ChiSox 2011-?

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CHISOX FRANCHISE HISTORY ON "THE SHOW: MLB 11."

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MY TEAMS:

ALL-BLACKS (NAMED MY DOG JONAH, WIFE DIDN'T LIKE TANA)
CRUSADERS (MEHRTENS, MARSHALL AND McCAW)
PACKERS (LOVE TO WHIP CHEAP-SHOT VIKES!)
BREW CREW (HEY, 41st SEASON!)
VOLUNTEERS (GOTTA LOVE FUTURE VI-QUEENS)
PROJECT 20/20 (EARLY-PARKINSON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION)

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TUESDAY, DEC. 17, 2010 PAGE C1
SOX SNAG AROD, STRASBURG
TEAM SURPRISED PITCHER THERE IN THIRD ROUND

ARLINGTON, Texas - THE WHITE SOX NOT ONLY PICKED UP THE LEFT SIDE OF THE YANKEES' INFIELD, BUT THEY ALSO SNARED BASEBALL'S BEST YOUNG PITCHING PROSPECT IN STEPHEN STRASBURG.

"AROD (ALEX RODRIGUEZ) LASTED TO THE 15TH PICK OVERALL, WE GOT (DEREK) JETER IN THE FOURTH ROUND," SAID CHICAGO MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN. "THOSE GUYS ARE HALL OF FAMERS. (STEPHEN) STRASBURG COULD BE, TOO."

"RODRIGUEZ MAY HAVE GONE UNDRAFTED (EARLIER) BECAUSE OF HIS PRICEY - BUT LONG - CONTRACT, AND RUMORS OF HIS RETIRING IN TWO YEARS," AN AL SCOUT SAID.

CHICAGO'S TOP 10 PICKS:
1-ALEX RODRIGUEZ, 3B
2-MATT HOLLIDAY, OF
3-STEPHEN STRASBURG, P
4-DEREK JETER, SS
5-AROLDIS CHAPMAN, P
6-ADAM LIND, 1B
7-MICHAEL STANTON, OF
8-MIGUEL MONTERO, C
9-DALLAS BRADEN, P
10-RANDY WOLF, P

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OPENING DAY ROSTER



PITCHERS
STEPHEN STRASBURG #37 6-4 220 22 2/839K
RANDY WOLF #43 6-0 200 34 2/2.6.M
DALLAS BRADEN #51 6-1 190 27 1/2.1M
KYLE DRABEK-R #22 6-1 190 23 1/420K
MIKE HAMPTON (A STRANGE THING LATER HAPPENED WITH HAMPTON; I PUT HIS SECONDARY POSITION AS AN OF AND WHEN I CHANGED IT BACK, HE BEGAN TO THROW RIGHTHANDED!)

MIKE MINOR-R # 6-3 210 23 1/420K
PETER MOYLAN # 6-2 200 32 1/1.3M
DANIEL SCHLERETH-R # 6-0 210 24 1/420K
ROBERT RAINEY-R # 6-0 198 18 2/830K

RANDY CHOATE #36 6-1 200 35 2/2.3M
DAN WHEELER # 6-3 220 33 1/1.6M
RYAN FRANKLIN # 6-3 190 37 1/4.3M

CATCHERS
MIGUEL MONTERO #28 5-11 190 27 1/1M
WILLY GOMEZ-R # 6-0 210 24 3/840K

INFIELDERS
DEREK JETER #33 6-3 195 36 3/29M
ALEX RODRIGUEZ #45 6-3 228 35 7/108M
ADAM LIND #41 6-1 215 27 3/4.7M
JIM THOME #25 6-3 250 40 1.1/1M
WILLY AYBAR # 5-11 205 27 2/340K
DELWYN YOUNG #76 5-10 191 28 1/270K
DAYAN VICIENDO-R #24 5-11 240 21 2/720K

OUTFIELDERS
MATT HOLLIDAY #7 6-4 235 31 6/57.4M
REED JOHNSON #5 5-10 180 34 1/490K
MICHAEL STANTON
HAYWOOD MORTON-R

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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011 PAGE 3

AROD, JETER MOVED ON
WHITE SOX GET YOUNGER, FASTER

BY PAT DORWIN

SPORTSWRITER

WHITE SOX BASEBALL WEEKLY

CHICAGO - IT WAS "DEAL OR NO DEAL" IN THE WHITE SOX FRONT OFFFICE THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

GONE ARE FUTURE HALL-OF-FAMERS ALEX RODRIGUEZ AND DEREK JETER. NEW TO THE SOUTHSIDE IS 20-YEAR-OLD CATCHER JAMES HARDWICK, WHO HAD BEEN RUNNING STEADILY IN THIRD PLACE FOR THE NL MVP IN USA TODAY'S BASEBALL WEEKLY VOTING AS A MEMBER OF THE BRAVES.

HARDWICK HAS A STATLINE OF .339, 5, 26.

OTHERS NEW TO CHICAGO INCLUDE SP JUSTIN VERLANDER, 28, (FIRST YEAR OF A 4-YEAR DEAL WORTH JUST OVER $40 MILLION, VETERAN CLOSER JOE NATHAN, PITCHING IN A CONTRACT YEAR WITH AN $8.5 MOLLION SALARY, AND SP RYAN DEMPSTER, 33, IN THE FIRST YEAR OF A TWO-SEASON CONTRACT CALLING FOR $16.3 MILLION TOTAL.

OTHER NEWCOMERS WHO HAVE IMMEDIATELY CONTRIBUTED INCLUDE LONG RELIEVER JOBA CHAMBERLAIN. 25, ON A ONE-YEAR DEAL WORTH AN EVEN MILLION BUCKS, 3B-LF ALEX GORDON, 27, BEING PAID A SHADE UNDER $2 MILLION THIS SEASON AND WILSON BETAMIT, 29, MAKING $200,000 WHILE HITTING .350 FOR ATLANTA.

"THE BOTTOM LINE IS RODRIGUEZ AND JETER WERE A COUPLE OF HIGH-SALARIED GUYS WITH LONG TERM CONTRACTS WHO WERE BOTH IN THEIR MID-30s," SAID SOX GM LARRY FEENEY. "SURE, WE WERE CONCERNED SOME ABOUT THEIR SLOW STARTS, BUT MORE SO IN HOW LONG THEY PLANNED TO STAY IN CHICAGO (IN REGARD TO RETIRING)."

FEENEY SAID THE TRADES ALSO OPENED UP ROOM FOR YOUNG INFIELDERS EVERTH CABRERA AND ADRIAN FERNANDEZ TO SEE MORE PLAYING TIME.

"THEY'LL HELP MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS OF (ADAM) LIND (TORN HAMSTRING)," FEENEY SAID. "WE'D BEEN LOOKING TO BRING UP FERNANDEZ SINCE SHORTLY AFTER WE TRADED FOR HIM."

STATISTICS THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 9 (COMBINED WITH PREVIOUS TEAMS)

PLAYER G AB AVG H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
W AYBAR 18 49 .367 18 9 6 0 3 3 0
W BETAMIT 32 114 .351 40 12 11 0 2 23 1
M HOLLIDAY 31 129 .349 45 19 15 0 8 25 2
W GOMEZ 10 29 .345 10 3 3 0 1 4 1
J HARDWICK 33 109 .339 37 19 7 0 5 26 3
A LIND 31 121 .339 41 15 8 0 10 24 0
E CABRERA 18 66 .333 22 9 1 0 0 3 4
A CONNER 19 64 .328 21 10 2 0 5 10 1
A GORDON 31 116 .310 36 16 9 0 3 12 1
C WELLS 14 46 .283 13 5 2 0 1 5 1
S SCHUMAKER 31 126 .254 32 15 4 1 3 11 7
M STANTON 30 103 .252 26 14 1 1 6 11 3
A FERNANDEZ 3 12 .250 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
J BOWKER 2 5 .200 1 0 1 0 0 1 0

PLAYER GP W L ERA IP H BB
D WHEELER 22 3 1 4.95 20 22 7
R CHOATE 21 2 1 2.70 20 17 9
CHAMBERLAIN 16 2 0 0.94 28.2 19 8
A CHAPMAN 12 0 2 3.18 17 13 11
D BRADEN 8 1 3 4.99 30.2 40 18
J NATHAN 8 0 0 1.13 8 3 5
K DRABEK 7 3 3 4.24 34 35 16
VERLANDER 7 4 1 2.28 51.1 47 11
STRASBURG 6 2 1 1.51 29.2 24 8
DEMPSTER 6 1 1 4.15 34.2 36 11
WOLF 6 1 1 4.84 22.1 22 17
HAMPTON 6 1 2 3.86 25.2 28 28
LINCOLN 2 0 0 9.00 2 3 1
MATA 2 0 0 INF 0.1 2 1

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MY TEAMS:

ALL-BLACKS (NAMED MY DOG JONAH, WIFE DIDN'T LIKE TANA)
CRUSADERS (MEHRTENS, MARSHALL AND McCAW)
PACKERS (LOVE TO WHIP CHEAP-SHOT VIKES!)
BREW CREW (HEY, 41st SEASON!)
VOLUNTEERS (GOTTA LOVE FUTURE VI-QUEENS)
PROJECT 20/20 (EARLY-PARKINSON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION)

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ROOKIE EPITOME OF 'RELAXED'



TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2011 PAGE 3

SLUGGER SHOWS HUGE PROMISE
AUSTIN CONNER PRODUCT OF LAID-BACK SOUTH

BY PAT DORWIN

SPORTSWRITER

WHITE SOX BASEBALL WEEKLY

CHICAGO - AUSTIN CONNER NEVER SEEMS OUT OF PLACE: NOT AS AN 18-YEAR-OLD SLUGGING AT A RECORD PACE AND NOT IN SPRING TRAINING WHEN HE SAW HIMSELF ATOP THE DEPTH CHART IN CENTERFIELD AFTER JUST SEVEN DAYS.

CERTAINLY NOT A SEASON AGO, WHEN AFTER LEADING HIS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM TO ITS THIRD STRAIGHT STATE TITLE, HE RIPPED 31 HOMERS IN 42 ROOKIE-LEAGUE GAMES.

WHY, CONNER COULD EARLIER MANAGE "ONLY" 28 DINGERS IN 45 HIGH SCHOOL GAMES, FOR GOSH SAKE. HE WAS A THREE-YEAR STARTER FOR FARRAGUT, STARTING AT THREE DIFFERENT POSITIONS FOR THE ADMIRALS, LOCATED IN A TOWN NEXT TO KNOXVILLE, TENN.

CONNER, WHO TOTALED A CAREER 52 HOME RUNS, SHIFTED FROM FIRST BASE (10 HOMERS AS A SOPHOMORE) TO RIGHTFIELD AND FINALLY CENTERFIELD FOR HIS BIG SENIOR SEASON.

SO 59 HOME RUNS IN HIS LAST 57 GAMES DIDN'T MAKE CONNER STICK OUT? NOT TO SOX MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN.

"THE ONLY THING I NOTICED ABOUT HIM WAS THAT HIS JERSEY NUMBER (14) WAS ONE (NUMBER) HIGHER THAN MINE," SAYS GUILLEN, WHO HAS LONG WORN NO. 13. "I JUST THOUGHT HE WAS MAYBE SOME DOUBLE-A GUY WHO'S DAD MUST HAVE LIKED PETE ROSE (WHO WORE NO. 14)."

INDEED, CONNER LOOKS ABOUT "25 YEARS OLD," ACCORDING TO ONE SOURCE.

CONNER.

"I'VE HAD THE SAME GOATEE AND CHOPS (LONG SIDEBURNS) SINCE I WAS 15," CONNER SAYS. "I'M JUST USED TO THEM AND DON'T REALLY THINK MUCH ABOUT (MY LOOKS)."

KEEPING UP HIS CURRENT PACE OF 20 HOME RUNS IN HIS FIRST 44 WHITE SOX GAMES UNTIL HE REALLY IS 25 YEARS OLD WOULD PROPEL CONNER (WHO IS SLUGGING AT A WHOPPING .799 PERCENTAGE) INTO ELITE COMPANY.

CONNER, PARTY OF ONE.

"GIVEN THE FACT HE HASN'T EVEN PLAYED IN 20 OF CHICAGO'S GAMES, MAKES HIS STATS ALL THE MORE IMPRESSIVE," SAYS AN AL SCOUT. "I'D SAY HE'S WORN DOWN SOME FROM THE LAST YEAR, BUT THE BALL STILL ROCKETS OFF HIS BAT. IT'S ELECTRIC.

"WHAT, 300 HOMERS BY THE TIME HE'S 25? THAT'S RUTHIAN."

ARE THE 20 MISSED GAMES A RED FLAG SOMETHING'S AMISS?

"DON'T THINK SO," SAYS GUILLEN, WHOSE CLUB IS 32-32. "HE JUST NEEDS MORE REST AT THIS TIME OF HIS LIFE."

CHICAGO TRAINERS AND DOCTORS HAVE PUT CONNER THROUGH A BATTERY OF TESTS, BUT HAVE FOUND NO CAUSE FOR HIS PHYSICAL UPS AND DOWNS.

"I CAN'T REALLY EXPLAIN IT," SAYS CONNER. "I'VE NEVER HAD THE DAILY UPS AND DOWNS I HAVE BEEN HAVING. ON MY BAD DAYS, WHEN I WAKE UP, IT FEELS LIKE MY SHADES ARE SHUT AND IT'S A CLOUDY DAY, EVEN IF THEY'RE WIDE OPEN AND IT'S A SUNNY DAY."

HIS ENERGY SAPPED, CONNER CAN ONLY SIT AND WATCH HIS TEAMMATES AT TIMES, BUT GUILLEN ALSO SAYS CONNER WAS BENCHED TOO MUCH AT THE START OF THE SEASON.

"HE WAS AN UNKNOWN COMMODITY TO ME," GUILLEN SAYS OF CONNER LOSING OUT ON EARLY PLAYING TIME.

"I'M NOT BUYING THAT ONE," THE SCOUT SAYS. "AARON HIT 15 HOMERS IN 26 SPRING GAMES. SURE, FOUR (OF THE HOME RUNS) WERE IN 'B' GAMES, BUT OZZIE HAD EVERY NOTION WHO CONNER WAS."

A WORKOUT REGIME CONNER BEGAN IN EARLY APRIL IS STARTING TO SHOW POSITIVE RESULTS, PUTTING HIS WEIGHT UP FOUR POUNDS TO 191 ON HIS 6-1 FRAME.

"REALLY, THE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN KIND OF DRAINING, SO I HOPE I'M JUST FEELING A SORT OF EXTENDED 'JET LAG.'" CONNER SAYS. "IT'S NOT PRESSURE, I KNOW THAT, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CALM AND LAID-BACK. IT'S KIND OF FUNNY, BUT I PLAYED IN FRONT OF MORE PEOPLE AT FARRAGUT THAN I DID IN ROOKIE-LEAGUE BALL."

DESPITE DROPPING TO THE NINTH-ROUND OF THE DRAFT, CONNER SAYS HE WAS READY TO GO PRO DESPITE A SCHOLARSHIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, JUST 25 MINUTES FROM HIS HOME.

"WELL, EVERYBODY TOLD ME MY DRAFT STOCK FELL BECAUSE ALL THE TEAMS THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO UT," SAYS CONNER. "I NEVER TOLD A SINGLE SCOUT THAT."

THE AL SCOUT, WHOSE OWN TEAM CONSIDERED CONNER TO LAST AT LEAST A DOZEN ROUNDS, SAYS MOST TEAMS WERE SCARED OFF BY CONNER'S LACK OF BULK.

"TRUTHFULLY, HE WAS ABOUT 165 POUNDS AFTER THEY WON THE STATE," HE SAYS. "LOOKING AT HIM AND HIS FAMILY, WE DIDN'T SEE HIM GETTING BUT ABOUT 10 POUNDS HEAVIER.

"A BIG MISREAD ON OUR PART."

THE SCOUT SAYS CONNER PROJECTED "AS A 15- TO 18-HOMER GUY, AND THAT WAS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD."

CONNER BULKED UP OVER THE WINTER.

"I CAN THANK DAILY DOSES OF MY MOM'S CHEESE GRITS FOR THAT," CONNER SAYS WITH A SMILE.

NOW, IF HE CAN ONLY FIND A SOUTHERN-FRIED DINER IN CHICAGO.

"IF THAT HAPPENS, AARON MAY JUST START BEING COMPARED TO ANOTHER AARON," THE SCOUT SAYS. "HENRY AARON, THAT IS."

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Thursday

HIGH PRICE?



TUESDAY, AUG, 16, 2011 PAGE 4

CLUB DEALT LIKELY NL ROY
BUT WIETERS, ZOBRIST HAVE STEPPED UP

BY PAT DORWIN

SPORTSWRITER

WHITE SOX BASEBALL WEEKLY

CHICAGO - SOX GM LARRY FEENEY SAYS IT WAS ONE OF HIS TOUGHEST DECISIONS EVER - AND HE ADMITS IT COULD STILL BACKFIRE

IN LATE MAY, FEENEY STRUCK AN INTERLEAGUE DEAL, SENDING C JAMES HARDWICK NORTH ALONG WITH PROMISING PITCHER CJ BRADEN. HARDWICK, ACQUIRED EARLIER IN THE SEASON FROM ATLANTA, WAS - AND IS - THE LEADING CANDIDATE FOR ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR - DURING HIS TIME IN BOTH LEAGUES.

"JAMES IS CERTAINLY TALENTED (.302, 22, 74), PLUS HE'S ONLY 20 AND IS SIGNED FOR TWO MORE SESASONS AFTER THIS ONE," FEENEY SAID

WIETERS, A CATCHER, WAS HITTING JUST .215 AT THE TIME OF THE TRADE WITH THREE HOME RUNS. ZOBRIST, A SWITCH-HITTING UTILITY PLAYER, WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE .250 - BUT BOTH HAVE JOINED THE ONGOING CHICAGO SLUGGING PARADE.

WIETERS, 24, HAS PUMPED HIS AVERAGE UP TO ,249 WHILE UPPING HIS LONGBALL TOTAL TO 19 WITH 47 RBI'S.

"IF HITTING IS CONTAGIOUS, WE'RE ALL SICK," SAYS WIETERS WITH A GRIN.

ZOBRIST'S AVERAGE HAS SKYROCKETED ALL THE WAY TO .319 AND HIS 25 TOTAL DINGERS IS THIRD-BEST ON THE TEAM, WHILE HE'S FIFTH IN RUNS DRIVEN IN WITH 56.

"I THINK THE FACT I FELT COMFORTABLE HERE FROM DAY ONE HAS REALLY HELPED ME," SAYS ZOBRIST, WHO'S SEEMIMGLY TAkEN UP RESIDENCE IN THE NO. 2 SPOT IN THE ORDER.

TRADE GRADES

FOR THE MOST PART, FEENEY EXCELLED AT GETTING GOOD VALUE IN HIS TRADES. A LOOK AT HOW THE WHITE SOX ROSTER CHANGED AND KEY PLAYERS INVOLVED:

--TRADED HIGHLY-REGARDED CF L CAIN AND ML CATCHER FOR RP J CHAMBERLAIN, CF J GERUT AND C-1B M McKENRY. CHAMBERLAIN WAS A LEADING CY YOUNG CANDIDATE FOR MOST OF THE SEASON, UNUSUAL FOR A LONG RELIEVER. HE POSTED 11 WINS AND HAD AN ERA BELOW 1.00 FOR ABOUT 2/3 OF THE SEASON. GERUT, AND HIS BIG SALARY, WERE WISELY TRADED LATER WHILE C-1B McKENRY WILL BATTLE TO MAKE BIG LEAGUES OUT OF SPRING
GRADE-SOLID A

--SS A FERNANDEZ WAS KEY PLAYER INVOLVED IN TRADE WITH TORONTO THAT SENT PROMISING P T HUNTER TO BLUE JAYS. FERNANDEZ FINISHED 2ND IN ROY VOTING TO TEAMMATE A CONNER AS THE STOCKY INFIELDER POKED MORE THAN 30 HOMERS.
GRADE-A

-- TRADED JETER AND RP P MOYLAN TO NATIONALS FOR SP R DEMPSTER AND SS Y ESCOBAR.
GRADE-B

--AROD, CP R FRANKLIN AND GERUT WENT TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR SP J VERLANDER, CP J NATHAN AND 3B-LF A GORDON.
GRADE; ANOTHER SOLID A

--BRAVES TRADED C J HARDWICK AND 3B W BETAMIT FOR ESCOBAR, N FIGUEROA AND 1B J THOME
GRADE-


--DEALT SP R WOLF AND ML CLOSER TO PADRES FOR J DUCHSHERER.
GRADE: B+

--SENT HARDWICK PACKING TO MILWAUKEE ALONG WITH SP CJ BRADEN FOR C M WIETERS AND UTIL B ZOBRIST. HARDWICK PLAYED WELL ENOUGH TO PARLAY A FAST START TO NL ROY, BUT SCOUTS AREN'T SOLD ON HIM. WIETERS AND ZOBRIST CRANKD IT UP FOR CHICAGO.
CURRENT GRADE: A-
FUTURE GRADE: UNKNOWN

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E.PIC CHOKE



TUESDAY, OCT. 4, 2011 PAGE 4

SEPTEMBER SWOON RUINS SEASON
POOR FINISH KEEPS SOX OUT OF PLAYOFFS

BY PAT DORWIN

SPORTSWRITER

WHITE SOX BASEBALL WEEKLY

CHICAGO - THE REFLECTIONS ON THE 2011 SEASON DON'T GET ANY BETTER A FEW DAYS AFTER IT ENDED BITTERLY.

THE SOX BUMBLED TO A 4-13 FINISH - PART OF A 10-16 SEPTEMBER, WHICH ON THE HEELS OF A .500 AUGUST - LEFT THEM ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PLAYOFFS LOOKING IN.

AN 82-80 RECORD LEFT THEM TWO GAMES OUT OF TAKING A WILD CARD SPOT AHEAD OF BALTIMORE.

"IT WAS SHAMEFUL, REALLY," SOX MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN SAYS, "NOBODY'S TO BLAME BUT MYSELF."

THAT'S GUILLEN JUST PLAYING THE EXPECTED ROLE OF A MARTYR, HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO ONE SCOUT.

"OZZIE COULDN'T PITCH FOR THEM, HE COULDN'T FIELD FOR THEM," SAID THE AL SCOUT. "HE DUG THEM OUT OF AN EARLY-SEASON HOLE TO BEGIN WITH."

AFTER ALL, THE SOX LED THE MAJORS WITH A .290 BATTING AVERAGE, 844 RUNS, 1711 HITS, A WHOPPING 324 HOME RUNS, 833 RBIs, SLUGGING PERCENTAGE AND TOTAL BASES, 3071.

"THIS IS A TEAM THAT RIPPED 11 DOUBLES IN A GAME AND SMASHED A RECORD DOZEN HOMERS IN A SINGLE GAME," THE SCOUT SAYS. "OZZIE AND (HITTING COACH HAROLD) BAINES HAD A WORLD-CLASS OFFENSE."

BUT CHICAGO RANKED 27TH IN ERRORS AND FIELDING PERCENTAGE. PITCHING-WISE, A 4.79 ERA WAS THE MAJORS' SECOND-WORST.

"OUR PITCHERS HAD THE MOST WALKS IN THE MAJORS, AS WELL," SAYS GM LARRY FEENEY.

AARON CONNER, 18, WAS NAMED AL ROY, POSTING .326, 37, 79 NUMBERS.

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MY TEAMS:

ALL-BLACKS (NAMED MY DOG JONAH, WIFE DIDN'T LIKE TANA)
CRUSADERS (MEHRTENS, MARSHALL AND McCAW)
PACKERS (LOVE TO WHIP CHEAP-SHOT VIKES!)
BREW CREW (HEY, 41st SEASON!)
VOLUNTEERS (GOTTA LOVE FUTURE VI-QUEENS)
PROJECT 20/20 (EARLY-PARKINSON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION)

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WHITE SOX STATS-2011


PLAYER GP AB AVG H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB

M HOLLIDAY 146 600 .313 188 86 47 7 32 105 16
M WIETERS 136 501 .263 132 67 19 3 25 65 4
A LIND 134 534 .305 183 90 35 2 42 103 6
S SCHUMAKER 134 483 .257 124 57 28 3 16 52 17
B ZOBRIST 131 500 .322 161 86 28 1 30 76 16
W BETAMIT 129 468 .323 151 63 30 1 22 77 2
A CONNOR 120 448 .326 146 75 28 4 37 79 11
A FERNANDEZ 102 335 .296 99 67 14 3 31 64 11
E CABRERA 91 343 .303 104 55 14 0 8 26 27
A GORDON 89 324 .315 102 45 13 2 14 44 10
W GOMEZ 54 171 .263 45 19 13 0 6 18 4
J SONG 29 88 .284 25 12 2 0 4 7 1
J COUCH 21 69 .261 18 8 7 0 2 13 0
J NOBLES 14 45 .311 14 7 2 0 1 7 1

PLAYER GP W L ERA GS QS SV BSV HLD IP H
R CHOATE 77 9 2 2.76 0 0 0 5 18 85 78
D O'DAY 74 2 4 3.14 0 0 6 3 16 86 66
J CHAMBERLAIN 74 11 3 2.57 0 0 0 1 15 105 80
T SIPP 66 3 0 3.09 0 0 5 4 12 79 55
J NATHAN 53 1 0 3.50 0 0 36 2 8 46 38
W CORDOVA 46 1 2 4.06 0 0 0 3 10 44 52
J VERLANDER 34 16 7 3.46 34 23 0 0 0 224 212
J DUCHSHERER 33 14 8 4.30 33 16 0 0 0 184 193
D SCHLERETH 33 1 3 4.59 0 0 0 2 5 33 32
S STRASBURG 28 6 13 5.80 28 8 0 0 0 132 153
K MEDLEN 27 7 6 4.77 20 6 0 0 0 122 137
D HUFF 4 0 0 3.60 1 0 0 0 0 10 11

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RECAP 2011



AL EAST
TOR 86-76 ----
BAL 84-79 2.5
BOS 80-82 6
TB 78-84
NYY 70-92 16

AL CENTRAL
MIN 92-70 ---
CWS 82-80 10
CLE 80-82 12
DET 76-86 16
KC 75-87 17

AL WEST
SEA 88-74
TEX 83-80 5.5
OAK 76-85 12
ANA 71-91 17

WILD CARD
BAL 84-79 --
TEX 83-80 1
CWS 8280 .9
BOS 80-82 3.5
CLE 80-82 3.5

NL EAST
FLA 84-78 ---
NYM 83-80 1
WAS 81-81 2,5
ATL 81-81 2.5
PHI 74-88 9.5

NL CENTRAL
STL 93-79 ---
CIN 90-73 3.5
HOU 89-74 4.5
CHI 85-77

NL WEST
SD 87-75 ---
LAD 83-79 4
ARI 75-97

WILD CARD
CIN 90-73 ---
HOU 90-72

PLAYOFFS
MIN 0
BAL 3

BAL 4
SEA 2 TOR 2
TOR 3


STL 3 CIN 4
FLA 2 BAL 2

CIN 4
STL 0
CIN 3
SD O
STL
FLA

SD
CIN


WORLD SERIES
MVP HITTER: B GARDNER, CIN, .367, 4, 11, 9 SB, 14 R, 13 Gs
MVP PITCHER: J LESTER, CIN, 4-0 3.21 34 IP 34K


LEAGUE LEADERS
HITTING
AL
AD GONZALES MIN .350
ZOBRIST CWC .322
V MARTINEZ BAL 320

NL
J VOTTO LAD .351
A PUJOLS HOU .346
J ELLSURY PHIL .332

AL HITS
A GONZALES 221
M CABRERA ANA .203
DeJESUS CLE 198

NL
PUJOLS HOU 211
ICHIRO PHI 209
ZMMERMAN HOU 203

2B AL
J PIERRE TEX 51
CRAWFORD BAL 48
A JONES BOS 46
M HOLLIDAY CWS 47

NL
D WRIGHT CIN 49
ICHIRO CIN 49
JETER WAS 45

3B AL
S FIGGINS TB 14
A McCOTCHEN KV 14

HR AL
A GONZALEZ MIN 52
M CABRERA ANA 52
A LIND CWS 42

NL
D ORTIZ COL 47
PUJOLS HOU 45

RBI AL
A GONALEZ 135
M CABRERA 129
C UTLEY TB 123

RUNS AL
A GONZALEZ MIN 128
P SANDOVALL MIN 113
M CABRERA 102

NL
PUJOLS 112
B ROBERTS MIL 109
ORTIZ 108

SB AL
PIERRE TEX 72
FIGGINS TB 70
C CRAWFORD BAL 69

NL
BOURN MIL 58
R DAVIS SF 53
ELLSBURY PHIL 50

SLG PCT AL
A GONZALEZ .664
A LIND .614
M CABRERA .612

NL
VOTTO .644
PUJOLS .644
ORTIZ .605

WINS AL
J WEAVER BAL 18
M CAIN TEX 17
THREE TIED AT 16

NL
C ZAMBRANO SF 18
J SANCHEZ HOU 18
J SANTANA STL 17
T LILLY CIN 17

SAVES AL
C MARMOL CLE 48
JP HOWELL MIN 46
RIVERA SEA 45

NL
F RODRIGUEZ NYM 47
J VALVERDE MIN 45
MacDOUGAL HOU 45
RODNEY STL 44

ERA AL
J JOHNSON NYY 3.16
J WEAVER 3.19
T STAUFFER MIN 3.24

NL
C LEE SD 2.86
ROMERO NYM 3.10
U JIMINEZ CHI 3.17

SO AL
J WEAVER 202
Y GALLARDO TEX 201
J JOHNSON 195

NL
R HARDEN NYM 211
U JIMINEZ 199
J SANCHEZ 194

AWARDS
MV AL
A GONZALEZ MIN .350, 52, 135
NL
A PUJOLS STL .346 45 128

CY YOUNG AL
J WEAVER 18-4, 3.19. 202

NL
J SANCHEZ HOU 18-8, 4.02, 194

SS AL
A GONZALEZ

NL
J VOTTO LAD .351 41 125

ROY AL
A CONNNER CWS .326 37 79
NL
J HARDWICK MIL .309 34 98

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RETIREES-2011



PLAYERS WHO RETIRED AFTER THE 2011 SEASON INCLUDE:

L RICH CWS
A SANDOVAL CWS
O VIZQUEL
J CONTRERAS
A RHODES
J THOME
T WAKEFIELD
J MOYER
T HELTON
ICHIRO
T GLAUS
I RODRIGUEZ
B MOLINA
M MORA
J PAYTON
M STAIRS
J GIAMBI
J EDMONDS

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ROSTER MAKEOVER



TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2012 PAGE 4

PITCHING STAFF OVERHAULED
FOCUS TURNS TO STARTERS; VERLANDER HURT

BY PAT DORWIN

SPORTSWRITER

CHICAGO BASEBALL WEEKLY

CHICAGO - THE WHITE SOX PITCHING MOUND IS COVERED IN THAT "NEW CAR SMELL."

THE SCENT WILL WAFT AROUND THE STADIUM STARTING WITH A THREE-GAME VISIT FROM THE YANKEES WEDNESDAY AS CHICAGO (16-18) LOOKS TO CRAWL OUT OF THE AL CENTRAL BASEMENT, KICK-STARTED BY FIVE NEW STARTERS AND A DIFFERENT CLOSER.

JOBA CHAMBERLAIN, SO EFFECTIVE IN LONG RELIEF IN 2011 THAT HE FINISHED THIRD IN AL CY YOUNG VOTING, MOVES TO THE SHUTDOWN SPOT IN PLACE OF ROOKIE GUSTAVO CHAVEZ.

THE NEW LONG RELIEVER, JEFF FRANCIS, MAY END UP JOINING THE REVAMPED ROTATION, BUT FOR NOW THE SOX WILL SEE IF HE CAN REPLACE CHAMBERLAIN.

THE TRADE BLITZ IS SEEMINGLY OVER AS OF EARLY TODAY, WITH THE SOX ACQUIRING JON LESTER AND A MINOR LEAGUE RELIEVER FROM THE REDS FOR ADAM WAINWRIGHT AND GREG SMITH, WHO JUST TOSSED SIX STRONG INNINGS IN HIS 2012 SOX DEBUT.

ON MONDAY, CHICAGO PICKED UP STARTERS JAIR JURRJENS AND THE RED-HOT MARK ROGERS FROM ARIZONA FOR NEWLY ACQUIRED SP PHIL HUGHES AND MINOR LEAGUE SP BRIAN BASS.

SUNDAY WAS A BUSY DAY AS WELL, AS CHICAGO GATHERED STARTERS CLAYTON KERSHAW AND FRANCIS FROM THE NATIONALS FOR RIGHTY COLBY LEWIS AND TOP PROSPECTS HEYWOOD MORTON AND JOHNNY COUCH. THE TEAM TRIED TO SLIP 22-YEAR-OLD CATCHER DAYAN VICIEDO AND OF STEVE HULL THROUGH WAIVERS, BUT BOTH WERE CLAIMED TODAY.

STAFF ACE JUSTIN VERLANDER, 4-1, 3.20, LEFT SATURDAY'S GAME WITH AN INFLAMED HIP THAT COULD KEEP HIM OUT A MONTH.

"THAT DIDN'T STOP (GM LARRY) FEENEY, THOUGH," SAID AN NL SCOUT. "HE HAD PLENTY OF THINGS IN THE PIPELINE, MOSTLY LOOKING AT OUR (NL) TEAMS."

THE TRADE BINGE STARTED FRIDAY WHEN CHICAGO ACQUIRED HIGHLY-REGARDED THIRD-BASEMAN PEDRO ALVAREZ (.345, 9, 29), CATCHER KENDRICK MESORACO (.289, 5, 10) AND SP GAVIN FLOYD (2-4, 3.76) AT A STEEP PRICE, SHIPPING A SUPERSTAR-IN-WAITING, PITCHER STEPHEN STRASBURG (3-4, 6.14), A TOP PROSPECT IN 2B JACKIE SKATTUM (.171, 0, 4), AND SWITCH-HITTING C MATT WIETERS (.221, 4, 8) TO THE PHILLIES.

THE NEW SOX ROTATION LOOKS LIKE THIS:
--KERSHAW, 2-3, 2.85, 47 SO AND 10 BB
--JURRJENS, 2-2, 2.76, 37 AND 12
--THE RED-HOT ROGERS, 2-1, 2.19, 55 AND 14
--FLOYD, 2-4, 3.76, 32 AND 11
--LESTER, 4-1, 2.87, 49 AND 13

"OBVIOUSLY, WE EMPHASIZED ACQUIRING POWER PITCHERS WITH EXCELLENT CONTROL," SAID FEENEY. "THE TRADES WERE WELL THOUGHT OUT, IN THAT WE HAD A DEFINITE PLAN OF WHO WE WANTED, EVEN THOUGH WE KNEW IT WOULD COST US GUYS LIKE STRASBURG AND WIETERS."

SLUMPING THIRD BASEMAN ALEX GORDON, WHO LOST HIS JOB WHEN ALVAREZ CAME OVER, FRACTURED HIS WRIST TWO DAYS AFTER THE TRADE WAS COMPLETED. HUGHES WAS ACQUIRED MAY 2 FROM PITTSBURGH WITH CLOSER GUSTAVO CHAVEZ AND RELIEVER REYNEL PINTO FOR AROLDIS CHAPMAN, A POTENTIAL STAR

THE LEFT-HANDED PINTO HAS A MICROSCOPIC 0.44 ERA IN 17 GAMES CHAVEZ HAS TOTALED NINE SAVES, BUT HAS SEEN HIS ERA CLIMB TO 3.18 WITH THE SOX. PREVIOUS CLOSER JOE NATHAN WAS DEALT MAY 24 WITH A MINOR-LEAGUE RELIEVER FOR CHAVEZ AND RELIEVERS JEFF McARTHUR, JUST RECALLED TO CHICAGO, AND JASON FURILLO, WHO TOOK THE LOSS ON HIS ONLY SOX APPEARANCE BUT SPORTS A 1.93 ERA IN AA.

"THEIR OFFENSE IS THE MOST DYNAMIC IN THE GAME," SAYS THE NL SCOUT. "NOW THEIR PITCHING STAFF CAN MATCH THE HITTERS IN STAR POWER.

"THE PLAYERS JUST NOW HAVE TO PRODUCE - ALL THE WAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER."

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MY TEAMS:

ALL-BLACKS (NAMED MY DOG JONAH, WIFE DIDN'T LIKE TANA)
CRUSADERS (MEHRTENS, MARSHALL AND McCAW)
PACKERS (LOVE TO WHIP CHEAP-SHOT VIKES!)
BREW CREW (HEY, 41st SEASON!)
VOLUNTEERS (GOTTA LOVE FUTURE VI-QUEENS)
PROJECT 20/20 (EARLY-PARKINSON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION)

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AGONIZING



SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2012 PAGE A1

BRADEN NEARLY PERFECT
EX-TEAMMATE GIVES UP TWO-OUT HIT

BY PAT DORWIN

SPORTSWRITER

CHICAGO DAILY SUN

CHICAGO - FORMER WHITE SOX HURLER DALLAS BRADEN RETURNED TO HIS ROOTS -AND YEARS OF PROMISE CAME TOGETHER IN ONE NEARLY PERFECT EVENING, A 1-0 MILWAUKEE WIN.

BRADEN, 2-6 FOR THE BREWERS COMING INTO THE GAME FRIDAY, WAS AN OUT AWAY FROM A PERFECT GAME BEFORE CHICAGO'S MICHAEL STANTON LASHED A DOUBLE TO RIGHT-CENTER.

"WELL, WE PUT IT (THE PITCH) WHERE WE WANTED IT," SAID BRADEN. "MICHAEL JUST BEAT ME, JUST RIPPED IT."

THE PITCH WAS OUTSIDE, WHERE BRADEN HAD BEEN LIVING ALL NIGHT, STRIKING OUT 20 OF THE 26 BATTERS HE FACED. BEN ZOBRIST, MATT HOLLIDAY, WILSON BETAMIT AND AARON LIND ALL STRUCK-OUT THREE TIMES.

A PERFECT ATMOSPHERE, CLEAR SKIES, 67-DEGREES AND A 7 MPH WIND BLOWING IN FROM CENTER, AIDED BRADEN AS WELL AS CHISOX STARTER MARK ROGERS AS NIETHER TEAM HAD A BASE KNOCK THROUGH THE FIRST SIX-PLUS INNINGS.

MILWAUKEE (36-36) GOT A SIXTH-INNING BLOOPER FROM AARON KIMURA FOR ITS FIRST HIT.

CHICAGO (34-37) LOST ITS 0-0 TIE IN THE 8TH WHEN STEPHEN DREW BANGED OUT A PINCH-HIT DOUBLE TO LEAD OFF THE INNING AMD MARK GRUDZIELANEK PROMPTY GROUND A SINGLE TO RIGHT TO PUSH MILWAUKEE AHEAD 1-0.

AFTER STANTON'S DOUBLE, CLOSER JONATHAN BRAXTON QUICKLY STRUCK OUT ZOBRIST TO END THE GAME AND RECORD HIS 12TH SAVE.

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2012 AA STATS



PLAYER GP AVG R 2B HR RBI SB
AJ ELLIS 121 .268 68 15 3 43 0
E DE LA CRUZ 120 .271 63 30 1 62 20
E CABRERA 112 .259 71 29 4 36 39
M CARSON 105 .256 50 25 4 56 4
O CARDENAS 105 .277 56 18 6 56 9
I FOOTE 87 .269 41 13 4 52 3
J SONG 70 .344 34 18 7 56 0
M MckENRY 64 .321 37 28 6 48 6
J GOMEZ 52 .241 27 5 1 20 1
D CASTILLA 50 .283 21 13 3 22 1
P LEON 30 .333 23 8 3 23 1

PLAYER GP W L ERA GS QS SV BSV HLD IP H
J FURILLO 59 1 6 3.31 0 0 36 8 8 52 54
S HERRERA 51 5 3 4.01 0 0 4 7 13 58 61
R CHOATE 34 3 0 2.30 0 0 3 0 12 43 29
S BRASSARD 34 4 2 4.03 0 0 2 5 4 38 36
P GRANGER 30 2 3 3.31 0 0 2 1 13 32 31
L FITZGERALD 28 12 9 2.98 27 16 0 0 0 175 186
D RODRIGUEZ 28 10 5 4.34 28 11 0 0 0 164 202
M MONTGOMERY 20 11 3 2.76 18 15 1 0 0 130 137
T HU 19 3 0 3.65 0 0 0 0 0 37 42
A ESQUIVEL 18 1 1 2.96 0 0 1 0 3 24 21
M GARCIA 15 7 3 4.35 15 8 0 0 0 80 81
E PETTIT 11 2 5 4.67 11 5 0 0 0 62 67

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 28, 2012 PAGE A1

END COMES EARLY FOR SOX
'DANGER' PROMISED FOR 2013

BY PAT DORWIN

SPORTSWRITER

CHICAGO DAILY SUN

CHICAGO - LAST YEAR, THEY WERE THE CHASEES.

FOR 2012, THE WHITE SOX REVERSED ROLE BY BEING CHASERS - BUT IT WAS THE SAME RESULT: DISAPPOINTMENT.

WHEN SHORTSTOP ADRIAN FERNANDEZ DROVE A DEEP BALL FRIDAY NIGHT WITH TWO ON AND TWO OUT IN THE FINAL FRAME IT WAS FEAST OR FAMINE. INSTEAD OF MATCHING HIS UNIFORM NUMBER WITH HIS 33RD DINGER, THE BALL MADE IT AS FAR AS THE WARNING TRACK BEFORE A MINNESOTA OUTFIELDER LET IT DROP SAFELY INTO HIS GLOVE.

THE DEFEAT LEFT CHICAGO (81-76) NINE GAMES BACK OF AL CENTRAL DIVISION LEADER CLEVELAND AND SEVEN BEHIND WILD CARD LEADER KANSAS CITY 88-69, NOW A PAIR OF GAMES IN FRONT OF TEXAS (86-71).

'IT'S ON THE SUCKY SIDE," SAID FERNANDEZ, THE 24-YEAR-OLD SECOND-YEAR PLAYER. "LAST YEAR (2011), WE CHOKED. UNFORTUNATELY WE HEVER HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY, WE JUST COULDN'T LAND THE PUNCHES AND MOVE UP IN THE STANDINGS.

"I PROMISE WE'LL BRING IN THE DANGER NEXT SEASON."

ROOKIE MANAGER ROGER AVILES, HIRED LATE FOR THIS SEASON AFTER LONG-TIME MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN BELATEDLY BECAME SEATTLE'S FARM DIRECTOR, HAS FIVE GAMES WITH BRAND NEW LINEUPS DUE TO TAKE A GLANCE AHEAD AT 2013.

"ROGER CAME INTO A TOUGH SITUATION," SAID AN AL SCOUT. "HE WAS SOLID AND I REALLY THINK LARRY FEENEY GETS TITLE OF GM OF THE YEAR FOR THE SECOND STRAGHT SEASON.

"HE AGAIN MADE SOME FANTISTIC DEALS BUT IN THE END, CHICAGO'S HUGE INJURY COUNT BEAT THE SOX DOWN."

LOUIS FITZGERALD, A 19-YEAR-OLD SOPHOMORE PITCHER, STARTS TONIGHT'S GAME VS. THE ROYALS.

AVILES SAID HE EXPECTS P JON LESTER (20-5, 2.89), THE LEADING CANDIDATE FOR THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AS WELL AS RUNAWAY CY YOUNG AWARD FRONTRUNNER, TO GET ONE MORE START.

OTHER PLAYERS LOOKING TO HOLD ONTO STRONG SEASON MARKS OR EXTEND OR EQUAL MILESTONES NCLUDE 25-YEAR-OLD 3B PEDRO ALVAREZ, HITTNG AN EVEN .300, MATT HOLLIDAY (100 RUNS SCORED), AARON CONNOR, 19, THREE RUNS SHY OF THE CENTURY MARK FOR RUNS TO GO ALONG WITH A TEAM-LEADING 101 RBIs.

CONNOR LEADS THE TEAM WTH 38 HOMERS, WHILE MATT HOLLIDAY, FERNANDEZ. AND WILSON BETAMIT (96 RBIs) ALL HAVE 30 OR MORE. ADAM LIND HAS 29.

FEENEY'S TRADES THAT SEEMINGLY WENT SO WELL WITH THE TEAM'S POTENT OFFENSIVE, SAW ANY PICTHERS WHO WERE ACQUIRED SUFFER SERIOUS INJURIES.

"PLUS, THE SOX HAD A BUNCH OF GUYS BACK-STEP OFFENSIVELY, PUTTING EVEN MORE PRESSURE ON A BELEAGURED PITCHING STAFF," THE SCOUT SAYS. "CHICAGO STILL MADE A NICE RUN OF IT - THEY JUST HAPPENED TO DO IT AT ROUGHLY THE SAME TIME A COULE OF DIVISION OPPONENTS (CLEVELAND AND KANSAS CITY) DID THE SAME.


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NOT MY TEAMS:

VIKINGS, COWBOYS
ANY NBA
MOST N. HEMISPHERE RUGBY
"GOOD" SOCCER VS. POOR RUGBY
BENEDICT FAVRE

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2012 RECAP



PLAYOFFS
TOR 3
KC 0
TOR 4
CLE 3 CLE 0
OAK 2

TOR 4
ATL 3
SD 0 LA 2

LAD 4
ATL 2


CIN 2
LAD 3

GAME ONE
TOR (102-67) 5
LA (102-71) 7

G2
TOR 4
LA 6

G3
LA 5
TOR 7

G4
LA 3
TOR 1

G5
LA 2
TOR 5

G6
TOR 3
LA 2

G7
TOR 4
LA 3

TOR
LA



AL EAST
TOR 95 67 ---
TB 74 88 21
BOS 71 91 24
BAL 71-91 24
NYY 69 93 26

AL CENTRAL
CLE 94 68 --
KC 91 71 3
CWS 83 79 11
MIN 82 80 12
DET 81 81 13

AL WEST
OAK 90 72 ---
TEX 87 75 3
SEA 80 82 10
ANA 59 103 31

NL EAST
ATL 95 67 --
FLA 85 77 12
NYM 84 78 13
PHIL 73 89 24
WAS 71 91 26

NL CENTRAL
CIN 95 67 --
HOU 84 78 11
MIL 80 82 15
CHI 76 86 19
PIT 76 86 19
STL 58 104 37

NL WEST
LAD 95 67 ---
SD 94 68 1
ARI 81 81 14
SF 79 83 16
COL 75 87 20

LEADERS
AVG
AL
M JOYCE BAL .318
SANDOVAL MN .316
J NEWSOME NYY .315

NL
I BARRIOS PIT .317
PUJOLS HOU .312
KUBEL STL .306
VOTTO LAD .306

HITS AL
SANDOVAL 210
M YOUNG CLE 207
B BUTLER TWX 202

NL
PUJOLS 194
R FURCAL CHI 191
R CANO PHIL 190
BRAUN NYM 190

2B AL
C GONZALEZ OAK 55
H RAMIREZ TOR 50
CRAWFORD BAL 48

NL
YOUKILIS CIN 44
FURCAL 43
VOTTO 42
M CABRERA PIT 42

3B AL
CRAWFORD 15
A McCUTCHEN KC 12
J REYES DET 11
H RAMIREZ 11

NL
J ELLSBURY PHI 11
E ANDRUS LAD 11
B GARDNER CIN 11

HR AL
A GONZALEZ MIN 55
J BAUTISTA CLE 45
C GONZALEZ OAK 45
E LONGORIA KC 43

NL
CANO 44
PUJOLS 44
R ZIMMERMAN HOU 37

RBI AL
LONGORIA 129
I DAVIS DET 124
A GONZALEZ 121
C GONZALEZ 121

NL
PUJOLS 116
R HOWARD ATL 112
CANO PHI 112

RUNS AL
A GONZALEZ 126
S CHOO KC 122
SANDOVAL 120

NL
ZIMMERAN 116
PUJOLS 114
CANO 112


SB AL
CRAWFURD 70
BJ UPT\ON TEX 48
J REYES 47

NL
GARDNER 73
ELLSNURY 64
G CARDONA STL 59

SLUG
J HAMILTON OAK .608
A GONZALEZ .608
C GONZALEZ .597

NL
PUJOLS .592
YOUKILIS .559
KINSLER ATL .551
BRUCE ARI .551

PITCHING

WINS AL
LESTER CWS 20
HAREN TOR 18
LEAKE TEX 17
GRIENKE CLE 17

NL
J VARGAS SD 18
C BUCHOLZ LAD 18
J GARCIA ATL 17
C LEE SD 12

SAVES AL
MARMOL CLE 41
O'DAY CWS 39
F ROD TOR 39

NL
H BELL LAD 47
H STREET ATL 47
PAPELBON SD 47

ERA AL
GRIENKE 2.44
LESTER CWS 2.93
FRABCIS CWS 2.94

NL
GARCIA 2.68
DANKS LA 3.05
NOLASCO FLA 3.05

SO AL
GALLARDO TEX 233
G GONZALEZ DET 228
LESTER CWS 218

NL
B MORROW ATL 237
F HERNANDEZ WAS 201
R HARDEN NYM 192

MVP
AL-A GONZALEZ MIN
NL-A PUJOLS

CY
AL-J LESTER CWS
NL-C BUCHHOLZ LA