Chicago Rare Occurance Observed
May 5th, 2005, 12:38 PM
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Chicago Rare Occurance Observed
At a little after 3PM today, the Chicago White Sox broke one of the longest lastest records in MLB. It goes back to the very first year that the league was formed.
With the win today at 21-7 they now have the longest streak of recorded continous games with a leading score always in evidence sometimes during the game. It is 28 with today's game.
With all the interleague play games now in effect, everyone will have another reason to co-miserate with the Cubs.
Last night Ozzie got on TV and says we are all together from the "go get"- he meant "get go". Yes we are always good for a laugh besides.
Traveling to Toronto next! What other rare occurances will we see North of the border.
With the win today at 21-7 they now have the longest streak of recorded continous games with a leading score always in evidence sometimes during the game. It is 28 with today's game.
With all the interleague play games now in effect, everyone will have another reason to co-miserate with the Cubs.
Last night Ozzie got on TV and says we are all together from the "go get"- he meant "get go". Yes we are always good for a laugh besides.
Traveling to Toronto next! What other rare occurances will we see North of the border.
May 5th, 2005, 01:45 PM
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That's exactly how they word it.
It means that the Sox never had a game in which they didn't have the lead in the game at some point and at least for one full inning. This has happened in all 28 games this year. They have never been behind or even for the entire 9 inning game.
The former record was 27 and it was eons old, as well.
It means that the Sox never had a game in which they didn't have the lead in the game at some point and at least for one full inning. This has happened in all 28 games this year. They have never been behind or even for the entire 9 inning game.
The former record was 27 and it was eons old, as well.
May 5th, 2005, 01:58 PM
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Gotta love statistics as a baseball fan! This is a good one. Amazing who keeps track of these things, huh?!?
Hoping to book flights to Chicago for August in the next couple of days!! Fenway last year, Wrigley this year. Does it get any better than that?!
Maybe I'll bring them some luck and they can win the World Series this year?!? Umm... wishful thinking, I guess, but I do claim a little credit for the BoSox winning last year coinciding with my visit. I spent the summer in Atlanta the year the Braves won it.
Hoping to book flights to Chicago for August in the next couple of days!! Fenway last year, Wrigley this year. Does it get any better than that?!
Maybe I'll bring them some luck and they can win the World Series this year?!? Umm... wishful thinking, I guess, but I do claim a little credit for the BoSox winning last year coinciding with my visit. I spent the summer in Atlanta the year the Braves won it.
May 5th, 2005, 02:35 PM
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Interesting statistic!
Enjoy your weekend up here in Toronto at the "Rogers Centre" (formerly known and still called Skydome by the locals). I hope you don't gag on all the Rogers commercials one must endure these days to watch a game here!
Enjoy your weekend up here in Toronto at the "Rogers Centre" (formerly known and still called Skydome by the locals). I hope you don't gag on all the Rogers commercials one must endure these days to watch a game here!
May 6th, 2005, 06:23 AM
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You are or you aren't a baseball person.
My best friend won't go as she is from Minnesota and thinks it is like watching grass grow.
My sons and I love it, as did my father. There is an entire culture that exists in the ball parks. This month two of my sons are taking all my grandkids to the Cell for the "be on the field with the team" day thingee.
They get to go into the dugouts, run the bases, etc. for an hour with about 4 of the players for $10. We have an overnight camp event etc. there as well and the White Sox Charities and Players Wives' Organization have done immense good on the South Side of Chicago. Many of these events are for the White Sox Charities.
Just know we do have tons of fun. And you would be surprised who you meet at the ball parks- all kinds of interesting people from everywhere.
My best friend won't go as she is from Minnesota and thinks it is like watching grass grow.
My sons and I love it, as did my father. There is an entire culture that exists in the ball parks. This month two of my sons are taking all my grandkids to the Cell for the "be on the field with the team" day thingee.
They get to go into the dugouts, run the bases, etc. for an hour with about 4 of the players for $10. We have an overnight camp event etc. there as well and the White Sox Charities and Players Wives' Organization have done immense good on the South Side of Chicago. Many of these events are for the White Sox Charities.
Just know we do have tons of fun. And you would be surprised who you meet at the ball parks- all kinds of interesting people from everywhere.
May 6th, 2005, 06:50 AM
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JJ5 - Skydome is a nice if a little sterile place to watch a game. The Toronto fans are very polite if somewhat disinterested. Unlike Red Sox fans who are impolite, deeply interested and usually highly knowledgible - I image White Sox fans are the same. Took us a bit to get used to having foul balls announced, and the signage imploring the fans to clap at the Skydome. No such stuff has to happen at Fenway.
There is an interesting scuplture that I believe overlooks the main entrance of the park - it depicts fans cheering on their team in a humorous fashion.
There is an interesting scuplture that I believe overlooks the main entrance of the park - it depicts fans cheering on their team in a humorous fashion.
May 6th, 2005, 06:54 AM
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Yes, that's true, but oftentimes it's a lack of knowledge. I've watched baseball since I was a kid and have been to Fenway countless times. I consider myself pretty savvy when it comes to the game. I soon find out that I don't know as much as I thought, because baseball is filled with so many nuances and different situations that it's really hard to grasp all that much. Glad to see Georges's trllion dollar babies in the cellar-go Sox!!
May 6th, 2005, 07:28 AM
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bennie, bounty: Yes, each ball park is somewhat different- even mores/ etiquette is varied. I especially loved the Boston fans to talk to. They KNOW like the White Sox fans do,many of the sublties/ languages of the game. They were not impolite to us at all, just spirited. Nor were they at Yankee Stadium. Although I could not believe how the Yankee crew could berate their own team. WHEEEW!
St. Louis and KC fans have been best to us so far. But can't say they can talk baseball like the NYC and Boston crowd can. Now at the Cubs game, you will find one in two who actually know what inning then are in. Actually we have been to maybe 5 parks now, that are quite like that. Just don't want to be flamed. Many of them are in the National League. It's more of a party and a "scene to be seen" thing at those-and really not so much about baseball.
So you need to be told when to applaud!
Some of my best memories with my sons have been in the days at Old Comiskey when there were 5000 of us there on a cold day during a rain delay or two. I can remember the boys running up and down the stairs (like on the Contender) and gathering some other kids (talk about diversity)and then they would all go and hit the backs of the old green seats playing games etc. and laughing.
And Nancy Faust playing the organ with a different theme intro for each player who entered the batter's box.
And the game is very complex.
There are several books out on going to all the parks. Maybe when we are done, I'll try to put one together, if only for our kids.
And margot55- the intensity at the dual crosstown series each year is so strong that people who don't particularly like baseball- feel it.
I really would not want that type of World Series to happen. Cubs are a national favorite because of long years of WGN coverage nation wide. When they win three games in a row here it is heralded in headlines. It would be like a Civil War with the Sox being the South only much worse. Even though "Good guys wear Black".
Anyway, it will never happen as the owners of the Cubs fill the stadium without having to buy players in their peak /developing years and for other reasons that are best left unsaid.
St. Louis and KC fans have been best to us so far. But can't say they can talk baseball like the NYC and Boston crowd can. Now at the Cubs game, you will find one in two who actually know what inning then are in. Actually we have been to maybe 5 parks now, that are quite like that. Just don't want to be flamed. Many of them are in the National League. It's more of a party and a "scene to be seen" thing at those-and really not so much about baseball.
So you need to be told when to applaud!
Some of my best memories with my sons have been in the days at Old Comiskey when there were 5000 of us there on a cold day during a rain delay or two. I can remember the boys running up and down the stairs (like on the Contender) and gathering some other kids (talk about diversity)and then they would all go and hit the backs of the old green seats playing games etc. and laughing.
And Nancy Faust playing the organ with a different theme intro for each player who entered the batter's box.
And the game is very complex.
There are several books out on going to all the parks. Maybe when we are done, I'll try to put one together, if only for our kids.
And margot55- the intensity at the dual crosstown series each year is so strong that people who don't particularly like baseball- feel it.
I really would not want that type of World Series to happen. Cubs are a national favorite because of long years of WGN coverage nation wide. When they win three games in a row here it is heralded in headlines. It would be like a Civil War with the Sox being the South only much worse. Even though "Good guys wear Black".
Anyway, it will never happen as the owners of the Cubs fill the stadium without having to buy players in their peak /developing years and for other reasons that are best left unsaid.
May 6th, 2005, 07:32 AM
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I'm a sports fan, but not a baseball fan. I'm also originally from Chicago, still a die hard Bears fan.
At the same time, can anybody explain to me how you can get excited about a game during the first week of May when there are still about 130 games to go? Especially with Chicago teams known to fold during the second half of the season? so many times?
I never understood that. Sorry!
At the same time, can anybody explain to me how you can get excited about a game during the first week of May when there are still about 130 games to go? Especially with Chicago teams known to fold during the second half of the season? so many times?
I never understood that. Sorry!
May 6th, 2005, 07:49 AM
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AAFrequentFlyer, the way to get excited is not to look at the standings. You're right, there's a ton of baseball to be played and an individual game doesn't mean much. So you enjoy the game for what it is today. You enjoy watching somebody take a no hitter into the 7th inning, you enjoy watching some sweet swinging slugger hit one out of the park, you enjoy the strategy...a hit&run that works perfectly, a bunt at exactly the right time. You enjoy a beautiful throw from your shortstop. Its the same way you enjoy the game when your team is 10 games back. It's just one day at a time.
Or you look at the standings, and enjoy seeing the Yankees at the bottom, and wonder how long this particular joy can last!
Or you look at the standings, and enjoy seeing the Yankees at the bottom, and wonder how long this particular joy can last!
May 6th, 2005, 08:21 AM
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I don't ask anyone to understand. It just is. Much like the Budha.
And china cat, you know exactly what land we enter when we walk into the world of baseball. And do not worry. The Yankees will not be at the top of the heap this year.
Now George is too busy with his Kentucky Derby pony to even care. He has lost interest, you know.
No need to talk about the remaining 134-as only time will tell. But watching the pitching and base stealing this year has been extremely enjoyable, even my 86 year old father who is a Cubs fan is glued.
And china cat, you know exactly what land we enter when we walk into the world of baseball. And do not worry. The Yankees will not be at the top of the heap this year.
Now George is too busy with his Kentucky Derby pony to even care. He has lost interest, you know.
No need to talk about the remaining 134-as only time will tell. But watching the pitching and base stealing this year has been extremely enjoyable, even my 86 year old father who is a Cubs fan is glued.
May 6th, 2005, 08:38 AM
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As my name implies, I am a female. I do not know the gender of each of you posting here, but from what I have gathered - it seems more females than males - funny, huh??
Great post china_cat. Reminds me of Bull Durham... a ground ball with eyes, etc.
My BF is not so much of a baseball fan. He's one who just doesn't "get it". He likes to tell people I am a fanatic, but I quickly remind him (even in front of his friends & co-workers) that I WAS until I met him.
Now I barely know who is on what team, what the standings are, etc. Thankfully, last year a friend & I went to Boston, LA & Atlanta so I am back into it now.
I just wish my sister could come to these ballparks with me. She's married w/ 2 babies so leaving home for baseball games isn't an option (her husband also doesn't "get it"). We always figured we'd be just like the little old ladies we used to meet at the parks who are traveling around to all the ballparks. Just like JJ5 said - you never know the interesting people you will meet.
Funny - my BF & I went to an LSU game a few weeks ago. There were some slightly obnoxious (but funny) guys in front of us. My BF leaned over & asked me what the "K"s behind the plate were for. The guys in front of us got a BIG kick out of that. I told them to leave him alone - at least he was trying.
I drove to NC to visit my mom a few years ago. I found out a few days before that they would be tearing down Atlanta Fulton County the morning I was to arrive for a night-time stopover with my Aunt in Atlanta. I convinced my boss to let me leave work early the day before to get to Atlanta, sleep VERY few hours, get up at 4am to get downtown in time for the explosions. I met a woman getting out of her car next to me. We teamed up for the day - taking pictures of each other and exchanging addresses. We both cried when it came down.
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I LOVE this game!
Great post china_cat. Reminds me of Bull Durham... a ground ball with eyes, etc.
My BF is not so much of a baseball fan. He's one who just doesn't "get it". He likes to tell people I am a fanatic, but I quickly remind him (even in front of his friends & co-workers) that I WAS until I met him.
Now I barely know who is on what team, what the standings are, etc. Thankfully, last year a friend & I went to Boston, LA & Atlanta so I am back into it now. I just wish my sister could come to these ballparks with me. She's married w/ 2 babies so leaving home for baseball games isn't an option (her husband also doesn't "get it"). We always figured we'd be just like the little old ladies we used to meet at the parks who are traveling around to all the ballparks. Just like JJ5 said - you never know the interesting people you will meet.
Funny - my BF & I went to an LSU game a few weeks ago. There were some slightly obnoxious (but funny) guys in front of us. My BF leaned over & asked me what the "K"s behind the plate were for. The guys in front of us got a BIG kick out of that. I told them to leave him alone - at least he was trying.
I drove to NC to visit my mom a few years ago. I found out a few days before that they would be tearing down Atlanta Fulton County the morning I was to arrive for a night-time stopover with my Aunt in Atlanta. I convinced my boss to let me leave work early the day before to get to Atlanta, sleep VERY few hours, get up at 4am to get downtown in time for the explosions. I met a woman getting out of her car next to me. We teamed up for the day - taking pictures of each other and exchanging addresses. We both cried when it came down.
#39;(I LOVE this game!
May 6th, 2005, 08:59 AM
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neworleanslady, it seems like I see more and more women at baseball games lately (yes, I'm femaale). I went to a Red Sox game a couple weeks ago, and sat in the bleachers. I was amazed at all the college girls sitting out there. But I figured it out. Every time Johnny Damon came out between innings, he would smile, and wave at the crowd, and the girls would stand up and shriek. it seems watching his backside was the main attraction. everybody has their own reasons for going to a game.
I do attend games with a girlfriend. My husband comes sometimes, he gets it, but not quite so much as me. But he's very tolerant, and will come along if I want to spend part of our vacation visiting a ballpark.
To keep this loosely travel related, I watched a game at Safeco last year. It's a beautiful park, but again the fans seemed a little distracted. But it was late in the season, the Mariners weren't playing well, and Curt Schilling was pretty much shutting them down that day, so there wasn't much to get excited about. It sure is a comfortable place to see a game though. FAR more comfy than Fenway (which isn't saying much).
JJ5, I must say I also found the Yankee fans to be relatively polite. And I was there for Sox-Yankees on a day when Pedro and Mussina were facing off. I was even wearing Sox clothing. So there was ribbing, and yelling, but it was very good natured. I'd expected it to be much worse. Maybe it was just a nice day, maybe its because the Yanks won that day, but it was really a good time. It was a 2-1 pitchers duel (won in the 9th on a Todd Walker error), and afterwards a Yankee fan said to me "geez, its almost a shame someone had to lose that game, it was so good!"
I do attend games with a girlfriend. My husband comes sometimes, he gets it, but not quite so much as me. But he's very tolerant, and will come along if I want to spend part of our vacation visiting a ballpark.
To keep this loosely travel related, I watched a game at Safeco last year. It's a beautiful park, but again the fans seemed a little distracted. But it was late in the season, the Mariners weren't playing well, and Curt Schilling was pretty much shutting them down that day, so there wasn't much to get excited about. It sure is a comfortable place to see a game though. FAR more comfy than Fenway (which isn't saying much).
JJ5, I must say I also found the Yankee fans to be relatively polite. And I was there for Sox-Yankees on a day when Pedro and Mussina were facing off. I was even wearing Sox clothing. So there was ribbing, and yelling, but it was very good natured. I'd expected it to be much worse. Maybe it was just a nice day, maybe its because the Yanks won that day, but it was really a good time. It was a 2-1 pitchers duel (won in the 9th on a Todd Walker error), and afterwards a Yankee fan said to me "geez, its almost a shame someone had to lose that game, it was so good!"
May 6th, 2005, 09:01 AM
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Welcome to the crowd, neworleanslady!
One of my life memories is the last night at Old Comiskey. There is no way I could give you a sense. The fireworks went on for almost a full 45 minutes and then no one moved for about 15 more minutes (almost 40,000 people with little sound).
And the first time I walked over the mark in the parking lot (now) where the Old Comiskey home plate used to be! Well now I can actually walk ON it, but then. NOT!
It's a special breed of craziness. But I have converted my guy after a lifetime of pure football and nothing else.
And by the way- we also tailgate at the Bears in 20 degree weather. So it just translates. But I will tell you that the fans ARE different.
Baseball people are GOOD people very, very often.
One of my life memories is the last night at Old Comiskey. There is no way I could give you a sense. The fireworks went on for almost a full 45 minutes and then no one moved for about 15 more minutes (almost 40,000 people with little sound).
And the first time I walked over the mark in the parking lot (now) where the Old Comiskey home plate used to be! Well now I can actually walk ON it, but then. NOT!
It's a special breed of craziness. But I have converted my guy after a lifetime of pure football and nothing else.
And by the way- we also tailgate at the Bears in 20 degree weather. So it just translates. But I will tell you that the fans ARE different.
Baseball people are GOOD people very, very often.
May 6th, 2005, 09:07 AM
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I've been enjoying watching the success of the White Sox. My brother is a big fan, always has been, a go-to-spring-training kind of fan. He took me to games all the time in the old ball park. However, I now hold Angels season tickets. And as an Angels fan, I say to my brother and all White Sox fans: Talk to me in August!
