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The Chicago White Sox play in the American League of Major League Baseball.  The White Sox reside in the AL Central Division and compete against division rivals the Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, and Detroit Tigers.  Chicago plays its home schedule at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois; the White Sox Stadium has a seating capacity of 40,615.  The U.S. Cellular Field opened in 1991 and was the first new sports venue built in Chicago since 1929.  White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen, who completed his 4th season in 2007, finished the 2007 MLB Schedule with a 72-90 record and a 4th place finish in the American League Central.  The White Sox made a lot of moves in the offseason, in an attempt to experience the success of 2005 all over again.  The team unfortunately experienced a line-up wide slump, not able to sufficiently back a pretty good rotation and bullpen.  Mark Buehrle had a great season, pitching his way into the MLB record books when he threw a no hitter on April 18th, 2007.  Buehrle also agreed to a contract extension during the season.  Bobby Jenks tied a record by retiring 41 consecutive hitters.  Jim Thome hit his 500th HR during the season.  Javier Vazquez had a very good season, and Paul Konerko had yet another 30 HR season.
The Chicago franchise was established as the White Sox in 1904; the team had already won a league championship in 1901 under a different name.  In all the White Sox have 6 league championships, winning the league in 1901, 1906, 1917, 1919, 1959, and 2005.  They were World Series champions in 1906, 1917, and 2005.  The 88 year drought between World Series titles was attributed to the "Black Sox Scandal" of 1919.  The Sox have had some great talent over the years; they have 8 retired numbers all-time.  The numbers are 2, Nellie Fox; 3, Harold Baines; 4, Luke Appling; 9, Minnie Minoso; 11, Luis Aparicio; 16, Ted Lyons; 19, Billy Pierce; and 72, Carlton Fisk.  Owner Jerry Reinsdorf has overseen the White Sox for 20 years, and is the first owner in American sports history to have won championships in two different professional sports.  Reinsdorf promoted GM Ken Williams to his current post in 2000.  Williams is known as an aggressive GM, almost totally remaking the 2004 line-up, which yielded the 2005 World Series Championship team.
The 2008 team was bolstered by Williams' offseason acquisitions.  He brought over SS Orlando Cabrera, widely respected reliever Scott Linebrink, upcoming star Carlos Quentin, slugger Nick Swisher, and flame-thrower Octavio Dotel.  Provided the entire doesn't stay in a slump the entire 2008 season as it did in 2007, the White Sox believe they bring home yet another World Series title.  White Sox fans wouldn't consider waiting 3 years too long, especially since they waited 88 years before the 05 title.