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Monday, April 20, 2015

R is for Ray

White Sox Homerun hitters from A.J. to Zeke

R is for Ray

Ray "RAY RAY" Durham

Ray Durham played for the White Sox from 1995 to 2002. He hit 106 of his 192 MLB homers in a White Sox Uniform. In a 162 game season he would average 16 long balls a season. His best 2 seasons for the Sox homer wise were 2001 with 20 and 1998 with 19.

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Q is for Quentin

White Sox Homerun hitters from A.J. to Zeke

Q is for Quentin

Carlos Quentin

Not only does Carlos Quentin hold the White Sox record for most homers with a last name beginning with Q (107) he also holds the MLB Q HR record with 154. Quentin who was released last week by the Atlanta Braves and is now a free agent, has averaged so far 30 HR for every 162 games played. He played 4 seasons on the south side from 2008 to 2001 His best 2 seasons with the Sox were in 2008 when he hit 36 and 2010 when he added 24.

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Q is for Quinjet (thing)

Q is for Quinjet (Thing)

I know no thing can be as strange as giraffe poop. But you are probably wondering what a quinjet iso and I'm just the guy to tell you, Actually, I'll show you.

A quinjet is a fictional jet with 5 turbo engines. It exists in the Marvel Comicbook Universe and can also be seen in the Avengers movies and the t.v. show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It was first used in Avengers # 61 which came out in 1969.

In the Marvel Universe, the quinjet was originally designed by Wakanda Designs Group, has VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) and is capable of reaching Mach 2.1 or approximately 1,600 MPH.

The quinjets are primarily used for by the Avengers and are also used by SHIELD. More often than not, quinjets are destroyed in action.