GasHeGone Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Everyone, Here's a little something I wrote for the Trib Sports website while I was studying abroad in Argentina this past spring. It was published on ChicagoSports.com...kinda cool. I hope you enjoy it and I encourage all you diehard Sox fans out there to consider submitting something yourselves through ChicagoSports.com. It's cool to see you name in print. I've pasted the link - as well as the article itself - below. Let me know what you think. ------------------------------------------------------- http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...tesox-headlines ------------------------------------------------------- View from a Sox Fan Argentina’s Marty Schubert is getting a little nuts about the Sox. By Marty Schubert View from a Fan July 21, 2005, 12:32 PM CDT As a diehard Sox fan that can still recite the playoff lineups and rotations for both the Sox and Blue Jays from the only pennant he ever saw in 1993, following the 2005 Sox from Buenos Aires has driven my neurotic fanaticism to another level. Whenever I have a free night, I find the nearest locutorio and sit in front of the computer for three hours - silently cheering as we "small ball" our way to victory. As the game plays out on the computer, countless Argentines glance at my screen, wondering how I could ever watch cricket when the fútbol game is on. In late June with A.J. Pierzynski on the verge of sealing another come from behind victory against the Dodgers, the café owner is tapping my shoulder, telling me that "estamos cerrados" (we're closed). I try to explain how A.J. is about to win it for us, but somehow Pierzynski doesn't translate well into Spanish. All of a sudden, BOOM. Walk-off home run for a White Sox winner. I yell out "yes," synchronizing my yelp with that of Hawk – only to realize that everyone in the cafe is staring at the loud foreign guy. Leaving the cafe content, I was able to sleep well knowing that the Sox were able to bring home another close one. But no matter how satisfying the wins are – even when you're thousands of miles from home – every victory makes me realize how much more satisfying it is to see those wins in person, on your field, in your home city. Although we've got a long way to go before the playoffs, the joy that this season has already given us is reason enough to treasure it while we can because it doesn't happen often. I hope all of Chicagoland White Sox faithful realize how lucky we are to experience a summer of winning baseball. Let's savor it while we can, get out to as many games as possible and "buckle up and hunker down" – Hawk Harrelson style – for a great second half. As for this Sox fan, his homesickness for Sox Park can be remedied by only one thing: another chance to memorize a White Sox pennant roster. ------------------------------------------- Every week, the ChicagoSports.com staff will select one 500-word-or-less column from you, the opinionated on-line sports fan. Submissions can be edited for grammar and spelling. Before we begin, a few suggestions: 1. You need to put your name, hometown and state before you fill out the "Comment" field. We don't pass it out; we use it for your byline. 2. Put some thought into the column. Writing "My team rules!" or "Their team stinks!" is one way to get your submission ignored. 3. Keep it fresh and remember your audience. Major bonus points awarded if you write on something topical. 4. Have fun. If you make the cut one week and your column appears on our pages, be sure to print that page. You can consider yourself part of the ChicagoSports.com coverage team. Copyright © 2005, ChicagoSports.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 im actually in the process of writing one as we speak about my experiences as a sox fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Congrats Gas!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 : cool little article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 QUOTE(SnB @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 10:53 AM) : cool little article What's with the name change? I used to call you SnB now I gotta call you soxnbears Gas, that's a really cool article, congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 well done marty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossarian Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 What are you doing down in Argentina? I would like to spend some serious time in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. Maybe some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Sox Josh Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Sweet! Very Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasHeGone Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 QUOTE(Yossarian @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 01:47 PM) What are you doing down in Argentina? I would like to spend some serious time in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. Maybe some day. I was doing a semester abroad in Buenos Aires. Great city. I had a chance to travel extensively through Argentina as well as spend a couple of weeks in Brazil and a few days in Uruguay. It's a great part of the world. It's pricey to get round-trip airfare down there but, once you make it, everything is so cheap. Argentine steak dinners with the best Argentine Malbec wine run about US$4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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