CTL previews SoxFest 2013
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Talked about 2013. Is almost here hard to believe it runs for Friday January at 45. The first Sunday that 27 but. Palmer -- you can get capacity Dolphins star studded event a White Sox dot com funny stuff. He's here all the time White Sox senior director. Community relations -- rally. Another year another Sox -- to cover up a really good season. Yeah I think fans are really excited you know I think last year people weren't quite sure what the team was gonna look like new manager new coaching staff but. You know we showed them that it's exciting my tax baseline so I think fans are really excited be back and there's no better way to spend a chilly weekend in January than at the hotel with other Sox fans and we have tons of players come in and current and former. You're gonna half of a team that people are excited about Robin is as engaging in guided me around that a new general manager Rick counts there's a lot of enthusiasm going. Forget you know one of the seminars that we do -- each day of Sox -- that's kind of -- was infamous I guess is a way to describe it was Ken Williams and -- you know kind of doing their thing. And the people weren't -- you know what you're gonna get with with Robin but I think you know well enough. He's very sharp -- he's funny he's engaging in Rick is the same way so I'm looking forward to them do in there. Kinda look at the 2013 White Sox season and and team. In one of those seminars and that's one of the things that -- ability take advantage of during the weekend horse of the players come and passed Paul Konerko -- say Jordan Danks and Gavin Floyd it's kind of like who's not coming Tyler flowers. Alexi Ramirez Diane this -- so I think we've got like ten or twelve current team members. And then -- was still Wheaton here for a couple of the guys were trying to clear some personal schedules. We'll bring an end Bobby Thigpen and Daryl Boston two of our new coaching staff members this year and they're quite colorful -- Sevilla hunt for the weekend. And you're also giving -- players I think from here. 83 team in 93 team in your 05 today yet interesting point -- -- I was looking at the roster and you know Lisa Niemi got the eight a couple of guys from 72 actually does mountain and Carlos they'll be there as always. And then we've got a bunch of guys and 83 coming in and then at some of the other championship teams. And then I was looking at frank Thomas and he -- three of those championship teams you have that moment where you like. While I mean when you think about what he brought to our franchise and how fortunate we are that he's still a member of the White Sox family. And he'll be there but the 83 rosters going to be fun. Temperature RF Ron can also who'll get a word in otherwise correct -- and he'll be there Tony Lewis will be there and of course Greg Gusinsky. And so fans who by the weekend pass for Sox -- which really is the best way to enjoy all we have to offer. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- White Sox charities does. Benefit from an element of Sox -- we have within the Sox -- show itself but White Sox charities Booth where we have you know we're kinda. Known for our garage sales people know with the ballpark never throw anything away give it to -- tax charities that we can offer it. As a piece of memorabilia that fans in exchange for donations charities so will be there all weekend will be with the exhibitors. We have a lot of exhibitors on hand to where they're selling baseball memorabilia. The pitchers out by the the charities both because we think we have the best stuff to -- you always -- and less than five autograph stages in a photograph stage in the seminar room that I mentioned. We're gonna kind of tweak things with some nice this year to try to change up a little bit making fun. But the -- is amazing you know on Aaron Rowand. Jermaine Dye and Joseph treaty will be there -- championship here's the current team all the baseball excitement. Best place fans can go to find information is White Sox dot com it's all there. The weekend passes -- the greet deal at the Palmer house to state the two nights and to buy that we can pass and Friday night is for hotel guests only. So it's it's a smaller crowd it's more intimate gathering people get scans of autographs that night so. I encourage people look into the hotel deal thanks for being here thanks for Anthony this.
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White Sox director of Community Relations Christine O'Reilly joins CTL to talk about the upcoming SoxFest at Palmer House Hilton - 1/11























