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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 21, 2006 -> 11:49 AM) True story. My buddy picked them up at the South Bend airport and was driving them back to the fair grounds. As they pulled into the grounds, one of the saw the bovine barn, and asked what that was. My buddy told them it was cattle. Next they passed the sheep barn, and the guy said, "Ah the sheep barn, I know what that is, you can drop me off right here, baa-baa" Guess you had to be there.

No way in hell I'd want to trade a stud like Zumaya for a declining pitcher like Smoltz. It'd be the Doyle Alexander trade all over again.

So, why can't the White Sox have white seats then?

From what I have been told by old-time Chicago sports fans: Comiskey was more popular fan wise than Wrigley until the early 80s. At that time, Cablevision and Harry Caray contributed to more casual fans becoming Cubs fans than Sox fans. It wasn't until the early 80s when stories of dangerous happenings around Comiskey, (what % actually true, who's to know without a library trip) contributed to suburban, Iowa, and Indiana tourists taking their tourism dollars north. The casual fan saw scenes of Disco Demolition and housing projects and deemed the area around Comiskey to be more dangerous than it probably was. Also, the general mediocrity and decline of the team, neighborhood and ballpark caused sharp declines in fans that never have fully recovered until the "antiseptic" park of USCF was remodeled and the casual fans had a solid reason to come back(ie. winning). In short, "Ferris Bueller", Jim Belushi, Harry Caray, WGN on cable nationwide, a decrepit ballpark and declining neighborhood on the Southside, combined with 1984-1990 being poorer years for the Sox, (conversely, pretty positive years for the Cubs) has led to most casual fans between the ages of 15 and 40 being drawn stronger toward the more "appealing" ballpark experience on the Northside. Because more casual fans find the Cubs more appealing, TV and newspapers show and print what they think that that casual fan wants to read. No conspiracy, just supply and demand. If the Trib ever sells the Cubs and the Sox continue to have years of good teams, the Cubs will be the second team again.

Will Ohman, Mike Remlinger, Anthony Young, Ed Lynch

Randy Myers, Kyle Farnsworth, Mike Meyers.

Is there anyone up in the BP?

QUOTE(Misplaced_Sox @ Jun 20, 2006 -> 11:09 PM) I just wished you gave me the option to ignore him as a member because I dont wish to read what he posts. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?ac...rCP&CODE=ignore

WTF was that music?

OH SHI- Cards with a 19-run HR.

cya omit! Don't let the door hit you on the ass!

Premature E-nuke-ulation more like.

Ponson seemed upset when he hit those guys. I don't think he did it on purpose.

Not personal, just being in competitive.

It's okay, Vazquez has no balls anyway.

Wow. Ponson has NO control now.

Brian gets his RBI Homer Simpson style!

Heh. A Timo sighting.

11-1 Sox in the 4th. Bite it.

Hm.. The Edmonds-Pujols fan guy left the thread.

holeee shiiiit!!!! CREDE!!! 9-1 SOX!

1b Dye! 4-1 Sox It's like a conga line here tonight!

1b Paulie!! 3-1 Sox!

Nice easy 1b by Jimmy.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jun 20, 2006 -> 08:36 PM) Gathwright got traded to the Royals, just announced. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...5entry1181015 Stoopid Javy. Hes nibbling. Edmonds grounds out. Rolen stranded at 1st. Inning over.