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September 29, 2006

A Moment of Silence…

Okay, okay, I can hear all the Cubs fans out there crowing in glee… And, yes, I’ll admit I’ve done my share of bleating like a happy goat when assorted bad things have happened to the Cubs, too. Not too adult of me, I’ll admit it, but after having lived in the Chicago metro area for longer than I’ve lived other places combined I’ve learned the fine art of supporting your team. As we all know, you CAN’T support both the Cubs and the Sox… It’s simply not done.

But now it’s time to admit my Chicago White Sox are… are… not in the playoffs this year. There, I said it. Very painful, but we did have last year, after all. And it was FAB-U-LOUS!

No big celebrations this year, but what’s worst of all is it’s nearly the end of baseball season. How did THAT happen? This is one thing both Cubs and Sox fans can agree on, that it’s all coming to an end all too soon.

But, for now, a few images of what made last year so exceptional:

And one thing that made last year just a bit weird:

Yes, this man is licking the White Sox World Series trophy. I can’t explain it. I just report it.

Ah, well, so much for 2006. The good news is opening day 2007 will be a short 5 or 6 months away.

In Memorium, 2006

White Sox! White Sox! Gooooooo White Sox!

Let’s go go go White Sox
We’re with you all the way
You’re always in there fighting and you do your best
We’re glad to have you out here in the middle west

We’re gonna root root root root White Sox
And cheer you on to victory
When we’re in the stands we’ll make those rafters ring
All through the season you’ll hear us sing

Let’s go go go White Sox
Chicago’s proud of you

Root root root root for the White Sox
We’ll cheer you on the victory
When we’re in the stands we’ll make those rafters ring
All through the season you’ll hear us sing

Let’s go go go White Sox
Chicago’s proud of you

Let’s go go go White Sox
Chicago is proud of you

P.S.: We’ll get ‘em next year…

posted by Lisa at 4:09 pm | Comments (0)

July 12, 2006

Library Night at the Cell

Thursday, July 6 was Library Night at U.S. Cellular Field. Tickets were half price, and the seats were actually pretty decent. We were on the lower level (row 33ish) out in the left field area. Whether fortunately or not, we were safely out of foul ball range. The good thing is no potential for being hit on the head by balls travelling at 100 mph, but the bad thing is no free souvenirs.

Oh well.

Cheers erupted when the Library Night image came up on the screen, which is a good indication a lot of library staff took advantage of the great deal. Not far behind me there was a gentleman randomly yelling out, “Librarians are people, too!”

Incidentally, there was an awful lot of beer sold at the game.

I’m a White Sox fan, so it was pretty cool being close enough to the players to actually see their faces. We were above the White Sox bullpen and got a good look at A.J. Pierzynski putting on his catcher’s gear and warming up the pitchers. We were also in range of Scott Podsednik, but unfortunately we were removed from the heart of the action. When you’re that far away from home plate you can’t heckle the umpire for bad calls. That takes away a lot of the fun, but we were still happy to be there.

I’m not sure, but I think I also sighted William Shakespeare on the field:

I can’t guarantee he’ll be there when you go, but if you find yourself with an extra ticket to an upcoming Sox game I think something could be arranged.

A great time was had by all. GO WHITE SOX!

posted by Lisa at 8:21 am | Comments (0)