White Sox History Through SI Covers

by U-God on Jan 23, 2009 10:55 AM CST Comment 22 comments

All credit for the idea goes to some guy on Camden Chat who inspired me and some writer on Amazin' Avenue. Basically, I just went to the SI Vault and typed Chicago White Sox and these are the 13 covers we're credited for. I only have one class on Friday's so I will be double fanposting today. Neat. We're gonna start with the past and inch forward.

May 13, 1957- Billy Pierce and some angling equipment

September 28, 1959-World Series Preview

April 30, 1962-Luis Aparicio attacks you with his feet

August 31, 1964- The Assholes jinx the end of our season.

February 28, 1966- Both Chicago teams get new managers, ours is named Stanky.

May 8, 1967- Ken Berry dances near Micky Mantle

June 12, 1972- Dick Allen is a badass. I neither smuggle nor smoke and here he combines the two in a place I'll never be, a major league dugout.

March 12, 1973- Bill Melton looks hilarious.

June 4, 1973- Wilbur Wood and our last cover appearance for longer than I've lived.

March 14, 1994- The best idea ever.

March 13, 2000-Angry Frank

June 30, 2003- Apparently Bo also knows how to cook. Sadly, the first cover I remember out of all of these.

October 31, 2005- The only cover we get that entire season and have not gotten another since. Love the picture but remember being crazy pissed when Brady vs. Manning got the cover and we were a fucking circle on the upper right saying we ended an 88 year drought.

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I have a different one

For the World Series. I got SI when the Sox won the WS, so I got the “Special Edition” one that was not a regular magazine, but an all WHite SOx one.

Also, I could have sworn remember seeing Konerko on the cover of one, maybe a regional one that does not come up on the SI website.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Jan 23, 2009 11:01 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

by JoeCoolMan24 on Jan 23, 2009 11:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i wish i'd gotten that one sent my house

my dad’s been subscribed my entire life. i think the earliest cover i remember was one with giambi on it lookin all menacin an shit

In exchange, Galindo was to pay Martinez $16,000 and provide him with 160 cases of beer, 100 cases of soda, 50 cases of Gatorade, two cases of wine, and six cases of meat, Greenfield Police Chief Joe Grebmeier told CNN.

by U-God on Jan 23, 2009 11:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

TBH, I have never looked through it.

They sent me that magazne, a hardcover WS book, Gold coin thing with a certificate, and a set of 3 baseballs each with different levels of the playoffs written on them. It was a really nice package of commemorative stuff.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Jan 23, 2009 11:13 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i renewed SI just for that

"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.

by e-gus on Jan 23, 2009 11:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I know he wasn't with the Sox

But come on you gotta include the Hawk.

Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs

by Ozzie Montana on Jan 23, 2009 11:17 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

flagged just because.

"A good cigar is like a beautiful chick with a great body who also knows the American League box scores. "
Klinger

by Chiburb on Jan 23, 2009 11:21 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If I could rec myself I would

Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs

by Ozzie Montana on Jan 23, 2009 11:26 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

flagged for self-promotion.

"A good cigar is like a beautiful chick with a great body who also knows the American League box scores. "
Klinger

by Chiburb on Jan 23, 2009 11:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

what a fuckin playa

larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

by Jbasic89 on Jan 24, 2009 12:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That MJ cover is just disgusting

He should have just sat out till the All-Star break in 1994 and recharged his batteries.

Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs

by Ozzie Montana on Jan 23, 2009 11:18 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

All things considered...

I know he was berated pretty good for the baseball attempt, but for a guy who hadn’t played professional baseball since (I’m not sure when — did he play baseball at UNC?), I don’t think his hitting .200 (or whatever it was) is all that terrible.

by CWSKeith on Jan 23, 2009 12:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hey...Hoytsstash has noticed that

BA has made a living outta doin’ that at the pro level for a couple of years…..
And he did play college baseball at U of A.

"wow, yeah. cubs ST should be awesome. have a great time."
-by Larry on Jan. 9, 2009 3:09 PM PST

by Hoytsstash on Jan 23, 2009 1:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

May 8, 1967- Ken Berry dances near Micky Mantle

On the cover it says “White Sox star…”

So why wasn’t he in consideration for CF? Huh?
If SI said he was a star he should’ve been included.

(Nice job btw!)

"A good cigar is like a beautiful chick with a great body who also knows the American League box scores. "
Klinger

by Chiburb on Jan 23, 2009 11:21 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Great job, UG,

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Jan 23, 2009 11:53 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Looking through the vaults, I can't believe Frank's only been on 2 covers

One of them he’s sharing with Griffey.

Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs

by Ozzie Montana on Jan 23, 2009 11:56 AM CST reply actions 0 recs