September 11, 200916 yr http://espn.go.com/chicago/story?columnist...&id=4461751 Can't say I agree with some of it. He's got Frank Thomas at 22 and Sosa at 3
September 11, 200916 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 10:15 AM) Frank Thomas: 2 spots better than Jay Cutler. Well, sure! I mean, while Thomas was arguably the most-feared hitter in baseball for 7 years, and was, again "arguably" (although I certainly wouldn't argue it) the greatest offensive force in White Sox history..... ....Jay Cutler's ALMOST played a regular-season game for the Bears! That sounds like a two-spot difference to me. Asinine.
September 11, 200916 yr Thought it was a cool idea for an article and was interested until I saw the name Gene Wojciechowski and immediately pressed the X in my browser window.
September 11, 200916 yr That may be the worst list I have ever seen. Notice how he talks about the absence of Ditka and Jackson because they just coached here, yet the put Ozzie at 15 ahead of big Frank, and his reasons for putting him on the list are entirely about him managing. Oh and did I mention the order of this list is terrible!
September 11, 200916 yr Gene Wojciechowski is not from, nor has ever lived, in Chicago. He clearly has NO idea on the sports history of Chicago. It's not even worth talking about.
September 12, 200916 yr Author It's not just Thomas, Sosa is ahead of Payton, Sayers, Butkus, Bobby Hull and while I'm no fan of his, where's Sandberg?
September 12, 200916 yr QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Sep 12, 2009 -> 12:07 AM) Sosa ahead of Payton?!!! Yeah wtf? Payton is a deity in Chicago. I get all the stuff Sosa did but come on...? And where's Mike Singletary? Sure limited space and all. But that's pretty glaring. Edited September 12, 200916 yr by lostfan
September 12, 200916 yr Didn't Sosa leave with some bad blood between the Cubs/ Cubs fans? Aside from juicing like mad, what did Sosa really accomplish? What did he win? What records does he hold? Edited September 12, 200916 yr by StrangeSox
September 13, 200916 yr Sosa at 3? Are you serious? Big Frank behind Santo? What? Seriously, putting Frank behind Ozzie is even stupid.
September 13, 200916 yr Those I can maybe live with a little bit, but putting Payton behind anyone other than Jordan is ridiculous.
September 14, 200916 yr Payton should be #1 in my mind, but that's just me. Where is Da Coach? Ditka won a Title with the Bears in 1963 and exemplified CHICAGO tough...then after the franchise wallowed in mediocrity (or worse) from the late 60s to the early 80s, Ditka was brought in and promptly coached one of the more storied and feared teams ever. He brought back "Bear pride" and taught a new generation of players what it meant to wear the colors. Ditka's got TWO major drawbacks in my mind: His teams never repeated and Sweetness didn't get a Super Bowl TD when Perry did. But he put his stamp on the city when he played and coached... Sosa even on the list is a joke. I'd also move Luckman into the Top 10...he QB'd arguably the most dominant Bears teams in history...the one true, bonafide dynasty the Bears had was orchestrated by Sid Luckman...the team could have been even more devestating had World War II not broken it up, but they surely made their mark in many ways. Sid moves up Ditka moves in Payton moves up Sammy moves out
September 14, 200916 yr Too many mistakes on that list to even bother about correcting. Perhaps this would be a good time for a soxtalk group project??
September 16, 200916 yr QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Sep 13, 2009 -> 03:21 PM) Those I can maybe live with a little bit, but putting Payton behind anyone other than Jordan is ridiculous. You are correct,sir... Also,where is Papa Bear Halas?
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