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I took the bait, and yes, it seems that there is no way in hell Mark Kotsay is actually cursed by God, but that was never the point. Mark has had some incredibly rotten luck at the plate, and it may have less to do with him being six years past his...
Two of Mark Kotsay's bats were set on fire in a humorous attempt to reverse his four months of bad luck. His White Sox teammates, however, needed no gimmicks Tuesday night. In front of scouts from the Nationals, Diamondbacks and Phillies, the Sox's...
Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki catches a fly ball by Chicago Chicago White Sox designated hitter Mark Kotsay during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, July 26, 2010, in Chicago. View Photo »
There's no reason to be nervous ... Whether or not they make a move, and whether or not it affects me, I can't worry about that. From what you guys have written, what has been said, it sounds like they're going to add something if it fits. So rather than sit and dwell on that, you have to focus on winni...
Paul Konerko waited out a 3-1 count, then hit his 22nd home run of the season just inside the left-field foul pole. Two batters later, Ichiro Suzuki took a two-run home run away from Mark Kotsay, leaping to reach over the fence in right field to make...
The speedy Pierre took second on the throw to the plate and scored moments later on a single by Omar Vizquel that put Chicago ahead to stay. Hernandez kept the score at 2-1 until the sixth, when Paul Konerko led off with a solo home run to left field. ...
The AL Central-leading White Sox grabbed control with two runs in the sixth. Paul Konerko led off with a towering drive down the left-field line for his 22nd homer and Ramirez added a two-out RBI double that made it 4-1. Chicago almost had a bigger...
Seattle Mariners second baseman Chone Figgins fields a ground out by Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay in the fourth inning of an MLB baseball game, Tuesday, July 20, 2010, in Seattle. View Photo »
I walked out and saw what was going on, and obviously I wanted to find out what was going on, but I had nothing to do with it ... There are quirky things like changing your uniform or your undershirt or your shoes, but never burning bats.
By Dave van Dyck Carlos Quentin is back in right field and Mark Kotsay will be the designated hitter as the White Sox open a homestand against Seattle on Monday night. The rest of the lineup has a familiar look with Juan Pierre and Omar Vizquel...
Sox winCHICAGO — Mark Buehrle pitched eight scoreless innings to win for the first time in six decisions, Alexei Ramirez matched a career-high with five RBIs and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Florida Marlins 8-0 on Friday night. Ramirez hit a...
Mark Steven Kotsay (born December 2, 1975 in Whittier, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman for the Boston Red Sox. Full Article
Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki catches a fly ball by Chicago Chicago White Sox designated hitter Mark Kotsay during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, July 26, 2010, in Chicago.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners second baseman Chone Figgins fields a ground out by Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay in the fourth inning of an MLB baseball game, Tuesday, July 20, 2010, in Seattle.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Alexi Ramirez, left, high-fives Mark Kotsay, who scored on an A.J. Pierzynski double against the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 15, 2010 in Minneapolis.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay (7) follows through on a two-run double to left off of Texas Rangers' Neftali Feliz in the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 3, 2010 in Arlington, Texas. The shot scored Brent Lillibridge and Carlos Quentin in the 5-3 White Sox win.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay scores on a A.J. Pierzynski single while Kansas City Royals catcher Jason Kendall loses the ball during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in Kansas City, Mo.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Alex Rios, left, celebrates with Mark Kotsay after hitting a two-run home run against the Kansas City Royals during the third inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, July 11, 2010.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox first baseman Mark Kotsay (R) and pitcher Jake Peavy (L) make a play to retire Washington Nationals' batter Cristian Guzman (C) on a sacrifice bunt in the ninth inning of their Interleague MLB baseball game in Washington, June 19, 2010.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - JUNE 18: Mark Kotsay #7 of the Chicago White Sox is congratulated by Paul Konerko #14 after scoring the game winning run in the eleventh inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on June 18, 2010 in Washington, DC. The White Sox won the game 2-1.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay (7) looks back as he scores the game-winning run on a single by teammate Alex Rios during the 11th inning of a baseball game as Washington Nationals catcher Ivan Rodriguez, right, looks on, Friday, June 18, 2010, in Washington. The White Sox won 2-1 in...
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Ramon Castro, right, is greeted at home plate by teammates Carlos Quentin, left, and Mark Kotsay, center, after the trio scored on Castro's three-run home run off Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June...
View Photo »Chicago White Sox' Mark Kotsay (7) and Carlos Quentin (20) greet Jayson Nix (5) at the plate after they scored on Nix' grand slam off Tampa Bay Rays starter James Shields during the sixth inning of a MLB baseball game Sunday, May 30, 2010 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay watches his two-run home run off Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Jake Westbrook in the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 26, 2010, in Cleveland.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay (7) is tagged out by Cleveland Indians third baseman Jhonny Peralta trying for third on an RBI double in the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 25, 2010, in Cleveland.
View Photo »CHICAGO - MAY 21: Mark Kotsay #7 of the Chicago White Sox hits a home run in the fourth inning against the Florida Marlins on May 21, 2010 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox defeated the Marlins 8-0.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox Mark Kotsay left, celebrates with Manager Ozzie Guillen after hitting a solo home run against the Florida Marlins in the fourth inning during a MLB inter league baseball game in Chicago, Friday, May 21, 2010. Chicago won 8-0.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay watches his two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Yankee Stadium in New York.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay, left, reacts after scoring on a wild pitch by Texas Rangers' Dustin Nippert (57) in the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Arlington, Texas. The White Sox won 7-5.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay, left, slides safely into home on a wild pitch by Texas Rangers' Dustin Nippert (57, who was unable to handle the throw back to the plate in the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Arlington, Texas. The White Sox won 7-5.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay left, celebrates with teammate Alex Rios after hitting a solo home run against the Minnesota Twins in the fourth inning during a baseball game Sunday, April 11, 2010, in Chicago. Chicago won 5-4.
View Photo »CHICAGO - APRIL 05: Cleveland Indians Asdrubal Cabrera #13 and Chicago White Sox Paul Konerko #14 watch the double-play throw to first put out Mark Kotsay in the fifth inning on Opening Day at U.S. Cellular Field on April 5, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay runs to third after hitting a triple in the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies in a Cactus League spring training baseball game in Tucson, Ariz. , on Saturday, March 27, 2010.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay, left, covers his face as he runs home as Colorado Rockies pitcher Aaron Cook waits for the ball in the third inning in a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in Glendale, Ariz. Cook threw a wild pitch to batter Juan Pierre which brought...
View Photo »Chicago White Sox' Mark Kotsay, right, steals second base past San Francisco Giants second baseman Juan Uribe in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Ariz. , Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
View Photo »Kansas City Royals shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt throws to first for the double play hit into by Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay after forcing Carlos Quentin out at second during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in Kansas City, Mo.
View Photo »Kansas City Royals left fielder Scott Podsednik dives for but misses a double hit by Chicago White Sox's Mark Kotsay during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in Kansas City, Mo.
View Photo »Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki catches a fly ball by Chicago Chicago White Sox designated hitter Mark Kotsay during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, July 26, 2010, in Chicago.
View Photo »There's no reason to be nervous ... Whether or not they make a move, and whether or not it affects me, I can't worry about that. From what you guys have written, what has been said, it sounds like they're going to add something if it fits. So rather than sit and dwell on that, you have to focus on winni...
I walked out and saw what was going on, and obviously I wanted to find out what was going on, but I had nothing to do with it ... There are quirky things like changing your uniform or your undershirt or your shoes, but never burning bats.
Obviously, when you have career numbers and get off to the start some of us did in here, you realize at some point, it's got to turn ... We are not where we want to be. But we will hopefully be there at the end and look up and forget about what took place in April and May and realize in September, down ...
You just focus on what you have to do while you are here
Obviously, games early in the year aren't as important, per se, as you make the stretch run ... Every game is important, but at the time and moment, you don't realize it. So the second half gets more attention. Baseball seems to be better and teams seem to play to higher levels. We're playing at that le...
Any time you can win baseball games, it's important ... Going into the All-Star break, if you can position yourself in your division to feel like you've got the ability to make a run at it, you're obviously going in happy. Hopefully these next three days we can get some stuff done against Kansas City an...
Obviously in that situation, you like to come through for your team ... It felt great when it landed.
At this point, we've played good baseball ... We've been at our lowest point, and now you could say we are at our highest. We'll see how it goes. Just continue to take good at-bats and get good starting pitching and good things will happen.
It's back to our starters throwing great, keeping us in games and we score just enough to win it ... The only way to beat good starting pitching is with really good starting pitching.
