2005 World Series: Preview

Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is surrounded by media during practice, Oct. 20, 2005 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. The White Sox will play the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series, Oct. 22 in Chicago.

Left to right, Chicago White Sox third baseman Joe Crede, center fielder Aaron Rowand, and catcher A.J. Pierzynski stand in the infield during practice, Oct. 20, 2005, at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.

Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens sprays champagne at starting pitcher Roy Oswalt, while Oswalt is intervied by Steve Lyons in the locker room after the Astros defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 in Game 6 to win the National League Championship pennant, Oct. 19, 2005. Oswalt is holding the playoff MVP trophy.

The Houston Astros' Luke Scott leaps on top of his teammates as they celebrate their 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Todd Norris, left, and Aaron Hutchinson, both from Traverse City, Mich., begin painting the 2005 World Series logo at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Oct. 19, 2005.

Bill Cherwonick shows off his 1959-era Chicago White Sox jersey as he waits in the rain outside the Grandstand souvenir shop near U.S. Cellular Field.

The Chicago White Sox celebrate on the field after they beat the Los Angeles Angels, 6-3, in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, Oct. 16, 2005, in Anaheim, Calif.

Sen. John F. Kennedy, center, the year before he was elected president, sits beside Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, right, the mayor's son (and current Chicago Mayor) Richard M. Daley, left, and former baseball commissioner Albert (Happy) Chandler during a 1959 World Series game between the White Sox and the Dodgers in Chicago.

The Chicago White Sox' Ted Kluszewski hits a home run during a World Series game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Chicago, Oct. 1, 1959.

Chicago White Sox outfielder "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, left, and knuckleball pitcher Ed Cicotte, who were implicated in the "Black Sox" gambling scandal of 1919.