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White Sox Book Recommendations?

I am looking for some more White Sox summer reading as I just finished and enjoyed "Sox and the City" by Richard Roeper.  It seems the list of White Sox books is rather thin as I have read "Though Hope and Despair" by Dan Helpingstine and Ron Kittle's book.  

Although I would read a book about the championship season, I would prefer something that goes into their history a bit more.  It seems that some books came out after the Series that were more about making a quick dollar because of the market rather than the quality of content.

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Dave Condon's book from 1960 or so is an excellent

history of the Sox after the 1959 pennant. I have no clue of any others, other than the Veeck books.

shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.

by winningugly on Jul 28, 2008 1:02 PM CDT   0 recs

That sentence is crap.

The book was written right after the Sox won the pennant in ‘59, and is an excellent retrospective of their history through ‘59. Sorry.

shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.

by winningugly on Jul 28, 2008 1:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Loved 'Veeck as in Wreck'

Would highly recommend it.

Optimist

by Peder on Jul 28, 2008 2:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah, me want to read that too

He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 28, 2008 2:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I would recommend it as well.

(Big surprise there. The Hustler’s Handbook ain’t bad either.)

A fun book of lists and short essays geared toward kids is Rich Lindberg’s Stuck on the Sox, written just as the South Side Hit Men scattered to the winds of free agency. Lindberg’s got a couple other histories of the Sox out, but that one captures life with Bob Molinaro, Jorge Orta, and Don Kessinger like nothing else.

by asinwreck on Jul 28, 2008 3:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

best book i own

narrowly edged out the other one.
lol jk

’’We have the horses. Everyone has to stay positive and keep grinding." -Kenny
"Its almost gotten to be obscene that we cant get a man in from third base." -Hawk

by e-gus on Jul 29, 2008 9:38 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

EIGHT MEN OUT YO

by Eliot Asinof. Frankly, I’m disappointed the first three posters on this thread did not mention this ;-)

He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 28, 2008 1:13 PM CDT   0 recs

Get used to disappointment, my friend.

I didn’t know it was a contest. You POS.

;)

shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.

by winningugly on Jul 28, 2008 1:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you...you...pussy!

sorry i can’t come up with a better put down, you deserve better ;-)

He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 28, 2008 1:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

How about OPOS?

you couldn’t come up with better material? This guy is loaded with material. He’s short, Italian, married, a runner, a father of a female gymnast (not that I would go there), a wine-o, drives a SUV, works as an investment adviser – there’s enough material for a seemingly endless string of put downs.

I’ve got jokes and jokes and jokes and jokes.

read the whole thing you stroke artist - kenwo4life

by rhythm on Jul 28, 2008 5:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Short?

I am Mr. Average. Very average. Short people got no reason. I got reason.

You POS.

shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.

by winningugly on Jul 28, 2008 6:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Eight Men Out seconded

although to like the book, you have to be not only interested in not only the White Sox but also the historical perspective of fixing games. In any case, it’s a great and (relatively) quick read.

by CWSKeith on Jul 28, 2008 1:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Veeck as in Wreck

best Baseball book ever. you wont put it down. But…it’s not just White Sox, in fact only a little bit White Sox.

by spadog on Jul 28, 2008 6:53 PM CDT   0 recs

"Cooking with Lard" by Juan Uribe

"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)

by tailgater on Aug 1, 2008 1:06 PM CDT   0 recs

In the pan, or in the pants?

shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.

by winningugly on Aug 1, 2008 1:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

"When Chicago ruled baseball"

is about 1917(?) when the Sox and Cubs played in the World Series against each other. Can’t find it around here or I’d give you the author.

Show mercy. I get to watch the Rangers.

by Tim from Texas on Aug 3, 2008 11:12 AM CDT   0 recs

That would be the 1906 series

In 1917 the Sox beat the Giants.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 4, 2008 2:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What a douchebag, Tim

I NEVER make mistakes on this site.

;)

shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.

by winningugly on Aug 4, 2008 2:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Aug 5, 2008 5:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Very good, Toonder.

At least it’s not another FIAL.

shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.

by winningugly on Aug 5, 2008 5:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

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