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Paul Sullivan: Jerry Reinsdorf isn’t talking, but we have questions for the Chicago White Sox chairman about his underperforming team

Jerry Reinsdorf sauntered through the Chicago White Sox clubhouse Saturday afternoon as a group of reporters waited in vain by Tim Anderson’s locker. As he passed, the Sox chairman told us to come up with some good questions. “Sure,” I said. “Come on over.” Reinsdorf smiled and said to contact Scott Reifert, the Sox senior vice president of communications and gatekeeper to the chairman. It was ...
Chicago White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf walks on the field before a game against the Cleveland Guardians at Guaranteed Rate Field on May 9, 2022.

Jerry Reinsdorf sauntered through the Chicago White Sox clubhouse Saturday afternoon as a group of reporters waited in vain by Tim Anderson’s locker.

As he passed, the Sox chairman told us to come up with some good questions.

“Sure,” I said. “Come on over.”

Reinsdorf smiled and said to contact Scott Reifert, the Sox senior vice president of communications and gatekeeper to the chairman. It was the 86-year-old Reinsdorf’s unique way of saying, “No chance will I talk to any of you.”

The last time I recall Reinsdorf answering a question about his team in a group setting was during the 2019 winter meetings.

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