Chris Kamka

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  • Nov 25, 2020

    Why Mark Buehrle belongs in the Hall of Fame

    White Sox pitching legend Mark Buehrle belongs in the hall of fame, here is our case.

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  • Jul 3, 2020

    White Sox pitchers' greatest hitting performances before universal DH

    The universal designated hitter is coming in 2020. Of course, the White Sox have had the DH since 1973, but when interleague play was introduced in 1997, there were still a handful of games where the pitchers hit. Now we won’t have even that. And that’s fine. White Sox pitchers from 1997-present have hit a collective .104/.137/.144 with three home runs, 17 walks…

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  • Jun 25, 2020

    Top 10 longest games in Chicago Blackhawks franchise history

    There’s absolutely nothing better than playoff hockey. It’s an edge-of-your-seat adrenaline rush each and every shift. It’s easy to forget to breathe during particularly intense sequences. And the best part: it doesn’t end until one team scores. Obviously, that leads to some very long, but memorable games. These are the 10-longest games in Blackhawks history.  

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  • Jun 15, 2020

    Why Sammy Sosa was second to Mark McGwire AND Albert Belle in 1998

    When you think about Chicago baseball in 1998, the first thing you think of is likely to be Sammy Sosa and the great home run chase with Mark McGwire. Sosa ended up four home runs behind Big Mac’s 70, but he took home the NL MVP award and exploded into the national spotlight. Sosa crushed the single-season Cubs home run…

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  • Jun 15, 2020

    Ever wonder how White Sox slugger Frank Thomas became ‘The Big Hurt?'

    Ever wonder how Frank Thomas acquired the nickname “The Big Hurt?” Surely, if baseballs could talk, they would be able to tell us. The White Sox drafted Thomas No. 7 overall in 1989 out of Auburn University, where he played both baseball and football. Some scouting reports were skeptical of Thomas’s hitting ability, projecting him as a guy who could…

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  • Jun 14, 2020

    11 fun facts from Sammy Sosa's career with the Chicago White Sox

    Most Chicago baseball fans know Sammy Sosa played on the South Side before the North Side. Sure he wasn’t the same slugger that battle Mark McGwire for the home run crown in 1998, but he still had plenty of great moments. From Minnie Minoso to Ray Durham, Sosa has many surprising links to the White Sox franchise. Here are 11…

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  • Jun 11, 2020

    Remember That Guy: George Bell, who White Sox got in Sammy Sosa trade

    He had a name that had a certain ring to it. And of course, he came to the White Sox in a trade which, in retrospect, doesn’t look too good. George Bell. Remember that guy? Jorge Antonio Bell Mathey was born Oct. 21, 1959, in San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic, a hotbed of major league talent that produced...

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  • Jun 9, 2020

    White Sox history nuggets: Impressive performances against Hall of Fame pitchers

    Throughout their history, the White Sox have had some impressive performances against the game’s greatest pitchers. Specifically, against the pitchers with the two highest strikeout totals in MLB history. Monday happens to be the anniversary of one of those games. Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson combined for 10,589 career punchouts, and they also combined for four games with four or...

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  • Jun 8, 2020

    10 best Super Bowl winning teams in NFL history

    The way the 1985 Bears are deified in Chicago it would seem they are without question the greatest football team to ever grace the gridiron. Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan led a bevy of future Hall of Famers: Walter Payton, Richard Dent, Mike Singletary, Dan Hampton and Jimbo Covert. Plenty of other stars made the Bears an incredible force that…

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  • Jun 8, 2020

    10 crazy Sammy Sosa stats that reflect how special he was offensively

    ESPN’s “Long Gone Summer” is set to premiere on Sunday, a documentary on the 1998 home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. The two battled to break Roger Maris’ MLB record for homers in a single season (61), and while McGwire set the record (70), Sosa finished with a career-high of 66. Sosa broke out offensively with the Cubs in…

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