(CHICAGO) – The 2004 Chicago White Sox, led by perennial American League MVP candidate Magglio Ordonez (.317, 29 HR, 99 RBI in '03), slugger Carlos Lee (career highs of 31 HR, 113 RBI), a solid 1-2 starting punch of Esteban Loaiza (career high 21-game winner & AL strikeout leader with 207) and lefty Mark Buehrle (career high 35 starts), the addition of Japan's all-time saves leader Shingo Takatsu, along with two-time AL MVP Frank Thomas, are ready to give White Sox fans plenty of thrills this summer and Fox Sports Net will be there all season long as the south siders make their drive toward a division championship. This year, fans can look forward to 101 White Sox telecasts (one spring training and 100 regular season), featuring 11 battles against their AL Central Division nemesis, the Kansas City Royals.
The first of 100 live, regular season White Sox games can be seen on Wednesday, April 7 at 1:00 PM when the White Sox, guided by former fan favorite/new manager Ozzie Guillen, travel to face Kansas City. The White Sox-Royals game, along with every White Sox game on FSN this season, will be preceded by a half-hour edition of ATA White Sox PRE and immediately followed by White Sox POST.
Also in the first week of the season, Fox Sports Net will carry three White Sox games against Alex Rodriguez and the American League Champion New York Yankees (April 8, 9 & 11), along with a home game against the Yankees on April 21. FSN will also carry the home opener against Kansas City live from U.S. Cellular Field on Tues., April 13 at 1:00 PM (a special one-hour edition of ATA White Sox PRE starts at 12:00 PM).
Prior to the start of the regular season, Fox Sports Net will bring Chicago baseball fans a special treat with coverage of the Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs in spring training action on Friday, March 19 at 2:00 PM (ATA White Sox PRE begins at 1:30 PM) live from Tucson, AZ.
Plus, before the regular season starts up, Fox Sports Net will give White Sox fans an inside look at this year's team with the debut of Chicago Baseball Xtra premiering Sunday, March 21 at 10:00 PM. The one-hour preview of the 2004 season includes profiles on players, analysis of off-season changes, spring training developments and interviews with a number of White Sox players and coaches. (NOTE: Official press release regarding this new weekly White Sox and Cubs program coming soon.)
Ken "Hawk" Harrelson begins his 15th-straight season as play-by-play announcer for all Fox Sports Net telecasts and teams up with former White Sox outfielder Darrin Jackson for the fifth-straight year. FSN's pre/post-game studio tandem throughout the season features Damon Andrews and former White Sox slugger Bill Melton.
White Sox fans will be treated to the very best match-ups on this year's schedule, including two interleague, cross-town match-ups against Sammy Sosa and the Chicago Cubs on Sat., June 27 at 3:00 PM from U.S. Cellular Field (an expanded edition of ATA White Sox PRE begins at 2:00 PM for the June 27 game). Plus, as part of the Cubs season schedule on FSN, fans will also be able to watch an additional White Sox-Cubs regular season battle on Fri., July 2 at 2:20 PM live from Wrigley Field.
This summer's White Sox schedule on Fox Sports Net will encompass 50 home games and 50 road contests during the regular season. Highlights include 51 key match-ups against teams in AL Central Division with 11 big games against the K.C. Royals (Apr. 7, 13 & 15; Aug. 3-4, 11-12; Sept. 23 & 26; Oct. 1 & 3) and 12 battles against the defending division champion Minnesota Twins (May 15, 21 & 23; June 29-30; July 1, 26 & 28; Sept. 14-15, 21-22). FSN will also carry games against the American League's best teams including three games against the AL Wild Card Boston Red Sox (Aug. 13, 15 & 22), four against the AL West champion Oakland Athletics (July 15 & 18 and Sept. 1-2) and five against the '02 World Series champion Anaheim Angels (May 28; July 7-8 and Sept. 10 & 12).
The White Sox will appear in 68 night games and 32 day contests this season on Fox Sports Net, plus – FSN will carry a number of interleague games against the National League East including match-ups against the Philadelphia Phillies (June 8-9), Atlanta Braves (June 11 & 13), Montreal Expos (June 18 & 20) and the 2003 World Series champion Florida Marlins (June 16-17).
Ten regular season games are currently scheduled to be telecast on Fox Sports Net Plus (see attached schedule). Fox Sports Net Plus (FSN+) telecasts are provided to Fox Sports Net affiliates and distributed to viewers when two live events are scheduled simultaneously. Through a cooperative agreement with CLTV, inner market cable operators are given the opportunity to place FSN+ games on CLTV. Cable operators who do not carry CLTV will place FSN+ telecasts on a to-be-determined channel.
2004 Chicago White Sox Schedule
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Regular Season:
| Wed, April 7
| @ Kansas City
| 1:00 pm
| Thu, April 8
| @ NY Yankees
| 12:00 pm
| Fri, April 9
| @ NY Yankees
| 3:00 pm
| Sun, April 11
| @ NY Yankees
| 12:00 pm
| Tue, April 13
| vs. Kansas City
| 1:00 pm
| (Home Opener)
| Thu, April 15
| vs. Kansas City
| 1:00 pm
| Fri, April 16
| @ Tampa Bay
| 6:00 pm
| Sat, April 17
| @ Tampa Bay
| 5:00 pm
| Wed, April 21
| vs. NY Yankees
| 7:00 pm
| Fri, April 23
| vs. Tampa Bay
| 7:00 pm
| Sun, April 25
| vs. Tampa Bay
| 2:00 pm
| Wed, April 28
| vs. Cleveland
| 1:00 pm
| Fri, April 30
| vs. Toronto
| 7:00 pm
| Sun, May 2
| vs. Toronto
| 2:00 pm
| Tue, May 4
| @ Baltimore
| 6:00 pm
| Wed, May 5
| @ Baltimore
| 6:00 pm
| Sat, May 8
| @ Toronto
| 12:00 pm
| Sun, May 9
| @ Toronto
| 12:00 pm
| Tue, May 11
| vs. Baltimore
| 7:00 pm
| Wed, May 12
| vs. Baltimore
| 7:00 pm
| Thu, May 13
| vs. Baltimore
| 1:00 pm
| Sat, May 15
| vs. Minnesota
| 6:00 pm
| Mon, May 17
| @ Cleveland
| 6:00 pm
| Tue, May 18
| @ Cleveland
| 6:00 pm
| Wed, May 19
| @ Cleveland
| 6:00 pm
| FSN+
| Fri, May 21
| @ Minnesota
| 7:00 pm
| Sun, May 23
| @ Minnesota
| 1:00 pm
| Tue, May 25
| vs. Texas
| 7:00 pm
| Wed, May 26
| vs. Texas
| 7:00 pm
| FSN+
| Fri, May 28
| vs. Anaheim
| 7:00 pm
| Fri, June 4
| @ Seattle
| 9:00 pm
| Tue, June 8
| vs. Philadelphia (IL)
| 7:00 pm
| FSN+
| Wed, June 9
| vs. Philadelphia (IL)
| 7:00 pm
| Fri, June 11
| vs. Atlanta (IL)
| 7:00 pm
| Sun, June 13
| vs. Atlanta (IL)
| 2:00 pm
| Wed, June 16
| @ Florida (IL)
| 6:00 pm
| FSN+
| Thu, June 17
| @ Florida (IL)
| 6:00 pm
| Fri, June 18
| @ Montreal (IL)
| 6:00 pm
| Sun, June 20
| @ Montreal (IL)
| 12:00 pm
| Mon, June 21
| vs. Cleveland
| 7:00 pm
| Wed, June 23
| vs. Cleveland
| 7:00 pm
| FSN+
| Thu, June 24
| vs. Cleveland
| 1:00 pm
| Sat, June 26
| vs. Chicago Cubs (IL)
| 3:00 pm
| Tue, June 29
| @ Minnesota
| 7:00 pm
| Wed, June 30
| @ Minnesota
| 7:00 pm
| Thu, July 1
| @ Minnesota
| 12:00 pm
| Wed, July 7
| vs. Anaheim
| 7:00 pm
| Thu, July 8
| vs. Anaheim
| 1:00 pm
| Fri, July 9
| vs. Seattle
| 7:00 pm
| Sat, July 10
| vs. Seattle
| 6:00 pm
| Thu, July 15
| @ Oakland
| 9:00 pm
| Sun, July 18
| @ Oakland
| 3:00 pm
| Mon, July 19
| @ Texas
| 7:00 pm
| FSN+
| Tue, July 20
| @ Texas
| 7:00 pm
| Wed, July 21
| @ Cleveland
| 6:00 pm
| Fri, July 23
| vs. Detroit
| 7:00 pm
| Sun, July 25
| vs. Detroit
| 2:00 pm
| Mon, July 26
| vs. Minnesota
| 7:00 pm
| Wed, July 28
| vs. Minnesota
| 1:00 pm
| Thu, July 29
| @ Detroit
| 6:00 pm
| Fri, July 30
| @ Detroit
| 6:00 pm
| Sun, Aug 1
| @ Detroit
| 12:00 pm
| Tue, Aug 3
| @ Kansas City
| 7:00 pm
| Wed, Aug 4
| @ Kansas City
| 7:00 pm
| Fri, Aug 6
| vs. Cleveland
| 7:00 pm
| Sat, Aug 7
| vs. Cleveland
| 6:00 pm
| Mon, Aug 9
| vs. Cleveland
| 7:00 pm
| Wed, Aug 11
| vs. Kansas City
| 7:00 pm
| FSN+
| Thu, Aug 12
| vs. Kansas City
| 1:00 pm
| Fri, Aug 13
| @ Boston
| 6:00 pm
| Sun, Aug 15
| @ Boston
| 1:00 pm
| Tue, Aug 17
| vs. Detroit
| 7:00 pm
| Wed, Aug 18
| vs. Detroit
| 7:00 pm
| FSN+
| Thu, Aug 19
| vs. Detroit
| 7:00 pm
| Sun, Aug 22
| vs. Boston
| 2:00 pm
| Tue, Aug 24
| @ Detroit
| 6:00 pm
| Wed, Aug 25
| @ Detroit
| 6:00 pm
| Fri, Aug 27
| @ Cleveland
| 6:00 pm
| Sun, Aug 29
| @ Cleveland
| 12:00 pm
| Wed, Sept 1
| vs. Oakland
| 7:00 pm
| Thu, Sept 2
| vs. Oakland
| 1:00 pm
| Fri, Sept 3
| vs. Seattle
| 7:00 pm
| Sun, Sept 5
| vs. Seattle
| 2:00 pm
| Wed, Sept 8
| @ Texas
| 7:00 pm
| Thu, Sept 9
| @ Texas
| 7:00 pm
| Fri, Sept 10
| @ Anaheim
| 9:00 pm
| Sun, Sept 12
| @ Anaheim
| 3:00 pm
| Tue, Sept 14
| @ Minnesota
| 7:00 pm
| Wed, Sept 15
| @ Minnesota
| 7:00 pm
| Fri, Sept 17
| vs. Detroit
| 7:00 pm
| Sat, Sept 18
| vs. Detroit
| 6:00 pm
| Tue, Sept 21
| vs. Minnesota
| 7:00 pm
| Wed, Sept 22
| vs. Minnesota
| 7:00 pm
| FSN+
| Thu, Sept 23
| vs. Kansas City
| 7:00 pm
| Sun, Sept 26
| vs. Kansas City
| 2:00 pm
| Mon, Sept 27
| @ Detroit
| 6:00 pm
| Tue, Sept 28
| @ Detroit
| 6:00 pm
| FSN+
| Wed, Sept 29
| @ Detroit
| 6:00 pm
| Fri, Oct 1
| @ Kansas City
| 7:00 pm
| Sun, Oct 3
| @ Kansas City
| 1:00 pm | | |||
Regular season games ? 50 home, 50 road
Total 101 games
All Times Central Time
Schedule Subject to Change
PLEASE NOTE: FSN+ telecasts may be found on CLTV or call 1-877-655-PLUS for channel number
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