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A Second City Trophy
As lousy as the Sox season has already become, it promises to get worse now that the Sox have agreed to an ill-conceived trophy for "bragging rights" across the city's baseball fans. WSI's George Bova wonders what could possibly symbolize any better the futility, stupidity and incompetence of the Second City than creating such an award? No wonder it's sponsored by BP!

In Defense of Sox Hitting
A weak start the first week of the season has Sox Fans fretting unusually early! What conclusions can and can't be drawn after a 2-4 homestand for our 2010 Sox? WSI's George Bova notices a few trends that ought to reassure and cause some reflection, too.

Sox Quest
The 2010 season begins with the Sox and Sox Fans both understanding what must be achieved this summer: Wins and lots of them! As WSI's George Bova notes, in the sometimes bizarre world of baseball in the Second City, you wouldn't think such a quest would cause much controversy. Ah, but that's not the lot in life we Sox Fans were born into and destined to overcome!

On the Brink
At what point does a point of fact simply become a lame excuse? The 2009 White Sox may certainly have been on the brink the past six months, but a final record four games below .500 can't be easily explained away as anything more than wishful thinking about how much promise this team ever delivered on the field. WSI's Mark Liptak sums up a season that ends too soon.

A Good Decade
The conclusion of the 2009 Sox season brings to a close the first of the new century (close enough) and the first complete decade in WSI history, too. How do these ten seasons, 2000 through 2009, stack up in the big scheme of South Side baseball? As Mark Liptak notes, it was a very good decade!

Bummer!
When the 2009 Sox lose is there anything much to wonder other than how it will effect manager Ozzie Guillen? WSI's George Bova is one more Sox Fan bummed about a lousy season, but will Kenny Williams do about it?

The Tongue of Oz
A trip to Yankee Stadium to only see the Sox squeak out one measly hit is an utterly forgettable experience. What might not be so forgettable is how events played out for Jose Contreras to get another start after Ozzie's Tongue declared him out of the line up. What would ever cause Ozzie to leave the Sox managerial job? A certain part of Ozzie's anatomy holds the key!

Yankee Practicality for Our Sox?
The 2009 Sox struggle to even climb over .500 but is all hope lost? A bit of Yankee practicality would go a long way towards resolving what has transformed the futility of what was the old loser Sox into the new championship Sox. WSI's George Bova has unique reasons to hope for the best!

On the Road with Senor Sock!
When you're "Hollywood Swingin'" and boring National League ball just won't cut it, where better than Anaheim to see Sox stars and Sock stars, too! Celebrity Sox Fan Senor Sock is the Toast of Argentina and your totally biased Sox Fan on the spot in southern California with this report from the road!

April Report Card
Nobody knows hosiery quite as well as a sock ever could so who better than WSI's Senor Sock to evaluate our Sox with the first month of the season now complete? The Toast of Argentina is back and wants to know who wrote this creampuff schedule and can the Sox handle the harder slogging still ahead?

Deja Vu All Over Again!
Certain ballplayers will make the Sox team while others must fight for a spot on the roster. Senor Sock has been a Sox Fan nearly as long as he's been a white sock so forgive him if he notes when history seems to be repeating itself with who the Sox fit on the roster and who gets sent off to the minors!

A Sox Truth
Sox Fans are a breed apart, causing lots of confusion for the outside world trying to understand what makes us tick. With the changing landscape of baseball both in Chicago and beyond, could 2009 prove to be the year the Sox finally break out and become appreciated for what they are -- and what fans of the team are not? WSI's George Bova notes those standing in the way of progress do so at their own peril!

Reunited!
Our Sox are reunited with starter Bartolo Colon... but are they feeling good? Yes, Peaches and Herb were happy together but WSI's Senor Sock has been a Sox Fan almost as long as he's been a white sock so he's not so sure about this Colon acquisition! Is this the second-coming of Pamela Anderson with Tommy Lee? Nobody would know better than the Toast of Argentina!

Warming Up?
While Sox news has been scarce this winter, it's also been amusing for Sox Fans to watch what else is going on! Selling newspapers is tougher than ever for a those who haven't already been cut from the payroll, but as WSI's George Bova notes trashing the Sox is always a sure-winner!

Payroll Follies
When the situation calls for fretting, Sox Fans are second to none! Sox payroll is likely to be significantly lower on opening day this spring than it was last year, but is this a bad thing? WSI's George Bova declares there are better things to spend Sox cash on than paying too much for aging and slow-footed ballplayers, but day-old churros can be found cheaper than everyday centerfielders!

Winter, Sox and Green Fields
Winter is hitting Sox Fans early and hard and the holidays are filled with snowdrifts and college football played on blue plastic fields. WSI's George Bova notes the days only get longer from here and the return of warmth, green fields and baseball to follow soon enough! Winning baseball has got nothing to do with loser shrines and least of all hockey!

TEN YEARS AT WSI!
When you start a website freely-admitting to the totally biased, utterly petty and completely unobjective viewpoint of a Sox Fan, you're a bit surprised to be celebrating ten years worth of effort! As it turns out another hundred Sox Fans have willingly helped out and thousands more have joined the fun, too. WSI founder and editor George Bova recounts the birth of your internet home devoted to the FANS of the Chicago White Sox. Happy Tenth Birthday, WSI!

Free Agents: The Good, The Bad and the Gimpy!
How is the Sox history of free agent signings to be compared to the likes of Jessica Alba or Kim Basinger? Who more than WSI's Senor Sock can provide the answer! The Toast of Argentina offers some insights into both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat for Sox Fans during free agent season!

Second No More!
A Sox Fan has ascended to become the next President of the United States of America. Rooting for what most of America regards as that "other" baseball team from Chicago is rapidly losing its stigma -- along with a lot of other "Second City" inferiorities. More Sox Fan presidents than North Side baseball championships?

White (House) Sox!
2008 has delivered some notable firsts for Sox Fans but the biggest one might not yet have happened! Sox Fans keep growing an ever-larger national presence even as our local one just keeps getting ridiculed, but as WSI's George Bova notes, nobody has more powerful friends in high places!

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