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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Gonzales: No plans to dismantle White Sox

(www.chicagotribune.com)

posted 2 days ago by Repoz to white sox | 13 comment(s)

Yeah, and the White Sox had no plans to dismantle when they raved about Joe Borchard.

General manager Rick Hahn said it’s too early to consider rebuilding the White Sox, although there was an interesting development Monday night.

Second baseman Gordon Beckham started at shortstop in his third game on a minor league rehabilitation assignment for Triple-A Charlotte.

...“We haven’t altered our plan since we left spring training, which was if we’re in a position to contend, we’ll add,” Hahn ...

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1. Howie Menckel posted on September 10, 2011 at 11:28 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

At his age, when your name and career are noted in a headline, 95 pct chance is that you're dead.

2. GGC don't think it can get longer than a novella posted on September 10, 2011 at 11:44 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Partial version of post 4.

3. Bruce Markusen posted on September 10, 2011 at 11:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Sometimes he was referred to as Joel, and sometimes as Joe; I could never figure out which he preferred. He was part of that great A's bullpen in 1972. Good to hear that he's still kicking.

4. GGC don't think it can get longer than a novella posted on September 10, 2011 at 11:52 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I know about Horlen mainly because Steve Kreviskey did a couple of presentations at SABR meetings touting him for the 1967 Cy Young Award 35 years after the fact.

5. gef the talking mongoose posted on September 11, 2011 at 12:05 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

He & Joe Hoerner were both pitching when I started following baseball. That was very confusing.

6. Coot Veal and Cot Deal make $486 every day posted on September 11, 2011 at 12:54 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

my favorite Joel Horlen picture

At his age, when your name and career are noted in a headline, 95 pct chance is that you're dead.

my first reaction was that it was another obit, yeah...

7. Pasta-diving Jeter (jmac66) posted on September 11, 2011 at 01:19 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

you beat me to it, Bruce--sometimes Joel, sometimes Joe--never understood that

8. asinwreck posted on September 11, 2011 at 01:35 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Jesus, yeah, for a second I thought he had joined Jesse Jefferson in the Great Comiskey Bullpen in the Sky.

9. Bruce Markusen posted on September 11, 2011 at 02:10 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

It's a little odd that his career ended with that '72 season. He pitched well out of the Oakland pen, but then Finley released him, probably in a cost-cutting move. No one was willing to give him a major league deal. He pitched out of the Indian farm system in '73, but never made it back to the bigs.

10. Mom makes botox doctors furious posted on September 11, 2011 at 08:07 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

"After retiring in 1972, Horlen became a pitching coach who once told a minor league prospect, "For each guy you strike out, you pay me five bucks.""

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Gonzales: No plans to dismantle White Sox

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