Cuban Missile"

Cubs Opener: Fans Embrace Kosuke Fukudome, He Returns the Favor

White Sox vs. Indians Opener: Marked-Up

Putting the Bulls (and Their Fans) Out of Their Misery

Chicago White Sox Preview: Making You Forget 2007 Ever Happened

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