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    Paul Sullivan: 10 reasons for Chicago White Sox fans to be optimistic about 2023 — despite the cancellation of SoxFest

    A Chicago White Sox fan walked up to the mic during a session with players at the 2001 SoxFest and posed a simple question to pitcher Kip Wells. “What are you going to do about those walks?” he asked. “It’s driven me to drink.” It was a typical SoxFest moment, and Wells didn’t take it personally. “I know,” Wells replied with a sheepish grin. “I’m the one out there walking them.” SoxFest tends ...
    by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune Jan 23, 2023 3 minutes
    Chicago White Sox general manager Rick Hahn speaks as the team introduces Pedro Grifol as the new manager, Nov. 3, 2022, at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.

    A Chicago White Sox fan walked up to the mic during a session with players at the 2001 SoxFest and posed a simple question to pitcher Kip Wells.

    “What are you going to do about those walks?” he asked. “It’s driven me to drink.”

    It was a typical SoxFest moment, and Wells didn’t take it personally.

    “I know,” Wells replied with a sheepish grin. “I’m the one out there walking them.”

    SoxFest tends to be a little edgier than its counterpart, the Cubs Convention, with blunter questions and some heated back-and-forth between fans and management. When executive vice president Ken

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