August 23, 200520 yr http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...cs-home-utility Sox slide-stopping ploy: 'Rally Panties' Fred Mitchell AROUND TOWN Baseball lore is replete with instances of superstitious behavior bordering on the obsessive-compulsive. Recent Hall of Fame inductee Wade Boggs used to eat chicken for every pregame meal. Pitcher Denny McLain insisted on drinking a can of Pepsi between each inning of each game he pitched. And Cubs shortstop Nomar Garciaparra … well … his every at-bat ritual of tugging at his batting gloves makes everyone watching feel a little twitchy and fidgety. Former Cincinnati Reds shortstop Leo "Chico" Cardenas was terrified of seeing the letter "X." So opposing players naturally would scratch an "X" in the dirt near his position every chance they got. Cardenas would not go near the letter and would have teammates scratch it out or kick dirt on it. This behavior came to mind Sunday, when White Sox outfielder Timo Perez went to unusual lengths to try to help the team end a season-worst seven-game losing streak. Perez decided to hang a pair of women's black panties—"extra wide" black panties—in the Sox's clubhouse at U.S. Cellular Field. The Sox went out and ended their streak with a 6-2 victory over the Yankees. Perez wasn't around to discuss the, well … unmentionables, but teammate Aaron Rowand did. "We had the 'Rally Panties' up today," Rowand said. "A woman's undergarment—a large undergarment—was our rallying flag." So while the Angels had their "Rally Monkey" in their 2002 World Series championship season, the innovative Sox offer up "Rally Panties." Whatever works, I suppose. Rowand said he would have chosen a less titillating tactic to end the losing streak. "I almost changed the CD in my car on the way to the ballpark, but I decided not to," he said.
August 23, 200520 yr If we make the playoffs do the first 10,000 fans get rally panties at the first game?
August 23, 200520 yr QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 22, 2005 -> 10:38 PM) I have a few things running through my head regarding Timo possesing panties... like possibly.... did Ozzie buy them for him or at least have a hand in picking them out?
August 23, 200520 yr QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 05:06 AM) like possibly.... did Ozzie buy them for him or at least have a hand in picking them out? Or was he wearing them before Timo claimed them?
August 23, 200520 yr And you guys say Timo isn't clutch. Here he comes up with something for the team to rally around just when they need it most.
August 23, 200520 yr QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 22, 2005 -> 10:38 PM) I have a few things running through my head regarding Timo possesing panties... Large panties at that. lol.
August 23, 200520 yr Maybe it wasnt the rally fattywear but a certain person who had time to put up the fattywear was not in the lineup.
August 23, 200520 yr QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 10:07 AM) The rally thong!!!!!!!! Guess that makes sense.Sox and underwear,.... Ladies underwear!
August 23, 200520 yr How sweet of him to share the costume he wears for Ozzie with the rest of the boys... Timo you still suck... Your a peice of garbage... :puke
August 23, 200520 yr i really hope this catches on. i would love to hear mccarver and buck trying to explain what all the sox fans are waving during the world series.
August 23, 200520 yr we should make a soxtalk effort to get this to catch on - i think that'd be priceless if people do this Edited August 23, 200520 yr by Reddy
August 23, 200520 yr The last thing the Chicago White Sox need is for women's groups to start portraying White Sox fans as male chauvenist pigs.
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