Meet the Players: Melanie Blanton

Melanie Blanton became a White Sox fan just in time to witness the most futile decade in a century or so.

Is it any wonder she’s a licensed therapist in private practice, working with teens and young adults? Yes, our favorite ballclub has given her plenty of raw material, some of which is being channeled onto our pages, with Therapy Thursdays.

Melanie lives on the near west side, with a husband and a yorkiepoo. Please follow her on Twitter @LikeDemolition, and give her a warm welcome to South Side Sox!

Hometown Rockford, IL

White Sox fan since ~2008, started watching games regularly in 2011 (I was way too punk rock for organized sports as a teen ... ask me about my Black Flag and Henry Rollins tattoos)

First White Sox memory watching the 2005 World Series with my uncle

Favorite White Sox memory Being at Paulie’s last game on the first base side and watching him write his kids’ initials in the dirt

Favorite White Sox player Paulie and Abreu — two amazing leaders

Next White Sox statue Abreu! #buildthestatue

Next White Sox retired number 79

Go-to concession food at Sox Park I’m a vegetarian, so veggie burgers, veggie dogs, and churros of course

Favorite Baseball Movie, and why Major League — it’s a classic

Hall of Fame: Speed Round

Mark Buehrle yes
Joe Jackson yes
Paul Konerko yes!
Minnie Miñoso yes
Omar Vizquel no
Chris Sale no

South Side Sox on the Field I used to play shortstop in middle school, does that count?

True or false: Every jumbled pile of person has a thinking part that wonders what the part that isn’t thinking isn’t thinking of. True.