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QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Nov 23, 2010 -> 05:03 PM) Yeah I'm gonna have to go ahead and give this one the seal of approval. Thank you for standing up for AJ in a time of need. I wish more Sox fans shared your courage. BTW Mark Buehrle is still the pulse of this baseball team. He's just like Catfish Hunter dadgummit. Amen and amen to everyone sticking up for AJ!

QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:21 PM) PMD after an apparent blown call at first base, Ozzie comes running out, heading towards the first base umpire. He gets about halfway there, then stops, then throws up his arms and flings them at the ump, like "Aw, forget it--to hell with you!" Then the ump tossed him as he was walking back to the dugout. Pretty damn funny. I saw him do that-- but holy hell I didn't know that was enough to get you ejected from a ball game these days! The umps sucked today. Really sucked. Anybody see the guy in the lower level who got NAILED in the head by a foul ball? It hit him so hard the ball ricocheted back onto the field. I think that's the hardest I've ever seen anyone get hit. Hope he's okay.

QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 07:16 PM) My favorite parts of today, loss notwithstanding: -The tribute to Frank was kickass, and enormous. The Sox sure do know how to honor a player. -His pic on the left field wall is so cool, and so RIGHT -His speech; he seemed genuinely moved -Throwing out the first pitch to Fisk? Awesome! -Hawk's intro was really good -The massive fireworks when they unveiled his wall spot As far as the game: -Season highlight double play by Alexei--nice -What Ozzie did to get thrown out was hilarious. A lot of people missed it -WTF with the umps today? -When we left the bases loaded, I knew we were screwed. Woods was wild and that was our biggest chance What did Ozzie do??? I was a little too far away to see it-- it looked like he was just on his way out to discuss, and then he was on his way back. Wha happun?

Was there, just got home an hour ago. The tribute to Frank Thomas was beautiful and so well done. Had tears in my eyes during his speech. First pitch to Fisk made me wanna squee! Pretty much baked in my seat and downed too many lemon chills. But not enough to freeze my brain of the hatred of the Yankmees fans sitting across the aisle from me. Didn't get there in time for the bobblehead, but did see people scalping them after the game. Also saw people beating the living snot out of each other for them LOL Think I have sunstroke, but it was worth it to see Number 35 retired.

Went to the game tonight... Well at least I started July off on a high note. Danks just had a really *off* night tonight. Bummed, but I still had fun.

QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Jul 8, 2010 -> 11:48 PM) Lillibridge uses "Ima Be" by Black Eyed Peas if I'm not mistaken. BTW, would you mind sending me a list of what you have so far? I know a lot of the starters but there's a few that I still don't know or forget by time I get home. JUst checked that one out on I-Tunes, and that's it!! Thanks!!! So far I've got the classics: Let's Go White Sox, Na Na Hey Hey, Sweet Home Chicago, Thunderstruck and Back in Black. For the players I've got Paulie's "Harvester of Sorrow," Jenk's "Boom" and I use Metallica's "Of Wolf and Man" for AJP. The rest I found on the Sox site: http://mlb.mlb.com/cws/fan_forum/atbat_music.jsp

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know Lillibridge's at-bat music? I organized a Sox outing for my department at work (Sox vs Yankees in August) and we'll be tailgating. It's my usual custom to play Sox-related music at the tailgate party, and I have just about everything listed on the Sox website-- but I like Lillibridge's music and Threet's as well (although I know his is a Springsteen song). Can anyone help me out? THANKS!! PMD

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 05:23 PM) Thanks for the family bathroom info. That is important news. Thanx!! Some wild s*** online right now. Lindsay Lohan goin to jail. She's crying like a zombie. The rich don't win this time. Good news right there-- that broad is a menace. Maybe she'll clean up her act.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 12:43 AM) I am pretty excited to take my nephew to a Sox game when he gets older. His mom and her side of the family are all pretty big Sox fans, so I probably won't be the first to be able to take him to a game, but I can't wait to take him regardless. Now, this may sound ignorant, since I am new to this sort of disease, but my nephew has Downs Syndrome, and I am wondering if people with Downs have some sort of information retention or unusual memory of certain things. I wonder this because I think it would be really awesome if he could rattle off all the White Sox players statistics, or info about them, or some sort of spectacular baseball knowledge. I know that my friend's brother has autism, and when he watches the credits for a movie, he never forgets what actor plays what character. He can tell you every voice of every cartoon on TV today. I don't know if Downs people have the same gift, but if they do, I really hope he can be my little baseball expert. Honestly, I don't think I've ever heard of anyone with Down's having any sort of information retnetion skills-- Autistic folks, yes. But I don't think even the experts can really explain how it all works. There's a lot we just don't know about what the human mind is capable of. If I could have any kind of special gift, though, I would want psychic powers. But just for the lottery.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 01:06 AM) Great post. I'd just be worried in this day and age about letting a kid go with a stranger anywhere that's why I wonder how you handle that. The responsibility of taking a young niece to a game would be mind boggling. Some lunatic could kidnap her or whatever. Maybe most families don't let the uncles take the nieces to games until she's bout 10. Well that was part of the reason I waited until she was about 10, and definitely the reason I haven't taken my 7 year old nephew to a game yet. I can go into the bathroom with my niece, but I would never let a stranger take my nephew into the bathroom. Either the guys in the bathroom would have to deal with a chick in their midst or the boy would just have to pee in his pants. I know with very young boys, it is acceptable to take them into the ladies' room with you if they need to go. But I think 7 is just too old for that, and I don't even want to think about what that might do to scar a little boy's psyche. And believe me, I was watching over my niece like a hawk.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 01:03 AM) Thanks for sharing. You sound like the kind of person I'd love to go to a game with. Totally upbeat! Great great story. I'd just send Brooks a copy of your Soxtalk post if I were you. That's cool you stayed for the fireworks and didn't stress about getting out of the park right away. Good to teach the kids to enjoy every minute of a game. And great story about Lexi and the Tshirt and homer. This is also a lesson in how much money you can spend at a game. You didn't even talk about food/drinks and you dropped a ton before even getting to your seats. How much did you 2 eat/drink during the game? Any update on the money there? Thanks for sharing. I can't imagine a better game for the 2 of you. Tons of home runs. Fireworks during the game and after the game and the great catch in right field. Had to be perfect, really. Well, we were lucky in that there was a barbecue at Grandma and Grandpa's house before we left for the game, so figure maybe 30 bucks for Italian lemonades and sodas. All told, I think I spent a little over 200 (tickets, parking, souvenirs, Italian lemonade, etc.) I'd do it all over again-- it was that much fun. The only time I stressed about anything was trying to make my way down 31st Street to get back on the Dan Ryan, but even that wasn't too awful.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 12:25 AM) So.....at 70 bucks or so per home game....how many more can you afford to bring her to? I mean if you two are going to be good luck and all.... I am perfectly willing to take up a collection LOL!! You know, if you want to see another Sox World Series win, we ARE their good luck charms...

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 01:37 AM) What a great uncle you are. I feel s***ty that I don't live in Chicago and missed out on those great moments of taking my nephews to games, etc. Oh well, got to put bread on the table. Just out of curiosity what does an uncle do if his niece is 4 and has to go to the bathroom? You can't let her go in there alone. Do you get a stranger to take her in there? The questions that pop into one's brain. Anyhow. Good luck at the game!!! Go Sox! I suppose if you're the uncle, and your niece is 4, you have to let a stranger take her in there. If you're single, this could totally work to your advantage. Just whip up some charm and a puppy-dog look and you'll have hotties swooning over you.

Game recap - Sox vs. Angels July 5, 2010 Okay, I am pretty sure I am now my niece's hero. Or heroine. Or however you want to say it. She was decked out in kind of generic Sox gear-- no player names or anything, which was fine. As per my usual, I was wearing my AJP jersey and black pants. Luckily we were not out in the sun or I would have roasted. And can I say that I have never seen the G lot so friggin packed??? It took forever to get in-- and tailgaters were everywhere. I loved it!! My niece stopped at one of the souvenir trailers in the parking lot and wanted a hat (even though I already got one for her-- apparently she wanted to pick one out on her own). The twenty bucks her grandma and grandpa gave her for the game disappeared instantly. I took her to one of the jersey shops inside the park, and I asked her what she wanted. She took a look around, and picked out an Alexei Ramirez t-shirt. I was sort of wondering why... and then she explained she likes his number because she is 10 years old. And because one of the guys on her Area 51 video game is named Ramirez. I think I need to try playing video games one of these days. I wanted a Danks t-shirt (having met him and knowing that he is an awesome human being, I'm a huge fan). So two t-shirts plus some little "kooky pens" and you can rack up 70 bucks on my Visa card... and the game hasn't even started yet. Luckily Auntie has budgeted for this excursion. We got inside the ballpark and I have to say right up front that I love-- absolutely LOVE-- Sox Park. The sights, the smells, the air itself is intoxicating. My niece is a shy kid, not really much for letting her hair down, and since this was her first game, she really didn't know much about what goes on in a baseball game outside of the game itself. She kind of sat there, took it all in, and tried to pretend I wasn't embarrassing her when I started headbanging to the AC/DC. I will say that she was THRILLED that her man Alexei knocked one right out of the park in the first inning. She is now his good luck charm and should be given scout seats to every home game. I, of course, will happily chaperone her. She also pretended not to notice that I could not help but start dancing whenever Lillibridge's at bat music came up. I couldn't help myself. Sorry. We discovered that she needs to learn the lyrics to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," "Na Na Hey Hey," and "Let's Go White Sox." Being the awesome aunt that I am, I will work on this with her. She did, however, concentrate on the game, and I was proud of her for looking like a miniature die-hard, baseball-savvy Sox fan. The reality was that I probably embarrassed the hell out of her, but I can live with that. My man AJ couldn't catch a break tonight, and for that I am sad. But the Sox kicked some LA Angels of Anaheim booty, and I don't think I will have much of a voice tomorrow. We stayed for the fireworks-- I always do-- and by the time we got back to the car, she looked at me and gave a little smile and said "That was AWESOME." I lost track of how much money fled my purse tonight, but it was totally worth it. The Sox won, I lost my voice, my niece had a ball, and it was one helluva night. And THAT'S a White Sox Winner!!! YESSSSS!!!! PMD

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 01:37 AM) What a great uncle you are. I feel s***ty that I don't live in Chicago and missed out on those great moments of taking my nephews to games, etc. Oh well, got to put bread on the table. Just out of curiosity what does an uncle do if his niece is 4 and has to go to the bathroom? You can't let her go in there alone. Do you get a stranger to take her in there? The questions that pop into one's brain. Anyhow. Good luck at the game!!! Go Sox! Acutally, I'm her Auntie LOL. I'm thinkin' the bathroom's not gonna be much of a problem.