Lip Man 1 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Just how stupid are these folks? https://patch.com/illinois/southside/espn-f...ld-series-again I mean it's not like you can't easily cross check stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Meh, that's not a case of forgetting about the White Sox. That's ESPN promoting to their viewers and only showing popular teams. Nobody else cares about the White Sox, so they didn't include them. There are no facts listed that would require them to be on the graphic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 4, 2018 -> 10:43 AM) Meh, that's not a case of forgetting about the White Sox. That's ESPN promoting to their viewers and only showing popular teams. Nobody else cares about the White Sox, so they didn't include them. There are no facts listed that would require them to be on the graphic. Little: There's an old saying...if something happens once it's a fluke...twice, it's a coincidence...three times? You've got a trend. They weren't required to be mentioned but would it have killed them to do so? Especially since the drought was longer than Boston's? And especially considering their previous omissions? Let's put it this way, the folks in the front office already know about it and have contacted that organization about it. They obviously felt it was meaningful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Oh you millennials and your hurt feelings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Jan 4, 2018 -> 02:51 PM) Little: There's an old saying...if something happens once it's a fluke...twice, it's a coincidence...three times? You've got a trend. They weren't required to be mentioned but would it have killed them to do so? Especially since the drought was longer than Boston's? And especially considering their previous omissions? Let's put it this way, the folks in the front office already know about it and have contacted that organization about it. They obviously felt it was meaningful. The Red Sox fan base is probably ten times the size of the White Sox. The Cubs are the same. Anywhere you go in the country, you will find an abundance of Yankees, Red Sox, and Cubs fans. You will not find the same thing with the White Sox. This doesn't really bother me either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 4, 2018 -> 03:32 PM) The Red Sox fan base is probably ten times the size of the White Sox. The Cubs are the same. Anywhere you go in the country, you will find an abundance of Yankees, Red Sox, and Cubs fans. You will not find the same thing with the White Sox. This doesn't really bother me either. When you live away from Chicago you realize that the Cubs are the baseball team from Chicago. And oh, yeah, they have a second team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 If it weren’t for the Mariners, Padres and Timberwolves...then the Browns and Buccaneers, now that Buffalo’s 17 year string ended, the White Sox could be gaining more attention for their current run of futility, which will be at least a decade entering the 2019 season. Amazingly, the NHL hasn’t had a string last longer than 8 years. (Well, maybe not so amazing with extended playoff teams in the NHL and NBA.) Of course, Minnesota and the 76ers are likely to break their runs, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 By chance.. Do any board members of The Walt Disney Company or Hearst Communications hold an interest in the Cubs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I don't think anyone here doesn't understand the Cubs and Red Sox have bigger fan bases. Obviously. But it's still s***ty to highlight long droughts, but choose the 1st and 3rd longest, ignoring the 2nd longest which ended in between those 2 listed. I mean, for f***s sake, throw a 3rd logo on that graphic, it's not that hard, especially when they get called out for this same topic many times already recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I disagree here with this thread. It is quite annoying to us few sox fans, but this is ESPN and a very quick marketing piece from them. It's not meant to be entirely historical, so I have np being left out as a White Sox fan. It's not like their listing other no-name teams there. So, overall, move on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) I'm not too worked up about this, the reason you wouldn't include the end of the Sox's drought is that our fans didn't make up a supernatural explanation for our lack of WS wins and never embraced the "lovable losers" BS....so most people wouldn't have realized how long our drought was. Edited January 7, 2018 by Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 To be fair, Chris Berman did a piece today on the Bills being in the playoffs and all that has happened since their last appearance. The White Sox winning the WS made his list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 QUOTE (iWin4Ron @ Jan 7, 2018 -> 01:30 PM) I disagree here with this thread. It is quite annoying to us few sox fans, but this is ESPN and a very quick marketing piece from them. It's not meant to be entirely historical, so I have np being left out as a White Sox fan. It's not like their listing other no-name teams there. So, overall, move on.... This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 ESPN has lots of other flaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 7, 2018 -> 04:34 PM) To be fair, Chris Berman did a piece today on the Bills being in the playoffs and all that has happened since their last appearance. The White Sox winning the WS made his list. No one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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