Controversy-free spring was just what the White Sox needed
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Mar 18, 2018
3 minutes
Back in Sarasota, Fla., during the spring of 1996, White Sox camp was roiled early by the disappearance of Tony Phillips, who had signed as a free-agent over the winter.
Phillips had called it quits after belatedly deciding his two-year, $3.6 contract was unsatisfactory, giving the Sox a made-for-media controversy at the start of spring training.
We loved it, of course, because for the most part spring training is rather dull.
But it didn't last long.
After talking with some of his friends - Dusty Baker, Chili Davis and Dave Stewart - Phillips
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