Drive in 05

[WinningUgly85]

“YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY GRINDS MY GEARS!”--- Peter Griffin

 

Did anyone catch Drive in 05; it was kind of a recap of the White Sox season. I really can't stand Chuck Garfien but he had an interesting interview with Aaron Rowand. There was a point in the interview when Garfien asked Rowand driving in his truck on lake shore drive if he listened to Sports Talk Radio. Aaron comment made me laugh because his response was so true. He said when he first came to Chicago he listened to sports radio but stopped because he got sick of all the sox bashing. This has been an issue for us all. I am so sick of Chicago's media just degrading the White Sox and publicizing the Cubs in a positive light. I blame the Cubune, all the analysts at ESPN, and Jay Mariotti. They have been in the publics face for years bashing the Sox that they basically turned this city against the Sox. I mean when we had our rough losses through September and August these guys were saying nothing but "choke" and they weren’t very supportive when the Sox needed it. Yet if the Cubs were in the exact situation they would be rally them a cheering them on. Hell they still are with a 79-83 record. That’s my theory for the Cub fan populous to be so immense, especially where I live (north side). I really should email Hawk and DJ one of these games asking their opinion on the way Chicago’s media has negatively viewed the Sox and why “We can’t seem to get any respect around here.”

 

All these fair-weather cub fans like to jump ship once the Sox get on a roll. I see them at U.S cellular Field and I am so tempted to go up to one and say, “Hey! 1060 W. Addison is on the other side of town.” “What’s the matter? here to watch a winning team?” But you know what, why should I care if they go to Comiskey Park? They help boost attendance and generate revenue for our organization. But it’s when they force the Wrigley mentality down our throats that really gets on my nerves. I have been to Wrigley a once in my entire life and I truly regret going. You look around and nobody seemed to be aware that a ball game was taking place and when people go to Wrigley they assume it’s an open bar. We all have seen Cub fans throw the ball back when the opposing team hits a Home Run, to me that’s just ridiculous. I see it as ruining America’s past time. When I see a Cub fan carries out such a crime on my turf it makes me feel sick. I have caught a baseball before. Even my Dad has when we traveled to Tucson at Electric Park. Let’s face it once you catch and ball that’s it and you just have the memory. You can either hold on to that object as a treasure or this give the ball to some little kid. Because it’s all about the memory the experience of catching a ball. I mean why throw it back and make your-self look like an idiot. When you can get a free baseball or make a kids dream come true. The last game I was at was 09/23 when Contreras pitched his first complete game. During the course of the game someone fouled a ball over to third base and in the crowd you could see two people fighting over a baseball. I just don’t get it. A Baseball to a little kid can change child drastically, and really make an impact on that child’s life, making them look up to the players of tomorrow, maybe perhaps they could be potential superstars themselves and the moment you hand the baseball to them something might just click. Part of the problem is that baseball is lacking heroes, players kids can look up to I know there is a lot out their that go unnoticed but with all these steroid scandals it might be hard. I can honestly consider Frank Thomas to be a true hero in the fact that he’s never taken steroids, and he’s remained on one organization pretty much his whole entire career.

Edited October 4, 2005 by WinningUgly85

[DonkeyKongerko]

I have trouble reading long paragraphs.

[ScottyDo]

right on, cubs fans are the trendiest fans in the country. you have no idea how many cubs hats i see living in michigan, and i bet most of them dont even know where sammy sosa went. the cubs, as the red sox, are for people who want to look like they care about sports based on the personae that people like mariotti assign.

 

so yeah, screw the cubs, we'll end our drought long before they end theirs.

 

oh and p.s. whats with all those assholes on ESPN calling sox fans the 'worst fans in sports'? isn't that a little harsh, and probably unfounded as they've likely never met one of us out on the coast?