[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 139 (Thursday, October 27, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S12017]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 291--TO CONGRATULATE THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX ON WINNING 
                   THE 2005 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

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

                              S. Res. 291

       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;
       (B) White Sox owners, Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn.

                          ____________________