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Great stuff and a little luck goes a long way--maybe all the way.(THE CLOSER)
Hey, how about those White Sox? Guess you can ask the Red Sox if they're for real. Three weeks ago, the White Sox were being penciled in for the biggest collapse since the '64 Phillies. Now, Ozzie Guillen is making all the right moves, and his boys believe.
The most pleasant surprise of the playoffs has been the White Sox's bullpen. It hasn't missed a beat since a changing of the guard at closer. Dustin Hermanson was cruising along until his back acted up. Bobby Jenks, a rookie, came up from the minors and, boom, he was inserted as the closer. He got the job in September and has held onto it in the playoffs.
Thrown into the deep end, Jenks has performed like an Olympic swimmer. Remember Byung-Hyun Kim in the 2001 World Series? He blew saves on back-to-back nights and never has been the same. It's a big risk to put a young guy in such a spot in the postseason. But that might tell you what kind of stuff Jenks has. Not only does he throw 98 mph, he also has a great curve. And you know you might be special if you ...
- White Sox need to keep their edge on Boston.(Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox)
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Downey, Mike August 12, 2005 700+ words
...Ortiz wore out the White Sox with a six-RBI night and the Red Sox wore down a man...the year for the Red Sox, who still have...to overhaul the White Sox in this category...to make sure the Red Sox_or A's, or...t overtake the White Sox for ...
- Goose bumps at the Cell-ebration.(White Sox vs. Red Sox in the playoffs)
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Morrissey, Rick October 5, 2005 700+ words
...Twenty minutes after the White Sox had dispatched the Red Sox 5-4 in Game 2 of...helped turn a 4-2 Red Sox lead into a 5-4 White Sox lead because it allowed...challenge awaits the White Sox. You beat the Red Sox there, you have every...
- Red Sox prepare for White Sox.(Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox)
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Rogers, Phil October 2, 2005 700+ words
...electric weekend, the Red Sox were in the fifth inning...scoreboard registered the White Sox's latest win at Cleveland...more rooting for the White Sox. Instead the Red Sox will look ahead to...Series meeting with the White Sox, who last won a postseason...
- White Sox Red Sox Baseball
- Picture from: AP Images Mary Schwalm August 27, 2009 700+ words
Boston Red Sox pitcher Nick Green smiles toward the...a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. The White Sox beat the Red Sox 9-5. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
- White Sox Red Sox Trade Baseball
- Picture from: AP Images July 28, 2009 700+ words
...file photos showing Boston Red Sox baseball player Mark Kotsay, left and Chicatgo White Sox baseball player Brian Anderson, right. The Boston Red Sox have traded outfielder...and cash to the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Brian Anderson...
- For White Sox, it's Mission October.(Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox)
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Downey, Mike October 1, 2005 700+ words
...way Tuesday for the White Sox. "I never thought...instead? Will it be Red Sox vs. White Sox _ an old-school fight...even worse than the Red Sox's and harder to reverse...else your 2005 Chicago White Sox have, oh, ye of little...
- White Sox beat Red Sox 10-4.(The Providence Journal)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Krasner, Steven June 30, 2000 700+ words
...now. The Chicago White Sox, who boast the best...forgettable month for the Red Sox. Boston went a sorry...runs, pulling the Red Sox to within one run, at 4-3, of the White Sox (50-29) in the...Unfortunately for the Red Sox, they didn't strike...
- WHITE SOX 5 RED SOX 4; Back to the brink; Error helps push Red Sox into...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Horrigan, Jeff October 6, 2005 700+ words
...door for the Chicago White Sox to jump out to a...Field. With the Red Sox ahead, 4-2, and...Wells, pushing the White Sox ahead. "I didn...CLOSE, NO CIGAR: White Sox closer Bobby Jenks...victory last night as Red Sox baserunner Tony Graffanino...
