D.P.SOX
03-17-2006, 11:37 AM
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Primed for a repeat
White Sox have a good chance to do what four previous champs did not.
Mike Berardino
Sports columnist
March 17, 2006
TUCSON, Ariz. · The unmistakable message sits prominently on a massive photograph above the entrance to the White Sox spring training complex.
"Grinder Ball Rule No. 71," it reads as the World Series trophy glitters nearby. "If at first you succeed, repeat."
Scott Podsednik says he hasn't noticed the display or the call to arms, but the White Sox leadoff man probably didn't need any additional motivation.
Coming off a World Series sweep of the Astros not quite five months ago, a victory that ended an 88-year championship drought for the franchise, Podsednik and the rest of his club say that experience merely whetted their collective appetite for greatness.
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Primed for a repeat
White Sox have a good chance to do what four previous champs did not.
Mike Berardino
Sports columnist
March 17, 2006
TUCSON, Ariz. · The unmistakable message sits prominently on a massive photograph above the entrance to the White Sox spring training complex.
"Grinder Ball Rule No. 71," it reads as the World Series trophy glitters nearby. "If at first you succeed, repeat."
Scott Podsednik says he hasn't noticed the display or the call to arms, but the White Sox leadoff man probably didn't need any additional motivation.
Coming off a World Series sweep of the Astros not quite five months ago, a victory that ended an 88-year championship drought for the franchise, Podsednik and the rest of his club say that experience merely whetted their collective appetite for greatness.
***MOD EDIT- Do not post entire articles.***