Chicago White Sox

In Chicago, there is one baseball team that belongs to American League Baseball, and this is the Chicago White Sox. The other nicknames for this team are The Sox, The Pale House, The South Siders, or The Chisox. The home park of the team is the U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Before using this park, The White Sox used the Lexington Park and South Side Park.

According to Chicago White Sox history, Chicago White Sox was founded in 1893. At that time, the team was created as the Sioux City Cornhuskers. The Chicago White Sox logo consists of the letters ‘S’, ‘O’, and ‘X’, which are connected to the Old English Script font. The toughest rivals of the Chicago White Sox are the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, and Detroit Tigers. In order to maintain their performance level, the team has a Chicago White Sox spring training facility which is located in the Tucson Electric park in Tucson, AZ. But they are planning to move the spring training facility to Glendale in 2009.

The first Chicago White Sox World Series was won in the year 1917. The Chicago White Sox baseball team was very proud of this achievement, which marked one of the highpoints of the Chicago White Sox history. Unfortunately in 1919, Chicago White Sox was hit by The Black Sox Scandal, when eight members of the Chicago franchise were banned from baseball because they were found guilty of dropping games for money. But after the scandal, the team gained back its composure to play excellent baseball again.

The management of the White Sox had changed hands quite a few times. In 1959, Chicago White Sox was bought by Bill Veeck, who led the team successfully for several years before it was handed to another owner. But whoever the owner is, the White Sox always tries to perform their best. If you want to see White Sox games, you can check the Chicago White Sox schedule, and order Chicago White Sox tickets for the games you wish to see.

To see the latest players of the team, you can open the official website to check out some Chicago White Sox pictures. Chicago White Sox photos are updated regularly, so you can always get new photos. For your computer, why not pick Chicago White Sox backgrounds wallpaper to remind you of your White Sox spirit? There is a wide variety of Chicago White Sox wallpaper on the internet. Furthermore, if you have a friend who is a fan of the White Sox, you can get Chicago White Sox golf gifts for his or her birthday.