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Ventura Is Hit at SoxFest,
but More Will Be Needed

Posted on Sunday, Jan. 29

By Paul Ladewski
Paul Ladewski photo
Robin Ventura scored points with his dry wit and quiet confidence in his SoxFest debut this weekend.

As general manager Ken Williams made clear, however, an inexperienced manager is the least of his concerns right now.

“If we hit, we'll compete in the division,” he said.

In other words, expect Gordon Beckham, Adam Dunn and Alex Rios to have more to say about success on the South Side than the person who writes out the line-up card every day.

Team Hemond Makes Memorable Return

Posted on Monday, January 30th

A sellout crowd was treated to an emotional evening of baseball at the annual Pitch and Hit Club awards dinner in Lombard on Sunday.

Among the highlights was the reunion of Roland Hemond with Detroit Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski and Milwaukee Brewers GM Doug Melvin, whom he mentored earlier in their careers.

Dombrowski was inducted into the Lou Boudreau Hall of Fame, while Melvin received the Major League Executive of the Year Award. Hemond was selected for the Dizzy Trout Baseball Ambassador Award.

“It made me proud to see Dave and Doug recognized because they're special people who have served the game so well,” said Hemond, the Arizona Diamondbacks special

White Sox legend Minnie Minoso was presented with the Jerome Holtzman Award from the Chicago Baseball Museum for his contributions to local baseball last year.

Minnie Minoso accepts the Jerome Holtzman Award at the Pitch and Hit
Club banquet. (Mike Gustafson photo)

assistant. “The Pitch and Hit Club put on a great event.”

White Sox legend Minnie Minoso was presented with the Jerome Holtzman Award from the Chicago Baseball Museum for his contributions to local baseball last year.

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Nine Innings

Waddell-Wyatt Recalls
Her Peach of a Career

(This story first appeared on June 23, 2008.)

By Paul Ladewski

You grew up with five older brothers in Lemoyne, Pa., a small town outside Harrisburg. What role did they play in your baseball career?
Well, they beat the heck out of me, but nobody else could. Oh, yeah, they toughened me up. I played baseball with them and I played football with them. Whatever there was to be done, I was out there with them. I was a tomboy, but I had to be to defend myself. (Laughs.)

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