Goober Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...hitesox-utility registration required (or scroll down to read) edited by aboz56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Yea, I am tired of seeing our fans throw the ball back... If you wanna do that bulls***, go to Wrigley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 South Side is no place for throwbacks July 9, 2004 Anaheim's Garret Anderson hit a home run that reached the right-field seats so quickly Wednesday night that Ozzie Guillen, the White Sox's run-on sentence of a manager, probably squeezed in only three words during the course of its journey. By that point anyone claiming to be a Sox fan already was unhinged. Starter Scott Schoeneweis had spent most of the night sprinkling Miracle-Gro on the Angels' team batting average. So when Anderson's shot hit the outfield seats in the seventh inning, raising the score to 9-0, emotions at Comiskey bounced wildly between rage and depression. And then something terrible happened. Something that tore at the very fabric of all things Sox. Something Cubs fan-like. A man who had caught the ball wound up and threw it back toward the field. As it made an arc across the dark sky, there was a momentary intake of air, as if a group of people who thought they had seen everything were witnessing this sacrilege for the first time. The ball plunked down near the infield, almost beaning Sox second baseman Willie Harris, who quickly turned around and glared at the right-field seats. Then the boos and angry shouts started, not because the ball had almost hit Harris (though there might have been some of that), but because it had been thrown in the first place. It's like this: Cubs fans throw back opposing home runs, Sox fans do not. If you had to pick one thing that separates the two groups of fans, this would get serious consideration as the line in the sand. Real Sox fans would rather take part in elective brain surgery than do something that has become part of the snuggly Wrigley Field experience. What's charming for the average Cubs fan is nauseating for the average Sox fan. The reaction to the tossing of the ball was swift. Security officers escorted the man out of the park. Some people cheered as he was led away, others gave him high-fives. If this keeps up, John Cusack will be sitting in the booth with Hawk and D.J. after singing during the seventh-inning stretch. And Timo Perez will start referring to himself as a "gladiator." You can see the seriousness of what we're dealing with here. People have been throwing homers back for a while at Comiskey, so non-native plants already have established roots on the South Side. That doesn't make it any less dangerous. The club's policy isn't as hard and fast as it should be there. It should be as hard as a bat and as fast as a cop's handcuffs. The man who threw the ball back Wednesday was kicked out because he almost hit Harris, not because he threw the ball. "If you throw something on the field that disrupts the play of the game, you will be ejected," said Scott Reifert, the Sox's director of media relations. "But in some cases, we choose not to exercise the full extent of it. We don't want to get to the point where we're ejecting an 8-year-old girl for throwing the ball back." I say we eject her and her American Girl doll if that's what it takes to rid Comiskey of this great menace. If I'm in charge of the Sox (and it's only a matter of time), anyone who throws a home-run ball onto the field gets kicked out of the park, then gets submerged in boiling oil. There is nothing inherently wrong with the traditions at Wrigley. There is something inherently wrong with them making a home on the South Side. What's next, lions turning into vegans? The new Sox marketing director has encouraged baseball fans who can't get tickets to Cubs games to try the ballpark eight miles to the south. I think people have taken him up on that. They don't realize they're in a different world. The princes of darkness who say Comiskey is a dangerous place obviously don't spend time in the stands and they certainly weren't here 25 years ago, when the place was more Wild West saloon than ballpark. But it is a serious place where some serious baseball is played. Comiskey isn't a theme park, unless the theme is, "Let's Hate the Cubs Together." At times it seems as if the Sox's whole identity is that they're not the Cubs. That's what makes the home-run throwback so bizarre. It's as if enemy agents have infiltrated the park. If this keeps up, Chip Caray will be talking contract with the Sox. Let that be your final warning, Sox fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 anyone who throws the ball back is a f***ing scum asshole piece of s*** who should be permanently banned from USCF forever and that was the best way I could put it after several rounds of prayer of the subject Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSF Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I don't mind if someone throws a ball back onto the field at the Cell............ as long as that fan is being thrown along with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 What amazes me is how many people you hear on TV and at the park yelling "THROW IT BACK, THROW IT BACK!" I dont get it??? anyone who says throws the ball back is a f***ing scum asshole piece of s*** who should be permanently banned from USCF forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSF Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 anyone who says throws the ball back is a f***ing scum asshole piece of s*** who should be permanently banned from USCF forever It was so nice you said it twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 anyone who says throws the ball back is a f***ing scum asshole piece of s*** who should be permanently banned from USCF forever Don't hold back - tell us how you really feel about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 anyone who throws the ball back is a f***ing scum asshole piece of s*** who should be permanently banned from USCF forever and that was the best way I could put it after several rounds of prayer of the subject Wait a sec, I thought you didn't care about the Northsiders, their customs or their team. I thought one could be a Sox fan and not a Cub-hater at the same time.... Where's anger coming from, then? I mean, everyone knows that all great Sox fans, including Julie Sweica, love the Wave - why shouldn't they throw the ball back to show their displeasure? What do they need with a ball hit by Ronnie Belliard? What say you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loaiza21 Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 The drunks all chant it to sound cool and the guy throws it back to be tough and go home with one of the drunk women that he doesn't even know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 The drunks all chant it to sound cool and the guy throws it back to be tough and go home with one of the drunk women that he doesn't even know... You need to fix your signature up quite a but. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Are you saying this because Cubs fans do it and you dont want Sox fans to do it because of that or do you just not like it?? Im with Brando, why the f*** would I want a Ron Belliard HR ball?? I dont care what you call me, if I am at a game and the opposing teams hits a HR and I get it... that b**** is going back on the field I didnt go see my team play to take home a f***ing HR ball from the other team, take that s*** back to the umpire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I didnt go see my team play to take home a f***ing HR ball from the other team, take that s*** back to the umpire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Im with Brando, why the f*** would I want a Ron Belliard HR ball?? YOU or Brando might not want a Belliard ball, but that doesn't mean you should throw it back. Give it to a little kid. That'll make them very happy. Give it to your gf/family relative. I'm sure they will appreciate it. Hell, give it to a dog. Maybe he can chew on it. Don't be an idiot though and throw a ball back. It's very immature and disrespectful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 YOU or Brando might not want a Belliard ball, but that doesn't mean you should throw it back. Give it to a little kid. That'll make them very happy. Give it to your gf/family relative. I'm sure they will appreciate it. Hell, give it to a dog. Maybe he can chew on it. Don't be an idiot though and throw a ball back. It's very immature and disrespectful. That is exactly what you should do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 YOU think thats what you should do with it, but that doesnt represent everyone else... Everyone has their own opinion, and whatever they choose to do with it is what happens.. It is what it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 The drunks all chant it to sound cool and the guy throws it back to be tough and go home with one of the drunk women that he doesn't even know... Yes, because casual sex, esp. with co-eds, is a bad thing....Uh-huh. Of course, people who spent big bucks to go to the park/neighborhood for - GASP! - entertainment and leisure are evil......and those who barely cough up $5 on half-rice nights, staying glued to their seats, b****ing and moaning and charting every pitch for some unknown to anyone reason - they are somehow worth more as fans and as human beings, you see..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Everyone has their own opinion, and whatever they choose to do with it is what happens.. It is what it is I can tell from your personality you have no heart for anyone but yourself. It is what it is right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I can tell from your personality you have no heart for anyone but yourself. It is what it is right? What the hell does that mean? Because I say I would throw the HR ball of an opposing player back onto the field it makes me a heartless person who only cares about himself? ....interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 YOU or Brando might not want a Belliard ball, but that doesn't mean you should throw it back. And I should give a flying f*** about what you think I ought to do with the ball why again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 And I should give a flying f*** about what you think I ought to do with the ball why again? Like my good buddy Man of Steel said.. "It is what it is." :finger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 What the hell does that mean? Because I say I would throw the HR ball of an opposing player back onto the field it makes me a heartless person who only cares about himself? ....interesting Yes, he is. Personally, I would guage several circumstances before heaving a HR ball back onto the field. The bright, glimmering eyes of a young child would serve no difference: - Was the HR from a hated player/rival team? - Was the particular HR during a pivotal moment in the game? If any of the above criteria were met, that raw-hid b**** is on the field. There do exist exemptions, of course. The idiot in Milwaukee who threw back Ken Griffey's 501 HR is an excellent example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 And I should give a flying f*** about what you think I ought to do with the ball why again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Yes, he is. Personally, I would guage several circumstances before heaving a HR ball back onto the field. The bright, glimmering eyes of a young child would serve no difference: - Was the HR from a hated player/rival team? - Was the particular HR during a pivotal moment in the game? If any of the above criteria were met, that raw-hid b**** is on the field. There do exist exemptions, of course. The idiot in Milwaukee who threw back Ken Griffey's 501 HR is an excellent example. You said "Yes, he is" and then quoted my statement about how that makes me heartless and only caring about myself.... then you went on to say you would throw it back on the field too if criteria were met.. I just dont understand what the "Yes,he is" meant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Like my good buddy Man of Steel said.. "It is what it is." :finger People are going to do what they want in that situation, that doesnt mean you should pass judgement on someone you dont even know by calling them heartless and only care for themselves... Thats your opinion, but you dont know me man, and I dont see where you can say something like that.. :headshake People have diff opinions on things, doesnt make them a bad person... after all, its only a GAME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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