SoxFest 2010 Update

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Exciting news about SoxFest 2010:

MARK KOTSAY, JUAN PIERRE, J.J. PUTZ AND MARK TEAHEN NOW AMONGWHITE SOX SCHEDULED TO ATTEND SOXFEST

        Chicago White Sox players Mark Kotsay, Juan Pierre, J.J. Putz and Mark Teahen, along with former White Sox stars Floyd Bannister, Lance Johnson and Gary Peters are now scheduled to attend SoxFest 2010, presented by Miller Lite, Pepsi, Comcast and the Palmer House Hilton.

            They will join other current players Gordon Beckham, Mark Buehrle, Freddy Garcia, Andruw Jones, Paul Konerko, Scott Linebrink, Jayson Nix, Jake Peavy, A.J. Pierzynski, Alexei Ramirez, Matt Thornton and manager Ozzie Guillen, who also are scheduled to be at the annual event.

Alexei signing autographs at SoxFest '09.

            Coaches Harold Baines, Don Cooper, Jeff Cox, Juan Nieves, Mark Salas, and Greg Walker, along with broadcasters Ed Farmer, Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, Darrin Jackson and Steve Stone will all appear at SoxFest this year.   Other former White Sox players and executives scheduled to attend include:  Roland Hemond, Kevin Hickey, Ron Kittle, Bill Melton, Minnie Minoso, Billy Pierce and Bill "Moose" Skowron.

            A limited number of two-night hotel reservations at the Palmer House Hilton for SoxFest 2010, along with weekend passes to the event, remain available.

Southpaw with a young fan at SoxFest '09.

Tickets and more info on SoxFest 2010 here.

On another note, congratulations to Mark Buehrle, who won Performance of the Year for his PG, and to DeWayne Wise, who won for Play of the Year for "the catch" in the This Year in Baseball Awards in the MLB.com voting.

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