Mark Gonzales

Being a disorganized grabbag of anecdote concerning the fortunes of the Chicago White Sox, principally during the final quarter of the last century and the first decade of our own. To me, the lack of chronological, or any other, organization is slightly offputting, but I suppose that doesn't really matter in a book which is informative and depends heavily upon the reminiscences of individuals who were there at the time. I also wish that he had included more from the older years which I am more interested in, but, again, the author was a beat writer who drew upon sources that he knew. The Black Sox get a quick chapter, and older players show up when he enumerates Hall of Famers, but this is mostly for fans of the team around the turn of the century.… (mais)