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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 13, 2016 -> 07:15 AM) The ending of an era. It really makes me sad to think that the guy who has been the soundtrack of my fanhood is leaving. Swirsky?

QUOTE (knightni @ Dec 29, 2015 -> 08:15 AM) Was he ill? Heart attack according to the radio.

"Kenosha Brad" Jewell passed last night. Local sports talk contributor and long time caller to the Score. He had a weekly sports radio talk show up in Kenosha. I remember listening to him call in on the old Q101 Sherman & Tingle show pretty much every day. Super good guy. Sad to see him pass.

QUOTE (jblastick @ Sep 27, 2015 -> 09:48 AM) With the Sox on the brink of becoming the equivalent of what the Clippers were in LA for two decades I agree with most of this thread, but let's not get carried away. The Clippers had like one winning season from 1980 to 2005. Their franchise player was Eric Piatkowski. I mean, we risk being long term bad, but never Clippers long term bad.

Made my annual trip over to Wrigley on Sunday (friend has season tickets). Man... just man... that place what downright electric. Near sell out standing and cheering every 2 strike count, every single... it was a tough pill to swallow, especially after this Sox season. We need meaningful baseball again. The jumbo trons and new bleachers were also pretty impressive.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 8, 2015 -> 11:38 AM) As far as I could tell, last night' attendance of 17,028 was the lowest attendance of any June or July home game for the White Sox in at least the last 5 years and probably since 2005 (I got lazy after getting to 2011). ESPN writer Nick Freidell attempted a twitter callout of white sox fans after only 24k showed up for Sale/Buehrle on Monday asking: I'm sure you can guess how that went. That crowd looked bigger than 25K, and it definitely sounded bigger than 25k. Considering the threat of rain, I thought they drew well for a Monday night. Did anyone really expect a sell out?

Gave WLS a listen this morning. 5 minutes yielded two knocks on the pope for being too liberal. SMH

Will my tickets from Friday get me in tomorrow for both the suspended game and the scheduled game?

QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Apr 23, 2015 -> 09:28 PM) What's the. Likelihood of suspensions? Jeff will be out at least a start. He sort of... lost his mind.

Let's take 2 out of 3. Otherwise it's looking like it could be a very bleak April.

We are short 3 teams in our 20 team "Grand Slam Baseball League" on Yahoo if anyone is interested. Draft is this Sunday. http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/14686

Billy Garrett Jr. is by far and away the best player on the team going into his junior year. It will be interesting to see what they decide to do with BG Sr. He is currently an assistant coach. Do they clean house and risk losing the BG Jr.?

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 03:19 PM) Should be Howland or bust for DePaul. Not likely to be a lot of big time schools looking for a coach this offseason. Howland is the target. Whether or not he wants the job? That's a different story. Ty Corbin has been mentioned. Mark Aguirre recently got his degree which means he now meets that requirement to coach at DePaul. With that said, he has basically zero coaching experience. Pass. Bobby Hurley is another named being tossed around. They need a big name, splash hire. I said that 5 years ago and we ended up with Purnell. It has been absolutely brutal to watch Blue Demon hoops over the last 10+ years. I check out by December most seasons.

If you recorded the WTTW special, check it out. It was fantastic. What a character that guy was! Hearing him explain his name was absolutely fantastic.

Mr. White Sox. What a great dude. Just one of those people who loved life. Always had the time to say hello and tell a story. Take care Minnie! Thanks for the smiles and memories.

knightni and SouthSideDon have leagues as well I believe.

Always wondered about the choice of the home whites over the black alternates for this game.

Who's still got their black rally towel?

Most memorable game I have ever attended. What a night! I'll be telling my grand kids about that one.

I'm wondering the significance of turning one switch off and one on during the end of that video. Then, ultimately turning the second switch off. Sunday, the light will finally be turned off. Thanks Paulie! From age 12 to 27, it was a pleasure and an honor to watch you. White Sox legend. White Sox for life.

Hey guys. I thought I'd try this again. I am trying to hunt down some of the more rare bobbles. I figure this would be a good place to start. Most of these were Fantasy Camp and Sox Fest Giveaways. Crede SGA Peavy SGA Thome SGA AJ SGA Ozzie SGA Harry Caray SGA (River City Rascals) Not looking to pay an arm and a leg, but I'll pay fair value if you're looking to unload.

Mark deserves the standing ovation he will get tonight. Guy is a White Sox legend. Frank Thomas night to boot. Excited to be in the stands. Win or lose, it should be a fun time tonight. $9 tickets in the corners, this is the best bargain of the weekend.

Brewers

Sign me up. I dig the competition in this year's baseball league. smashrot@yahoo.com

The Salas Effect! Hail to the Chieftain!