White Sox Throwbacks, And A Quiz

Beltin' Bill Melton

Of course that is former 3B Bill Melton!

by mhoeppner on Jan 25, 2012 5:16 PM EST reply actions

hmm..

i wonder where you could come across that kind of information?
some sort of niche website presumably…
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1972-roster.shtml

by craigws on Jan 25, 2012 5:29 PM EST reply actions

He kind of hosts the pre and postgame shows on Comcast Sports Net.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Jan 25, 2012 5:30 PM EST reply actions

Seriously?

That doesn’t look like Bill Melton to me. But OK, I’ll take your word for it.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 25, 2012 5:53 PM EST up reply actions

Looks exactly like him

No need to take my word for it.

http://twitpic.com/8bn2iw

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Jan 25, 2012 6:04 PM EST up reply actions

I instantly thought Melton too...

It’s the smile and the broad face.

by Brett Davis on Jan 26, 2012 12:07 AM EST up reply actions

Al, don't you ever go changing on us

by joewho112 on Jan 25, 2012 5:33 PM EST reply actions

This is a joke, right?

by South Side Expat on Jan 25, 2012 5:36 PM EST reply actions

What would be the joke?

That the White Sox are doing throwbacks? No, this is true.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 25, 2012 5:52 PM EST up reply actions

I guess the joke would be that someone would look at number 14, and say

“Hey, that’s not Paul Konerko.” It would be a bad joke, but given your sense of humor, who knows.

The fact that you couldn’t be bothered to do the most basic of an internet search to find out who that is just another reason folks can’t understand why on Earth you get paid by SBN.

by South Side Expat on Jan 25, 2012 6:07 PM EST up reply actions

No, your lazy reporting is a joke.

Would have only took you 15 seconds to find out who it was with a google search.

by Luke91 on Jan 25, 2012 6:12 PM EST up reply actions

Really now.

I know very well what Bill Melton looks like. I did not recognize him. But you all go right on ahead bashing me. Does it make you feel good?

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by Al Yellon on Jan 25, 2012 6:19 PM EST up reply actions

Literally every source I found with the picture had Bill Melton's name right below it.

It was lazy. You have a history of not doing the research when it comes to non-Cubs articles and then making this exact response when you are called out on it. You’re a grown man. Learn to take criticism.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"

by U-God on Jan 25, 2012 6:34 PM EST up reply actions

Irrational Cubs hatred!

by South Side Expat on Jan 25, 2012 6:41 PM EST up reply actions

I received a press release with this photo, which was my source.

I missed the note on the release that said it was Melton. That is my fault. However, it is typical that whenever I miss something that has to do with the White Sox — which is occasional, not always — that Sox fans jump on me.

I’ll admit I have made errors on other articles here. All writers do it from time to time. I’m happy to admit I made a mistake here.

However, I’ll also note that there are fans of 28 other teams who read this site. There isn’t a single group of fans among the fanbases of those 28 teams who jump on me the way White Sox fans do.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 25, 2012 8:47 PM EST up reply actions