October 1, 2008 By William Hageman
Chicago Tribune reporter
A crosstown World Series would be the first in 102 years, and the North Side-South Side rivalry may never be more heated
With Tuesday's 1-0 victory over Minnesota launching the White Sox into the American League playoffs, Chicago can savor something not seen for a century: the thrill of having both the Sox and the Cubs play in the postseason.
Talk about a once-in-a-lifetime event. The last time this happened was in 1906, when there were a mere 45 U.S. states. The Model T was not around yet. And Geronimo still was.
So dare we think the impossible: a Sox-Cubs World Series?
"It'd certainly be unlike anything people in Chicago have witnessed in their lifetimes, unless they're 112 years old," says Jayson Stark, senior baseball writer for espn.com and author of "The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players in Baseball History."
5 comments:
So do you wish you were back in the Windy City yet?
Ha! Not a chance. Denver was enough to satisfy me for a few more years, thankyavurrymuch.
Not that the idea of ridin' the red line back and forth between Wrigley and Comiskey (or whatever the Sox are calling that monstrosity nowadays) doesn't get me goin'! It does.
I do...Why? Not for the Cubs, but the Italian Beef sandwiches by Portillos and others, that's Why!
Well, being from Wisconsin, I'm personally cheering for the Brewers :) Too bad they lost to Philly in their first game....but if it comes down to a Sox-Cubs final, I'll definitely be cheering on the Cubbies!
Pobres Brewers ...I thought that was sad too.
Eyetalyan Beeves! Oh, man. And what about Lou Malnati's Pizza? Dat's a good pie...
...naat as good as when Lou wass alive, bu' still a good pie!
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