[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 291 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 291

To congratulate the Chicago White Sox on winning the 2005 World Series 
                             Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 27, 2005

    Mr. Obama (for himself and Mr. Durbin) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To congratulate the Chicago White Sox on winning the 2005 World Series 
                             Championship.

Whereas, on October 26, 2005, the Chicago White Sox baseball club won the 2005 
        World Series;
Whereas this is the first championship for the White Sox since 1917, when 
        Woodrow Wilson was president and the United States was fighting in World 
        War I;
Whereas this is the first World Series appearance for the White Sox since 1959;
Whereas the White Sox posted a regular season record of 99-63 and dominated 
        their opponents during the playoffs, compiling 11 wins and only 1 loss, 
        and finishing with an 8-game win streak that included a sweep in the 
        Fall Classic;
Whereas the White Sox joined the 1990 Cincinnati Reds and the legendary 1927 New 
        York Yankees as the only teams who have swept a World Series after 
        playing every game of the regular season while in first place;
Whereas the White Sox pitching staff tied a Major League playoff record of 4 
        straight complete game wins and did not allow a single run in the last 
        15 innings of the World Series;
Whereas Manager Ozzie Guillen, General Manager Kenny Williams, and owners Jerry 
        Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn have put together and led a great 
        organization;
Whereas all 25 players on the playoff squad, whose sole goal was winning the 
        World Series rather than chasing individual glory, contributed to the 
        victory, including World Series Most Valuable Player, Jermaine Dye, as 
        well as Scott Podsednik, Tadahito Iguchi, Joe Crede, Aaron Rowand, Paul 
        Konerko, Juan Uribe, A.J. Pierzynski, Carl Everett, Freddy Garcia, Geoff 
        Blum, Willie Harris, Timo Perez, Chris Widger, Pablo Ozuna, Mark 
        Buehrle, Jose Contreras, Neal Cotts, Jon Garland, Dustin Hermanson, 
        Orlando Hernandez, Bobby Jenks, Damaso Marte, Cliff Politte, and Luis 
        Vizcaino;
Whereas other players, such as Frank Thomas and Brandon McCarthy, made important 
        contributions to get the White Sox to the playoffs, but were unable to 
        be placed on the playoff roster;
Whereas this current group of White Sox players follows in the giant footsteps 
        of the great players in White Sox history who have had their numbers 
        retired, players such as Nellie Fox (#2), Harold Baines (#3), Luke 
        Appling (#4), Minnie Minoso (#9), Luis Aparicio (#11), Ted Lyons (#16), 
        Billy Pierce (#19), and Carlton Fisk (#72);
Whereas the city of Chicago and White Sox fans have faithfully stuck by their 
        team during the decades it spent in baseball's wilderness;
Whereas a new generation of young fans in Chicago and around Illinois are 
        discovering the joy of world championship baseball; and
Whereas the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Houston 
        Astros proved worthy and honorable adversaries and also deserve 
        recognition, and: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, that the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the Chicago White Sox on winning the 2005 
        World Series Championship;
            (2) commends the fans, players, and management of the 
        Houston Astros for allowing the Chicago White Sox and their 
        many supporters to celebrate their first World Series title in 
        88 years at Minute Maid Park, the home field of the Houston 
        Astros; and
            (3) respectfully directs the Enrolling Clerk of the Senate 
        to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the 2005 Chicago White Sox baseball club; and
                    (B) White Sox owners, Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie 
                Einhorn.
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