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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Chicago White Sox are the 2005 World Series |
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| Champions; and
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| WHEREAS, The White Sox last won the World Series in 1917; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The 2005 White Sox are a team that have surpassed |
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| all expectations; they have won games because of their talent, |
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| unity, and spirit, which is embodied by their Manager, Ozzie |
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| Guillen; and
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| WHEREAS, Oswaldo "Ozzie" Jose Guillen Barrios was born on |
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| Monday, January 20, 1964 in Oculare Del Tuy, Estado Miranda, |
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| Venezuela; he was signed by the San Diego Padres as an amateur |
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| free agent on December 17, 1980; on December 6, 1984, he was |
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| traded by the San Diego Padres with Tim Lollar, Bill Long, and |
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| Luis Salazar to the Chicago White Sox for the Cy Young Award |
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| winner La Marr Hoyt, Kevin Kristan (minors), and Todd Simmons |
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| (minors); and
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| WHEREAS, Ozzie Guillen made his Major League debut on April |
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| 9, 1985, succeeding two other White Sox Venezuelan greats: |
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| shortstops Chico Carrasquel and Hall-of-Famer Luis Aparicio; |
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| he was the 1985 American League Rookie of the Year and a member |
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| of the 1985 Topps All-Star Rookie Team; he was also a 3-time |
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| American League All-Star (1988, 1990, 1991) and a 1990 American |
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| League Gold Glove winner; and
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| WHEREAS, On October 1, 2000, Ozzie Guillen played his final |
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| game, ending a 16-year career with the Tampa Devil Rays; Mr. |
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| Guillen continued on in the game as a coach; he was the 3rd |
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| base coach for the 2003 World Series Champion Florida Marlins; |
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| and
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