3 of the most hated Chicago White Sox players since 2000
The Chicago White Sox are very bad right now. The 2023 season is a complete disaster and it will always be remembered that way.
Nobody in White Sox land likes this team in any way. They have disappointed as much as any team in the history of the franchise.
That doesn't mean that there weren't players on other White Sox teams, perhaps even good teams, that were more hatable than the guys who suit up today.
These three players are the three most hated players that the White Sox have had since 2000:
1. Nick Swisher
Nick Swisher was not a good member of the Chicago White Sox in 2008.
The Chicago White Sox made a bold move to bring Nick Swisher in ahead of the 2008 season. He had an okay season for the one year he was there but he didn't make a good name for himself.
It was obvious that he didn't get along with Ozzie Guillen who was managing the team at the time. If you can't get along with him, there are obvious problems.
Swisher was benched for most of September the year he was on the team because he was having the worst year of his career.
The White Sox were in a playoff race so these types of moves needed to be done. Ozzie didn't care what your name was, he cared about how you helped the team win.
Despite this issue, the Sox included him on the playoff roster which is a bit surprising. They were beated by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round anyway so it didn't matter.
One year later, Swisher was traded to the New York Yankees. He decided to bounce back that season. The New York Yankees ended up winning the World Series that year.
One year after that in 2010, Swisher was then an American League All-Star in a Yankees uniform. That wasn't fun to watch.
This guy is hated by Chicago White Sox fans and rightfully so. He should have been better in every way.
2. Nomar Mazara
The Chicago White Sox don't have good memories with Nomar Mazara.
The Chicago White Sox brought in Nomar Mazara in 2020. He only got to play in the short season with the White Sox but he was straight-up awful.
In his first four years of the league with the Texas Rangers, he was a great player. He had 20 home runs in the first 3 years and 19 in the 4th.
In that fourth year, he also dealt with some injuries so he probably would have gone over 20 in a full year.
Then, the White Sox traded for him. Yes, he wasn't going to hit 20 home runs in the short season. He could have had more than one though.
Sox fans thought they were getting a good right fielder that would help put them over the edge but he hurt them more than he helped them.
Fans still bring him up to this day. Any time a rookie hits his first home run, they tied Nomar Mazara in home runs in a White Sox uniform. It is funny but also infuriating.
3. Adam LaRoche
Adam LaRoche will never be remembered well by Chicago White Sox fans.
The Chicago White Sox fans can confidently say that they will never forget Adam LaRoche. Absolutely none of that memory has anything to do with baseball.
Ahead of the 2015 season, LaRoche signed a deal with the Chicago White Sox. Coming off a really good year with the Washington Nationals the year prior, he had high hopes with the Sox.
Of course, in typical White Sox fashion, he was terrible. It was the worst year of his career in almost every way. He was mostly healthy and he wasn't in other down years of his career.
The following year saw some drama off the field but in the clubhouse. Adam didn't like that his son Drake LaRoche (14 years old) was no longer allowed in the clubhouse every single day.
He voluntarily retired because he didn't agree with that rule. How can someone think that a 14 year old kid belongs in an MLB clubhouse every single day? That was crazy.
Of course, that was the first of many horrible things that came from the 2016 season. He will never be remembered fondly after that.
It was good to see him go because he was terrible on and off the field. Nobody in White Sox land has missed him or will ever like him.
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