How terrific for Chicago to have a championship team....to help showcase what a champion city Chicago is..

If someone other than Red Sox had to win, I am glad it was the White Sox.

Congratulations!

CONGRATS! My kind of a town!

What gail said.

Congrats, White Sox!

We in Chicago and especially the South Side, South, Southwest suburban Chicagoland, NE Indiana burb are too happy to put into words. Not only with our Championship but with the most down to earth team players any city or organization has ever had the pleasure to hire. They have had fun, even in the down times- and are like boys on the block in the good times. Aaron Rowland is singing with Jerry from Journey this morning. Buerhle is going to be on the Wheaties box. I think it should have been the whole team- like they did with the women's soccer team.

Fireworks/firecrackers going off everywhere last night and I'm 23 miles from the City. And we didn't have one nasty incident either. Hope rational celebrating continues through the parade etc. I'll be there, of course.

I got 5 phone calls after 11:30pm. The last one was from my youngest son celebrating in Beverly to thank me for making him a White Sox fan. One was from an old gentleman bowling buddy from years again who is 73 and called me crying that he lived to see the day. I hadn't heard from him in 5 years but he said he knew I would understand how he felt.

Well, it feels GREAT!

Now sign Paulie and get us some left handed hitting, Kenny.

Well JJ5, congrats! Glad it was the "other color socks" to win, and do so vehemently!

Oh I forgot, to keep this travel related- this weekend there was a planned event (before the Sox win) to have bands playing all weekend in both major airports. Now with this happening the travel arenas are going to be "interesting" with much added activities in the airports, train stations and many public places in the city. Tomorrow Grant Park is going to be PACKED.

WOO HOO !!! Absolutely amazing. I also thank my dad too for bringing me up in Comisky Park watching the Sox as a little girl. Sis and I were the sons he never had. This is the best day!! >< How can we express the joy!?! I love that the team describes themselves as "all pulling the same rope". We have truly witnessed a beautiful thing... teamwork, tenacity, talent, determination, humility... it's just brilliant!!

Thanks EVERYONE for the great support. Chicago is elated today! Actually, Sox fans, esp. those like our lovely JJ5 have been elated the entire baseball season. This is something very special!

Whhhoooo whhhoooo! White Sox =D> =D> =D>

Come to the party tomorrow, makai1- going to be in Grant Park, I think. And thank you for your lovely compliment.

I haven't been in a ticker tape since the 1985 Bears.

WHWOWOOWOWOWOWOWOWO!

Could this be the thing to push the Sox past the Cubs in popularity in chicago?

Thank you St. Denis for giving me White Sox tickets every year for perfect attendance. It still hasn't sunk in yet that the Chicago White Sox have won the World Series but I never doubted it. What a great group of guys! Congratulations Chicago White Sox and thanks for doing it for the City of Chicago!

This is really one of the most amazing things I have ever seen happen in sports. First the Red Sox (my life long fave) and now the White Sox!!! Who would ever have thought it was possible? What I have been thinking is that even if Cubs fans didn't have the Chicago connection to prompt them to root for the White Sox, they should anyway. It has to be their turn soon, if these things can happen. Both Sox teams had a lot of talent, but there was an undeniable amount of karma involved in both playoff runs. Maybe the key is for the Cubs to add Sox somewhere in the name.

Closest sweep I've ever seen!
Good baseball!!!

Party in Chi-Town!!!!

NanoPalos, you just made my heart go clink! ST DENIS- I got all my free tickets growing up from St Tommy More. My mom and dad are still at 84th& Francisco and my brother is active in the parish and all his kids went to St. Denis. He still lives there as well, he is a retired cop, newly home from Iraq.
I was Chicago Ridge for 22 years and now have been Tinley park for almost as long in several different locations. Do we have a lot to talk about at the GTG!!!

And I just found a delightful Chicago quiz we could take there- short and fun for everyone- young and old.
Don't forget to bring your wonderful Catholic school girl self. I'm also Mother McAuley, class of '65. I still know how to roll a mean skirt.

My kids are taking me to Grant Park tomorrow. Oldest is closing his business; sick- I know.

ahhnold, there are about a 3 to 1 margin of Cubs fans to Sox fans in Chicago. The national coverage across the country makes that about 20 to one nationally. There are people I love and have known my whole life that haven't cracked a smile over this. REALLY!

I would say about 1/2 the Cubs fans have been good sports. We don't want to be negative about the other 1/2 today of all days.

But it just ain't going to happen. There is a persona that we are all and this is a quote from a radio call in show yesterday "a bunch of idiot Irish Democratics who........." We are not all Democrats, we are not all Irish, we are not poor, we are not all rappers, we are all "of" Chicago. The only demographic that is true is that we often have at least one parent or grandparent as a member of the trades, heavy industry, public service, or factory.

Yes Dan, we did have karma. We also had FUN. This year at the ball park was such a blast even during the losing streak, that I wish I could bottle it up and send it to everyone.

LOL... what a HOOT Dan! Cub'o'Sox? Rock'em Sox'em Cubs? Can't imagine that even ONE Cubs fan would ever consider it. Too much pride in Chicago "fanship". Fun to think of tho.

JJ, I'll be THERE!! I'm workin' on gettin Dad there. I don't know if I'll be able to twist his arm hard enough. He's pretty stubborn about things like that... I wanted to get him to a World Series game, but he preferred his spot on the sofa instead. Diff' strokes. BUT a parade like this... oh, the joy!

We'll see. WOO HOO White Sox! JJ will you go to Midway this afternoon??

JJ5 - We certainly do have a lot to talk about at the Chi GTG. I am a Queen of Peace girl - please don't hold it against me (Class of '82). I always loved St. Thomas More by the way and I have many friends from that Parish.

Michael the bartender at The Ritz Carlton must be one happy man!
Longtime Sox fan...even had the line ups of the GoGo Sox and Hitless Wonders in his wallet.

Someone drop by and buy him a drink from the Big Guy from Nor Cal!

Kal, I writing that down and will, really!

I'm going to be downtown for 3 days in December. We can remember together.

I would NEVER hold Queen of Peace against you. My sister, who is 9 years younger than I am, is a Queen of Peace graduate. Another myth ripped asunder- we McAuley girls are not snobby! LOL!

Didn't see your latest post, makai1. No, I can't go to Midway this afternoon but my youngest is representing all of us there because WE ARE ALL GOING TOMORROW.

My oldest is pulling three out of school. HE bad. But what can you say- you need to see history in the making.

My Dad wouldn't budge either. He's 86 and not only tired in his body but in his mind. Well- we are going to have FUN. If you haven't been to a ticker tape- you are in for a treat.