1.The Big Hurt

2. Mark Buehrle

3. John Danks

4. Tadahito Iguchi

5. Magglio Ordonez (its mainly the hair).

6. Q!

but add Robin.

And Willie Harris. Peapod!

1. Magglio
2. Frank Thomas
3. Alexei Ramirez -my family is seriously concerned about my man crush on him
4.Paulie
5. Buehrle
6. Bartolo Colon -I know it was only one year, and he wasn’t all that great, but I sure did love that butterball
7. Greg Norton – just to hear Hawk say “Norton, you’re the greatest!”
8. Ray Durham
9. Jose Valentin
10. James Baldwin – I have no idea why, I just always loved the guy.

1. Frank
2. Carlton
3. Harold
4. Luis
5. Kitty
6. Black Jack
7. MB
8. Paulie
9. Bo
10. Robin
11. Chet
12. Ken (Berry)

Frank
Robin
Tim ‘The Rock’ Raines- no one else feelin that?
Whirles Buehrle
Black Jack
Bo
Wil Cordero? no Just kidding
Jason Bere-no seriously
One Dog
Karko-old man vice
and Big Bobby

especially pitchers.
1. Damaso Marte. I loved the way he would lean over and just let his left arm dangle as he went threw the signs. he just looked so badass. I’m a righty, and i always would immitate that stance and pitching motion. also, he was awesome in 2003.

2. Esteban Loaiza. that cutter in on leftys was a great pleasure of mine.

3. Jon Garland. My one great lasting memory of 2005 was him pitching against baltimore with men on and two outs in the 8th, and in like a 7 pitch at bat he strikes out miguel tejada. When i think ‘why do i love the sox’ that’s the image that comes up

4. Kenny Lofton. The only sox jersey with a name and number i own is kenny loftons from that half season in 2003.

and then i liked frank and buerhle and Q! and konerko and bobby and magglio but they simply aren’t as interesting.

I also really liked tom ‘flash’ gordon and kelly wunsch for some reason too.

I guess i just really loved that 2003 season

For all the joking about him done around here, I’m shocked he hasn’t made an appearance on anybody’s list yet. He’s definitely the starting centerfielder on my all-time favorite Sox team.

Other favorites of mine yet to be mentioned: Ivan Calderon (I used to chant “C’mon Ivan!” whenever he was up when I was a kid); Dan Pasqua, for being a stoner and for breaking up Todd Stottlemyre’s no-hitter in the 8th inning of a miserable night at the ballpark; “Rad” and “The Pope” out of the pen; “The Deacon,” for raking off the bench; Gary Redus, for the week he hit two grand slams; and Wilson Alvarez, for the first no-hitter I ever saw.

1. Dick Allen – head and shoulders the most exciting player eva for his time.
2. Richie Zisk – just for the SS Hitmen. Greatest rental eva.
3. Robin Ventura – classy, one of the first players with some Q – rating who came via draft.
4. Ozzie Guillen – even as a player I loved to watch/listen.
5. Luis Aparicio – I played short to be like him.
6. Ralph “Beep-Beep” Garr- funniest Sox player ever without trying to be.
7. Walt “No-Neck” Williams – first player I ever met, and one of the best nicknames.
8. Bee-Bee Richards – I have no idea, just reminds me of the era where they sucked horrible (we never quit).
9. Harold Baines – obvious.
10. Jermaine Dye – for his WS RBI, and last night’s catch.

I can’t believe there is no love for the original

not really but it begins with him.
He taunted a roided up Sosa. How cool is that?

you should have been on EVERYONE’s list. I realized on the train coming home that I’d left you off, rushed to make amends, and saw that good (old) WU added you. SSS loves you and always will.

Sincerely,
Mike Hargrove

1. Frank Thomas
2. Greg Luzinski
3. Harold Baines
4. Carlos Quentin
5. Bobby Jenks
6. Jermaine Dye
7. Robin Ventura
8. Ozzie Guillen
9. Ron Kittle
10. Moose Skowron

rusty kuntz is an amazing name, and the fact that he played on the sox the same time as mojo rising is awesome, but they dont really make the cut.
9 and 10 go to kittle and moose because they were the minister and witness at my wedding so they have to be on here, but 10 should probably read anyone on the 2005 roster’

1. Jose Canseco.
2. Carlton Fisk.
3. Mark Buehrle.
4. Jose Valentin.
5. Frank Thomas.

If Canseco doesn’t count, slide everybody up and put Rowand at 5.

you are all going straight to hell….bastards

1. El Duque
2. #35

Ordering the rest would be pointless, but I’ve had fond memories of Damaso Marte, Willie Harris and Jon Garland. If I was born a few years earlier, I think I would’ve loved Albert Belle, too. It must’ve been amazing to see Belle go off for a .387/.451/.816 line in the second half of 1998…

This current group we have is pretty likeable. Vazquez, Dotel (for three reasons… lots of Ks, his duck walk and the high black socks), Alexei (my Che Alexei shirt should be coming in the next few days—thanks Jim) and obviously Q (among others) are my current favorites, and those four probably don’t rank too far behind the non-Duque/Big Hurt names.

politte, cotts, hermanson

A short list…

Ed Walsh & Ray Schalk (very old school grinders)

Fox , Aparicio and Pierce (1950s grinders)

Dick Allen (he’d hit a dinger and go back and smoke in the dugout)

Kittle (rooftop dingers!)

LaMarr Hoyt

Wilbur Wood

Richie Zisk

Jose Valentin (always gave 100% and looks like Freddie Mercury)

Ozzie (took us to The Promised Land and, IMO, is likely to be the face of the franchise long after he’s done as manager – the next Minnie Minoso, if you will)

Bo Jackson (looked so damn good in the uniform)

Mike Squires (only because I got to play against him in a softball game. The balls he hit are still traveling somewhere over Park Forest)

JD (quiet, unassuming, and can kick your ass)

Paulie (regardless if he doesn’t get another hit all year – he hit a friggin grand slam in the World Series for chissakes!)

Everyone who contributed in 2005 (including TIMO…Yeeeeeeees!)

1. Ron Kittle
2. Harold Baines
3. Frank Thomas
4. Ivan Calderon
5. Carlos Lee
6. Bobby Thigpen
7. Lamaar Hoyt
8. Lance Johnson
9. Magglio Ordonez
10. Albert Belle

Honorable mention- Tim Raines, Richard Dotson, Paco Martin, Warren the Deacon Newson, Carlos Quentin, Carl Everett, Esteban Loaiza, Roberto Hernadez, Jermaine Dye, Mike Sirotka, James Baldwin

forgot Jose Valentin and Damaso Marte