PETE'S BACK FLAMBOYANT WHISENANT SCOUTING FOR WHITE SOX.(Sports)

Byline: Paul Schwartz

He had those black cowboy boots and those gold chains, with a hefty braclet. "Pete" was carved into it in thick, shiny gold letters.

The well-groomed, salt-and-pepper hair was still in order and that Southern voice was accompanied by an engaging smile.

Pete Whisenant was back in town.

Monday night, Whisenant, the former manager of the Albany-Colonie A's, made a return to the town he was abruptly asked to leave three years ago.

"I always wanted to get back into baseball," said Whisenant.

So he did.

Whisenant is at Heritage Park this week on official business. Last week, he accepted a job as a scout for the Chicago White Sox, and his first assignment is to look at certain players in the Yankee organization because the White Sox are still owed a player in the recent trade between the clubs and it's his job to tell the White Sox who a good "player to be named later" might be.

It's …