ChiTownSox77

I am not into making predictions, so I'll just thank Boston once again for breaking their own curse last year. I hope the Black Sox are vanquished within 3 weeks... It is simply too bad the Yankees couldn't hold up their end of the bargain... It would have been nice to smack around that miserable, overpaid, overhyped group of senior citizens on the way to the series. Just like the Red Sox did last year. Thanks for setting the standard, Boston... 8 straight and 4 in the Bronx. Go figure- New York just can't hang. I fear L.A. quite a bit more than the Bronx Bastards, quite frankly. The Colon situation makes it untenable for predictions, but I have a feeling he'll be on the hill in game 5 (should it be necessary for either team). Let's go White Sox! It's our Sox this year! oh... and the Yankees suck!!!

Absolutely!

Chicagoans hate New Yorkers. It's historical. You can't just ignore it. We have the best comedians: Second City. You get them second hand for SNL. We have the best food: Polish, Italian, Mexican, Soul... Deep dish pizza. We have the best Irish pubs (along with Boston). You have strip club chains. We have the Sears Tower. We have Chicago Style Hot Dogs. We have Michael Jordan and 6 titles. We have the best St. Patrick's Day Parade (with Boston)... The South Side Irish Parade. We have Mayor Daley. We have two teams WITHIN THE SAME CITY, not boroughs. We have Sox-Cubs. You have the media-hyped Mets-Skankees (no one cares). We have Hemingway. We have Brando. You have DeNiro. Ok, so that's a wash. We have The Blues Brothers, Buddy Guy, The Smashing Pumpkins, Eddie Vedder, and Da Coach. Boston has JFK. Boston has the Tea Party and the American Revolution. Paul Revere. Sam Adams. Good Will Hunting. Boston has the Bruins and Bobby Orr and Ray Bourque. Boston has class. Boston has Carlton Fisk (with us), Ted Williams, Carl Yazstremski, Jim Rice, Cy Young, and No-Mah. You buy your free agents. In summary, Boston and Chicago are working-man's cities who don't get too high off themselves. We're hardworking people of Italian, Irish, Polish, Mexican, African, German, Russian, Chinese, Czech, and Indian heritage. Chicago and Boston are New York without the smell. But Giuliani is cool, though. I like him. But screw rodriguez. Screw Torre. Screw Matsui. I'll take Konerko, Guillen, and Iguchi. I'll take Manny, Francona, and Ortiz. New York's sports scene is only big because New Yorkers tell everyone it's big. New York's sports scene is worthless. The fans are sound and fury. No depth of knowledge and no dedication. Simply loud.

Word here in Chicago is that Mia Hamm loves the city, hence her and Nomar's building of a large house here. He's gonna get another one-year from the Cubs, it appears. I still have nightmares over the White Sox's botching of the Magglio Ordonez for Nomar deal that would have let Alex Rodriguez stay with his original trade to Boston and gotten Boston Magglio for RF. I would have loved to have him here on the South Side and would have enjoyed watching Maggs hit 50 homers for you guys. Oh, but screw rodriguez.

You are a New Yorker. That's enough 'doing' to anyone from Chicago. Or Boston, for that matter. Here's a toast to the White Sox beating the SNOT out of the Yankees. Enjoy your little 'mystique/aura/deity' image while you can hold it... Your reign ended last September with 4 straight losses. Oh, and tell Randy Johnson that I know of a horse's backside that wants Johnson's face back.

Hopefully, it will be the Yankees. I want the White Sox to leave a trail of tears through New York. The Red Sox went through the Bronx in style last year, kicking the Yankees around like a sparring partner. It was inspirational. Here's a toast to hoping my White Sox follow the Red Sox suit. A trail of tears through New York is a trail of laughter in Boston and Chicago. It just makes it that much sweeter.

Understood.

Apparently, you missed the point... I was thanking the Red Sox fans and Boston for treating us with respect in defeat. I was saying that Boston is a class act and that other towns don't act with the grace Boston fans exhibited. I was thanking the city of Boston and Boston fans for being decent and gracious people.

I have been a lurker for quite some time on this forum. I am a lifelong hardcore Chicago White Sox fan and have always loved the Red Sox (and the Bruins, for that matter). Boston is so similar to Chicago that it makes for a pleasant time talking to BoSox fans. Hardworking, bluecollar people who love the Red Sox and hate New York. Where could a Chicago boy go wrong in having friends like you all? From Francona to Ortiz and Wakefield, all have expressed a cordial and respectful attitude towards my White Sox, and that's not something we get often. Cubs and Yankees fans simply think too highly of themselves to even notice us. Good enough... We like it that way. Alternatively, I want to personally thank Boston for treating the White Sox and us fans with the respect we feel we've earned. The Eastern Sports Propaganda Network has not noticed the White Sox all year (we've been relegated to deep in the broadcasts of sportscenter even when we held the best record in baseball for most of the year) and continued to pursue the marginal Yankees as a story. On behalf of all Chicago and White Sox fans everywhere, thank you to the city of Boston for treating us with respect. I hope that we get the Yankees so that we can leave our footprints all over their arrogant faces on the way to a Series title. Good luck, Boston. You'll always have friends in Chicago!