Who Would Be on YOUR White Sox "Mount Rushmore"?

[TomBradley72]

The wife and I recently visited Mount Rushmore (along with the Crazy Horse Monument..which was incredible). During the visit she asked me..who would I have on a White Sox "Mount Rushmore"? (questions like that are why I married her)

Here's would be my picks for the four faces on a White Sox "Mount Rushmore":


Frank Thomas (best hitter)
Luis Aparicio (speed and defense/go go Sox)
Nellie Fox (speed and defense/go go Sox)
Ted Lyons (history of great pitching/all time wins leader)Who would you pick?

[duke of dorwood]

The Big Hurt

Nelson Fox

Luke Appling

Carlton Fisk

[D. TODD]

1. Charles Comiskey

2. Joe Jackson

3. Frank Thomas

4. Louie Aparicio/Ozzie Guillen/Nellie Fox

[TomBradley72]

1. Charles Comiskey

2. Joe Jackson

3. Frank Thomas

4. Louie Aparicio/Ozzie Guillen/Nellie Fox

No cheating...you don't get seven faces. :cool:

[itsnotrequired]

Man Soo, Ross Gload, Toby Hall and Heather from Beers of The World

[skottyj242]

Man Soo, Ross Gload, Toby Hall and Heather from Beers of The World

Frank Thomas would have a place on there too, I just don't know who to take down.

[CLR01]

Rowand, Gload, Podsednik, and Graff.

[PicktoCLick72]

Dan Pasqua, Noberto Martin, Mike Casruso, Cliff Polite

[KyWhiSoxFan]

Luis Aparacio
Nellie Fox
Frank Thomas
Luke Appling

[wilburaga]

Let me be Gutzon Borglum and chisel out Ted Lyons, Luke Appling, Nellie Fox and Frank Thomas.


W

[canOcorn]

Rowand, Gload, Podsednik, and Graff.

No Erstad? :redneck

[CLR01]

No Erstad? :redneck


Erstad is not all that great at doing self portraits on a rock face and since he would be the one carving the monument (with a hammer, chisel and no ropes!!!) I had to go with the other 4.

[Danryan]

Willie Harris
Geoff Blum
Carl Everett
Chris Widger

Why? Because in 10 years their names will be forgotten. We can't ignore their contributions to the only White Sox championship in our lifetimes. Even if it was for only a fleeting moment.

[asindc]

Frank Thomas
Luis Aparicio
Charles Comiskey
Nellie Fox

*A special note of mention on the plaque accompanying the facade would be for Shoeless Joe Jackson.

[eriqjaffe]

Aaron Rowand, but instead of facing the viewer, he would appear to be running into the side of the mountain.

[D. TODD]

No cheating...you don't get seven faces. :cool: It's a three-headed middle infielder guy. (even though Ozzie would be more for his manageing a champ)

[roylestillman]

Dan Pasqua, Noberto Martin, Mike Casruso, Cliff Polite

I crack up every time Dan Pasqua's name flashes on the LED banner among Sox Greats during the Opening montage...

[spiffie]

Brian Anderson standing on the bodies of Ozzie Guillen, Greg Walker, and Darin Erstad for daring to doubt his perfection and standing in the way of his inevitable HOF career.

In lieu of that I would settle for CLR beating on a long-deceased equine.

[Rockabilly]

Frank Thomas
Minnie Minoso
Carlton Fisk
Nellie Fox

[nccwsfan]

Frank Thomas
Harold Baines
Ron Kittle
Mark Buehrle

[fquaye149]

The Big Hurt

Nelson Fox

Luke Appling

Carlton Fisk

ditto

[PennStater98r]

Ed Walsh
Eddie Collins
Frank Thomas
Nellie Fox

[fquaye149]

Willie Harris
Geoff Blum
Carl Everett
Chris Widger

Why? Because in 10 years their names will be forgotten. We can't ignore their contributions to the only White Sox championship in our lifetimes. Even if it was for only a fleeting moment.

Crazy Carl will never be forgotten. You're better off putting Timo on there

[Bucky F. Dent]

Joe Jackson
Nellie Fox
Harold Baines
Mark Buehrle

[spiffie]

Crazy Carl will never be forgotten. You're better off putting Timo on there
Nah, put on Hermanson. His crazy-ass goatee would look AWESOME carved in stone.

[fquaye149]

Nah, put on Hermanson. His crazy-ass goatee would look AWESOME carved in stone.

whatever you do, do not put jose paniagua on!

the minute you made that decision, all the rock would immediately crumble to bits

[Hokiesox]

Nobody wants LTP?

[munchman33]

Jeremy Reed
Chad Bradford
Royce Ring
Joe Borchard

[fquaye149]

Jeremy Reed
Chad Bradford
Royce Ring
Joe Borchard

OH MY GOD TEAL POLICE

[russ99]

Just personal preference:

1. Dick Allen
2. Frank Thomas
3. Black Jack McDowell
4. Scott Podsednik

Who put Charlie Comiskey... really?? He makes George Halas look like a big spender.

[chisoxfanatic]

Frank Thomas
Minnie Minoso
Carlton Fisk
Jerry Reinsdorf (brought us our only championship during our lifetime)

[johnr1note]

Frank Thomas
Ed Walsh
Charles Comiskey
Nancy Faust

[DumpJerry]

1. Andy the Clown.
2. The "Milllerrr Beeerrrr" guy
3. Nancy Faust
4. Bill Veeck

[russ99]

2. The "Milllerrr Beeerrrr" guy


Did you get one of the "IIIIIII Goooooot Beeeeer!!" guy's baseball cards last season?? Pretty sweet.

I think that Pippen guy needs some printed up too. :D:

[HITMEN OF 77]

Paul Konerko
Harold Baines
Hawk
Ozzie Guillen

[TheCommander]

Scott Ruffcorn
Russ Morman
Billy Jo Robidoux
Don Wakamatsu

[soxfan21]

Veeck, Thomas, Fisk, Reinsdorf. Hard to only pick four though.

[wassagstdu]

Scott Podsednik
Tadahito Iguchi
Aaron Rowand
Juan Uribe

[Zisk77]

Baines
Beurhle
Hurt
Aparicio/Fox - their heads are turning a double play :D:

[LITTLE NELL]

Luke Appling
Ted Lyons
Little Nell
Big Hurt

[TornLabrum]

Hurt
Appling
Fox
Lyons

[DumpJerry]

Did you get one of the "IIIIIII Goooooot Beeeeer!!" guy's baseball cards last season?? Pretty sweet.

I think that Pippen guy needs some printed up too. :D:
I didn't get one of his cards, but I did see him passing out his business card letting people know he does parties.

That Pippen guy is a joke. He hates it when people call him Pippen. A buddy of mine and his brother were at a Bears' game once and the Pippen guy came by before the game began. My buddy's brother bought a beer and tipped him $20 to ensure a stead supply of beer for the game. He made a "Pippen" crack and Russell (I think that's Pippen's real name) ignored him the rest of the game. Come on dude, you're selling the same thing as all the other beer vendors-if you have something that makes you stand out, use it!:rolleyes:

[palehosepub]

Thomas
Aparicio
Lyons
Joe Jackson

[petekat]

Jim Essian, Lamar Johnson, Steve Trout, Steve Lyons

[soxinem1]

Billy Jo Robidoux
Mike Woodard
Jeff Bittiger
Jose Segura

[thomas35forever]

Frank Thomas
Carlton Fisk
Nellie Fox
Luis Aparicio

[LITTLE NELL]

Special List; played entire career with White Sox.
Red Faber
Ted Lyons
Luke Appling
Mark Buerhle (as of now)

Ed Walsh came very close.

[WhiteSoxJunkie]

Frank Thomas
Luke Appling
Ted Lyons
Minnie Minoso

Damn, this is tough. I think Thomas is the only no doubter.

[ShoelessJoeS]

Frank Thomas
Joe Jackson
Ted Lyons
Aparicio/Fox/Appling <--- too hard to choose just one, IMO

[Orta 4-6-3]

Ed Walsh
Luke Appling
Fox/Aparacio (the head would be half Nellie & half Luis)
Frank Thomas

As for an "off the field" quartet:
Charles Comiskey
Bill Veeck
Nancy Faust
Roger Bossard

[ode to veeck]

Hurt
Nellie
Minnie
Collins

[vegyrex]

Frank Thomas
Dick Allen
Ozzie Guillen
A.J. Pierzynski

[FielderJones]

Ed Walsh
Joe Jackson
Luke Appling
Nellie Fox

[kevingrt]

Doesn't Geoff get a place up there too?

[house215]

1. Clean Cut Minor League Rowand

2. Soul Patch Rowand

3. Goateed and Bloody Rowand

4. Bears Hat Wearing Rowand

[soxinem1]

Billy Koch
Royce Clayton
Andy Gonzalez
David Wells

Oh, sorry, I thought the question was 'Which White Sox would you like to see inside of a Landfill.':wink:

[JRIG]

Good question, tough list....

Frank Thomas
Luke Appling
Ted Lyons
Minnie Minoso

[RedHeadPaleHoser]

Wow...like everyone else, I think Thomas is the only name I can come up with that for sure goes there...there's too many others to mention.

[GoSoxGo]

Frank Thomas
Robin Ventura
Paul Konerko
Carlton Fisk

[Dan the Man]

Since it is MY Mount Rushmore, I'll go with:

Frank Thomas
Paul Konerko
Oscar Gamble (that fro would look nice in stone)
Bill Veeck

[BringBackBlkJack]

1. Frank Thomas
2. Ozzie Guillen
3. Carlton Fisk
4. Shoeless Joe

[MDF3530]

Wayne Tolleson, Jerry Dybzynski, Scott Fletcher and Royce Clayton :redneck .

[TommyJohn]

Frank Thomas

Luke Appling

Ted Lyons

Nellie Fox

Tough calls on both Lyons and Fox, could easily replace them with Ed Walsh
and Minnie Minoso.

And for my obligatory SASA, I'll go with:

Kevin Bell
Scott Ruffcorn
Joe Borchard
Dave Nicholson

[Chrisaway]

Kenny Williams
Frank Thomas
Ozzie Guillen
Chuck Norris

[DeadMoney]

Craig Grebeck
Lance Johnson
Steve Sax
Ron Karkovice

:redneck

[WSox597]

Ted Lyons

Luis Aparicio

Nellie Fox

Billy Pierce

(it was hard to leave off Ed Walsh, Joe Jackson, Luke Appling, and Wilbur Wood. You have to love a guy who can start two games of a double header.)

The last guy to do so, if Wikipedia can be believed.

[Brian26]

Big Frank
Ozzie
Paul Konerko
Mark Buehrle

[gaelhound]

Ted Lyons
Eddie Collins
Ed Walsh
Denny O'Toole

[TommyJohn]

Ted Lyons
Eddie Collins
Ed Walsh
Denny O'Toole
How could you do an all-Irish Rushmore and leave off Syd O'Brien?

[Frontman]

Charles Comiskey, the father of the Sox

Ozzie Guillen, the man who ended the Drought

Frank Thomas, the next HoF from the Southside

Pudge Fisk, a man chisled out of granite already

[eriqjaffe]

I'd go with the four people most responsible for the 2005 title:

Tony Graffanino
Kelvim Escobar
Josh Paul
Doug Eddings

[Frontman]

I'd go with the four people most responsible for the 2005 title:

Tony Graffanino
Kelvim Escobar
Josh Paul
Doug Eddings

Now, if you really did build this, would you have a button to play Chris Berman's "OH NO!" over and over again, with a video of the ball passing under Graffanino's glove?

[eriqjaffe]

Now, if you really did build this, would you have a button to play Chris Berman's "OH NO!" over and over again, with a video of the ball passing under Graffanino's glove?Of course.

[asindc]

I thought it would be cool to revive this thread, given the current ESPN feature on teams' and states' Mount Rushmore of sports.

[longtimesoxguy]

Frank
Harold
Louie
Hawk

[doublem23]

ESPN did a Mt. Rushmore of the AL (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=schoenfield/090224_al&sportCat=mlb), they gave us Frank, Appling, Nellie, and Shoeless Joe.

[Thome25]

Frank Thomas

Carlton Fisk

AJ Pierzynski

Robin Ventura

[whitesox901]

Comiskey, Frank, Fox, Jackson

[TommyJohn]

ESPN did a Mt. Rushmore of the AL (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=schoenfield/090224_al&sportCat=mlb), they gave us Frank, Appling, Nellie, and Shoeless Joe.

I'd go with Minnie Minoso over Jackson.

[wilburaga]

I'd go with Minnie Minoso over Jackson.

I don't get the Jackson pick at all. He spent 5 healthy years with the Sox. My pick would be Ted Lyons.

W

[doublem23]

I don't get the Jackson pick at all. He spent 5 healthy years with the Sox. My pick would be Ted Lyons.

W

He's still probably the best player to ever play for the Sox.

[wilburaga]

He's still probably the best player to ever play for the Sox.

In my lifetime that distinction would go to Dick Allen, but again, he just didn't play long enough for us to break out the chisel.

W

[D. TODD]

Big Frank, Shoeless Joe, Louie Apparicio, Billy Pierce

[sox1970]

Appling, Fox, Thomas, Fisk

[doublem23]

In my lifetime that distinction would go to Dick Allen, but again, he just didn't play long enough for us to break out the chisel.

W

Dick Allen? Is that a joke? Since 1920, the best Sox player ever has been The Big Hurt, and you can make a decent case that he was better than Jackson, too, but far and away, Shoeless Joe and Big Frank are the two greatest White Sox ever.

[Paulwny]

Fox
Aparicio
Thomas
Baines

[beasly213]

Thomas
Comiskey
Jackson
Guillen


2nd choices
Buckvich
Grillie
Boarchard
Perry

[Lip Man 1]

Great question....for me it would be Thomas, Aparicio, Fox and Jackson.

Lip

[Tragg]

Dick Allen? Is that a joke? Since 1920, the best Sox player ever has been The Big Hurt, and you can make a decent case that he was better than Jackson, too, but far and away, Shoeless Joe and Big Frank are the two greatest White Sox ever.
His 1972 was perhaps the greatest single year a Sox player ever had...definitely the best since I've been following in 1967.
Mt Rushmore quality career? No.
But his greatness that year cannot be overstated.

[twentywontowin]

His 1972 was perhaps the greatest single year a Sox player ever had...definitely the best since I've been following in 1967.
Mt Rushmore quality career? No.
But his greatness that year cannot be overstated.

What about Thomas in 1994 and 2000? His numbers were ridiculous.

[BleacherBandit]

You'd have to get a good representation of the different eras in White Sox history, so.....Mine are:

1."Olden-Times"- Ted Lyons: Come on, he played forever for the White Sox through some pretty tough years. Arguably the best White Sox pitcher of all time.

2. '59 Team- Nellie Fox: Most recognizable White Sox player from that team

3. Frank Thomas. 'nough said.

4. 2005 Team: Either Ozzie, Konerko and Buehrle. Growing up primarily during the late '90s and the early 2000s, it was the culminating moment of my youth. You can't ask me to choose who would represent that team, it's like asking a mother which child of hers is her favorite. :D:

[doublem23]

What about Thomas in 1994 and 2000? His numbers were ridiculous.

Let's not forget Albert Belle's 1998 season... .328/.399/.655.

Not trying to slam Dick Allen, just playing Devil's Advocate.

[Tragg]

What about Thomas in 1994 and 2000? His numbers were ridiculous.
Numbers wise, those were super years (as was 1993).
I just don't think he put the team on his back like Allen did.
But I can't argue with you.

Someone mentioned Belle below; those numbers were largely earned in the 2nd half, when we were way out of it. So I'd say no.

[PKalltheway]

My Sox Mt. Rushmore would include:

Frank Thomas
Ozzie Guillen
Carlton Fisk
Luke Appling

[voodoochile]

Frank
Luke
Ozzie (practically a lifer and then there's that little thing he did as manager - if not for that, I'd go with Nellie)
Pierce? Wood? Buehrle? (has to be at least one pitcher - I'm hoping in 7 years this becomes a no brainer.)

[soxjim]

Frank Thomas
Luis Aparicio
Nellie Fox
Ted Lyons

[soxinem1]

Claudell Washington
Reggie Jefferson
Theodore Lyons
Cal Abrahms

At least we'll keep the Mount historical

[illini81887]

Frank Thomas, Luis Apracio, Nellie Fox, Shoeless Joe Jackson

[johnnyg83]

Thomas
Appling
Fox
Lyons (4,100+ IP) Mercy!

[RF/DH#3]

SOUTH PAW, RIBBIE AND ROOBARB, ANDY THE CLOWN
I could also substitute Nancy Faust's Organ and the Exploding Scoreboard

[Rohan]

Aaron Rowand, but instead of facing the viewer, he would appear to be running into the side of the mountain.


I like it.

[Dan Mega]

Frank Thomas, Luis Apracio, Nellie Fox, Shoeless Joe Jackson

:yup:

[gr8mexico]

Mount Crapmore

Jamie Navarro, Todd Ritchie , Terry Bevington, & Billy Koch

[Tragg]

Claudell Washington
Reggie Jefferson
Theodore Lyons
Cal Abrahms

At least we'll keep the Mount historical

I remember a Jesse Jefferson pitching for the Sox

[Shoeless_Jeff]

Juan Uribe, Juan Uribe, Juan Uribe, and Juan Uribe.

[Railsplitter]

Luke Appling (20 years in Sox uniform)
Red Faber (oustanding pitcher)
Ozzie (for playing days and bringing us a winner in 2005)
Roland Hemond (Engineered some of the greatest trades is Sox history- served under three different owners.)

[soxfan21]

Hard to pick only four, but here is mine:

Appling
Thomas
Fisk
Ozzie

[tick53]

Luis Aparicio
Ozzie Guillen
Shoeless Joe
Frank Thomas

[oldcomiskey]

lets see--if I had to pick 4 it would be Dick Allen, Harry Carey, Carlton Fisk and Luis Apericio. Of course Pudge would Argue with the mountain but......

[TornLabrum]

Ed Walsh, Luke Appling, Nellie Fox, Frank Thomas

[558561]

Frank Thomas, Luis Aparacio, Nellie Fox, Shoeless Joe Jackson

[skobabe8]

Lots of great suggestions, but I don't know how you can have a Mt. Rushmore without a founding father like Charles Comiskey.

[Rudy Law]

1. Frank Thomas
2. Nellie Fox
3. Joe Jackson
4. Carlton Fisk

[Rudy Law]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=schoenfield/090224_al&sportCat=mlb

[gosox55]

Nellie Fox
Billy Pierce
Luis Aparicio
Frank Thomas

[Chrisaway]

Frank
Harold
Appling
Aparicio or Fox

[cub killer]

Hurt, Hawk, Commie, Ozzie

[rwcescato]

Dan Pasqua, Noberto Martin, Mike Casruso, Cliff Polite

Yes paco lol

[SouthSideLove]

Frank Thomas

Nellie Fox

Joe Jackson

Ozzie Guillen

[Thome_Fan]

The wife and I recently visited Mount Rushmore (along with the Crazy Horse Monument..which was incredible). During the visit she asked me..who would I have on a White Sox "Mount Rushmore"? (questions like that are why I married her)

Here's would be my picks for the four faces on a White Sox "Mount Rushmore":


Frank Thomas (best hitter)
Luis Aparicio (speed and defense/go go Sox)
Nellie Fox (speed and defense/go go Sox)
Ted Lyons (history of great pitching/all time wins leader)Who would you pick?

You sound like you have a very wonderful and intelligent wife. You best treat her well. No teal. :thumbsup:

[Berkules]

From left to right,

Appling
Aparicio
Ozzie
Frank

[soxinem1]

I remember a Jesse Jefferson pitching for the Sox

You are right. I merged him with former White Sox 'great' Reggie Patterson! My goof.

[oldcomiskey]

Hurt, Hawk, Commie, Ozzie

only thing about ading Hawk is this..they would run out of rock on just his nose. And I say that lovingly as I too have a fair size beak. Its not Harrelson-ish or Gaetti-ish but still a big probiscus

[Tragg]

Frank Thomas
Luke Appling
Ted Lyons
Nellie Fox

[getonbckthr]

Thomas, Ozzie, Aparicio, Baines

[Sox]

Wilbur Wood Jim Kaat Bill Melton and Richie Allen

[BleacherBandit]

Wilbur Wood Jim Kaat Bill Melton and Richie Allen

Is that a joke or serious? Could go both ways for me. Good players, but they're from the '70s---not a good time for us.

[gregory18n]

top 3;

Luis Apparicio
Shoeless Joe
Big Frank

4th; pick one

Billy Pierce
Luke Appling
Tommy John
Gary Peters
Wilbur Wood
BlackJack McDowell
Goose Gossage
NoNeck Williams
Ozzie Guillen
AJ Pierzinski

[oldcomiskey]

Is that a joke or serious? Could go both ways for me. Good players, but they're from the '70s---not a good time for us.

dont matyter what era they were from---Appling played when the sox were terrible. And all Dick Allen and Harry Carey was save the franchise

[ode to veeck]

who brought this thread back from two years ago?!

how about

Smokey Burgess
Juan Pizarro
Bill Skowron
Tommy Agee (famous cub killa)

[Whitesox029]

Tony Graffanino, Josh Paul, Chad Qualls, Brad Lidge?
Just kidding...
Charles Comiskey, Frank Thomas, Nellie Fox, Carlton Fisk

[LITTLE NELL]

Athlon Sports magazine Baseball issue and Geico came out with the 4 best of all MLB teams who would go up on Mt Rushmore.
Hard to argue with the Sox selections but I sure wish Nellie was in the top 4.


http://mlblogswrigleyregular.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/athrushmore2.jpeg?w=555

[samurai_sox]

What about Billy Pierce or Shoeless Joe?

[DSpivack]

What about Billy Pierce or Shoeless Joe?

Hard to argue with either of them, but who do you replace?

The only one of the 4 that I think has to be there is Frank Thomas.

[LITTLE NELL]

What about Billy Pierce or Shoeless Joe?

Or our best pitcher; Ted Lyons.

[SephClone89]

They have Smoltz on the Braves Rushmore but not Maddux. :scratch:

[Brian26]

Didn't we do a Mt Rushmore thread a year or so ago?

edit - threads merged

[LITTLE NELL]

Didn't we do a Mt Rushmore thread a year or so ago?

edit - threads merged

I remember now after I saw my post.
I had Appling, Lyons, Nellie and Big Hurt.

[RCWHITESOX]

Nellie Fox
Luis Aparicio
Frank Thomas
Billy Pierce

[Falstaff]

Dick Allen, Wilbur Wood, Harry Caray, and Joe Crede

My favorite players, and my Dad's.

Deserve to be on Mt Rushmore

[LongLiveFisk]

The Big Hurt

Nelson Fox

Luke Appling

Carlton Fisk

That sounds good to me. Just find a way to work a churro in there somewhere and it's perfect. :D:

[Railsplitter]

Big Frank, Shoeless Joe, Louie Apparicio, Billy Pierce
Did I miss something? I can't believe it would take 83 posts to get to Pierce.

Thomas
Pierce
Fox
Appling

[Moses_Scurry]

Thomas
Baines
Buehrle
Konerko

[sox1970]

Appling, Fox, Thomas, Fisk

Three years later, I'm dumping Fisk for Konerko.

[The Racehorse]

1. Hurt
2. Shoeless Joe
3. Nellie
4. Ted Lyons

[TheVulture]

I was going to suggest Juan Uribe's rear end, but it's already been well commemorated at 35th & Shields.

[russ99]

My Mount Rushmore:

Dick Allen
Carlton Fisk
Frank Thomas
Ozzie Guillen

[palehozenychicty]

Albert Belle
Andy Gonzalez
Royce Clayton
Matt Guerrier
Kirk McCaskill

:redneck

[TDog]

Dick Allen, Wilbur Wood, Harry Caray, and Joe Crede

My favorite players, and my Dad's.

Deserve to be on Mt Rushmore

I didn't think Harry Caray was anyone's favorite player.

I would think the fact that Harry Caray hated the White Sox when he was announcing their games and hated them more (or at least was more vocal about it) after he went to the Cubs, would keep him off of any such monument.

[Tragg]

Frank Thomas
Eddie Collins
Nelson Fox
Ted Lyons

I almost want to put Dick Allen up there.

[BainesHOF]

Comiskey
Jackson
Appling
Thomas

[korhead]

Big Hurt
Shoeless Joe
Billy Pierce
Looie

:smile:

[FielderJones]

Thomas
Collins
Appling
Walsh

[fram40]

Thomas
Collins
Appling
Walsh

Agreed. Exactly who I was going to post.

It seems like Konerko deserves a spot but it is almost impossible to remove any of these four.

[Procol Harum]

White Sox Mt. Rushmore:

Fox
Appling
Lyons
Thomas

White Sox Mt. Rushmore Annex:

Walsh
Minoso
Konerko
Pierce

White Sox Causeway Sentinels:

Collins
J. Jackson
Fisk
Baines
Aparicio
Wood
Buehrle
Horlen
Peters
Allen
McDowell
Ventura

Trash can gargoyle:

Royce Clayton

[Procol Harum]

Looking back through the thread I'm amazed at the degree to which Minnie Minoso has dropped out of Sox fans' collective memories.

Admittedly he just missed my final four cut (Appling, Thomas, Fox, Lyons), but take a look at these career numbers of a guy who, because of the color line and the off-the-radar nature of Latin players, didn't hit the bigs until he was 26 years old--and in an age when pitching was starting to move into an era of dominance:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/minosmi01.shtml

Nine real good years for the Sox, 51-57, 60-61. In my book a good case could be made for putting him in the final four.

[TheVulture]

It seems like Konerko deserves a spot but it is almost impossible to remove any of these four.


Konerko has had a very good career with the Sox, but quite frankly if I could put a player in his prime from recent memory on my team I'd rather have Ventura or Magglio Ordonez.

[SephClone89]

Shouldn't all four be from (mostly) different eras? That's how Mount Rushmore works, largely.

[gobears1987]

Frank
Nellie
Shoeless
Appling

[gobears1987]

Trash can gargoyle:

Royce Clayton

That trashcan will have a **** ton more range than Royce Clayton ever had.

[sullythered]

Pudge
Hurt
Paulie
Burls

[billyvsox]

Fred Manrique
Lyle Mouton
Warren "the Deacon" Newsom
John Cangelosi

no seriously.....

Frank Thomas
Harold Baines
Paul Konerko
Nellie fox

or how about

Jose Contreras
Mark Buehrle
John Garland
Freddy Gracia
..........the last guys to ever pitch 4 straight CG's in playoffs............