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Sun sets on spring training in Tucson

By Jim Margalus ⋅ April 1, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

Tucson Electric Park, the White Sox’s spring training home of 10 years, hosted presumably its final spring training game on Tuesday.  Spring baseball left the city for good on Wednesday after the Diamondbacks-Rockies game at Hi Corbett. I know I’ve been beating this drum plenty — and it’s probably a dead horse for those of [...]

Raining Arizona

By Jim Margalus ⋅ March 8, 2010 ⋅ 13 comments

In what will be a blow for Camelback Ranch attendance figures, Sunday’s White Sox-Cubs tilt became a Cactus League rarity — a rainout. Mark Gonzalez informed us through Twitter that the last Sox rainout was March 11, 2006. I remember that one well — the game was played in the Phoenix area, but because the [...]

Getting all up in White Sox business

By Jim Margalus ⋅ February 7, 2010 ⋅ 21 comments

It took Scott Merkin three words to turn the premise of his interview with Brooks Boyer into a tenuous one. CHICAGO — A positive buzz already has been tied to the 2010 Chicago White Sox, without a pitch being thrown or a bat being swung. If I were Dan Dierdorf, I’d say I’m not so [...]

Sox change spring pricing, but not for better

By Jim Margalus ⋅ January 11, 2010 ⋅ 11 comments

The White Sox released single-game ticket sales for spring training to the public on Saturday, and bowing to popular demand, they lowered prices. Well, a price.  The top ticket now goes for $42 instead of $45.  Except on days when they play the Cubs.  Then it’s $47. Awesome, huh?  At least the White Sox trust [...]

If Cubs move, Sox would feel it

By Jim Margalus ⋅ December 1, 2009 ⋅ 10 comments

It’s not often I recommend paying attention to the Cubs, but here’s a situation worth keeping an eye on. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist gave his best attempt at wooing new owner Tom Ricketts and president Crane Kenney to get them to make the jump from the Cactus League to the Grapefruit League on Tuesday: TALLAHASSEE, [...]

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