Uribe has nothing but love for Chicago, fans

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CHICAGO — Juan Uribe has never forgotten the White Sox, and White Sox fans certainly haven’t forgotten the always engaging shortstop from the 2005 World Series champions.

Uribe, 37, returned to the South Side of Chicago this week with the Indians, his fifth team since a 2004-08 stint with the White Sox. Two characteristics always seem to define Uribe’s stay with a particular squad: He’s one of the more popular players in the clubhouse and he makes said team better.

But Chicago holds a special place for Uribe, who fielded Orlando Palmeiro’s pinch-hit grounder up the middle to record the final out of a four-game World Series sweep against Houston. He also made a ninth-inning dive into the Minute Maid Park stands to catch Chris Burke’s foul popup for the second out.

“That’s what I tell a lot of my team players. My guys, I tell them try to win the World Series,” Uribe said. “Some people think, ‘I need to hit .300 or I need to hit .400,’ and …

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