Customer Reviews

Total White Sox: The Definitive Encyclopedia of the World Champion Franchise

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I still have my copy of the original White Sox Encyclopedia and over the years I've enjoyed leafing through it and discovering countless facts, figures and items of interest regarding the history of the Chicago White Sox. This worthy update comes hot off the heels of their 2005 World Series championship, and even if you have the original you'll definitely want to have a copy of TOTAL WHITE SOX in your collection. Virtually everything from the original is here (the only items I've noticed that were not carried over are the color memorabilia photographs), and the season-by-season summaries, statistical information and player profiles have been brought up-to-date quite nicely, plus there are many more additional photographs encompassing the nine seasons since the original volume was published.
One word of caution: as much as I love this book, I had to deduct one star from my overall rating. While reading the summary of the 2005 World Series I came across a glaring factual error regarding the final out of the decisive Game 4 (page 532): "Orlando Palmeiro then grounded out UNASSISTED to Paul Konerko, who, for the second time in the post-season, stuffed the souvenir ball into his pocket." The final out was actually a softly hit ball chopped over the head of pitcher Bobby Jenks, shortstop Juan Uribe charged the ball and fired it to first baseman Paul Konerko, enabling the Sox to win their first World Series in 88 years. Considering the magnitude of that final out, I am somewhat surprised that this mistake made its way into print, but that error notwithstanding TOTAL WHITE SOX is a beautiful volume no White Sox fan should be without!

Awesome book for the Sox lover. Great history, stats and world series coverage facts.

This is a must for every real White Sox fan.

Unfortunately, no color photos but the resarch and format are excellent.

Excellent book for the real White Sox fan. Wonderful picture, great stories, personal profiles. Honest look at a wonderful, but sadly flawed organization. One of the few honest portrayals of both the Comiskeys and Bill Veeck and how both really undermined this franchise. Hope springs eternal on the South Side. They certainly deserve more success in the future after their long and mostly tragic history.

Great detail about the team, its great history and the fans. A must for any true White Sox fan. Great size for a coffee table book to show everyone that you are a real Sox fan!

I enjoyed the book thoroughly. It should be in every White Sox Fan library. It's a wonderful follow up to the first edition. Hopefully Richard Lindberg will keep updating this book every few years.